WE ARE WHAT WE EAT! The Youth Forum of Odorhei (Romania) is looking for partners for youth exchange Partners needed: from EU Program Countries (please note that we already have partners from Turkey, Italy and Greece) Activity type: ERASMUS+ Youth Exchange – 4th of February deadline Project title: We are what we eat! Exchange period July 2015 Place Odorheiu Secuiesc, Harghita County, Romania How to apply: fill the partner organization form with the pic number and all the fields required and send it to [email protected] Deadline to apply: 25th of January Project description Food is one of human beings’ favourite obsessions. Most people spend a great deal of time physically and mentally preoccupied with food: we organize and prepare meals, we daydream about what’s for lunch or dinner… And we eat, sometimes a lot… Beyond simply an enjoyable, necessary human pastime, though, eating has important implications for how we think of ourselves, and how we relate to the larger cultures of which we are part in Europe. Which foods people prefer is connected obviously not only with what grows well in a particular place, but also with culture, tradition or rituals, even scarcity and rarity of some foods. The important question is how we can discover ourselves by the food we are eating? How can we discover at the same time the benefits of the healthy lifestyle and the connection between the modern and the traditional food from some European countries? What specific cultural assumptions are reflected in the ways that people eat in Europe? How do eating practices reflect our cultural differences? How do our own eating patterns reflect the various cultures of which we are part of? These are the main questions which led us, the Youth Forum of Odorhei to apply for the 4th of February dead-line with an Erasmus+ project to introduce youth into the culture of food and traditional meals from Europe, both for intercultural dialogue and multicultural learning purposes, communication and motivation for a healthy lifestyle among the local communities from where we came from. The overall objective of the project is to organize a 7 day long exchange program in Transylvania (Romania) which consists of various thematic workshops, reflection groups, project planning and language learning sessions etc. There will be indoor and outdoor activities, intercultural dialogue sessions, cultural presentations of each partner promoters and leisure activities among others. Each activity will be based on non-formal education methods. Furthermore the aim of the youth exchange will be to facilitate the personal development of the participants. Beside the regular activities of the youth exchange the participants will also have chances to learn about one anothers culture, and to develop themselves in the areas of the eight key competencies of lifelong learning process. During this partnership we are counting strongly on the power of intercultural dialogue and the multicultural learning process, the good communication between various youth groups and – last but not least – on the strong motivation of us for working in the benefits of our local European communities from where we came. If our project proposal will be a winner – and why not believe that this idea is a good one, which will be much appreciated by the European decision makers – we will have one week to visit among other interesting places form Harghita County (Romania) the milk factory, farms with herbals and veggies, traditional bakeries and a lot of visits of other unique locations. During the program we will have language lessons, intercultural evenings, training sessions and workshops, folk dances, sports activities and so on. Partners profile - non-profit organizations/informal groups working with young people - non-profit organizations/informal groups able to send 6 participants (gendered balanced group) that fit the profile bellow Participants profile - aged between 18-30 - open-minded and open to new challenges with good communication skills - able and willing to actively participate in all the planned activities during the project cycle and more importantly after that - English speakers on medium or high level Conditions Accommodation, meals and activity costs will be financed 100% through the European Commission’s Erasmus+ Program. IMPORTANT! Each partner will have to agree regarding the new Erasmus + financial regulations! Travel costs will be reimbursed according to the Erasmus+ rules (Youth Exchanges). Somogyi Attila project manager Youth Forum of Odorhei Europe Direct Centre Harghita
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