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SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT "Facilitate NOW!" is an international training course under the Erasmus+ programme organized by Ekonomska klinika in Zagreb, Croatia during the period of 28.03.-05.04.2017. involving 32 participants from Croatia, Turkey, Sweden, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia and Austria. The training program can be found on following link: Training programme Venue Duration Activity duration (excluding City/Town Country Start date End date Travel days travel days) +Zagreb Croatia 28 March 2017 5 April 2017 7 2 The training course aims to improve the quality of youth leaders by providing the opportunity to practice facilitation and coaching in a safe "x-PEERiment" setting for developing their competences as youth leaders and facilitators. During the 7-day training course participants will learn and practice need assessment, communication models, method creation, experiential learning framework, coaching frameworks and much more. The objectives of the training course are: To discuss key concepts and frameworks in the area of facilitation and coaching bringing the attention to the youth field; To exchange good practices and discuss them using previous experience; To give space to participants to lead workshops a.k.a. "X-PEERiments"; To assist participants in assessing oneself as a facilitator and creating plans for development; To empower participants to develop in the field of youth leadership and creating/leading learning of young people; To foster mutual understanding of roles of facilitators/coaches in the youth field; To develop follow-up projects on local and international level Participating in this training course will give participants a set of new skills, practical experience, knowledge on facilitation and coaching and importantly more confident attitudes towards facilitating youth events. There will be a 20 EUR participation fee (bring the cash ;), the money will be spent on the benefit of the activity to provide more fun times PARTICIPANTS PROFILE This training course is targeted at youth leaders and people actively involved in youth work. Therefore, there are some conditions a person must fulfill in order to participate in this training course. The conditions are next: participants should be in a position to be able to influence the decision making of their organisation; participants must be aged 18+ and be residents in an ERASMUS+ Programme Country; participants should have good levels of English, and be willing and committed to work hard (about 9 hours per day at least); participants should furthermore commit to carry out any preparatory task asked for by the organisers, and be willing to follow‐up on the training course via active youth work, ideally in co‐operation with their sending/partner organisation; participants should have some experience with youth work and be active in this field as participants, NGO members, youth leaders; participants of the training course should have some experience, but more important a desire to develop and gain a level up in their youth work connected to the topic of the project. Name of the Organisation Country of the Number of Organisation Participant´s Studentsko savjetovalište Ekonomska klinika Croatia 4 Shokkin Group Turkey Turkey 3 Ticket2Europe Spain 4 Be International Czech Republic 3 MTÜ Shokkin group Estonia 3 Coobra – cooperativa braccianti Austria 3 Cirkus stjerneskud Denmark 3 Awesome People Sweden 3 Stichting Shokkin´Group Netherlands Netherlands 3 Associaçáo Estufa – Plataforma Cultural Portugal 3 What to bring? Laptop Traditional drinks and snacks for intercultural evening What to prepare? prepare to present your organizations on a professional level prepare to present about local tradition of your culture; refresh your mind with Erasmus+ programme guide for youth's K.A.1 and K.A.2 *You will receive concrete homework closer to the dates of activity **Join our Facebook group provided by Partner of your country Economics clinic is NGO for business consulting. The idea behind the development of Economics clinic is based on the concept of social responsibility and the desire to achieve social impact in community. In Economics clinic the best students from the Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Zagreb are giving free advices in cooperation with mentors – University professors and business experts from different companies to citizens, young entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs and other non-profit organizations. The concept of Economics clinic allows the best students to gain practical experience and further development of knowledge and skills while contributing to the society in which they live. Goals of Economics clinic are to increase the general level of financial and economic literacy in Croatia, to stimulate entrepreneurial climate in Croatia, especially in terms