Category: YMCA Europe events
Date: 13th May 2012 - 20th May 2012
Place: Prague, Czech Republic
Have you heard of YMCA Europe before? Would you like to experience YMCA Europe in its condensed form? Would you like to have your say? Would you like to create an international project in cooperation with different YMCAs throughout Europe?
If your answer to the above questions is YES, than we definitely invite you to join our YES Seminar
“Connecting Local with Pan-European”
The aim of YES (YMCA European Spectrum) is to bring a full spectrum of opinions from YMCA-youth from across Europe to the place where decisions about YMCA Europe are made.
We love to keep young people, who are involved in YMCAs in Europe, informed about what is going on in YMCA Europe, show them how they can get involved and how they can together, thanks to the European connections, and create projects that are relevant to their own local youth work.
What is the meeting?
“Connecting Local with Pan-European” is an 8 days partnership-building seminar taking a place next to the General Assembly of YMCA Europe. The meeting is focused on sharing problems the YMCA communities face and sharing good practices how to solve the problems. One of the main aims is to introduce YMCA Europe function and its possibilities to young people who are currently involved in local and national YMCAs.
What are the aims of the meeting?
- to introduce YMCA Europe to young people active in their local and national YMCAs
- to share and discover common realities of their lives and their voluntary activities
- to recognize possibilities to cooperate and learn from each other
- to create common solutions to common issues
- to see how the work of YMCA Europe influences youth work of YMCAs
- to find out how young people can influence the work of YMCA Europe
- to create, together with young people from other countries, activities and projects relevant to their own needs and desires
Where?
The YES meeting will take place in Czech Republic, in Prague, in hotel Globus. You can find more information about the hotel on the following webpage www.hotel-globus.cz. We will provide a letter with further information how to get there later.
When?
The meeting will take place on the following dates:
Arrival day: 13th May 2012
Beginning of the programme: 14th May 2012 in the morning
End of the programme: 19th May 2012 in the night
Departure day: 20th May 2012
Conditions?
Participants from following countries are eligible to participate:
| Country | No. of participants | Max. travel reimbursement (70%) per person |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | 105 EUR |
| Denmark | 2 | 210 EUR |
| Netherlands | 2 | 70 EUR |
| England | 1 | 175 EUR |
| Scotland | 1 | 210 EUR |
| Finland | 2 | 245 EUR |
| Spain | 2 | 175 EUR |
| Switzerland | 2 | 210 EUR |
| Sweden | 2 | 192,50 EUR |
| Czech Republic | 2 | - |
| Malta | 2 | 262,50 EUR |
| Iceland | 2 | 315 EUR |
| Slovakia | 2 | 35 EUR |
| Latvia | 1 | 210 EUR |
| Romania | 3 (2 + 1 YMCA Transylvania) | 140 EUR |
| Turkey | 1 | 245 EUR |
| Macedonia | 2 | 210 EUR |
| Ukraine | 2 | 210 EUR |
| Kosovo | 2 | 175 EUR |
| Russia | 1 | 490 EUR |
| Ireland | 2 | 210 EUR |
+ Participation fee: 216 EUR if staying in double room, 468 EUR if staying in single room. Participants can indicate their preference when applying. According to the grant rules, there is no age limit. However, intention of the YES is to gather participants under 30. Therefore, we strongly encourage participants under 30 to apply for participation.
How?
Encourage your members to apply via online registration form at the bottom of this page.
We would like to ask the national movements to keep under control who from their country is applying for the seminar – please, send this link only to people with which you agreed to represent your movement.
Deadline for applying is 15th March 2012.
Programme in short
Day 0 - arrival
Day 1 – getting to know each other and our local YMCAs, knowledge game on European Youth Policy
Day 2 – talking about vision for youth, obstacles to reach it and our personal opinions on different youth issues
Day 3 – talking about YMCA Europe, teambuilding games for good cooperation, cultural evening, start of General Assembly YMCA Europe, mingling with General Secretaries
Day 4 – talking about Youth in Democracy, subaction of Youth in Action, through which we can create a great projects together, creating ideas for common projects, discussing the ideas with General Secretaries, action planning, informal evening
Day 5 – implementing the plan, excursion, evening meeting to checking up on the plan, dividing work on writing application form
Day 6 – implementing the plan, writing the application form, presenting outcomes of the meeting to the General Assembly of YMCA Europe, evaluation, BBQ
Day 7 – departure
Thank you for your attention, and YES, we are looking forward to your applications!
Your YES team
