Future in the rural Areas LAST CALL FOR PORTUGAL

LAST CALL ONLY FOR PORTUGUESE PARTNERS

ERASMUS+ YOUTH IN ACTION KA1 YOUTH EXCHANGE
CALL FOR A PROJECT PARTNERSHIP
FUTURE IN THE RURAL AREA
Date of youth exchange : from 4 to 9 september for mobility exchange
Date Advance planning visit 1 day + (1 day travel) July

Countries: Italy, Portugal, Spain, and Greece

DEADLINE: 10th of February 2018
Name of the organisation GramignaODV
Tel +393494229003
E-mail gramignaodv@gmail.com

Contact person Donato De Marco

Description of the organisation:
"Gramigna ODV" is an Italian Association that offers social inclusion for disadvantaged people in social farming (refugee, migrants, people with psychiatric disorders, prisoners). We develop educational projects for people and for schools on environmental sustainability issues, rural development and social integration. We work on cooperation with local, national and international partners.. . Our leaders and members look forward to get in touch with a similar foreign youth Ngos.
Themes: Youth, Social inclusion, Social farming, sustainability, depopulation of rural areas
Deadline for the official application: 2 February 2018

Objectives:
• to make and share between the young people the best practices of multifunctional farming (inclusive and sustainable) as a means of combating depopulation of rural areas
• to promote and support multifunctional business creation and entrepreneurship in agriculture
• to analyse urban regeneration and landscape (social garden, gardening design)
• to promote sustainability and Practices for Sustainable Development (Permaculture, Synergic Growth)
• to develop language skills, to promote intercultural Dialogue, to fight against unemployment
• to promote the employability of young people, in particular through activities that promote the development of skills and competences through non-formal education in agriculture;

Activities: pedagogical / playgrounds in agriculture, sharing of practices of youth active citizenship in agriculture, social inclusion laboratories, workshops, seminars, discussion of innovative practices and ideas.
1) meeting on social agriculture 1/2 days
2) seminar on precision agriculture 1/2 days
3) workshop/creation of a community vegetable garden 2 days
4) visit the social gardens and the social farm 1 day
5) seminar on natural vitiviniculture 1/2 days
6) collection and use of wild herbs 1/2 days

Profile of the participants: 18 and 25 years old living in rural areas with an a interest in agriculture and empowerment

Duration of the project: 8 days (6 days of activities + 2 days of travel)

Partner profile: Stakeholder organisation, National, regional or local Ngos, EU project partner, National, regional or local youth organization that are able to send and host youth from Europe interested in the of depopolutation of rural area, social agriculture, suistanable agriculture.
Tasks and Responsibilities of the partner ORGANISATION:
To select participants
To come to the APV
To help participants to prepare themselves for the Exchange (buying tickets, pedagogical preparation etc.)
To contribute to the dissemination of the project results