Ημερομηνίες: 14 έως 20 Σεπτεμβρίου 2010.
Τόπος: Ισπανία, Mollina
Συμμετέχοντες: 2 άτομα 18-35 ετών.
Καλύπτονται το 70% των αεροπορικών εισιτηρίων και το 100% διαμονής διατροφής.
Δηλώσεις συμμετοχής αποστέλλοντας άμεσα την αίτηση συμμετοχής στο triin@yeu-international.org.
Hello YEU Friends!
Are you looking forward to participate and contribute to what could be the most interesting YEU International event of 2010 in the Framework of the University for Youth and Development?
Would you like to be a participant in an exciting International Training Course that will help you to become more ecological and reduce the Carbon Footprint in the activities you organize?
Before your decision, let us introduce the event:
- Dates: 14th to 20th September 2010
- Place: Mollina, Spain
- Title: Exchangology! Sustainable Youth Exchanges – Reducing the Environmenatl Impact of International Youth Exchanges
- Organizer: Youth for Exchange and Understanding (YEU)
- Participants: 26 participants
ORGANIZER: YOUTH FOR EXCHANGE AND UNDERSTANDING (YEU)
Youth for Exchange and Understanding (YEU) is an International Non-Governmental Youth Organization established in 1986 and member of the European Youth Forum in Brussels as an INGYO. YEU looks forward to increase tolerance and awareness between different countries, cultures and traditions, and to promote a greater level of comprehension through the development of various youth activities. The main aim of YEU is to promote peace, understanding and co-operation between the young people of the world, in a spirit of respect for human rights. YEU is a non-profit making, interdenominational youth organization independent of all political affiliation, run by young people for young people by means of a democratic structure. Visit our website for more details about YEU: www.yeu-international.org
MAIN IDEA OF THE ACTIVITY
The theme of the training course is being ecological while organizing activities for youth such as international youth exchanges, training courses, seminars, etc.
The training course involving 32 youth leaders from 13 countries and 13 partner organisations will introduce participants to the concept of Carbon Footprints and how to calculate the Footprint of an activity or action based on the carbon emissions it produces and give ideas and best practices example of how organisations can introduce carbon offsetting into the “budgets” of the activities.
In this way the participants will have the capacity when planning future international projects to measure the overall environmental impact of the activity taking into account the form of travel, electricity used, paper consumed, water consumed, food and how it is packaged and from where it is transported to the venue etc. Following this analysis the participants will then be trained to know how to use concrete methods and tools to contribute to sustainability in a positive way and so balance the negative impact of the activity creating where possible 0 carbon footprints of the overall activity.
OBJECTIVES OF THE TRAINING COURSE
- To increase participants’ knowledge and awareness about environmental impact of different aspects of the preparation, implementation and follow up of international youth exchanges;
- To familiarize participants with the concept of Carbon Footprints;
- To develop essential skills for leaders in calculating carbon footprints of international youth exchanges related for example to the travel used, paper used, food consumed, electricity and other power sources used;
- To develop participants’ awareness and skills about how to reduce carbon footprints either directly or by specific actions to counter balance emissions;
- To work on the inclusion, promotion and dissemination of the results of the exchanges with partner organisations’ future activities;
- To increase the participants’ competences and motivation to disseminate what they learnt in the training course within society and within the youth exchanges and training courses;
- To discuss and develop the quality criteria for youth exchanges and training courses for environmental impact;
- To acquaint the trainees with the existing campaigns and strategies for reaching reducing carbon emissions and carbon footprints.
VENUES:
The CEULAJ (El Centro Eurolatinoamericano de Juventud) is a resource and activity center that is ideal for youth training and other activities. CEULAJ is located in Mollina (Malaga province). It is close to the cities like Malaga, Granada, Sevilla and Cordoba. More information about the venue is available here: http://www.ceulaj.injuve.migualdad.es/ceulaj/conocenos.jsp?len=eng
WORKING METHODS
The training will be based on non-formal education methods, encouraging active participation of young people involved.
- Ice-breakers, energisers.
- Inputs from experts
- Simulations, role plays
- Intercultural and experiential learning
- Variety of visuals for thematic input
- Brainstorming and discussions both in working groups and in plenary.
WORKING LANGUAGE
The working language of the training course will be English.
ACCOMMODATION, TRAVEL AND FINANCES
YEU will cover all costs related to accommodation, and 70% of travel costs (cheapest way) from the resident country. An enrolment fee is payable by each participant in order to support the overall budget of the event. It will be deducted from the amount to be reimbursed for travel costs. 100% of visa costs will be reimbursed.
