Millennium Development Goals - Move, Develop, Gain You(th)

Name of the project:
"Millennium Development Goals - Move, Develop, Gain You(th)"

Action:
1.1 - youth exchange (Youth in Action programme,
http://ec.europa.eu/youth/youth-in-action-programme/doc74_en.htm)

Location:
Lisbon, Portugal
(map: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=h&hq=&hnear=Portugal&ll=38.771216,-9.058228&spn=0.513931,1.212616&z=10)

Date:
November 4 to 6, 2011 (advanced planning visit)
December 4 to 11, 2011 (youth exchange)

Partners:
Associação Cidadania Viva + 6 organizations based in programme countries (27 EU countries, Croatia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey), 1 organization / country.

Teams:
4 participants (aged 18-25) + 1 leader (no age limits) per partner

Financial conditions:
- Board, lodging and activities during youth exchange days (as well as visa costs, if applicable and requested by the partner) are fully covered by Associação Cidadania Viva.
- 70% of total travel costs for the youth exchange will be reimbursed (up to available budget) after the end of the activity, via bank transfer and only when all airline / travel agency invoices, e-tickets, boarding passes and other tickets are delivered to Associação Cidadania Viva.
- Air travels for advanced planning visit will be arranged and fully covered by Associação Cidadania Viva. The partner commits to deliver all boarding passes and local transportation tickets to Associação Cidadania Viva.
- If assigned by the Portuguese National Agency, the partner will receive after the youth exchange (via bank transfer) 100€ for preparation costs.

Summary:
The Millennium Declaration was adopted in 2000 by all of the (then) 189 Member States of the United Nations General Assembly. This Declaration launched a decisive process for the global cooperation in the 21st century. With this instrument, there was the chance to give a strong attention to all questions related with development and to the central challenges faced by humanity in the beginning of this millennium. With the approval of this declaration, there was also the approval of the following Millennium Development Goals (MDGs):
- Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger;
- Achieve universal primary education;
- Promote gender equality and empower women;
- Reduce child mortality rates;
- Improve maternal health;
- Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases;
- Ensure environmental sustainability;
- Develop a global partnership for development.

This declaration as well the established goals were created to join common international and European agreements and also concrete commitments to ensure the improvement of humanity's destiny and to reinforce that human rights in what concerns to all these measures are respected. These were established to answer to problems felt by all societies as well as to search and to reinforce the potentialities of each society.

Through this youth exchange, ACV is planning to give the opportunity to 30 youngsters and 5 youth leaders to understand what is the Millennium Declaration and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). We plan to think all together about these goals with the help of team-building games, debates, group discussions and visits to Portuguese organizations working in the areas mentioned in the MDGs.
ACV wants to raise participants' awareness for all the problems felt on an international level in this new Millennium.

How to apply to be a partner:
Send an email to social@acv.org.pt with the following contents:
- 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: Inês Duarte
Associação Cidadania Viva
Estrada Militar, 23A
Damaia
2720-192 Amadora
Portugal

The deadline to reply this call is Tuesday, May 10, 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.