Main aim of project “Youth for active European citizenship” is to encourage and embolden young people to become active and valuable members of their communities, countries and Europe. The youth exchange, which is the main mobility of the project has the following objectives:
– To initiate discussion on the concept of active citizenship at every level – local, national and international;
– To consider young people’s rights and obligations as citizens of their communities, nations, and Europe;
– To address and tackle the problem with youth inactivity, to identify the genesis of this issue and to come up with ideas for activating the young people.
– To learn from best examples of young people that are active and valuable members of their own societies and are strongly involved in the decision-making processes in their communities;
– To give participants the opportunity to develop the skills needed to make their voices heard and participate in the life of their communities;
– To produce materials that will be used outside of the project lifetime, as materials for youth workers and people active in the youth field working on the topic of active citizenship – booklet, blog and videos;
– To broaden the participant’s understanding of Erasmus + and encourage them to participate actively in international mobility activities on European level;
Overall, the team behind project “Youth for active European citizenship” is sure that this project, together with the main mobility the youth exchange, addresses important problems concerning all parties involved. It includes topics such as youth passivity and youth activism, and it gives young people the opportunity to build the skills needed to confront issues that are
important to them.

Motivated to take part in a youth exchange and are interested in the topic of the project;
Motivated to implement the experience gained in the YE in their communities;
Motivated to build and support international partnerships that will be created during the YE for future Erasmus+ projects;
Young people age 18 to 25 who are interested in the topics of the project
Young people with a strong interest to increase their competencies in analyzing media messages, creating their own media content, and contribute to creating gender-equal society;
Young people interested to dive deeper into the world of the Erasmus +, and will be motivated to develop new project ideas, especially new YEs with the support of group leaders;
People who are willing to learn more about other cultures by sharing rooms with 3-4 other people from different countries;
People who will be dedicated during the activities, willing to take active participation and be part in creating the final project results

Profile of the group leaders

Youth workers, leaders with experiences in international youth field, with non- formal education based methodology;
With previous experiences in the field of youth engagement, project management, Erasmus + Programme, KA 1 – youth exchanges;
Being able to support the participants during all project phases: organizing and conducting the preparatory meetings, implementing a communication strategy and support all participants in the preparation phase, communicating with the group leaders from other countries and making sure to alligh on the project tasks, supporting participants during their trip to Hemmersheim as well as during their stay. The group leaders will be in charge to encourage and support participants to take active participation during YE, especially to support their learning process. They’ll be in charge to set and conduct reflection and organization meetings, supporting development follow-up activities in the form of peer-to-peer meeting etc.
There is no age limit set for group leaders.

Learning by doing method.
● Ice-breakers and team-building games to get to know each other.
● Workshops will leave room for discussions and debates
● Simulation games will allow us to identify current challenges of non-formal education and show possible measures that strengthen them.
● These sessions will provide the participants with concrete ideas that can be implemented in their local communities, thus ensuring an important multiplier effect.

Accommodation and food are 100% covered by the Erasmus+ programme. The participants will be lodged in Hemmersheim, Germany (https://lindenhof-hemmersheim.de/).
Hemmersheim is a small town located one and a half hours from Frankfurt and Nurnberg, in the beautiful region of Bavaria. The facility is rented out to schools, associations, organizations and private individuals, primarily with a focus on children and youth.

Important:

During the activity participants will be accommodated in a room with 3-4 other people
from different countries.
● Each participant will have a roommate from a different country and we can’t makeexceptions to accommodate people from the same country in the same room. Therooms will be gender divided.
We can’t arrange separate rooms for couples or make additional changes in the room match.
Some rooms have bunk beds. Mattress, duvet and pillows are provided (bed linenincluded). The participants must bring their own TOWELS and toiletries.
Bathrooms are shared.

Food: There will be 3 meals per day provided, prepared by a cook. Participants will have a responsibility to help with food preparation and learn more about international cuisine. Each participant will be responsible for washing their dishes and silverware after eating.
During the official part of the event, and in the territory of the hotel alcohol and drugs are strictly forbidden! Smoking is not recommended and in case of urgency only permitted outdoors in a designated space.
Everyone is welcome with these restrictions. Violation of this entitles the caretaker to immediately dismiss the person(s) concerned. No refund on travel costs will be guaranteed in case of dismissal.
Please, inform us in the application form about your food needs (vegetarian, vegan, food allergies).
The accommodation is covered at Hemmersheim, only for the days of the activity only (07.05 – 15.05.2023).
You are not allowed to arrive after 7th of May or leave earlier than 15th of May. Please keep this in mind when booking the tickets. For any other questions consult with the group leaders from sending NGO.
We are not able to reimburse missing tickets!!!

IMPORTANT: Traveling sometimes requires an additional day for catching a flight and staying for an additional night in the city, where the airport is situated. We are aware of such situations, but organizers can’t cover this cost, it is participant’s own cost. For that reason, we recommend you to use hostels (http://www.hostelworld.com/) or friends https://www.couchsurfing.org/).

An invitation to try to travel mindfully – with no excess luggage and extra effort to store it.
Welcome to use tips from EC: https://bit.ly/3r23I00
1. Fly to Frankfurt/Nurnberg Airport
Those are the closest airports to the venue. Flying to Munchen or Stuttgart is an alternative if
you are arriving earlier. If landing in these airports, you will have to take a Bus, Metro or Train to
Würzburg City Centar
2. AT 21:00 (07.05) Jump on a Private Bus to Hemmersheim.
An organized, private bus will be waiting for you at Busbahnhof Wurzburg
(https://goo.gl/maps/P7feNaQyaVNj3ovp8). The hosting organization will provide the bus to the
venue and back and also for the community day visit to Wurzburg.
The same bus will drop you at Busbahnhof Wurzburg at 08:00 on the departure day.
NOTE: bus will leave at 21:00 sharp so make sure you are there on time
There is no other way to reach the venue. The same bus will drop you off at 08:00.
If you are arriving from another place and not using the arranged transport please use the most economical way of transport.
Tickets Purchase
Please note that only most economic travel and only public transport are subject to reimbursement. Taxi is not covered. Please consult us before buying!

YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO LEAVE PROJECT ONE DAY EARLY TO CATCH
YOUR FLIGHT OR BUS. PLEASE BUY YOUR TICKETS ACCORDING TO
PROJECT’S DATE and TRANSPORTATION RGANIZED.

We need you to buy economy class tickets, and upload them in designated google drive ASAP.
So our accountant knows, and adjust the budget.
We need you to buy economy class tickets (buy seat/priority is NOT accepted) and upload them in the designated google drive.
We advise you to buy your tickets as soon as possible, so that it fits into limited budget for 100% reimbursement.
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. We kindly ask 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).
IMPORTANT: We cannot refund any travel costs done by taxi.
After sending your original tickets and boarding cards, participants will receive the reimbursement of their travel costs. 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.
Please note if you buy your tickets in a currency other than EUR, we will convert to EUR according to the exchange rates from the official European Commission web-site:
https://commission.europa.eu/funding-tenders/procedures-guidelines-tenders/information-con
tractors-and-beneficiaries/exchange-rate-inforeuro_en
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 in a direct way within a maximum of 2 days.