Facilitation as tool for European Youth Empowerment

Name of project:
"Facilitation as tool for European Youth Empowerment"

Action:
3.1 - training course (Youth in Action programme, http://ec.europa.eu/youth/youth-in-action-programme/doc74_en.htm)

Location:
Greater Lisbon area, Portugal
(map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=38.78674,-9.154358&spn=0.532016,1.234589&t=h&z=10)

Date:
August 27 to September 3, 2011

Partners:
Organizations based in programme countries and neighbouring partner countries

Teams:
2 to 3 participants (no age limits) per partner

Summary:
"Facilitation" and "Facilitator" are probably the two most used words in Youth in Action projects. Facilitators can serve many different roles including developmental intervention in meetings, running workshops, conducting experience-based training, and guiding team development. Based on that melting pot of possible fields of action where a facilitator can be present we can say that the theme of the training course – FACILITATION - is focusing around the competences of European youth workers and youth leaders. Our thoughts around creating this training was to provide space for participants coming from programme countries and neighbouring partner countries to share good practices and knowledge of youth workers and youth leaders from different organizations and improve their skills in facilitating and coordinating different groups of young people. Adding to this the intercultural dimension of having different cultures sharing and experiencing youth work methods and facilitating group methods.
The aim of the training course is capacitating youth workers and leaders with facilitation competences in the framework of international youth exchanges.

Specific objectives:
- To develop the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes of youth workers and leaders as facilitators within international youth activities in the field of the Youth in Action programme;
- To develop and improve skills for using methods as a facilitator;
- To underline differences and similarities between trainers and facilitators;
- To raise awareness about quality aspects of international youth activities such as European dimension, active participation, cultural diversity and non-formal education;
- To raise awareness and learn the ways to ensure active participation of young people during preparation, implementation and evaluation phases of youth projects;
- To reflect on participants’ experiences and create recommendations for management of next projects within the Youth in Action programme;
- To offer the opportunity to meet possible partner groups.

How to apply to be a partner:
Send an email to educae@acv.org.pt with...
- A brief description of your organization and how you can contribute to this project (activities, ideas, similar past experiences, etc.);
- Name of project coordinator / contact person, direct email address and phone number;
- If you will include people with fewer opportunities in your team, how many and what are their backgrounds;
- Extra costs that might be associated with participants with fewer opportunities (e. g. support persons);
- What is your nearest airport and the cost (per person) to reach it from where you live (round trip);
- Cost estimation for a round trip ticket between your nearest airport and Lisbon airport (IATA code: LIS);
- Cost of a visa to come to Portugal (if applicable);
- Associated costs to get the visa (e. g. travel costs to embassy) (if applicable);
- A scan of your fully filled part 3 (you can find the template enclosed, DO NOT USE OUTDATED FORMS) (alternatively, part 3 can also be sent by fax to +351 214 757 661, please mention that in your reply). To be sure your part 3 is correctly filled, please check the attached document.

Then, AFTER BEING SURE YOUR DIGITAL PART 3 IS CORRECT (CHECK THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT) AND HAVING SENT ALL THE INFORMATION REQUESTED ABOVE, send 2 ORIGINAL COPIES by post to:

Attn: Ana Rita Seirôco
Associação Cidadania Viva
Estrada Militar, 23A
Damaia
2720-192 Amadora
Portugal

The deadline to reply this call is Thursday, March 24, 2011, at 24:00 (GMT).
Replies after this deadline and / or not containing all requested information will not be considered.
Selected partners will be contacted afterwards.