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THINK GLOBAL, ACT LOCALInternational youth project in Europe and Latin America
PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES
Luxembourg United Kingdom Poland
Guatemala Dominican Republic Chile
COORDINATING ORGANISATIONTOGETHER
Pan-European network of youth organisations
Promoting youth participation, European citizenship, volunteering, international mobility and intercultural learning
Main activities International youth exchanges European voluntary service Training courses and seminars for
youth NGOs and young leaders Youth democracy projects Meetings between young people and decision-
makers
OUR PARTNER ORGANISATIONS
Guatemala - Asociación Pro Paz Guatemala Chile - Fundación Estudio para un Hermano
Educere Dominican Republic - Esquadron de Rescate
de la Parroquia Poland - Europejskie Forum Mlodziezy United Kingdom - Together United Kingdom
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT To promote awareness among
young people and general public about global challenges and the Millennium Development Goals
To empower young people, particularly young people with fewer opportunities, and give them tools and opportunities for active participation in facing global challenges
To promote active citizenship of young people and specifically their global responsibility
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT II
To promote mobility of young people from different countries and to foster mutual understanding between young people in different countries
To foster capacity-buildings of youth NGOs active in the field of global challenges and facilitate exchange of experience and good practices between them
To create a network of organisations with a common philosophy and aims and sustainable partnership leading to further follow-up projects
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT III
To contribute to development of youth policies and youth work in relation to young people and global challenges
To involve in the project young people with fewer opportunities and emphasize their role in helping to overcome global problems
To increase employability and promote entrepreneurship of young people through concrete projects and activities in this field
ACTIVITIES
Kick-off Meeting in Guatemala Regular meeting of National Project Teams Seminar and Study Visit in Dominican
Republic Local pilot projects Online workshops through video conferences Job shadowing Evaluation meeting in Luxembourg Evaluation conference in Oxford Interactive international exhibition Promotion and visibility campaign
KICK-OFF MEETING IN GUATEMALA
December 2010 official opening of the project a chance for representatives of the groups
and NGOs to meet and discuss about all the activities of the project
Building a sustainable network of youth organisations
Press conference, meetings with political representatives, NGOs, institutions, local authorities, etc.
NATIONAL PROJECT TEAMS
Groups of 10-20 young „global ambassadors“
Mostly young people with fewer opportunities, coming from vulnerable backgrounds
Meeting regularly every month
Discussing about global challenges and ways how young people can face them
Preparing local pilot projects under the supervision of an experienced coach
SEMINAR AND STUDY VISIT IN CHILE April 2010 Young „global ambassadors“ will discuss and
reflect about their perception of global challenges, exchange their experience with this field and receive input from experts in different fields
Concrete examples of projects, organisations and good practices in Chile
Meetings with local NGOs, political representatives
LOCAL PILOT PROJECTS Projects initiated and
implemented by young people themselves in every country
Centered around five action days: May 21 - World Day for Cultural
Diversity for Dialogue and Development
June 5 - World Environment Day August 12 - International Youth
Day September 21 - International
Day of Peace October 17 - International Day
for the Eradication of Poverty
ONLINE VIDEO CONFERENCES
Regular online workshops about sustainable development, environmental problems, intercultural dialogue, poverty and social exclusion, gender equality, etc.
An opportunity for young people from the six countries to meet regularly, exchange their experience and evaluate the activities of the project
JOB SHADOWING
Possibility for the young „global ambassadors“ to spend three weeks working in a partner NGO in another country of Europe or Latin America
Opportunity for exchange of experience and good practices as well as intercultural learning
EVALUATION MEETING IN LUXEMBOURG
Eight-days-long seminar in Luxembourg that will bring together young representatives from all the national project teams to present the results of the project, evaluate them and reflect about the learning process and further follow-up
EVALUATION CONFERENCE IN OXFORD
Following right after the Evaluation Meeting in Luxembourg
During three days in Oxford, participants will have a chance to present the results of their pilot activities to the world’s prominent academics, political representatives and other guests
Interesting synergy between formal and non-formal education
PROMOTION CAMPAIGN AND VISIBILITY The project will be very visible both in Europe
and Latin America We will create a database of 3000
stakeholders in the field of youth policy We will organise a number of press
conference, public presentations, meetings with political representatives
Internet portal about youth participation in facing global challenges
Interactive international exhibition at the end of the project
Publication about young people and global challenges, in co-operation with Oxford experts
MORE INFORMATION
Luc Wendling
+33 (668) 15 28 27
Jiri Peterka
+420 776 583450
WWW.NETWORK-TOGETHER.EU
