NAME: “SMALL Step – BIG Change” PLACE: Sępólno Krajeńskie, Poland DURATION: October, 2020 - October, 2021     HOSTING ORGANIZATION: “Stowarzyszenie “Dorośli - Dzieciom” SENDING ORGANIZATION: Gyumri “Youth Initiative Centre” (YIC) NGO AIM: To empower and assist young people in their personal and social development, to provide a safe and supportive environment for young people to realize and achieve their full potential. WHO CAN PARTICIPATE: The program is for 18-30 years old, active, motivated young people with conversational level of English. TO APPLY you need to fill in this form.   AP...

TITLE: InterGENERATIONAL PLACE: Santander, Spain DATES: February 17-22, 2020   THE PROJECT IS AIMED at young people/youth workers/youth leaders to identify and explore the stereotypes about elderly people that are common in the society, learn about the positive learning and social outcomes of bringing closer elderly and young people and to motivate participants to commit to intergenerational action in their local community. Participants will work with useful and inspiring non-formal education tools through interactive and dynamic sessions and some of them are going to be together with the elderly.     WHO CAN PARTICIPATE: Partic...

TITLE: Do-It-Yourself FIRST MEETING: Rustavi, Georgia DATES: January 8-17, 2020   IMPLEMENTING CANs AT LOCAL DATES: January-February, 2020   SECOND MEETING: Norger, Netherlands DATES: March 2-8, 2020 Counter and alternative narratives (CANs) combat hate speech by discrediting and deconstructing the narratives on which they are based while proposing (alternative) narratives based on human rights and democratic values, such as openness, respect for difference, freedom and equality. They do so by providing alternative and accurate information, by using appealing emotions on the issues involved, and by accounting to different perspec...

TITLE: Cartoon YOUTHwork PLACE: Lorca, Spain DATES: 30 January – 05 February, 2020 THE PROJECT AIMS to teach audiovisual languages such as stop motion, clay motion and cut out to youth workers and professionals from the field of formal and non-formal education. THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES: to show different types of stop motion languages that can be used as a tool to work with youngsters; to identify the inclusion problems in our society and to create and audiovisual product to raise awareness about social inclusion; to foster collaboration between participants and organisations to use creative tools for addressing topics which are important to s...

We are glad to inform, that Gyumri “Youth Initiative Centre” NGO starts German and Italian beginners  clubs. If you want to learn German and/or italian or improve your knowledge, then hurry up to fill online form. Any person over the age of 13 can be the club member. The deadline for registration is October  25, 15:00 pm. The first meeting of German club will take place October 30, at 15:00 Italian club will take place October 29, at 15:00 The working language of the club will be English. In case of questions call 095 91 91 97 (except Mondays and Sundays) or visit YIC office at Shahumyan 69 (Arevamanuk bld, 1st floor). ...

TITLE: European Values Through Wide-Angle Lens PLACE: Santander, Spain DATES: October 7-13, 2019 PROJECT AIMS TO Promote European values by using cameras which are common to use nowadays Improve the level of skills and key competences of young people including the ones with fewer opportunities Reduce passive participation by promoting interaction and intercultural communication between the participants WHO CAN PARTICIPATE: Participants should be at least 18 years old young people, youth workers, youth leaders who are interested in photography and image, who are creative and willing to share ideas, discover new things and reflect. Working language i...

TITLE: Colours of Youth Work PLACE: Bardejov, Slovakia DATES: November 18-25, 2019 The seminar is targeted to youth workers and managers in youth organisations who are interested in sharing practices and learning from each other in order to enrich their own youth work and toolbox provide better services to young people improve the work of their organization and create more impact build lasting international partnerships to support each other and run activities together   WHO CAN PARTICIPATE: Participants should be at least 18 years old youth workers, youth leaders, mentors, facilitators, social workers, teachers and other professional...

TITLE: Art of Conflict Management: Achieving Solutions for Life, Work and Beyond PLACE: Kobuleti, Georgia DATES: September 23rd - October 1st, 2019 THE PROJECT AIMS to motivate young people, as well as youth workers, in their home countries to develop intercultural dialogue projects as a result of their training in negotiation, intercultural communication, diversity management and conflict resolution.     PROJECT OBJECTIVES: To empower and equip young leaders and youth workers with skills which help them for conflict resolution - negotiation, intercultural communication, diversity management and conflict resolution skills on personal, interper...

TITLE: Conflict Resolution – Move Fast and Say Yes PLACE: Kobuleti, Georgia DATES: September 15-22, 2019 THE PROJECT AIMS to develop and promote intercultural competences and diversity management skills of youth workers in multi-cultural environments.   PROJECT OBJECTIVES: Equip participants with interpersonal communication and negotiation skills to create more effective outcomes in conflict situations; Explore tools, approaches and attitudes for effective conflict intervention and resolving seemingly intractable disputes on all levels (personal, organizational, community and country level); To equip participants with knowledge and tools abo...

TITLE: Fish or Fishing? PLACE: Akhaltsikhe, Georgia DATES: September 22-30, 2019 THE PROJECT AIMS to explore the concept of youth initiatives and how youth work can become more participative and co-owned if young people are empowered to implement their own ideas. AFTER THE SEMINAR PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ABLE TO support youngsters in implementing their ideas without judging engage young people in active community life by implementing mini-scale projects promote co-responsibility, co-ownership and solidarity among youngsters explain basics of project writing support young people in all phases of project realization WHO CAN PARTICIPATE: Participants...