With the support of the Youth in Action Programme of the European Union

Take a chance

With the support of the Youth in Action Programme of the European Union

present to you

YOUTH EXCHANGE Take a chance Island Murter, Croatia 17.05-26.05.2014

With the support of the Youth in Action Programme of the European Union

Take a chance - the pro ject I often ask myself, what can I change today in my life? As a young unemployed

person I feel like I can do everything with the time I have and I really want to

commit my life to making a positive impact not only on myself but on the world as well. There is so much out there that we could change

Ana, Romania.

A huge number of young unemployed people in Europe like Ana often ask themselves the same question - what to do today?

How can I change this situation in which I am at the moment? With finished high school, university and no job offer, nothing

to do during the whole day. We say - go volunteer, do an internship, start from somewhere, risk and take a step, take a chance.

Do you know what you gain from volunteering? Volunteers are the glue that holds a community together. Volunteering allows

you to reach out to the community, connect with it and make it a better place. The right volunteer action helps you find

friends, broaden contacts with people with same interest as you, increases your social and relationship skills, increases you self-

confidence and self-esteem, learn new skills and even provide career experience. Youth exchange Take a Chance will address the topic of volunteering in a broaden aspect, benefits we gain from volunteering, volunteer opportunities that exist in

our countries and in Europe, how volunteering can be a step closer to a job opportunity?

Take a Chance in your life and in other people life as well. 42 unemployed youngsters

facing economical difficulties and facing the problem of unemployment coming from

Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro will

have the opportunity to learn more about volunteering in Murter, Croatia through

teambuilding, discussions, share practice workshops, role play as well as to experience

volunteering and working for the benefit of others in practice. Youngsters will gain

knowledge and open the doors for a chance to fight unemployment and poverty, they

will experience in practice what means to be a volunteer and work for the benefit of others and implement one local action

with local community and will produce a motivation book for youth in Europe and encourage them to volunteer.

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THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT WILL BE:

ENGAGE 42 PARTICIPANTS IN A PROJECT PROMOTING VOLUNTARISM, BENEFITS WE GAIN FROM VOLUNTARISM, OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE TO VOLUNTEER;

TO RECOGNIZE AND REWARD VOLUNTEERING WORK AND SHARE PRACTICE AMONG THE COUNTRIES INVOLVED;

TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR 42 YOUNGSTERS TO EXPERIENCE VOLUNTEERING IN PRACTICE WHILE WORKING FOR BENEFIT OF LOCAL COMMUNITY WHILE

IMPLEMENTING A LOCAL ACTION;

TO DEVELOP SET OF SKILLS, ATTITUDES, KNOWLEDGE AND SENSE OF BELONGING AMONG THE PARTICIPANTS THROUGH PROMOTING ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THEIR

SOCIETY;

TO INTRODUCE THE IDEA FROM VOLUNTEERING TO EMPLOYABILITY;

TO SPEAK ABOUT VALUES AND NORMS OF A GOOD CITIZEN ACTIVE CITIZENS IN SOCIETY ARE

THOSE WHO CARE ABOUT OTHERS.

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WHERE AND WHEN?

Murter, Croatia !!! 17th of May arriving day 26th of May departure day

The venue of happening will be in Island Murter, Croatia and

the hotel accommodation Hotel Colentum. Participants will be

accommodated in double, triple and four bed rooms. Each

room has a bathroom Accommodation and full board meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) are covered by the hosting

organization.

If you would like to find more information about the hosting

place you can visit:

www.otok-murter.hr

WHO CAN TAKE PART IN THE PROJECT?

Romania Bosnia and Herzegovina

Macedonia

Bulgaria Montenegro

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Young people from 6 countries Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania and

Montenegro. Each country should be represented by 6 participants age 18-25 and one leader. Full group

of 7 people!!

The working language of the exchange will be English and we will communicate between BY

USING ENGLISH, LEARNING THROUGH ROLE PLAY GAMES,

SIMULATIONS, TEAMBUILDING GAMES,

COMPETITION, ART WORKSHOPS AND by

HAVING

What to do before joining us on the project !!!!

Before joining the project you should prepare yourself for the

international experience you are about to have. There are

several tasks that you need to do before coming to Croatia :

Arrange your travel details if you need any help with it please do not hesitate to consult us. As soon as you have

arrange the details please sent them to our e-mail address:

youth.projects@yahoo.com

Make a research about youth unemployment and opportunities you have in your countries, youth

opportunities to volunteer, positive examples and things

volunteers gained from some actions; is volunteering

recognized in your country; share practice. The research

should be prepared as a power point presentation that you

will have a chance to share with the others present at the

project. The presentation should not take longer than 15

min. Presentation should contain facts about youth in your country, youth activism, positive examples of active projects

that the youth is taking part in; about what is the meaning of

the concept volunteering in your country, what rights you

have as young volunteers, do you gain something from it,

percentage of young people included in volunteering ect.

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Think about your country and the most proper way to present your country to the others that will take part in the exchange. In the daily time table we have putted national evenings that should be organized by you. During this evenings you will have a

chance to organize a table for your country and present to us your food, your drinks, materials from your country, city. For this purpose please think about what you can bring (food, drinks, snacks, promotional materials) with you to promote your country

in the best way you can. You should also have a UNIQUE and Creative way to present your country ;)

Think about things we can include if we create educative booklet about volunteering, later you will have a chance to share your ideas.

Bring a sun cream, glasses for sun, swimming suit, camera, a smiling face and a lot of positive energy for the project.

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TRAVEL REIMBURSMENTS !!!

The project is approved by the National Agency for Education and Mobility in Croatia and will be implemented under the Youth in Action

Programme set for young people. According to the rules of the Youth in Action the hosting organization will cover 70% of your travel tickets. In

order to this we need to have from you:

Your Original ticket (bus, trains) Invoice from a travel agency Boarding passes if you travel by plane and your e-ticket

Your travel should be arranged in the most economical way (using economy class tickets, public lines)

because only in this way we can reimburse your tickets.

Maximum amounts from which we can reimburse 70% are the following.

Macedonia 250 EUR per person Bosnia and Herzegovina 150 EUR per person Romania 250 EUR per person Bulgaria 250 EUR per person

Montenegro 150 EUR per person

The hosting team of ARGONAUTA wishes you good preparation and if you have

any questions regarding preparation, time table please do not hesitate to write on

youth.projects@yahoo.com Looking forward to see you in Murter !!!

"This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein."