Youth 4 Active Society
2022-11-11 08:00 - 2022-11-19 07:30 UTC | Die Lams, Rettenegg 27, Rettenegg, Steiermark, 8674, Austria
Participants: 7 per country (6 participants + 1 group
leader)
Countries: Austria, Poland, Greece, Spain, Serbia,
Romania, Turkey, and North Macedonia

Project Description
Almost 30 years ago, Roger Hart developed a model to describe the different forms of youth
participation. He argued that participation was the process of sharing decisions that affect
people’s lives and the communities they live in. He believed that participation is the
fundamental right of citizenship and an integral part of democracy. Thus, at the center of Hart’s
definition is decision-making. He describes participation as a ladder, with levels of youth
involvement ranging from nonparticipation to full participation. In that regard, the European
Union’s youth strategy aims to ensure full participation of youth in society both as an overall
goal and as the main objective in its 5th field of action—participation—and puts its focus on
participation in representative democracy, supporting youth organisations and strengthening
opportunities for learning to participate.
Given that, with the Youth Exchange ‘Youth 4 Active Society’ We seek to gather 56 young people
across Europe and show them different ways of actively participating in the decision-making
processes, as well as the benefits from it on a personal and societal level. Therefore, during this
Youth exchange, the participants will present and put into practice various non-formal
addressing youth participation used in their countries. In that way, we want to allow the
exchange of methods and practices between young people and organisations coming from
different parts of Europe.

The project’s objectives are set as follows:
– to enable an exchange of different methods used in participants’ counties that contribute to
active involvement of young people in the decision-making processes,
– To increase young people’s understanding of the challenges of current Europe and to debate
possible solutions and responses,
– To promote European values, such as human rights and the rule of law, active participation and
social responsibility,
– To allow improving/acquiring presentation and public speaking skills, communication skills,
teamwork, leadership, etc.,
– To create and disseminate a digital Toolkit with methods and tools addressing active
participation of young people the decision making processes in society,
– To promote the Erasmus+ Programme, Non-Formal Education (NFE) and Youthpass Certificate,
– To encourage intercultural learning and to promote cultural diversity.

Project programme

Participant profile
● 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;
● Age limit 18 – 25 years old, preferred;
● People who are willing to learn more about other cultures by sharing rooms with 3-54
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

Group leaders profile
● 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 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, especially to support their learning process and active
participation, to organize and to implement evaluation meetings with participants, to
support development follow-up activities.
● There is no age limit set for group leaders.

Working method
● 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.
Accomodation and food

Accommodation and food are 100% covered by the Erasmus+ programme. The participants
will be lodged in “Die Lams” in Rettenegg, Austria. Rettenegg is a
small town located one and a half hour from Vienna and Graz, surrounded by mountains and
typical Austrian architecture. The facility is rented out to schools, associations, organizations
and private individuals, primarily with a focus on children and youth.

Important information about the accommodation
● 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 make
exceptions to accommodate people from the same country in the same room. The
rooms will be gender divided.
● We can’t arrange separate rooms for couples or make additional changes in the room
match.
● The rooms have bunk beds. Mattress, duvet and pillows are provided (bed linen
included). The participants must bring their own TOWELS and toiletries.
● Every room has its own bathroom.

Meals
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 to wash 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 Retteneg, only for the days of the activity (11.11 –
19.11.2022). In case of a longer stay there is no chance of reimbursement of travel costs.
You are not allowed to arrive after 11th of November or leave earlier than 19th of November.
Please keep in mind when booking the tickets. For any other questions consult with the group
leaders form sending NGO.
To apply, please fill in the application form on this LINK.
To download the complete project Infopack, click HERE.

SEE YOU IN AUSTRIA ☺

The Future is Digital
2022-11-19 08:00 - 2022-11-27 16:00
Participants: 8 per country (7 participants + 1 group leader)
Countries: Austria, Italy, Sweden, Serbia, Turkey and North Macedonia

