Youth Leaders Looking Ahead to Immigration

Name of project:
"Youth Leaders Looking Ahead to Immigration"

Action:
5.1 - meeting of young people and those responsible for youth policy (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&ll=38.734804,-9.118652&spn=0.25656,0.606308&t=h&z=11)

Date:
October 10 to 15, 2011

Partners:
Associação Máquina do Mundo + 7 organizations based in programme countries (27 EU countries, Croatia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey), 1 organization / country.

Teams:
4 participants (aged 15-30) per partner.

Summary:
The project "Youth Leaders Looking Ahead to Immigration" aims to develop a sense of tolerance and social responsability within the young leaders of Europe. This project is connected to an idea of active participation and civitizenship awareness, that all youngsters should have, in order to develop a more equal and respectful society. The whole concept of this project is related with immigration, cultural, ethnic and religious diversity and social inclusion, because AMM believes that all these values are irreplaceable for the well-being of the future generations.
According to this, the project will provide workshops, debates, meetings with experts and visits to institutions and projects working with immigrant population, and specially, with young people, enlightning our strategies for the development of Europe, as a context of real inclusion.
This project will gather 32 yougsters of 8 different countries (including Portugal), in Lisbon, during 6 days and expecting to realize a very important frame, that will allow everyone to build their individual and collective responsability, through volunteering activities and participation in civil society and political life.

How to apply to be a partner:
Send an email to geral@amm.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: Filipa Gonçalves
Associação Máquina do Mundo
Estrada Militar, 23A
Damaia
2720-192 Amadora
Portugal

The deadline to reply this call is Tuesday, March 22, 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.