Funded by Erasmus Plus KA1

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1 YOUTH EXCHANGE CO4CA Communication for Community Action, 15th 26th June 2016, Odemis (Turkey) Funded by Erasmus Plus KA1 Project Description CEIPES Turkey is hosting the Youth Exchange CO4CA Communication for Community Action in Odemis from 15th to 26th of June with 10 days of activities plus 2 travel days. The youth exchange will gather 32 young people from 6 organizations (5 participants + 1 group leader from each organization): Turkey, Poland, Italy, Romania, Hungary, Greece. This project starts from the idea that young people are a major human resource for development and key agents for social change and democratic advancement of the society. Participation in decision-making processes and in local actions for community development is a key priority area of the European Union agenda on youth and of many other institutions. However, the importance of support for citizenship learning in civil society is not sufficiently recognized, and this area is generally under-resourced. The people who suffer most from this are those most vulnerable to social exclusion. With this activity CEIPES network believes this trend can be changed. Participants will be constituted by young people from 18 up to 30 years old, including disadvantaged youth with fewer opportunities, motivated to act as community developers and act as agents of change in the society. The main aim of the project is to bring a change to local communities through the realization of projects coming from the initiative of youngsters, who will use social media as main tools. Specific objectives: To involve youngsters through peer-to-peer, non-formal education and learning by doing methodologies, fostering their capacity to cooperate and to work in a multicultural environment. To empower and motivate young women and men, make them aware of their strengths and supporting them in making changes within their neighborhood or town.

2 To involve youth in planning and implementing a communication campaign that can bring a change in the society; The program of the YE is planned to give the participants the necessary tools to develop their competences in analyzing the needs of the community and to create a social campaign that can contribute to bring a change in the neighborhood. All the activities will be based on non-formal methods and focused on active participation: the participants will be invite to actively experiment alternative behaviors and gain their own awareness of active citizenship: this way they will be able to act as multipliers of these principles and actions in their territories. Art, dances, visits, role plays and team works will be used on order to take into consideration all the learning needs and approaches of the participants and give them the chance to express themselves in different ways. Most of the workshops will see the involvement of the local community at different levels and referring to different generations: children, adults and older people. The YE will have a great impact on the whole population of Odemis. Besides, the final product constituted by a social campaign realized by the same participants, will reach a high number of citizens, in Turkey and in Europe. All the involved group to the YE, once will be back in their own countries, will be supported by CEIPES and their sending organizations, to look at their neighborhoods and to realize a small project for their developments using social media. Besides, it is known that the skills and knowledge that active citizens develop in one area are frequently transferred into other areas. So all the competences gained during the project will be used by the participants to grow up at personal and professional level in other fields. This project will finally allow young people to hope in the future, to foster an open-mind towards other cultures and to feel European citizen thanks to the belonging to a strong and diversified network at European level. THE PROJECTS CONSISTS OF TWO ACTIVITIES: APV Advance Planning Visit, from 8 th to 11 th of May 2016 (travel days included), 2 days meeting with CEIPES Turkey staff and one group leader for each partner organization. YOUTH EXCHANGE, from 15 th to 26 th of June 2016 (travel days included)

3 Involved organizations CEIPES TURKEY TURKEY IAiRS - POLAND CEIPES ITALY CREATIN ROMANIA CEIPES HUNGARY HUNGARY CEIPES- GREECE GREECE Logistic information How to reach Ödemiş; The closest airport is the Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport. The easiest way from the airport to Ödemiş city centre is travelling by train. There are trains between İzmir and Ödemiş passing through the airport. It takes around 2 hours. Timetable: İzmir (Basmane) - Ödemiş From İzmir Adnan Menderes From Ödemiş to İzmir Airport to Ödemiş 06:41 05:20 09:47 07:00 12:46 08:45 15:35 12:05 17:33 14:50 20:48 *17:50 *22:25 *19:55 * signed railway services are only for Fridays, Sundays and national holidays. How to reach the hotel; Address: Umurbey Mah. Mithatpaşa Cad. No:19 Ödemiş Map to reach the accommodation from the Train Station:

4 The Venue, Ödemiş; Ödemiş, where the activities will be held, is a district of İzmir-Turkey, located on the eastern part of İzmir Province. More of a rural center of İzmir, it historically was home to Greek and Turkish communities during Ottoman times, and today is an example of typical Turkish rural life. East of the district lies the village of Birgi, an

5 old Anatolian capital of the Turkish Beylik of Aydın. The village features old village architecture, with tile covered homes, made up of old wooden structures. North of Ödemiş, which is 113 km southeast of İzmir, are the ruins of Hypaiapa. The historical importance of the region is also reflected by the small town of Birgi, east of Ödemiş, which was the capital of the Anatolian Turkish Beylik of Aydın and it has outstanding examples of Seljuk and Ottoman architecture. Birgi has been on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list since 1994, and points of interest here include Çakırağa Mansion, İmam-i Birgivi Medrese and Sultanşah Mausoleum. Odemis industrial structure is also based on agricultural raw materials. In addition, construction equipment will be evaluated within the manufacturing industry, steel casting, electronics, dairy products, plastics, wood products, olive oil and so on. There are factories and businesses. Taking steps towards industrialization, especially in recent years. The representative of organization is located in the city centre and it is easy to reach and go everywhere in a short time. Financial conditions & travel reimbursement The travel costs will be reimbursed within the maximum amounts established by European Commission for each participant, namely: Poland, Romania, Greece, Hungary, Italy 170 Travel days are for APV are 8th and 11th of May. Travel days for youth exchange are 15th and 26th of June. In case some participants want to arrive earlier or stay longer in Odemis, they have to arrange accommodation somewhere else at their own expenses. According to the Turkish National Agency travel reimbursement policy, it is not possible to arrive in Turkey more than one day before the beginning of the activities and is not possible to stay more than one day after the end of the them. If you have difficulties in finding suitable tickets we can ask to the Agency permission to travel in different dates. First partner organizations send the participant s application forms to CEIPES, then CEIPES will confirm their participation to the project. Do not buy the ticket before sending the application forms and getting in contact with ceipes.

6 Financial conditions: Food and accommodation will be covered for the entire project 100%. We will reimburse 100% of travel costs within the maximum amount covered by Turkish National Agency (170 ). Travel reimbursement: The whole project (follow-up phase included) will end on the 1st of september. The reimbursement of both APV and Youth Exchange travel cost will be transferred in cash to the youth leader of each organization during the youth exchange. The reimbursement will be made in presence of ALL the travel bills and documents mentioned in the check list and relevant for your case. Participants who will skip session will NOT be reimbursed. Each sending organization will receive an with two reimbursement forms (one for the APV and one for the youth exchange) to fill in and send to our financial manager. Follow - up After the youth exchange we expect all the participants to the youth exchange, once they will back in their own countries, to look at their neighborhoods and to realize a small project for their developments using social media, supported by CEIPES and their sending organizations. Some things you shouldn t forget to bring with you at the youth exchange are: Ø Necessary documents such as passports, travel documents, etc. Ø Comfortable clothes Ø Drinks, food, music, typical dresses, books, songs, poems, gadgets from your country Ø And above all bring joy and lots of energy J Please do not hesitate in contacting us for any questions you may have! CONTACT PERSON: Irene Capozzi mobility@ceipes.org LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN ÖDEMİŞ!