Project Description
The main idea of this Youth exchange is to gather a young group of participants and to make them aware of the importance of technology, to become aware of the most needed digital skills in today, as well as to have the chance to learn how to be more competitive on the labor market, to get a chance to see and practice the basics of some skills and to The main idea of this project is to boost digital skills and soft skills of young people by engaging them in digital activities through the use of digital content and digital tools, which can only help one to grow and prosper in this world, which whether we like it or not is becoming more digital every day. Equipping young people with digital skills, in particular advanced digital skills, and providing them with entrepreneurship opportunities, will contribute to United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 8: achieving decent work for all and inclusive and sustainable economic growth. Also, 2 other reasons to develop this kind of project is:The EU market remains fragmented and insufficiently innovation-friendly. The demand for innovation exposes a critical gap: a lack of innovation skills, knowledge and training across most organizations.
Basic digital skills: These are skills required for nearly all jobs. They include web research, online communication, use of professional online platforms and digital financial services. Mid-level digital skills: These include digital graphic design and marketing, desktop publishing and social media management, both for job and entrepreneurship opportunities. Soft skills: These are skills necessary for effective collaboration in the digital economy. They include teamwork, leadership, communication and client focus, among others.
The project’s objectives are set as follows: To motivate people to learn, improve, or upgrade their digital skills for educational, job-seeking, or career advancement purposes. to learn basic, intermediate, and advanced digital skills, as well as soft skills To inspire participants to utilize digital technologies to express their creativity and to provide them room to transform their ideas into reality utilizing digital tools. To gain an understanding of the framework of digital competence and its relevance in today’s world. Encourage young people to accept change and learn how to adapt to it. To raise young people’s knowledge of the use of digital and social media as a tool for job recruitment. Develop practical WordPress abilities, design skills, and the ability to use a variety of online creative tools To develop materials to provide better motivation for young people through non-formal education, To connect technology and education process. To create positive motivational outcomes to support engagement, research, writing editing, and presentation of work. And give participants the opportunity to learn about diverse cultures and work in mixed cultural groups while improving their teamwork and leadership skills. Strengthen participants’ awareness of the Erasmus+ program and all its benefits, through the non-formal education process, and empower them to become engaged citizens and to explore other opportunities.
Participant profile
● 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;
● Age limit 18 – 25 years old, preferred;
● 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

Group leaders profile
● 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 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, especially to support their learning process and active participation, to organize and to implement evaluation meetings with participants, to support development follow-up activities.
There is no age limit set for group leaders.

Working method
● 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.
Accomodation and food

Accommodation and food are 100% covered by the Erasmus+ programme. The participants
will be lodged in “Die Lams” in Rettenegg, Austria. Rettenegg is a
small town located one and a half hour from Vienna and Graz, surrounded by mountains and
typical Austrian architecture. The facility is rented out to schools, associations, organizations
and private individuals, primarily with a focus on children and youth.

Important information about the accommodation
● The project will be held in “Die Lams” in Rettenegg.
● 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 make
exceptions to accommodate people from the same country in the same room. The
rooms will be gender divided.
● We can’t arrange separate rooms for couples or make additional changes in the room
match.
● The rooms have bunk beds. Mattress, duvet and pillows are provided (bed linen
included). The participants must bring their own TOWELS and toiletries.
● Every room has its own bathroom.

Meals
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 to wash 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 Retteneg, only for the days of the activity (19.11 – 27.11.2022). In case of a longer stay there is no chance of reimbursement of travel costs.
You are not allowed to arrive after 19th of November or leave earlier than 27th of November. Please keep in mind when booking the tickets. For any other questions consult with the group leaders form sending NGO.
To apply, please fill in the application form on this LINK.
The deadline for selecting participants is 17th of October . The deadline for buying tickets is 21st of October.
To download the complete project Infopack, click HERE.
HOW TO REACH THE VENUE
An invitation to try to travel mindfully – with no excess luggage and extra effort to store it. You’re welcome to use tips from EC: LINK
1. Fly to Vienna Airport
It is the closest airport to the venue. Flying to Bratislava is an alternative if you are arriving earlier. If landing in these airports, you will have to take a Bus, Metro or a Train to Vienna City Center
2. AT 20:00 Jump on a Private Bus to Rettenegg.
There will be an organized, private bus waiting for you at HBF Wien – Vienna Train Station (Maps location). The hosting organisation will provide the bus and share with you the exact location (all partners will get info for the location). The same bus will drop you off there at 09:00 am on the departure day.
NOTE: bus will leave at 20:00 sharp so make sure you are there on time. There is no other way to reach the venue. Same bus will drop you off at 09am.
If you are arriving from another place.

