BACK TO THE FUTURE, FORWARD TO THE PAST

YOUTH EXCHANGE: BACK TO THE FUTURE, FORWARD TO THE PAST (UKRAINE, CHERNIVTSI, APRIL, 2014)

Description:
Today Chernivtsi is a city situated on a border of three countries: Ukraine, Romania, Moldova. In its history during different periods it was linked to other countries: Turkey, Austria, Germany, Poland, Lithuania. Each of this nation left something on its territory. The main aim of these project is to find signs that were left by other nationalities in Chernivtsi and in Chernivtsi region. Of course organizers will do their best to help participants to find this signs of past and bring them to the future.
7 day Youth Exchange “Back to the Future, Forward to the Past”:
- is a project for youth leaders and youngsters who want to get new knowledges about Ukraine and Chernivtsi;
- 7/24 of active outdoor activities, new experience;
- during the YE paricipants will make photos of “signs of past” and at the end the best of photos will be organized into the exhibition.
We need forty participants from EU and Neighboring Partner Regions (8 countries – 1 leader, 4 participants). Balkan countries can not apply :(, because of limitation in East Partnership Window.
During the YE participants will have a chance to express themselves through group discussion activity, workshops, games, etc. Participants will also have time and space to organize cultural evenings, introduce their organizations and exchange experiences.
YE will take place near the city Chernivtsi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernivtsi

Participants profile:
NGO-workers and youngsters (1 leader up to 30 years old, 4 youngsters - 18-25 years old) who are interested in the theme. There is no participant’s fee.

To apply: contact Grygorii Sorochan (g.sorochan@opora.org.ua) for additional information (if needed) and partners' documents (agreement, identification form). Please, put into the theme of message YE_BFFP.