Castrillo de la Vega,

23/30 August

-Youth Exchange- [email protected] Brisa Intercultural

Brisa Intercultural is a youth organization based in . Since our foundation in 2019, we have developed local and international projects with the aim of promoting values such as democracy, solidarity, cooperation and teamwork among young people.

Brisa has been built on pillar values, which we try to include in all our activities, projects and initiatives: solidarity, access to knowledge, empathy and cooperation.

In Brisa we want to create a sense of European identity in young people and encourage them to be active citizens while providing non-formal education opportunities for young people in international contexts. What is newsfakers?

Over time, the media have been very important in providing the information that allows citizens to build their own perspectives on the society in which they live. Through the acquisition of that information, citizens can participate effectively in democratic society, not only contributing their particular points of view but also sharing and discussing society with other people.

Today, the Internet has increased the information and variety of news available, but it has also changed the way in which citizens interact, access and engage with the news.

Newsfaker wants to respond to the needs of the volunteers to learn how to make better use of social networks and increase their knowledge about them. The main goal of this project is to empower young people and provide them with tools and techniques to address misinformation and develop a positive and safe engagement with social media and media.

In addition, among our goals are also to be able to provide young people with knowledge about social media, fake news, hate speech and misinformation, the promotion of critical thinking skills among participants and the development of the skills on how to use social media effectively and safely. Can I Participate?

If you are between 18 and 30 years old and you live in Spain, North Macedonia, Turkey, Lithuania or Latvia, Newsfakers can be your project!

But you also have to meet the following requirements:

-Be motivated to participate in the project.

-Share with the team your good energies and desire to have fun.

-Be willing to collaborate in daily tasks (cooking, cleaning rooms ...) and in the creation of the program (propose energizers, design the intercultural night ...).

-Be participatory and share your ideas with the group.

-Want to participate in the dissemination of the project. The Accommodation

-Workshop Room- We will have five large rooms and a sports hall with capacity for 200 people.

-Castrillo de la vega- Castrillo de la Vega is a Spanish town in the , in the region of . The municipality has extensive vineyard plantations, which supply grapes both to the local cooperative and to important wineries located in the area and attached to the Ribera del Duero Designation of Origin.

The house where we will stay is far from the town, surrounded by nature, surrounded by 200 hectares of oak forest. -The Bedrooms-

The hostel is distributed in three areas:

-Zone A: 11 bedrooms with 3 bunk beds and full bathroom in each room.

-Zone B: 6 bedrooms with 1 bunk bed and full bathroom in each room.

-Zone C: 1 bedroom with 4 bunk beds and 2 full bathrooms. -Kitchen-

The hostel has a fully equipped kitchen.

-Garden- The travel

The team leader will help organize the trip for the participants. Participants will send the “travel plan” to [email protected] and IMPORTANT INFORMATION will wait for the Newsfakers team to approve the trip. Once the Newsfakers EVERYONE MUST ARRIVE IN MADRID team confirms the trip, the participants will buy the transport (flights, bus, train) to get to MADRID. In Madrid, a private bus will pick up all the project ON AUGUST 23 BEFORE 17:00 (Spanish time). participants and take us to the accommodation in Castrillo de la Vega. THE RETURNS WILL BE ON AUGUST 30 The steps that the participant must follow are: FROM MADRID STARTING AT 12:30 (Spanish time). 1. Arrange the trip with the team leader (going to Madrid and back from Madrid).

2. Send the travel plan to [email protected].

3. Wait for a response from the Newsfaker team.

4. Buy tickets.

5. Send all tickets, reservation email, boarding pass, etc. to [email protected]

During the project, the participants will deliver the original tickets to the team and fill out a questionnaire with their bank details. The refund will be made by bank transfer between 10 and 30 days after the project. The Budget

Spain 0€

North Macedonia 340€ / 20949 dinar

Turkey 510€ / 4957 lira

Lithuania 340€

Latvia 340€ Health and What Travel Insurance to bring?

Health insurance is not provided. All participants are -FOOD: In the intercultural nights the strongly advised to take private health or travel insurance participants must bring food and drink typical individually. of their regions. EUROPEAN HEALTH INSURANCE CARD. The European -TOILET: Soap, towels and flip flops are Health Card is accepted in every country of the European essential. Union. If you don’t have it, you can get it easily. You should -CLOTHING: In August it is usually very hot go to the office recharged with health affairs, and ask for your during the day but be careful! The nights are European Health Card. It’s a little blue plastic card, and you cool. We recommend bringing warm pajamas can get it for free. It’s valid in every EU country for 1 year. Or and sweaters and long pants for the evenings. any other insurance is welcome. Good mood and open mind! We are looking forward [email protected] to meeting you!!! For any questions you may have, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will be happy to help you.

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