Call for participants at “From ME to WE” – Youth Exchange

Background of the project

“From ME to WE” is a 7 days Youth Exchange, that will take place in Zebegeny, Budapest, Hungary from 18-25 August 2019!

The youth exchange will bring together 20 participants from 4 countries for 7 days, in which they will develop skills and gain competences to make their voice heard by the tools of art and design.

The participants will work in groups, sharing their ideas and views, learning methods of design thinking,  and creating a project together in the topic of Diversity. Would you like to learn about “design thinking” in a practical way? What kind of community would you create around yourself? Are you interested in creativity and design? Are you interested in the topic of migration or have a migrant background yourself? Join us to create a community in FROM ME TO WE – DESIGNING COMMUNITY.

You can find videos from the previous years here and here

The Exchange 

The main objective of the exchange is to provide a platform for young people, coming from very different background for learning through creativity and art, and gaining new skills to share their meaningful message by the tools of creativity and design.

The target group of this exchange is unique: the participants are partly young refugees or migrants living in Europe, and partly youth, who are citizens of a European or an Eastern Partnership country. The exchange is based mainly on practical methods – creating together artistic and design products while discussing cultural diversity of Europe, different realities in different countries providing a safe environment for intercultural exchange. 

The objectives:

• using design thinking and creative approach
• improving self-expression, self-representation, problem-solving
• empowering young migrants and refugees to have better access to the European society
• encouraging participants to take responsibilities, to make decisions, to unleash their talents and help them to gain self-confidence
• developing a critical view of social issues in Europe, drawing their own conclusions based on personal encounters and experiences instead

Financial conditions

All essential costs of the program in Hungary (including food, travel costs, accommodation) will be covered through a project. MAximum travel costs for Bulgarian participants is 270 EUR.

The accommodation is at an old art campsite, with wooden bungalows – very simple accommodation in an amazing environment.

Application

If you are 18-25 years old and live in Bulgaria and you think this opportunity is for you, join us and fill in the application form! 

In addition to the application form, please send us a motivation letter (in English) to our email: trainings@cvs-bg.org

Deadline for submission: 10th of July 2019

Contact

If you have any questions regarding the project and your application, don’t hesitate to contact us at trainings@cvs-bg.org. Please write your e-mails in English, because our english speaking volunteer from Portugal – Hugo will read your questions and support you in the process.

We are looking forward to receive your application!