Association Strive! is looking for 6 participants for the youth exchange in Bulgaria

Youth Exchange: “Powering Youth Potential = Powering Rural Development”

Dates of the youth exchange:  18 – 24 October 2022

Place: Panagyurihste, Bulgaria

Participating countries: Poland, Portugal, Italy, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria

Number of participants for YE:  5 participants (age 18-30) and 1 team leader (age 21+)

Application deadline:  OPEN (read below how to apply)

Project summary

It is obvious that over the last decade, the whole of Europe has been characterized by slow economic growth and a high rate of youth unemployment. According to Eurostat (2019), more than 3.3 million young people (aged 15 to 24) were unemployed before the COVID-19 pandemic. Although this figure has fallen from 24% in 2013 to less than 15% in 2019, the inclusion of youth unemployment is still particularly high in the EU and more than twice the overall unemployment rate (less than 7%). In addition, there is a large gap between youth employment in urban and rural areas in the EU- 18.8% of young people living in rural areas in the 27 Member States are unemployed. The situation has deteriorated significantly since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The goal of the project

The project goal is to change the thinking of young people from the fact that there is no future in the rural area where they live, to become more motivated, more capable, more knowledgeable and to increase their entrepreneurial initiative so that we create active and prepared young people developing in their small towns.

Non-formal educational methods

You can expect interactive workshops, discussions in an informal environment, meetings with local entrepreneurs, applying arts and sports as non-formal learning methods, cultural evenings, and more.

We are looking for 6 participants  who are:

• age 18+,
• Croatian residents,
• able to communicate in English,
• strongly motivated to engage in the project,
• have the interest to learn and are willing to participate actively.

COSTS

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

Erasmus + program is covering the total costs of accommodation and food (3 meals per day + snacks with a coffee break) during the youth exchange.

There is an annual membership for joining our mobility projects. The price of membership is different for active and passive members, volunteers, or newcomers, so for detailed info click here. Membership has to be covered 2 weeks before the departure date.

Find out more about the past projects in Panagyurishte with LAG Panagyurishte, Strelcha, Lesichovo ?

TRAVEL

Participants are buying tickets with the help of organizers and travel costs are going to be reimbursed after the project. The maximum travel reimbursement budget for a participant from Croatia is 275 EUR. Please find all the details in the info pack.

DO I NEED TO KNOW SOMETHING MORE?

Yes. There is no participation fee. But you are agreeing with the rules and conditions by signing a participation contract and including it in the application. Applications without a signed contract and CV are not going to be accepted. So, better be serious and read all the info about the project one more time including your personal time management.

HOW TO APPLY?

Fill out the application form for participants and send us the following documents to the email pr************@gm***.com:

– CV in English or Croatian,

– Signed participation contract (click to open).

*If you are applying in a team, please mention your colleague/s in the application and the reason why are you applying together.

All data is going to be handled according to GDPR regulations.

To ensure you have done everything right, read 3 steps to apply for our granted Erasmus + project calls.

SELECTED PARTICIPANTS

If you are selected, you will need to fill in the application form for the organizers, which is mentioned in the info pack. We will try to reach you as soon as possible.

TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE?

Our young volunteers are working hard, investing their energy, knowledge, and free time to make this opportunity possible. Why? Because we are in love with mobility and striving to open even more international opportunities for young people and youth workers in Croatia and wider who invest time in self-development and make positive changes in their environments.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SUPPORT OUR SMALL STEPS TO GREAT POSITIVE CHANGES?

Our projects would be even more productive and beneficial with small financial injections. So, please, feel invited to invest in youth education, future and entrepreneurial spirit. <3

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