The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030.

The 17 SDGs are integrated—that is, they recognize that action in one area will affect outcomes in others and that development must balance social, economic, and environmental sustainability. Through the pledge to Leave No One Behind, countries have committed to fast-track progress for those furthest behind first. That is why the SDGs are designed to bring the world to several life-changing ‘zeros’, including zero poverty, hunger, AIDS, and discrimination against women and girls. Everyone is needed to reach these ambitious targets.

The main goal of youth exchange ‘Youth Agenda 4 Sustainable Development’ is to raise awareness among young people on SDGs.

The youth exchange will have 7-working days and will be designed with the goal to reach the following objectives:

– to increase knowledge of young people on SDGs;

– to brainstorm ideas for new projects and initiatives leading to raising awareness on SDGs which could be implemented with the support of Erasmus + Programme;

– to get to know local, national and international projects and initiatives being implemented with the aim to reach SDGs, to explore these projects and to learn from them;

– to create a series of short videos introducing SDGs to young people coming from participant’s communities and/or reached online;

– to increase knowledge of the participants on the Erasmus + Programme and encourage participants to take part in non- formal based learning activities;

– to develop competences of the participants such as teamwork, leadership, presentation, movie making, movie editing.

The goal and the objectives of youth exchange ‘Youth Agenda 4 Sustainable Development’ is reflecting European priorities set by Europe 2020 (smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth) and other strategic documents.

By raising awareness on SDGs youth exchange will contribute to creating a more sustainable Europe and it will provide the participants an opportunity for intercultural learning by connecting them with their peers from other countries and cultures.

Youth exchange ‘Youth Agenda 4 Sustainable Development’ will use several different non-formal learning and working methods: team-building activities, ice- breakers, name games, communication, and trust games will be used to create team spirit and tolerant and supportive atmosphere. Energizers and stimulation games will be used for keeping team dynamics, to increase the interest of participants in incoming sessions. Discussions and debates in various formats, simulations, and interactive presentations will be used to explore the topic of SDGs and to get to know the realities in participating countries. Moreover, during youth exchange, the participants will take part in practical workshops with aim to create several videos introducing SGDs to their peers. These workshops will be based on peer to peer and they will be provided the opportunity to learn about video making and editing. Furthermore, during the participants will take part in evaluation sessions, leaders meetings with the aim to provide feedback on YE and to reflect on their own learning process.

Involvement of Partners in Process of Preparation and Implementation of Program Youth exchange ‘Youth Agenda 4 Sustainable Development’ will be based on sharing tasks and responsibilities among the partners and the participants. In case of the program, partners will contribute to the implementation of the project activities. Key role in the process of preparation of the programme and in supporting the participants to take an active part in the project will have group leaders.

Group leaders will have the following profile:

– youth workers, leaders with experiences in the international youth field, with nonformal education based methodology;
– with previous experiences with Erasmus + projects;
– being able to support the participants during the project
– to organize and implement preparatory meetings,
– to communicate with other group leaders in the process of preparation of
programme,
– to assist participants with arranging practicalities for YE,
– to support participants during YE,
– to organize and to implement evaluation meetings with participants
– to support development follow-up activities.

There will be no age limit set for group leaders.

The target group of youth exchange are young people in the age from 18 to 30 with strong interest with:
– interest to raise their knowledge on SDGs, to learn from the practices of other countries;
– to create a series of videos promoting SDGs targeting young people;
– to work together with young people from different countries and cultures;
– to be open to exchange ideas and opinions in a safe and supportive environment;
– to learn more about the Erasmus + Programme;
– to share experiences through visibility and dissemination activities.

Egeruphytten is situated on, Egerupvej 49, 4230 Skælskør. It’s approx. 5 km. northwest of Skælskør in Egerup, a village with 3 farms and 3-4 small houses. The camp is beautifully situated in the South Zealand nature and is surrounded by a 10,000 m2 plot with hedges and cultivated fields.

Egerup is close to the Great Belt with a nice beach (1,300 m) and Apager Forest (900 m) – so there are plenty of options for enjoying nature. On the campsite there are football goals and a campfire site and there are opportunities for many activities and visits to some of the beautiful sights in the area.

Approx. 5 km from the property is located the town of Skælskør. A cozy harbor town with lots of activities and a rich cultural life as well as one of Denmark’s most beautiful beaches.

Meeting facilities – living rooms – There are two large living rooms that can be used for meetings, fun or parties.

