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CALL FOR PARTNERS
YOUTH EXCHANGE
“ZERO WASTE - IT'S TIME FOR PRACTICE”
ROMANIA
SEPTEMBER 2014
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
As European society has grown wealthier it has created more and more rubbish. Each year in the European Union
alone we throw away 3 billion tons of waste - some 90 million tons of it hazardous, according to Eurostat statistics. It
is clear that treating and disposing of all this material - without harming the environment - becomes a major
headache.
Improved waste management is an essential element in efforts to make Europe more resource efficient. One key
means of achieving that is by shifting waste management up the waste hierarchy. "Zero Waste - it's time for practice"
is a youth exchange that will focus on this issue, serving as a good platform to share knowledge and good practice
examples among young people across Europe.
"Zero Waste - it's time for practice" aims to empower the young people to apply the Zero Waste principles in their
everyday life, thus becoming active European citizens in shaping the European future. The youth exchange will take
place in an extraordinary place in Romania - the Danube Delta, which is famous for unique biodiversity and a great
mosaic of ethnic and religious groups. The young people will experience various outdoor activities in the heart of
nature, and will explore the intercultural diversity and tolerance within their group and the local community.
OBJECTIVES
- To increase the Waste Hierarchy knowledge level of the target group
- To facilitate the exchange of the Zero Waste best practices of the target group
- To develop competencies in using the Zero Waste techniques of the target group
- To foster enterprising initiative in applying the Zero Waste concept in everyday life of the target group
ACTIVITIES
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Workshops on making handmade recycled paper
Workshops on making new objects out of old ones
Workshops on composting
Observing flora and fauna in the Danube Delta
Outdoor movie screening
Discussions with experts on the Zero Waste concept in Europe
Making the Zero Waste guide
Erasmus+
ACTIVITY DURATION
11 days (excluding arrival and departure)
ELIGIBLE PARTNER COUNTRIES
8 Programme countries: Member states of European Union, Norway, Lichtenstein, Turkey, Iceland, Switzerland and
Croatia
PARTICIPANTS & SELECTION CRITERIA
32 participants aged between 20-25 and 1 team leader per organisation with no age limit, gender balanced.
Total 40 participants.
Profile of participants:
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Good knowledge of English language;
Concerned with environment protection;
Being able to attend full duration of the youth exchange.
CONDITIONS
The project is aimed to get funding from the Youth in Action programme of European Union. Therefore,
accommodation and food will be fully covered by the grant, and organisers will reimburse 70% of the travel
costs to the venue and back.
The organisers will provide no health insurance, therefore each participant will have to get insured by own
costs.
COORDINATING ORGANISATION & CONTACT DETAILS
Name of the organization: YAY (Youth Around Youth)
Contact Person: Daniela Cibotari
E-mail: [email protected]
DEADLINE AND DOCUMENTS
The partner identification form should be sent to the organisers until September 26th 2013 via email to
[email protected].
Partnership agreements will be sent to the partners for signature and stamp by September 27th 2013.