OUR WHITE SEA II

An annual possibility to share knowledge about the reality in the Euro-med region!

Presentation of the activity

Organised by the Euro-Med Youth Platform in collaboration with the Maltese National Agency, the Turkish National Agency, the Greek National Agency and SALTO EuroMed Resource Centre.

The title: Our White Sea

The title of the meeting originated from the name attributed to the Mediterranean Sea by the Islamic World; Our Middle Sea and the by Romans; Mare Nostrum. The title itself reflects a blend of culture, ideas and traditions, which depicts the ideal scenario of the overall purpose of "Our White Sea II".

The theme: Sustainable Development

Sustainable development is defined as a holistic approach of using resources in a way that meets present needs while safeguarding those of future generations. Networking between youth organisations needs to be constantly supported in order to retain contacts which are already established while working to create new ones. This year the meeting will tackle this issue and will delve deeper into the context of how Youth NGOs and Organisations can sustainably maintain their networking channels.

The Meeting shall provide youth workers/leaders who are already involved in networks with an opportunity to explore possibilities how activated networks can be supported.

Working language: English

Venue: Malta

 

Aims and objectives

 

1. Better understanding of the several models of intervention of Youth NGOs and Associations about the topic;
2. Sharing of good practices about Sustainable Development within youth projects and how this theme can be developed into projects;
3. Facilitating the networking process among participants with an aim of promoting new projects.

 

Target group

Representatives from youth NGO's/Organisations who are already involved in networks from EU and Mediterranean partner countries.
The selected participants will be invited to send a short paper about their good practices before the meeting commences.

Methodology

The methodology will provide participants the possibility to tackle the content with the support of experts and experienced people. This will also serve as a vehicle to facilitate the sharing of experiences between participants. The working programme will consist of:

• Plenary sessions;
• Workshops led by participants and trainers;
• Active participation;
• Open market.

Recruitment procedures Group size: 40 participants Apply on-line: Those interested in participating are invited to fill-in an e-application. Only the application forms which are correctly completed will be taken into consideration. DEADLINE TO APPLY IS OVER. Selection: For Programme countries, pre-selection will be carried out through the sending National Agencies for the YiA programme and for the Mediterranean Partner countries, Salto-Youth EuroMed will carry out the selection with support of EuroMed Youth Units. Both selections will be carried out on behalf of the Euromed Youth Platform. Information from coordinator: The Euro-Med Youth Platform will contact you when the selection process is concluded. Participation cost: The organisers will cover the cost of accommodation for all participants; Cost for travel for participants coming programme countries (YIA Programme) will be covered by their respective National Agency Cost for travel and visa for participants coming the MENA* region will be covered by the organisers, against evidence of real cost up to a maximum of €500.

*MENA=Middle East North Africa