SEE YOU IN AUSTRIA ☺

One Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Countering Hate Speech Through Art
2023-04-21 18:00 - 2023-04-29 03:00
Participants: 8 per country (7 participants + 1 group leader)
Countries: Austria, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Romania, and Latvia
Project Description
We decided to carry out the project because young people expressed strong interest in the topic
of hate speech as one of the appealing issues that is strongly impacting them. In the process of
creating this application we discussed the topic and we agreed with our partners to use art as a
tool to fight online and offline hate speech. Why? Art can provide counter narratives against hate
speech; Art provides young people an opportunity to get involved and fully express themselves.
Art-based tools support the development of young people’s creativity and provide an
opportunity for different types of expressions e.g., through photos, theatre, or creative writing.
It means that young people can experience a variety of tools. Moreover, the tools can be based
even on using non-verbal communities e.g., theatre. It means that even for young people who
do not feel comfortable to fully use English there is an opportunity to express themselves and
with others their perceptions and opinions. And it aims to meet the following objectives:
● To encourage the participants to stand up against hate speech;
● To develop skills of the participants to recognize and address online and offline hate
speech;
● To raise participants intercultural competencies and make them aware of their own
stereotypes and prejudices;
● To increase competencies (knowledge, skills, attitude) of young people from participating
countries, directly involved participants, in the area of online and offline hate speech;
● To increase participant’s creative competencies by using art-based methods and tools
supporting young people direct involvement and developing their competencies;
● To raise knowledge of the participants on the Erasmus + Programme, non-formal learning,
YouthPass and to empower them to continue to be active in the field of international
youth work;
● To increase awareness of local communities of participating organizations on online and
offline hate speech through follow up activities in the form of interactive presentations
prepare and delivered by directly involved participants with the support of the group
leaders;
● To encourage young people who will be reached online through a series of 10 video
interviews with the participants of YE to fight online and offline hate speech and to get
involved in the Erasmus + Programme.
● To support creation of new project ideas, with a special focus on the KA 1, Erasmus +
Programme;

Participant profile
● Young people age 18 to 30;
● Strongly interested in the topic of online and offline hate speech;
● Looking for opportunities to increase their knowledge on the roots, consequences of
online and offline hate;
● To be able to increase their skills to recognize online and offline hate speech and to take
steps against it;
● Strong interest in art and arts-based tools and methods, be open to work on increasing
their creativity;
● Strong interest to explore the concept of non-formal education, to increase knowledge
and understanding of the YouthPass and the Erasmus + Programme;
● Motivation to work on new project ideas, visibility, and dissemination of products
including videos.

Group leaders profile
● 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 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, especially to support their learning process and active participation, to organize
and to implement evaluation meetings with participants, to support development follow-up
activities.
● There is no age limit set for group leaders.

Working method
● 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.
Accomodation and food

Accommodation and food are 100% covered by the Erasmus+ programme. The participants will
be lodged in “Die Lams” Rettenegg, Austria (Maps Link). Retteneg is a small
town located one and a half hour from Vienna and Graz, surrounded by mountains and typical
Austrian architecture. The facility is rented out to schools, associations, organizations and private
individuals, primarily with a focus on children and youth.
Important information about the accommodation
● During the activity participants will be accommodated in a room with 3-5 other people
from different countries.
● Each participant will have a roommate from a different country and we can’t make
exceptions to accommodate people from the same country in the same room. The
rooms will be gender divided.
● We can’t arrange separate rooms for couples or make additional changes in the room
match.
● The rooms have bunk beds. Mattress, duvet and pillows are provided (bed linen
included). The participants must bring their own TOWELS and toiletries.
● Every room has its own bathroom.
Meals
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 to wash 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 Rettenegg, only for the days of the activity (21.04 – 29.04.2023).
In case of a longer stay there is no chance of reimbursement of travel costs.
You are not allowed to arrive after 21st of April or leave earlier than 29th of April. Please keep
in mind when booking the tickets. For any other questions consult with the group leaders form
sending NGO.
HOW TO REACH THE VENUE
We are not able to reimburse missing tickets!!!
IMPORTANT: Travelling sometimes requires an additional day for catching a flight and
staying for an additional night at the city, where the airport is situated. We are aware of
such situations, but organizers can’t cover this cost, it is participants 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 Vienna Airport
It is the closest airport to the venue. Flying to Bratislava is an alternative if you are arriving
earlier. If landing in these airports, you will have to take a Bus, Metro or a Train to Vienna City Centre
2. At 20:00 Jump on a Private Bus to Rettenegg.
There will be an organized, private bus waiting for you at HBF Wien – Vienna Train Station
(https://goo.gl/maps/woF5oCxZJ1dJ6EEo7). The hosting organisation will provide the bus and
share with you the exact location (all partners will get info for the location). The same bus will
drop you off there at 09 am on the departure day.
NOTE: The bus will leave at 20:00 sharp so make sure you are there on time. There is no other way
to reach the venue. Same bus will drop you off at 09am.
If you are arriving from another place and not using the arranged transport please use the most
economical way of transport.
SEE YOU IN AUSTRIA ☺

