Making the Difference: a North-South Partnership Building Activity

This Partner Building Activity (=PBA) aims at creating concrete partnerships – by preference between North and South of Europe, so that they can develop youth exchange projects and apply in 2014 under the new Programme Erasmus+. It is organized inside a small village where during the PBA, the involvement of and contact with the local community serves as a concrete and practical example on how this can be done during youth exchanges, hereby multiplying the outcomes and impacts of your projects. Objectives of the PBA: • To create an opportunity to find good and reliable partners to make youth exchanges with • To understand what is needed to plan a youth exchange of good quality. • To create a solid networks of contacts and partnerships • To equip the youth workers with insight in their role as coach and support. • To experience the possibilities of local involvement. • To understand the impact and social change a youth exchange can have within the local community. Target group of the ‘Making the Difference’ Partnership Building Activity: • Max 25 participants from CROATIA, CYPRUS, MALTA, NORWAY, PORTUGAL AND SPAIN • Being able to use English as working language • Having a true and real interest in establishing partnerships • Youth workers and youth leaders who can represent their youth group’s interest • This Partnership Building Activity is also open for youth workers and leaders who wish to start with youth exchanges in their organization or group. Expected outcomes: Participants should leave the PBA with partners and ideas to apply for a project in 2014 under the new Programme Erasmus+. Deadline for applying: 11/10/2013