"DAS - Dance, Art and Sport"

VERY IMPORTANT!!! Application deadline for South-East Europe and Eastern Europe and Caucasus countries is 15th of February 2013!!! Information about selection results of South-East Europe and Eastern Europe and Caucasus countries will be announced by 26th of February 2013. Aim of the Seminar To enable participants to: - establish and support a partner-finding, networking and permanent international cooperation between organizations on the topic of dance, art and sport; - increase the quantity and improve the quality of Action 1.1, 3.1 and 1.2 (TI) projects. Objectives - to develop new Youth Exchange and Transnational Initiative projects under the YiA programme on the topic of dance, sport and art; - to exchange of previous experience and good practice among participants; - for better understanding of the eligibility and quality criteria of Youth Exchanges or Transnational Initiatives among participants; - to promote innovation in YiA projects; - to give an impulse to improve and strengthen international cooperation in the field of youth exchanges by giving participants possibility to work on preparing 1.1, 1.2, 3.1 projects so that after the course they are ready to send application to respective National Agencies. Participants of Seminar: 10 Polish participants and 20 participants from all of the Programme Countries and Neighbouring Partner Countries (6 participants). 30 – 36 adults who are: - youth workers or representatives of NGO’s, community centers, youth clubs, schools, local authorities, work in local governments or other public institutions, non-formal groups of young people that have a mandate to enter into a partnership with other organizations/groups; - little or big experienced with YiA (in implementing 1.1, 3.1 and 1.2 projects); - willing to develop and implement a Youth Exchange project on the topic of dance, art and sport; - have an idea about the project and have earnest interest and possibility within their organisation/group (green light from their hierarchy/colleagues) to set up a 1.1, 3.1 and 1.2 project after the seminar; - able to communicate and work in English. This seminar will be dynamic using interactive and non-formal learning methods. Workshops, facilitated discussions and other interactive tools will be used in which the participants are invited to play a central role. The activities will be led by experienced facilitators in realization projects in Action 1.1, 1.2 and 3.1 and working with youth. VERY IMPORTANT!!! Deadline for participants from SOUTH-EAST EUROPE and EASTERN EUROPE AND CAUCASUS countries is 15th of February.