European Human Library
2023-06-05 20:00 - 2023-06-13 05:00
Participants: 8 per country (7 participants + 1 group leader)
Countries: Austria, North Macedonia, Greece, Romania, Portugal, Poland and Lithuania
Project Description
Fighting discrimination, social exclusion, creating socially inclusive societies are one of the key
European priorities stated in strategic document Europe 2030 and reflected in various European
Programmes, including Erasmus+.
The idea for the youth exchange ‘European Human Library’ came up from young people
involved in local activities of the partners. This youth exchange is giving young people an
opportunity to strengthen their knowledge on social exclusion, discrimination, hate speech and
moreover providing young people a chance to learn about ‘human libraries’, way of addressing
stereotypes, prejudices and discrimination based on direct interaction among the visitors and
‘living books’ representing groups that are being stereotyped, discriminated and socially
excluded. Furthermore, the participants will have an opportunity during the exchange to
prepare and to realize ‘small’ human library-based event and they will be encouraged to share
their experiences with their organizations and peers.
Objectives of youth exchange ‘European Human Library’:
a) To develop participant’s competencies in the area of human rights education and the
methodology of human libraries;
b) to raise participant’s knowledge on the process of realization of human library as a way of
addressing stereotypes, prejudices and fighting discrimination;
c) to empower the participants to contribute to creating socially inclusive society through the
process of organizing ‘human library’ during the youth exchange;
d) to develop participants competences such as teamwork, leadership, communication,
presentation and to contribute to their personal and professional development;
e) to raise intercultural competencies of the participants by giving them an opportunity to
interact and work with young people coming from different European countries and also local
community from the hosting country;
f) to raise knowledge of the participants about Erasmus + Programme and its Key Action 1 and
to encourage the participants to take active part in the Programme.
g) to support creating network and partnerships between participating organizations, exchange
of good practices among participating countries related to human rights education, social
inclusion.

Participant profile
● Young people age 18 to 25; Newcomers to the Erasmus+ Programme;
● strongly interested in the issues tackle by youth exchange – discrimination, social
exclusion, hate speech and in exploring ways how to address;
● motivated to learn about human libraries, to transfer lessons learned in their
communities and to their peers and to take part in fighting social exclusion,
discrimination, hate speech;
● open to work in intercultural learning environment, to take part in individual
assignment, group works.

Group leaders profile
● 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 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, especially to support their learning process and active
participation, to organize and to implement evaluation meetings with participants, to
support development follow-up activities.
● There is no age limit set for group leaders.

Working method
● 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.

