RaInBOW - Raising Integration Beyond sOcial Weaknesses

AIPD Group Members that will be involved in the RAINBOW project are all aged between 14 and 20 years old. Some of them are men and women with Down syndrome who regularly attend the activities of the Association and who enjoy a high level of autonomy. The other Group Members from AIPD are normal people attending middle and high school. The aim of the project is to create heterogeneous youth groups coming from 3 different countries: all of them want to reflect and focus on the holistic concept of diversity (including different social situations, such as those lived by people with Down Syndrome, young people with social problems and LGBT young people) and on what social integration means for them. Young people should be between 4 and 10 per group, 50% male and 50% female if possible. 1 male and 1 female leader for each group should be selected. AIPD is looking for 2 partners: - 1 partner should deal with young people facing social difficulties (aged 14-20 years), and should be located in one of the following countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany. - 1 partner should deal with LGBT-related issues with young people aged 14-20 years, and should be located in one of the following countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany. Both partners should involve at least 4 young people aged 14-20 years and should be willing to host and organise an exchange in their country for a minimum of 5 days and a maximum of 7 days (travel days excluded) for the other 2 partners. Young people should be sent in the Exchanges abroad and be involved in the exchange hosted by their organisation.