Training Course: “Youth initiatives becoming sustainable”

Dates of the exchange:  2 – 11 October 2019

Place: Ramales de la Victoria, Cantabria, Spain

Partners: * Barafunda, Associação Juvenil de Cultura e Solidariedade Social from Portugal (the applicant)* AYPI – Association of Young Professionals for Improvements from  Bulgaria* BE INTERNATIONAL from Czech Republic* Association Strive! from Croatia* VSL INCEPTUS from Lithuania* STICHTING ETICA DA TERRA from Netherlands* NGO Youth Club Active from Estonia* INTERACTIVE MEDIA KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER INTERMEDIAKT from Greece* Asociatia Explorator from Romania* Permacultura Cantabria from Spain (the hosting organisation)

Application deadline: 3 September 2019 (CLOSED)

INFO PACK

ABOUT THE PROJECT

Our training course about Dragon Dreaming in Spain will be used as a participative methodology, both for theoretical and practical sessions. Entrepreneurial tools and skills will be provided to youth workers, together with other soft skills, like teamwork, alternative organisational and economic modalities and other instruments to boost their future projects’ quality.

The participating youth workers, after achieved these innovative skills, will be able to apply them it in their daily work, improving significantly the quality of their organizations. Meanwhile, their motivation will enhance, they will amplify their study plans and, subsequently, boost their entities supplying new strategic visions.

Dragon Dreaming will also foster diversity, creativity and sustainability, so that they will be able to offer more attractive activities and training courses, improving the participation of the young people with whom they work.

Dragon Dreaming method supports managing projects of any kind, focusing on the deep engagement of every member. It offers methods for the realisation of creative, collaborative and sustainable projects and organisations. The method integrates holistic aspects which have long been ignored, separated or divided in our culture: our right and left brain hemispheres, logic and intuition, individual and environment, theory and practice, thought and action, work and play, success and failure. Dragon Dreaming is based on liberalising collective intelligence, creativity, cooperation and the sleeping power within ourselves and inherent in our communities.

This Training course is built on experiential learning, and participants will explore and learn how they can use the method in their organisations, communities and future work for developing a sustainable long-lasting project.

What are we going to do?

WELCOME DAY

SESSION 1: Arrivals and welcome

SESSION 2: Presentation dynamics

SESSION 3: Visit through our installations

SESSION 4: Programme presentation

PROJECT DESIGN INTRODUCTION

SESSION 5: History, culture and tools for Dragon Dreaming

SESSION 6: The 4 phases of Dragon Dreaming wheel

SESSION 7: The Dragon Dreaming wheel in 12 steps and force field

BEST PRACTICES EXCHANGE

SESSION 9: ¿What do we do?

SESSION 10: Our strengths

SESSION 11: Our weakness

SESSION 12: ¿What do we need?

PLANNING PROJECTS

SESSION 13: Knowledge of Dragon Dreaming

SESSION 14: Dream circles

SESSION 15: Setting goals

SESSION 16: Meta goal of the project

SESSION 17: Work planning karabirt

Additionally, the training is complemented with short visits to some of the local small enterprises in order to see the real-life entrepreneurship process developed in the rural area of our region.

PARTICIPANTS PROFILE

We are looking for 2 participants who are:

• 18  plus,
• Croatian residents,
• youth workers, young leaders, active members of associations,
• fluent in English,
• strongly motivated to engage in the project,
• have the interest to learn and are willing to participate actively,
• want to boost the quality of their projects.

COSTS

This project is financed by Erasmus +, so all costs like travel, accommodation, and food during the exchange duration are covered.

The maximum travel budget for the Croatian team is 275 EUR per participant, and it will be reimbursed to participants after the end of all project activities and provided all justifying documents. But don’t worry, we will help you with that.

There is a reservation fee of 170 kuna (23 EUR) which you need to pay before the project starts for administration costs if you are going to be selected. You can ask your university, company or NGO you are involved in to help you cover the fee.

Are we getting any certificate?

You will have the opportunity to earn Youthpass – recognition tool for non-formal & informal learning on youth projects. It’s more than just a certificate. Trust us. 

HOW TO APPLY?

You have to fill up the application form for participants from Croatia and send us your CV to yo********************@gm***.com. Don’t miss the application deadline  3 September 2019!

Please check out the info pack before applying.

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