Accomodation and food

Accommodation and food are 100% covered by the Erasmus+ programme. The participants will
be lodged in “Die Lams” Rettenegg, Austria (Maps Link). Retteneg is a small
town located one and a half hour from Vienna and Graz, surrounded by mountains and typical
Austrian architecture. The facility is rented out to schools, associations, organizations and private
individuals, primarily with a focus on children and youth.
Important information about the accommodation
● During the activity participants will be accommodated in a room with 3-5 other people
from different countries.
● Each participant will have a roommate from a different country and we can’t make
exceptions to accommodate people from the same country in the same room. The
rooms will be gender divided.
● We can’t arrange separate rooms for couples or make additional changes in the room
match.
● The rooms have bunk beds. Mattress, duvet and pillows are provided (bed linen
included). The participants must bring their own TOWELS and toiletries.
● Every room has its own bathroom.
Meals
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 to wash 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 Rettenegg in “Die Lams”, only for the days of the activity (21.04 – 29.04.2023).
In case of a longer stay there is no chance of reimbursement of travel costs.
You are not allowed to arrive after 21st of April or leave earlier than 29th of April. Please keep
in mind when booking the tickets. For any other questions consult with the group leaders form
sending NGO.
HOW TO REACH THE VENUE
We are not able to reimburse missing tickets!!!
IMPORTANT: Travelling sometimes requires an additional day for catching a flight and
staying for an additional night at the city, where the airport is situated. We are aware of
such situations, but organizers can’t cover this cost, it is participants 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 Vienna Airport
It is the closest airport to the venue. Flying to Bratislava is an alternative if you are arriving
earlier. If landing in these airports, you will have to take a Bus, Metro or a Train to Vienna City Centre
2. At 20:00 Jump on a Private Bus to “Die Lams” – Rettenegg.
There will be an organized, private bus waiting for you at HBF Wien – Vienna Train Station
(https://goo.gl/maps/woF5oCxZJ1dJ6EEo7). The hosting organisation will provide the bus and
share with you the exact location (all partners will get info for the location). The same bus will
drop you off there at 09 am on the departure day.
NOTE: The bus will leave at 20:00 sharp so make sure you are there on time. There is no other way
to reach the venue. Same bus will drop you off at 09am.
If you are arriving from another place and not using the arranged transport please use the most
economical way of transport.
SEE YOU IN AUSTRIA ☺

Shakesperience: Theatre and drama to increase intercultural competencies
2023-06-14 20:00 - 2023-06-22 20:00
Participants: 8 per country (7 participants + 1 group leader)
Countries: Austria, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, Türkiye and Italy
Project Description
This youth exchange ‘Shakesperience: Theatre and drama to increase intercultural competencies’
aims to provide the newcomers their first opportunity to participate in the international activity,
to provide them a space to become self-confident, to get the experience of working with people
from other countries. Main tool of youth exchange will be a theatre because we believe that
theatre provides great opportunities to interact, to cooperate, to learn about each other.
Moreover, theatre can also be used without words. It means that people who do not feel
comfortable to talk in English can take part in theatre-based activities without having the extra
pressure of the communication, especially at the start of YE.
Overall, youth exchange ’Shakesperience: Theatre and drama to increase intercultural
competencies’ addresses following needs:
• the need to develop the self-confidence of young people, newcomers, to encourage to
interact and communicate with their peers coming from other countries;
• the need to develop intercultural competencies and intercultural understanding of young
people, newcomers, enabling them to effectively communicate and work with people
from other cultures;
• the need to break the circles of misunderstanding, discrimination, and negative
stereotypes to contribute to building a more cohesive and tolerant society;
• the need to advance creativity and communication competencies of young people and to
empower them through theatre to address the issues of discrimination, negative
stereotyping, and prejudices so present in our society.
In a way, to address the stereotypes and prejudices we set the following objectives:
• to bring together 56 participants, including 28 young people to empower them by using
theatre as a tool of intercultural learning;
• to include a minimum of 35 newcomers in the Erasmus + Programme from a total of 56
young people who will take part in YE;
• to provide the participants an opportunity to advance their intercultural competencies;
• to increase the self-confidence of the participants and to enable them to effectively
communicate and work with people coming from diverse cultural backgrounds:
• to address the topic of stereotypes and prejudices and to provide the participants an
opportunity to face their stereotypes and prejudices through theatre-based activities;
• to raise knowledge of the participants on the Erasmus + Programme, non-formal learning,
YouthPass and to empower them to be active in the field of international youth work;
• to prepare theatre evenings for hosting local communities reflecting the experiences of
the participants in the field of intercultural learning, addressing stereotypes and
prejudices.

Participant profile
● Young people age 18 to 30; Newcomers to the Erasmus+ Programme;
● Strong interest in art and arts-based tools and methods, be open to work on increasing
their creativity;
● Strong interest to explore the concept of non-formal education, to increase knowledge
and understanding of the YouthPass and the Erasmus+ Programme;
● Motivation to work on new project ideas, visibility, and dissemination of products
including videos.

Group leaders profile
● 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 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, especially to support their learning process and active participation, to organize
and to implement evaluation meetings with participants, to support development follow-up
activities.
● There is no age limit set for group leaders.

Working method
● 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.

