In August a group of Shokkin members and other young people from Estonia embarked on the adventure of "Disconnect to Reconnect", a youth exchange that aimsed to create a space where participants could disconnect from technology to connect again with themselves, offering them tools to focus on their self-development process. Read here below their impressions: "For me, … Continue reading Experience | “Disconnect to Reconnect”
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Places: 5 participants aged 18-25 + 1 group leaderVenue: Catalonia (Spain)Project Dates: 7th-15th August 2023Reimbursement of travel costs: 360 EURDeadline to send application form: 20th June 2023 Description This youth exchange aims to create a space where the participants can disconnect from technology to connect again with themselves, offering them the tools to focus on their self-development process. The … Continue reading [CLOSED] “Disconnect to Reconnect” Youth Exchange in Catalonia (Spain)
Back in September 2021, members of Shokkin Group Estonia took part in the training course "Leading Ladder" in Portugal, and met with other leaders from Romania and Portugal with whom they had implemented their first international youth exchange earlier that summer. The positive emotions and energy that characterize Erasmus+ activities and successful adventures were still … Continue reading Experience | “StressOff” youth exchange in Estonia
Places: 5 participants + 1 group leaderVenue: Pontevedra (Galicia)Hosting organization: Ticket2EuropeProject Dates: 18th-25th September 2022Deadline to send application form: 30th August 2022 Description Starting Up! is aimed to raise the self-esteem and self-awareness of youth with fewer opportunities. It will enable them to be active citizens, to support cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue. Participants will create skills towards social … Continue reading [CLOSED] Youth Exchange “Starting Up” in Galicia (Spain)
Places: 5 participantsVenue: Ranniku puhkemaja (Estonia)Hosting organization: Shokkin GroupProject Dates: 4th-13th August 2022Deadline to send application form: 20th July 2022 Description "StressOff" is an international youth exchange that will provide young people a set of tools on how to deal with negative stress and to encourage them to take more care of their mental well-being. Each … Continue reading [CLOSED] Youth Exchange “StressOff” in Ranniku puhkemaja (Estonia)
Places: 5 participants 18-30 years oldVenue: Raches Fthiotis (Greece)Hosting organization: Wheeling2helpProject Dates: 26th September to 3rd October 2021Travel Budget: 360 eurosDeadline to send application form: 7th August 2021 A week of awareness expansion about current environmental issues, learning and experiencing how youth can make a difference for the future of our planet. Learning objectives Climate … Continue reading [COMPLETE] Youth Exchange “Create a Climate for Change” in Raches Fthiotis (Greece)
Places: 2 participants 15-18 years oldVenue: Saku Noortelaager, Tallinn and outdoorsHosting organization: Shokkin GroupProject Dates: 2nd to 11th August 2021 Description Nature Hike: Explore! will gather 21 young people from Estonia, Spain, Portugal and Romania and give them the ability to discover nature and the possibilities it hosts. Participants will learn how to orientate without modern … Continue reading [COMPLETE] Youth Exchange “Nature Hike: Explore!” in Estonia
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 … Continue reading [COMPLETE] Youth Exchange “We Are All Timebankers” in Pontevedra (Spain)
Places: 1 group leader (no age limit) and 4 young people 18-30 Venue: Lviv Carpathians (Ukraine) Hosting organization: Shokkin Group Norge & Logos Travel reimbursement: 200 euros/participant Project Dates: 16-23 July 2019 Deadline to send application form: for Group leaders deadline 1st April, for participants deadline 23rd April Description An idea of making the youth exchange that … Continue reading [COMPLETE] Youth Exchange “Carpathian Explore” in Lviv Carpathians (Ukraine)
In this project, which took place in Santiago de Compostela (Spain) last September, we discovered ourselves as listeners and storytellers. During this week warmed by Spanish sun, we learned not only how to tell stories, but also how to organize Human Library events, including those little aspects that we never notice: space organization, advertisement, registration, … Continue reading Experience: To Be a Person is to Be a Story