of social and youth entrepreneurship and to contribute to the economic development of society. Through workshops, specialized educations, conferences and publications we are aiming to achieve this goals. More information about Economics clinic: http://www.ekonomska-klinika.hr/ [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/ekonomskaklinika/ LOCATION Zagreb is the capital of Croatia, and it is also the biggest city in Croatia situated in continental central part of country. Over the centuries, the city was inhabited by people coming from all over Europe and, in recent years, by people coming from different parts of Croatia, ensuring a rich cultural life. For example, the most of the students from all over Croatia come to Zagreb to study at University of Zagreb. Therefore, you can find a lot of young people in the city, especially in cafes and bars where we spend lot of free time. City center is full of cafes, restaurants and all sorts of fast food shops and in the evening there is also lot of clubs and bars opened. Lounging in cafés has been long tradition in the city. The Zagreb Green Horseshoe and the main square of Ban Josip Jelačić have always been hubs of social life in Zagreb. Nowadays, this has spread across the whole city center, around the pedestrianized zone and even further. All of these locations form part of the phenomenon known as „špica“. Every Saturday around noon people of all ages come to the center because that is the time and place to see and be seen. Since your accommodation is in very center of the town, you will have chance to feel the real atmosphere of Zagreb Other useful information: Weather: the average temperature in March/April is around 10°C during the day and around 4°C during the night Internet: Internet connection will be available in the hostel and also in the room for workshops. Cafes and restaurants are good place to connect to Wi-Fi if you need internet to check something when you are outside. There is also free Wi-Fi in the city center that is offered from the city of Zagreb. Currency: the official currency of Croatia is kuna (HRK); 1EUR=7,5HRK You can use your credit cards almost everywhere. Accommodation, breakfast, lunch, dinner and coffee breaks during the seminar will be covered but you may wish to bring some money for snacks or drinks or souvenirs while you are here. Here are some average prices: Bus/tram ticket : 10 HRK (1,3 EUR) Coffee: 12 HRK (1,6 EUR) Soda/juice/coke in cafe or restaurant: 15 HRK (2 EUR) Beer: 15 HRK (2 EUR) Cigarettes: 20-30 HRK (2,5 – 4 EUR) These prices are usual in the center of the city but you can find some places with cheaper food and drinks. You are allowed to stay in Zagreb, Croatia few more days prior or after the main activity in order to obtain reimbursement of your travel costs! Also, if you are planning to arrive prior or stay longer, you can contact Chillout Hostel and they will provide accommodation with a discount for all the participants. ACCOMODATION The venue of accommodation is modern & urban designed Chillout hostel. Hostel is located at Tomić Street No. 5a, and is just 275m from the Main Square, and is in the historic heart of Zagreb. Hostel offers 4, 6 and 8 bed dorms with bunker beds. Each bed has its own locker and high ends to keep guest's privacy. Also, all rooms have air conditioning and heating. Bathrooms are shared, so we suggest to bring flip flops. Furthermore, Hostel is providing for free: bed linen, storage facilities, Wi-Fi everywhere, hair dryers & irons, tablets & computers with internet connection 24/7, electronic key cards, printing service and Zagreb maps & guides, etc. Laundry and shuttle services can be arranged upon request and for an extra fee. To guarantee security, there are security cameras in common areas, electronic locks, 6 floors with an elevator. If you want to stay more you can get discount from hostel (coming prior or after main activity) The Chillout Hostel’s restaurant will provide traditional Croatian dishes for breakfast, lunch and dinner with a variety of daily menus. Also, at the hostel there is a bar, it has up to 96 seats, refreshment drinks & coffee and it is always open. All hostel facilities are open 24/7 and there are no curfews. Check-in from 3 pm, check-out 'till 12 pm. The Chillout Hostel will provide a conference room for the training course. It is equipped with games room to fulfill an extra time with a lot of activities. Front desk is open 24-Hour and it offers services such as: baggage storage, tour desk and currency exchange. Additionally, Hostel is providing facilities for disabled guests, parking (private-reservation needed, 13€ per day) car rental, special diet meals (upon request) and vending machine (snacks and drinks). All spaces are non-smoking (public and private). As its said on the beginning the hostel is located in city center of Zagreb and it is right in the middle of Zagreb's bohemian alleys and most visited attractions.