Infoletter share your colors project 2016

Infoletter Share Your Colors Exchange Project 5th-14th of July 2016

Ommen, The Netherlands

Dear candidate, We welcome your interest in the Share Your Colors project. You are about to read the Infoletter connected with the project and the exchange, which will take place this July 2016 in Ommen, the Netherlands.

The infoletter contains all basic info concerning aspects of the exchange.

We invite you to read it carefully and if you find that this project is something for you and your skills, learning and growth, we will be more than happy to receive your registration form.

Why to Share Your Colors:

What we see and experience in societies around Europe, is that in the mainstream media and social media there is intolerance, hate-speech, discrimination and homophobia towards people’s sexual orientation and gender identity.

Young LGBTQIA+ people face oppression in their countries and in their own social media environments. In many European countries is dangerous to speak up for the equality and LGBTQIA+ rights, with propaganda laws existing obliging people not to speak publicly or in the media, social media about the topic.

Through this project we will provide to all people participating a safe space and opportunity for them to become aware of their own self-expression, growth and active participation in their local community. In this way you can later on contribute on your own to support the LGBTQIA+ rights in your own communities.

Goal and context of the YE:

Share Your Colors aims to increase participant’s sense of initiative of being active and self-empowered on freely expressing themselves and sharing their own colors.

One of the main focuses of this project is the implementation of media (photography and video) and social media as raising awareness tools, in order to expand the impact and fulfill the aim of the project. The main raising awareness tool we will implement is Campaigning.

Mission of the project:

The project aims to combat hate-speech and social exclusion of young LGBTQIA+ people, while promoting active citizenship through campaigning.

Objectives: To practice on working with social media and multimedia (video and photography). How to use social media to raise-awareness on the topic of sexuality, diversity and LGBTQIA+ rights.

To exchange and practice on how to communicate, send a message across and create social impact in your local communities.

To increase participants in: cultural awareness and social and civic competences, mathematical and digital competences, learning to learn and self-expression competences.

To identify the current LGBTQIA+ rights, challenges and positive actions in each partner country To identify and exchange how the hate-speech and social exclusion of LGBTQIA+ people is happening in Social Media and media in each partner country and what are ways to combat it.

To launch the online collaborative campaign for raising-awareness on the LGBTQIA+ equal rights.

To exchange good practices on the topic of campaigning or other raising-awareness tools

Using playing as a method: Learning to play, playing to learn.

The way, in which we organize and run this international Youth Exchange project, is to make the objectives, out line and program of the youth exchange clear to the participants. In this way we create a playing field for participants and group leaders, in which we can play to learn and learn to play.

Within the given group, you take part in the exchange for yourself and with yourself as an individual. You are the actor of your own learning and creator of your own experience. By choosing your own involvement in the exchange, you lighten up the path to your own learning and desired outcomes.

The diverse activities are created in a way to encourage self-expression and to support you in discovering your personal style and connection to self-empowerment and working with media (photography and video) and social media tools.

To challenge your cooperation, communication and planning skills and to give freedom to your creativity and greatness. These activities will be done either individually, in pairs, in small groups or in the big group. By working in an intercultural context together with the rest of the actors, you have the chance to create togetherness and support each other throughout the whole duration of the project, while enjoying.

Working Methods:

Reflection groups in order to reflect on your learning process and goals in a daily basis. The reflection groups will be with the maximum intercultural diversity.

Inter-cultural learning through working at all times in diverse groups from different cultures and nationalities Outdoor part activities in which you get to meet and interact with the local community of Ommen Media activities, working with video, photography and with Social Media tools such as Facebook, twitter, Instagram, Pinterest etc Self- expression through story-telling activities Exchange of good practices and of your preparatory activities Exchange on organizing and launching a campaign. You will have your own space and time on working together with the rest of participants and launching your campaign.

Our main tool during the whole duration of project will be media (photography and video) and social media.

Furthermore, during the 10 working days of the exchange you will have the chance to work on Raising your Media Muscles and create the below results: Diverse Videos and Photo-Stories

A Campaign, connected to the LGBTQIA+ context and raising awareness on the topic A booklet/toolkit on how to work with social media, media tools and campaigning for creating impact and raising awareness in the LGBTQIA+ context.

Get Inspired: Here you can watch 3 different promotional photo stories about the project created by the group leaders of your national team during our Advanced Planning Visit in May 2016: You can register to the project if you are: Between the age of 18 to 30 years old (only for group leaders there is no age limit) Coming from the LGBTQIA+ or heterosexual community and you are eager to explore new ways and actions of promoting the LGBTQIA+ rights in your country.[For this exchange, we want to involve young people with different sexual orientation who have already established their identity.]

Involved in LGBTQIA+ organizations or you are an activist in the field or familiar with the topic Having a background using media, social media and awareness-raising tools and you are interested to expand your learning, skills and practices on the topic by exchanging knowledge and best practices on campaigning with the rest of the group of people Willing to increase your personal competences and your self-expression, self-empowerment and enhance your intercultural awareness Able to work in simple English Highly motivated and willing to actively participate during the whole duration of the project and the exchange itself

Working method approach: Non formal education setting:

Learning by involvement and learning by doing

The focus is set on participants, you as active learner who are at all times accountable for your own learning: how you are involving yourself and creating your own experience. ay to learn.