▪ Large dining room for approx. 64 people
▪ Fireplace room for approx. 30 people
▪ Activity hall of approx. 55 m² located on the 1st floor
▪ Kitchen with white goods and crockery for approx. 70 people
▪ 4 double rooms with private bathroom
▪ 13 rooms with bunk beds, table and closets
▪ 2 rooms with 2 beds, table and closet
▪ 2 bath and toilet sections with 3 showers and 3 toilets
▪ 4 toilets
▪ 2 changing rooms with shower
▪ Sauna

FOOD

During the activity the participants will be provided with three meals per day. Please inform us in the application form about your food habits and needs (i.e. vegetarian, vegan, food allergies)!

Cook will prepare the food, while the participants responsibility will to assist, help in the kitchen, wash the dishes, clean the tables after each meal etc. Each day, different national team will be in charge for helping in the kitchen.

NOTE: Alcohol is not allowed inside the place and outside area!

HOW TO GET TO DENMARK

By plane: You can check the flights for Copenhagen Airport which is the most comfortable airport to arrive. For more info check the link https://www.cph.dk/en Flight is the easiest way to come to Copenhagen. For any issue you have with the travel plan, please contact us!

Also you can check for cheap flights here: WIZZ AIR: https://wizzair.com/#/ . Ryanair: https://www.ryanair.com/gb/en/ Easy

Jet: https://www.easyjet.com/en

HOW TO REACH THE VENUE?

Every participant is responsible for finding a way to reach the destination.Copenhagen Central train station is located 114.18 km from Skælskør and to get to Skælskør with a transfer from Copenhagen Central train station will take about 01 h 19 m.

Notes
1. Please note that only public transport is subject to reimbursement. If you travel by airplane only economy class, TAXI is not covered. Please consult us!
2. You are not able to leave the project one day early to catch your flight or bus.
Please buy your tickets according to project’s date.
3. You can come two days before of leave two days after the project, but accommodation is on your own cost. You can use hostels, friends, or couchsurfing. (https://www.couchsurfing.com/)
4. We need you to buy round trip tickets, and send us a copy by email before
arriving here, so our accountant knows, and adjust the budget.
5. We advise you to buy your tickets as soon as possible, so that it fits in our limited budget for 100% reimbursement.
6. We kindly ask you to save all documents (Original tickets, boarding passes, invoices or bills with the ticket price) which are related to your travel, since the documentation background is obligatory for reimbursement.
7. We kindly please you to buy all the tickets for the travel for both directions – return tickets (plane tickets, train tickets, bus tickets and etc.), because we will be able to reimburse only REAL EXPENSES (made expenses).
8. IMPORTANT: We cannot refund any travel costs done by TAXI.
9. After sending tickets and boarding cards, participants will receive the
reimbursement of their travel costs.
10. Travel (flights, other means of transport) expenses are compensated (up to 100%), based on the actual expenses incurred and the distance from your location of residence to the location of the project. These distances must be calculated using the distance calculator supported by the European Commission. We only send money to the sender organization and sender organization will pay to participants.

We are not able to reimburse missing tickets!!!

Please note if you buy your tickets in a currency other than EUROs, we will convert to EUROs according to the exchange rates from the official European Commission web-site:
http://ec.europa.eu/budget/graphs/inforeuro.html

Participants must travel from the country of the sending organization, and back. Following the guidelines of the Erasmus + programme the travel back must be realized by the participants on direct way within a maximum of 2 days.

Budget travel costs

Spain 360 EUR

– Passport or ID,
– Comfortable clothes for the activities
– Please bring WARM clothes as well and check the weather channels
– Towels and personal care products: shampoo, toothpaste etc.
– Camera, laptops, tablets, smartphones, etc.
– Pills and medicine
– Positive attitude

Health Insurance

Please when coming to Denmark, make sure you have a valid European Health Insurance card with you or private insurance.

Also, it is important that you notify us of any health risk or possibly necessary medicines, special food arrangements (vegetation, vegan, gluten free etc) or any food allergies.

Intercultural evenings – Participants are expected to create interesting, interactive and creative intercultural evening. The intercultural evening gives you a unique opportunity in a creative way to promote your country and culture. Show us what you eat, drink, what are your traditions, music, culture, stereotypes,

Find interesting videos/games/exercises/educational activities related to the topic,

Morning/Afternoon energizers: We would be really happy if each group prepare some energizers to increase the group energy,

Social activities – feel free to musical instruments, games or any other means of entertainment that can be used in the evenings for social activities,

Wherever possible, take your laptops, digital cameras, smartphones and tablets – we will be doing some multimedia work that requires mobile equipment!

About Skælskør

Skælskør is a town in Zealand, Denmark. It is located in Slagelse Municipality. The town is located 17 km southwest of Slagelse and 12 km southeast of Korsør. Skælskør is home to one of Denmark’s largest breweries, the Harbor Brewery.