Kuulutused

Project DescriptionThe main aim of the training course for developing competences in organizing youth outdoor projects is to strenth the capacities of youth workers and project managers to organise large-skale outdoor events, that will offer employment possibilities for young artists and youth in general. The training course will take place in Kumanovo in September 2010 and will gather 21 participant from 7 European countries (MK,AL,KS,LT,EE,CZ,PL)The issues explored, shared and discussed aim to improve competences of two main target groups of participants:

Youth workers: assessing and developing competences to work with young people using music as a tool, to include youth with fewer opportunities in the projects on local level, to organize street actions

Youth project managers: to understand the complexity of organizing a large outdoor event for young people, to support the process of employment of young artists, to understand problems such as drug abuse on festivals and how to prevent it.

The objectives are:To strength the practical knowledge on how to organize youth outdoor events with emphases on difficulties and strategies, project cycle management for large outdoor projects (festivals) and street activities and animation;To prepare young people with appropriate knowledge, skills, and attitudes to play an active role in organizing youth outdoor events at the local, national and international level;To make open space for discussions and allow young people to express their creativity in order to promote employment of young artists with emphases on Roma people;To give the opportunity to young people to meet and work with people from different countries and different background, in order to foster the intercultural learning process;To share experience and improve their skills on promotion and public relations for youth NGO’ that work on organizing outdoor events;To share experiences on issues such as prevention of drug usage on outdoor events, and enforce organizers to in consideration the protection of the public;To make open discussions and raise ideas for fundraising for and during the youth outdoor events;

Profile of the Participants:

• be aged between 18 and 35;
• be actively involved in a youth organization/network or be an active youth worker;
• be able to work in English;
• be committed to attend the full duration of the course and be supported by a youth organization;
• willing to share the new knowledge with the members of his/her organization once he/she gets back;
• motivated to contribute to the training course and willing to undertake future activities using gained tools

Cost: 250 EEK EstYES membership fee + 30% of travel costs (participants have to be ready to book their tickets first in 100%)!Accommondation and food is provided by host organisation