You learn to play and pl You learn to p lay and play to learn.

P laying Criteria:

The playground will be owned by a total of 40 people, 5 per country (including group leaders), who are resident in one of the partner countries represented by the 8 organizations involved in this project.

P laying Contribution:

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f 50 â‚Ź.

A commitment to the program and an active contribution for creating your own experience and involvement, while simultaneously respecting the view of others.

Facilitating Team : Cathy Manousaki (Greece) is going to lead the program

How to apply:

If you want to receive more details about the project before registering, feel free to contact our partner organization from your country of residency or contact us directly via the e-mail of Olde Vechte Foundation info.oldevechte@gmail.com.

You can find below in the table all the e-mail addresses. Furthermore, if you are selected for the project, you will receive a confirmation letter with the practical details regarding the participation in the on-line preparation and the exchange.

Country

Organization

Coordinator

E-mail Address

Italy

Vagamondo

Fabiano Bruno

infoyouthprojects@gmail.com

Spain

Ticket2Europe

Ana del Valle

ana.delvalle@ticket2europe.eu

Latvia

Association of LGBT and their friends Mozaika

Laura Sterna

laura.sterna.11@gmail.com

Greece

Hellenic Youth Participation

Kelly Manoudi

hellenicyouthparticipation@yahoo.gr

LGL

Nacionaline LGBT* Teisiu organizacija

Diana Rabikauskaite

diana@gay.lt

Czech Republic

DICE Asociace

Michal Tenkrát

asociace.dice@gmail.com

Bulgaria

Bulgarian Youth Association

Kristiyan Andreev kristiyan.andreev@bulgarian-youth.eu

The Netherlands

Olde Vechte Foundation

Cathy Manousaki info.oldevechte@gmail.com

Lithuania

Travel and Reimbursement:

For travelling, there is a fixed amount of money to be reimbursed in cash for each participant, if participating until the end of the exchange. In the below table you can find the amount assigned to your country. This amount is calculated with the distance calculator according to the Erasmus+ regulations.

Travelling costs for participants coming from The Netherlands cannot be reimbursed.

Country

with a group of experienced assistants as a support team.

Group leaders from each country are going to form the team of assistants who are also experienced in organizing youth programs, holding workshops, leading groups and working with the target group of the exchange.

Project Steps: The project consists of 3 activities:

An APV meeting which has taken place in May 2016 with the group leaders of the exchange Each main activity consists of 3 phases:

Latvia, Spain, Italy, Lithuania, 170 € Bulgaria, Czech Republic Greece 270 € Netherlands 0€

Exchange:

Online Preparation Exchange itself Follow-Up

Follow-Up Period

Implementation of Follow-Up activities Dissemination of Results Evaluation of the whole project

Dates of the Project:

Online Preparation: Travel Reimbursement

The Exchange

8th of June 2016 Arrival day: 4th of July afternoon, after 16.00 -

Will happen prior to the actual youth exchange via a closed Facebook Group. There will be assignments to be prepared from participants for the exchange. Results of the preparation will be shared online and also during the exchange.

Start of the program: 5th of July, time: at 13.00

End of the Program: 14th of July, time: at 20.00

After the end of the exchange each partner organization together with you will have personal meetings for personal evaluation of your learning and organizational support in continue carrying out the campaign that you will launch during the exchange.

Additionally, support in organizing any additional activities (workshops, seminars etc), raising awareness actions (free hugs, flashmobs, interviewing local etc) or other events in your local community, writing articles, testimonials or creating new projects implementing media.

Departure day: 15th of July, time: before 10.00

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About Olde Vechte Foundation:

Olde Vechte is a non-profit organization, based in Ommen, the Netherlands.

It is an organization with a long experience in non-formal education, personal development, coaching, social and cultural work. Throughout the years it has developed site specific methodologies that have been adapted to different projects. Every year it approaches various social and cultural topics through projects run by professional trainers and international teams.

The Foundation is open to anyone who is motivated to improve their personal and professional skills in order to create a better society and a higher quality of life. Striving to bring spirit and energy to each individual, the trainings and projects of Olde Vechte Foundation take learning as an organic process coming from the diversity of talents and motivations of the people involved.

The Foundation works out of the vision to create a world that works for each and one of us out of love, care and cooperation.

If you have questions, need clarifications or you would like to know more, contact us at the following e-mail address: info.oldevechte@gmail.com or by phone: (+31) 619046561 and we’ll be happy to answer all your questions.

The project will take place in and around the group accommodation buildings of the Olde Vechte Foundation. Hosting and catering will be provided by the foundation.

About the house: There are 12 sleeping rooms that can be occupied by 2 to 6 people. The accommodation includes showers and toilets in each floor. There is wireless connection, a washing machine and a dryer that you can use. There are also cozy areas available apart from the main exchange room. The accommodation is located within walking distance from Ommen city center.

For more details, please have a look on our website: www.oldevechte.nl

Zeesserweg 12 7731 BG Ommen The Netherlands

(+31) 619046561

ActiveDiversity

info.oldevechte@gmail.com

OldeVechteFoundation

Active Rainbow

Looking forward sharing colors with you,

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Cathy Manousaki & Olde Vechte Team