Accomodation and food

Accommodation and food are 100% covered by the Erasmus+ programme. The participants will
be lodged in “Die Lams” Rettenegg, Austria (Maps Link). Retteneg is a small
town located one and a half hour from Vienna and Graz, surrounded by mountains and typical
Austrian architecture. The facility is rented out to schools, associations, organizations and private
individuals, primarily with a focus on children and youth.
Important information about the accommodation
● During the activity participants will be accommodated in a room with 3-5 other people
from different countries.
● Each participant will have a room-mate from a different country and we can’t make
exceptions to accommodate people from the same country in the same room. The
rooms will be gender divided.
● We can’t arrange separate rooms for couples or make additional changes in the room
match.
● The rooms have bunk beds. Mattress, duvet and pillows are provided (bed linen
included). The participants must bring their own TOWELS and toiletries.
● Every room has its own bathroom.
Meals
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 to wash 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 Rettenegg in “Die Lams”, only for the days of the activity (21.04 – 29.04.2023).
In case of a longer stay there is no chance of reimbursement of travel costs.
You are not allowed to arrive after 21st of April or leave earlier than 29th of April. Please keep
in mind when booking the tickets. For any other questions consult with the group leaders form
sending NGO.
HOW TO REACH THE VENUE
We are not able to reimburse missing tickets!!!
IMPORTANT: Travelling sometimes requires an additional day for catching a flight and
staying for an additional night at the city, where the airport is situated. We are aware of
such situations, but organizers can’t cover this cost, it is participants 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 Vienna Airport
It is the closest airport to the venue. Flying to Bratislava is an alternative if you are arriving
earlier. If landing in these airports, you will have to take a Bus, Metro or a Train to Vienna City Centre
2. At 20:00 Jump on a Private Bus to “Die Lams” – Rettenegg.
There will be an organized, private bus waiting for you at HBF Wien – Vienna Train Station
(https://goo.gl/maps/woF5oCxZJ1dJ6EEo7). The hosting organisation will provide the bus and
share with you the exact location (all partners will get info for the location). The same bus will
drop you off there at 09 am on the departure day.
NOTE: The bus will leave at 20:00 sharp so make sure you are there on time. There is no other way
to reach the venue. Same bus will drop you off at 09am.
If you are arriving from another place and not using the arranged transport please use the most
economical way of transport.
SEE YOU IN AUSTRIA ☺

"CalmUnity: Transforming Conflict Together"
2024-06-02 - 2024-06-10
Project Dates: 02-10.06.2024. with travel days included. (02 is the arrival day and 10 is the departure day)
Project Location: Rettenegg, Austria
Profile of participants: Young individuals between the ages of 18 to 25 years old, able to communicate in the English language; Show a strong interest in the theme of the project: dealing with conflict constructively for a more tolerant and inclusive Europe; motivated to work in an international team.
Profile of group leaders: 18+ years old with experience in the Erasmus+ Programme projects. Group leaders will attend preparatory meetings before the youth exchange, and should be able to facilitate some of the sessions.
Number of participants: 48 in total (7 participants + 1 group leader per country).
Deadline for selecting participants: 30.04.2024.

"Mindful Media: Shaping Youth Wellbeing"
2024-06-10 - 2024-06-18
The title of the project is: “Mindful Media: Shaping Youth Wellbeing”
Here are the technicalities of the project:
· Project Dates: 10.-18.6.2024. with travel days included.
· Project Location: Rettenegg, Austria
· Profile of participants: Young individuals between the ages of 18 to 25 years old, able to communicate in the English language, enabling them to engage in activities actively; Exhibit a strong interest in the central theme of the project: mindful social media usage, the impact of media on the mental health of youth; motivated to work in an international team.
· Profile of group leaders: 18+ years old with experience in the Erasmus+ Programme projects. Group leaders will attend preparatory meetings before the youth exchange, and should be able to facilitate some of the sessions.
· Number of participants: 56 in total (6 participants + 1 group leader per country).
· Deadline for selecting participants: 30.04.2024.
· Please check the info pack regarding this since the original budget is deducted – there is organized transportation from Viena to Rettenegg and back.
· Application form: You can use your own application form or you can use ours and we will send you the responses.
· Application form link: https://forms.gle/4SYiHQBiydTakTrh9
· Infopack of the project: https://shorturl.at/dklsX

ENGLISCH SUMMER CAMP
2025-07-07 07:30 - 2025-07-11 15:30
