YOUTH EXCHANGE

EcoEducation Coma-Ruga, Tarragona, Spain 12Oct-20Oct

Co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union

The youth exchange will be held in the natural scenery of Roda de Bará - Tarragona .38 participants from 7 different countries will meet to share their opinions and experiences about the environmental conditions in their communities. During 7 days there will be dynamics and workshops related to the topic to understand what sustainable development really means. We will give voice to our opinions by building a common’ “Agora” where our debates and decisions ABOUT THE as a group will take place. We will analyze citizen participation and the ways to put it into practice. Moreover, with the repopulation of a local terrain (the protected dunes by the beach) we will be protagonists in a real citizen action. PROJECT THE AGORA DUNES’REPOPULATION

• Number of participants: 38 CIRCULAR ECONOMY • Participant countries: ENERGY DO IT YOURSELF Germany, Italy, Poland, Croatia, Georgia, Bulgaria Bases on open knowledge methodologies and collective creation, we will go and Spain depth into circular economy system, waste management and real design prototypes (solar shower, solar cooking or biodigesters) that will be susceptible • Dates: 12 Oct-20 Oct (9 days) to use in all countries. The profile of the participants should be of an active citizen, involved in their • Location: Coma-Ruga, Tarragona local community and that will become the multiplier that will bring what they Spain have learned during the experience to their local environment. In addition each group will have a youth leader who will function as a link between the participants and organizers, and who will also have the opportunity to facilitate some sessions during the youth exchange.

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PARTNERS Spain: ASSOCIACIO GLOBERS Poland:EUROPEJSA FUNDACJA OBJECTIVES Italy: EURODEMOS

Bulgaria: RE-ACT

Croatia: OCEAN ZNANJA ✦Raise ecological awareness, promote respect to the Georgia: ICPI environment and discover our citizen potential by creating the AGORA (the active participation in Germany:NATURKULTUR citizenship)

✦ Be protagonists in a real citizen action together with our City Hall. The dunes that we will be replanting with trees will undoubtedly be a direct benefit in our town DEADLINES Each organization will select 5 participants ✦ Become multipliers and promoters of environmental 4 participants (18-30 years old) dialogue, understanding conflicts and promoting cooperation to coordinate activities related to the proper 1 youth leader (no age limit) use of resources. Deadline for participants’ selection: 30.08.19 ✦ Understand the cycle of material in the circular economy and learn to build self-production energy Deadline to buy travel tickets: 30.08.19 systems bases on open source knowledge.

Globers About us

Globers is a peer-run social organization that develops capacity-building international programs. The institution is a young social start-up founded by professionals with more than a decade of experience in Erasmus +,Youth in Action, Euromed and other international programs.

Our trainings –life journeys– combines traveling & non-formal learning experiences shared with people from different backgrounds, in order to enrich dramatically your mind-set. Step out, become Glober!

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PROJECT COSTS Dates must be corresponding to the project dates of arrival and departure and you can add 2 extra days on your trip AND REIMBURSEMENT (accommodation, food, transport, insurance of the 2 extra days are under your responsibility).

If you want to use the 2 extra days these are your options: According to the new rules of Erasmus+, the maximum Arrive 10 Oct & departure 20 Oct amount that we can reimburse for each representative of Arrive 11 Oct & departure 21 Oct the country is: Arrive 12 Oct & departure 22 Oct

✦Spain: 180€ To get your reimbursement we ✦Rest of the countries: 275€ compulsory require:

What do you need have to get the reimbursement? Plane invoice+ boarding passes+ other tickets = 1 transfer per country 1 month after the YE

Please, bear in mind that we cannot reimburse your travel costs unless we receive the mentioned documentation (we must provide proof of them to the Spanish National Agency for Youth). To have your expenses fully reimbursed, please book two-way tickets (incl. bus/train etc.).

WHAT TO DO NOW

1. Apply here before 10.09.19

2. Write your travel proposal here. Only the most

economical transportation (2nd class) will be reimbursed. Taxis/blabla car/uber/private car will NOT be reimbursed.

43883 Roda de Bará, Tarragona 3. Wait for our approval (it will be fast). Spain

4. Buy your approved tickets before 20.09.19 IMPORTANT: before you send the

6. Join the Facebook group

How to arrive

The city is served by the international airport El Prat- Barcelona. As alternative, flights are also landing at Reus International Airport.

Your Journey from the airport is: 1. Airport TERMINAL 2 to Barcelona Sans train station-> Any train will take you there. 3 stations. 2. Barcelona Sans you have to change train to Saint Vicent’s del Calders- Line numbers R2 (standard) R14 ,R15 and R16 (express train). Trains run every 30 min. Trains journey takes from 1 hour to 1:30 (depending if you take express train or standard). Train’s price: 6’5€ (keep the ticket)

All participants are kindly requested to arrive at the venue not lately than 19.00 pm on 12Oct. Departures will be arranged for 20Oct morning, after breakfast.

Attention: Before your book your flight tickets, please write your travel plan here. YOU CAN NOT BOOK YOUR flight tickets without confirmation. Flight tickets booked without our approval will not have the chance to be reimbursed.

The venue

Finca Fontceba is located in Coma-Ruga (maritime district of El Vendrell) on the Costa Dorada and in the province of Tarragona.

It is a spacious rural house surrounded by green areas and natural resources with which the project will interact.

Working rooms and spaces are settled at the venue for the project development.

Mainly vegetarian food. Participans willing to have meat will have the chance to taste Spanish meat twice doing the project, keeping it low on meat has to do with being consistent with the environment topic.

Useful information

Currency and exchange rate Remember in Spain As we will have online work, we kindly ask participants to bring at least 1 laptop per country and/or any electronic The official currency is Euro (€). We suggest you to change device. Please, take into consideration that all participants your money beforehand or once arrived at the airport/ will have an online preparation with some tasks to develop station in Spain for your personal expenses. Please, to the project (prior arrival). accurately calculate the change rate, use the European Central Bank currency converter. Insurance Electricity The European Health Insurance Card is valid in Spain and it Electricity in Spain, as in the rest of Europe, comes out of is recognized in all medical centers. Participants are the wall socket at 220 volts alternating at 50 cycles per required to have travel/health insurance cover for the entire second. duration of the project. Insurance is obligatory for your safety and health. Please, check if you need an adapter for plugging your devices. We will have some electricity devices for you, in case, and we will try to help you out is some issue arises.

✦ Personal hygiene products (towels &shampoo …) ✦ Sleeping bag (don’t worry every participant will have a single bed) ✦Comfortable clothes

✦ Specific medicines (if any).

✦ Documents for reimbursement: plane invoice+ boarding passes.

✦One computer per country

✦Food/ beverages for Inter Cultural Evening. There is a kitchen to cook and there are local supermarkets, the two hired cooks will help cooking if necessary ☺

…And don’t forget to come with shining smiles!