Vivid z. s., is happy to invite you to an international youth exchange funded by the

Erasmus+ programme called BETA: Bringing Europe Together Through Art to be held in

Radíkov, Olomouc, Czech

Republic from 10th to 17th October

2016.

SUMMARY OF THE

PROJECT

“BETA: Bringing Europe Together through Art” is an 8-day youth exchange that will involve a total of

37 participants and 1 support staff from the EU and the Western Balkans region (Bosnia and Herzegovina,

Italy, Portugal, Serbia, Turkey, Czech Republic) each of the six countries represented by a group of 5 young people and

one group leader experienced in working with youth and knowledgeable about the subjects addressed in the project. It will be organized from 10th to 17th October in Olomouc, a city rich in culture and history. The project will focus on topics such as inclusion and equality, anti-discrimination and xenophobia, using art in its various forms as a way to make these subjects relatable to young people. It will be preceded by an Advanced Planning Visit from 23th to 25th September that will involve 6 group leaders and 1 young person from the Czech Republic. In this project, we want to bring members of today’s young generation of Europe together and get them thinking about social inclusion, what it means and how beneficial inclusive societies are to an individual, through creative methods and techniques that will put them at the center of their learning process, using a universal language that has been connecting people since the dawn of civilization – art. Through various activities that will follow the methodology of non-formal education, the participants will be able to unleash their creativity and actively experience different forms of art while exploring the issues and challenges surrounding social inclusion. Our main aim is to deeply reflect on, raise awareness of and fight barriers to inclusion in the European society, all in the spirit of the European values of brotherhood and solidarity.

OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT

• To encourage participants’ personal development and motivate them to be open-minded active European citizens (acting as allies to the socially excluded and the marginalized) by involving them in a week of activities with other young people from various backgrounds and with varied personal experience with social exclusion• To raise awareness of the subject of social inclusion using various art forms created by the participants, concluding with short creative video presentations fostering inclusion and active participation, which will all be promoted and disseminated by the partner organizations, including a final exhibition in Olomouc• To improve the participants’ key competences (such as Communication or Sense of Initiative) by putting them in the limelight of every activity, making them main protagonists of their learning process while using non-formal education and the Youthpass certificate• To intrinsically develop best practices of working with youth on the topic of social inclusion by actively involving experienced group leaders from different backgrounds in the preparation and facilitation of activities• To raise awareness of the Eras+ programme and the recognition of the Youthpass certificate as tools to foster a more inclusive European society

VIVID z.s. (Czech Republic)

Jedinstvena organizacija mladih (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Fondazione Istituto Morcelliano (Italy)

Nevladina organizacija "IUVENTA" (Serbia)

GDIR AB GENCLIK GRUBU (Turkey)

Geoclube - Associação Juvenil de Ciência, Natureza e Aventura (Portugal)

OUR PARTNERS

7 participants

6 participants

6 participants

6 participants

6 participants

6 participants

PARTICIPANTS’PROFILE

We are looking for young people who want to spread

the message of inclusion in their communities but lack the

necessary motivation or incentive. Their main need is the desire to

perpetuate the values of equality and universal human rights based on their

personal experience and the lack of a universal medium that transcends boundaries and that

everyone can connect with, regardless of their background. They do not necessarily have an artistic

background but are keen on art and not afraid to “unleash” their creativity. The group leaders should be youth

leaders or youth workers interested in the topic of social inclusion for personal and professional reasons who want to

develop their facilitation skills by leading activities on the subject and exchanging experience with other group leaders from different parts of Europe. They should have some previous experience with the main topic as well as artistic expression in general in order to be able to facilitate sessions. All participants must be at least 18 years of age upper limit is 30 years.

WORKINGMETHODS

The methodology of the TC will be non-formal education. Non-formal education is purposive but voluntary learning that takes place in a diverse range of environments and situations for which teaching/training and learning is not necessarily their sole or main activity. These environments and situations may be temporary, and the activities or courses that take place may be staffed by professional learning facilitators (such as youth trainers) or by volunteers (such as youth leaders). The activities and courses are planned, but are seldom structured by conventional rhythms or curriculum subjects. They usually address specific target groups, but rarely document or assess learning outcomes or achievements in conventionally visible ways.All participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate – a document that recognizes the learning outcomes of the participants of Erasmus+ projects.

More information at:https://www.youthpass.eu/

ACCOMMODATIONThe youth exhcange will be held in Chata Pod Věží, a cottage in the middle of nature situated 10km from Olomouc, Czech Republic. Accommodation and meals are fully covered by the programme. The participants will be accommodated in triple or quadruple mixed-nationality rooms in order to facilitate the intercultural dialogue among the different nations represented. Mixed-sex rooms will be advised against. Website: http://www.chataradikov.cz/

TRAVEL

Major airports in the vicinity of Olomouc are located in Prague, Brno, Bratislava, Vienna and Budapest. You can easily reach Olomouc by bus or train from these cities. You will be picked up in Olomouc and taken to the venue accompanied by our staff. We recommend you check the following websites when searching for tickets.

Travel costs for the youth exchange are covered by the programme up to the amount indicated in the table below. They will be reimbursed to the participants upon the presentation of all the original tickets and receipts, including for the return. Note that all participants must leave and come back to their sending country within a reasonable amount of time from the project’s arrival (10/10) and departure (17/10) days in order to be eligible

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Please check in with us before proceeding to purchase any tickets.

sending country

Czech Republic 20 €

170 €

170 €

170 €

270 €

270 €

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Italy

Portugal

Serbia

Turkey

maximum amount reimbursed per participant

USEFUL INFORMATION

The Moravian weather in October is usually changeable, rainy and foggy with temperatures ranging from 10 °C to 16 °C. Bring warm comfortable clothes and good shoes, as we will have an interactive program. Also slippers might be useful.One of the activities foreseen is the Intercultural evening where the national groups will have a chance to present their country and their culture – you are welcome to bring any materials to use during this evening, such as traditional drinks, food, costumes, music etc.All EU residents are required to bring their European insurance card. We ask all non-EU residents to get insured for the duration of the project’s activities.Those participants that need a visa to enter the Czech Republic (the Schengen area) need to apply for a visa at their country’s Czech Embassy. We are happy to assist you in the process by sending you an i n v i t a t i o n letter.

JOIN US!

If you would like to participate in our project,

apply with your respective sending organization. Once you

have been selected by your sending organization, please fill out our

application form, so that we can collect the necessary data, such as email address,

emergency contact and information regarding special needs (any disabilities, mobility problems,

vegetarians, etc).

You should also join the project Facebook group to get to know the other participants before the project!

http://bit.ly/2bcM9Uv

USEFUL CONTACTSIf you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us via the following channels:phone number: +420777931144 (Michal Tenkrát)e-mail address: spolek.vivid@gmail.comfacebook: www.facebook.com/vividzs

Application form: https://goo.gl/OgiLGA

ABOUT VIVID Z.S.

VIVID is a non profit association primarily founded in the aim of enrichment the cultural life and education in rural areas of Moravia. Another important aim is to raise the tolerance between different social groups and improve the life quality in the environment of their coexistence. The association is organizing informal meetings where people from the local communities share together artistic passion and creativity as well as the annual festival of non profit organizations, where more than 1000 people from Zelec and the nearby areas get a chance to get information about the NGO sector and witness the numerous performances of musicians, painters, graffiti writers and many other artists.