YOUTH CENTRE VELENJE, culture and education

&

International Center for Peace and Integration (ICPI)

By the support of
ERASMUS +
Presents

ERASMUS PLUS - 2 STEPS TO TAKE NOW

YOUTH EXCHANGE -

SECOND STEP OF HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

Important dates:
Advance planing visit 27 June - 29 June, 2015 Tbilisi, Georgia
Youth Exchange 24 - 31 July, 2015, Ureki, Georgia
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Short Description
Advance Planning Visit APV will take place in Tbilisi, Georgia between 27 - 29 June. During
APV detailed time table of the YE will be planned by leaders with the support of hosting
organization. Leaders who will come on APV, have to come also on Youth Exchange project in
July. This is very important for the final result of project. So please make sure, that you will
inform leader about the project rules beforehand.
Arrival 27 of June, 2015
Departure 29 of June, 2015

Its obligatory that Leader attending APV participates in the YE as a group of leader.

Youth Exchange - Second Step of Healthy Lifestyle will bring together 41 youngsters from
8 EU and EECA countries and the main target group will be youth workers, volunteers, people who
are interested in the topic and dancers. Youngsters with fewer opportunities: in each group there
will be at least 1 people with fewer opportunities (youngsters coming from the rural aeries, or
youth having economical or social challenges). Leaders will have chance to use theoretical
background of the APV and share it with others. Than all participants of YE will be able to lead
same kind of sessions with children and youngsters, sharing, working together on different dances
and at the end of the project organizing the common performance for the local society. It will be a
good example of peer education.

Arrival 24 of July, 2015

Departure 31 of July, 2015
The main aims and objectives of the project are:
To identify and understand the differences and common points of cultures the participants come
from;
To promote healthy lifestyle, art and self-expression among youngsters;

To accept, understand the importance and respect various cultures, religions and views;

manage living and working together with people from different social, economic and cultural
backgrounds;
To foster mutual support and strengthen a solution-oriented attitude among the participants.

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In order to reach project aims, we chose

more particular topic for the project Dancing. The main purpose of dancing is
expressing yourself, trying to make what you
feel a visible thing; we can dance for health
and exercise benefits, as a spiritual
expression or simply to connect socially.

Main Target Group

In accordance with the project aim, for the Youth Exchange SECOND STEP OF HEALTHY
LIFESTYLE main target group of the project will be youngsters, who have just finished university
or college (depends on the Educational System of the partner country) who are students, youth
workers, volunteers, people who is interested in the topic and dancers. It is strongly recommended
from the organizers to be selected at least 1 youngster coming from the rural aeries, or youth
having economical or social challenges and youngsters who have not participated in Erasmus + or
YiA project more than 2 times.
Age limit of participants for YE: From 18 to 30 years old (Leaders: above 18);
Please make sure that you keep gender balance when selecting the participants for both
projects!

Main criteria for the selection process:

- Background and interest in the project topic
- High motivation for participation
- Follow up activities- how they plan to use knowledge and experience gained during projects
- Experience in dance is recommended for Youth Exchange!
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!!! Participants with fewer opportunities!!!

According to the project design each partner organization has to involve 1 participant for YE with
fewer opportunities; participants having following background:

Cultural differences
Economic obstacles
Social obstacles
Geographical obstacles

Practical Information:
Dates:
Advance Planning Visit - APV: 27 June 29 June, 2015. (One leader from each country); 29th
of June will be departure day;
Youth Exchange: 24 July 31 July, 2015. Arrival time is 24th of July; Departure day 31st July,
after breakfast. (5 participant per country - 1 leader (from APV) + 4 participants per
country.

Venue: Ureki, Georgia.

Ureki (Georgian: ) is a town and a seaside climatic resort in the Ozurgeti District of Georgias
Guria region, on the Black Sea coast, situated 60 km from Batumi and approximately 300 km from
the nations capital Tbilisi. Located meters above the sea level, it has a population of ,
(
all-Georgia Census).

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For more information please follow the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ureki

Accommodation:
The YE will be hosted by the Hotel Prima 3 . As the
project is funded in the frame of Erasmus+, the
accommodation and food are 100% covered during the
project period. (Please inform us beforehand if you
have any special needs: Vegetarian, Allergic, diabetic,
etc.).
3-4 persons of the same sex and different
nationalities will share the rooms.
Internet: is available only in the lobby and conference
room.
Please, follow the following link to learn more about the hotel:
http://www.davisvenot.ge/?lang_id=GEO&sec_id=90&info_id=1311883

Working language: English.

Special needs: Please let us know before the projects starts if you have any kind of special
needs (regarding the food, allergy, etc.) through online participants list.

FB group: If you are a Facebook user, for faster communication and for getting to know each
other, you can use our project group as well. Please join us following the link:
APV and Youth Exchange:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/668834919929303/

Use of alcohol:
during the project will be forbidden; the only exceptions will be made for cultural evenings but in this
case the amount will be controlled. Promoters decided to allow 2 liters of alcohol for each country;

Project costs& Reimbursement:

No participation fee.
100% of accommodation, food and transportation during the project will be covered with
the support of ERASMUS+.

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It is necessary for participants to have travel and health insurance (not covered by project).
All the necessary information about the reimbursement procedures and documents,
participants need to provide will be sent as reimbursement guide later. (such as travel
document invoice from sending organizations and etc.)
According to the new rules of Erasmus+, the maximum amount that we can reimburse for each
representative of the country is indicated below in the table.

Number of participants & Travel cost limits per person for APV

Country

Promoter org.

Participan
ts

(per person, in EUR)

Travel cost limit

Slovenia

YOUTH CENTRE VELENJE,culture

and education

360

Spain

La Vibria Intercultural

530

Armenia

"Youth Breath" Youth Support NGO

100

100

275

275

275

Ukraine

"Common Sense" Youth

Organization PU
Uluslararasi Surdurulebilir
Kalkinma Dernegi
Ukrainian Association of Student's
Self Government

Romania

Asociatia Synergy

Azerbaijan
Turkey

Number of participants & Travel cost limits per person for YE :

Country

Promoter org.

Participan
ts

(per person, in EUR)

Travel cost limit

Slovenia

YOUTH CENTRE VELENJE,culture

and education

360

Spain

La Vibria Intercultural

450

Armenia

"Youth Breath" Youth Support NGO

100

100

275

275

275

Ukraine

"Common Sense" Youth

Organization PU
Uluslararasi Surdurulebilir
Kalkinma Dernegi
Ukrainian Association of Student's
Self Government

Romania

Asociatia Synergy

Azerbaijan
Turkey

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If you have some questions connected with the project, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Looking forward to meet you in Georgia!
Yours sincerely,
Project team

CONTACTS FOR ANY QUESTIONS:

E-mail: Second_Step_of_Healthy_Lifestyle@yahoo.com

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