Places: 5 participants
Venue: Pontevedra (Spain)
Hosting organization: Ticket2Europe
Travel reimbursement: 360 euros/participant
Project Dates: 8-16 May 2019
Deadline to send application form: 26th April 2019
Description
The European Commission considers that the civil society has an important role in the elaboration of the European policy and will follow supporting the actions of the non governmental organizations, the social speakers and the civil society. It is so that collaborative spaces, coworkings and timebanks are a creative experience of innovation and economical and social sustainability that has to be implemented in the European cities.
The few models that are already working are generating a big impact of local development, entrepreneurship, youth empowerment and citizen participation, desirable for the current societies.
“We are all Timebankers” will be an international Erasmus+ youth exchange organized by Ticket2Europe. The main activity of the project will take place in Pontevedra (Spain) during the period 8th-16th May 2019, including participants from Estonia, Greece, Spain, Portugal and Slovenia.
The youth exchange aims to use non-formal education and dialogue and intercultural exchange to provide our participants with practical tools to encourage the active youth participation.
Participant’s profile:
“We Are All Timebankers” will bring together 32 youngsters between the ages 18 to 30 years (except for the group leader of each national group, for whom there is no age limit) with a mix of socio-cultural backgrounds. Participants have to be highly motivated to become
change-makers in their communities by engaging in future actions that will help to raise awareness on the topic of active citizenship together with their sending organizations, be official residents in the country partnering in the project, have a good command of English language, be ready to participate in the full program and commit to the dissemination activities.
Application and deadline
If you would like to participate in this project, please read the infopack thoroughly and send your filled application form before 26th April 2019 to olalla@shokkin.org.