Call for participants for Erasmus Plus Youth Exchange Programme:
Develop your creative communication skills, increase your global awareness, enhance your english, boost your resumé and gain global network while making a difference for your community. Sounds like something for you?
The Erasmus Plus Youth Exchange Programme will give you intercultural skills and develop your global understanding while examining local and global issues first hand in a diverse group of both danish and palestinian participants. The program will include training in facilitation and media production from highly trained communication and media staff both from Denmark and Palestine. Furthermore the programme aims to build ever lasting bridges between cultures and across borders while equipping participants to become agents of change.
The theme of the program will be Youth in a changing world, where we will examines hopes and fears, dreams and challenges.
A delegation from Denmark consisting of 25 youth participants and 5 leaders will join forces with 20 Palestinian youth. The Danish participants is from the global campaign course “Ung Aktion” - Youth Action - from the vocational school “EcoPro” based in Copenhagen, Denmark
Programme content:
Phase 1: Focus will be on workshops, training and developing facilitation skills in a local and global setting.
Phase 2: Focus will be on creative communication, media production and event planning and management.
Full participation will be awarded with official Erasmus Plus Youth Pass diploma
Example of program activities and workshops:
● Film, Photo and Media workshop
● Creative communication and campaign training
● Excursion to Bethlehem
● Short film production
● Cultural Celebration Event
● and much more
Participant and application criteria:
● Age: 17-25
● Nationality: Palestinian
● English communication skills
● Full commitment to the program
● Preferred experience in exchange programs
It is expected that you can participate in the full program and attend each day, including a pre-programme briefing at YCC before the danish delegation arrives.
Application should include:
● Age
● Place of living
● Text about yourself and your motivation to join the programme
● Special skills: Ex: I play Shababa… I make calligraphy…. I take photos …. I make film …. etc
Deadline:Thursday 26th of October 2017
Formalities:
Place: Yafa Cultural Center in Balata (YCC)
Date: 30th of October 2017 until 10th of November
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