The “Youth photo games” project took place between the 1st  and 9th June, 2012 in Novi Sad in Serbia,  It was a project of Youth in Action Program. We have been chosen by MUYA- Malta Unesco Youth Association to participate in this project.


The main aim of the project was to promote voluntarism and Social inclusion and to learn how to do creative photography.
The Training Course “Youth Photo Games“ offered  us new art techniques and learning methods for improving inclusion of excluded groups of youth with psychological problems – mental health problems. Also by promotion youth voluntarism and photo activities, we were able to use those learning methods in everyday work with excluded youth including them in active local community life. 

The Project was held in English Language and 2 participants from 15 different countries between the age of 16 and 35 years of age were eligible to participate. The participating counties were Serbia, Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Germany, Croatia, Italy, Macedonia, Malta, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Spain, Turkey and Ukraine. 
The course was funded 100% for food and accommodation and 70% of travel costs by European social fund.

The course consisted of basic knowledge of city and nature photography. We also had a workshop on photobatik, post production of photos and night photography. As part of the project we organised an exhibition in the main gallery of the city.

We had intercultural evenings and a VMO fair in which each country had promotional material from the organisation they represent . On different occasion we  had discussion about human rights and anti discrimination topics. We also  held discussions on how to develop strategies to enhance youth work by art photography, and how to prepare a project proposal for future training.

At the end of training all participants shared contact details, photos and information about different organisations and some countries even invited us for more projects that will be organised next year. 
 
 
Seminar: TOOL FAIR VII 2012 - Poland
19-23 November 2012 | Poland

The 7th edition of the Tool Fair gives you possibility to experience a unique combination of “laboratory” and “market” and to discover tools for learning developed under the Youth in Action programme. The 7th the Tool Fair takes place in Poland.

The Tool Fair VII will put a special stress on the education paradigm between formal and non-formal education and also on the future EU programme for young people. Thus, you will have an exceptional possibility to take part in an event combining the atmosphere of a 16th century renaissance castle hosting the Tool Fair VII with the tools that will help shape the EU youth policy of tomorrow.

Aim:
The Tool Fair VII aims to contribute not only to the learning outcomes of each individual participant but also to the quality of tools and learning processes at European level, complementing the SALTO-YOUTH Toolbox for Training and Youth Work (http://www.salto-youth.net/tools/toolbox) and various publications, in coherence with the European Training Strategy.

Training overview:
This Seminar is for 120 participants from NEIGHBOURING PARTNER COUNTRIES, YOUTH IN ACTION PROGRAMME COUNTRIES and recommended for Youth workers, Trainers, Youth leaders, Project managers

Working language(s): English

Organizer: Polish National Agency of the Youth in Action Programme, SALTOs (National Agency)

Target group:
Educational practitioners in European youth field: trainers, youth workers and youth leaders, youth project managers, NA representatives, youth policy makers etc active in the youth field in general and more specifically within the Youth in Action Programme. We welcome participants who have created a tool for learning and/or are willing to share and further develop their tools –together with colleagues- during the Tool Fair.

This year we also invite those who realize projects in the frame of the Lifelong Learning Programme using methods of non-formal education. Such a trans-sectoral approach will result in exciting mutual learning effects and will for sure constitute a source of great inspiration for all participants involved. Please feel welcome and share with others your tools!

Apply online: http://www.salto-youth.net/tools/european-training-calendar/training/tool-fair-vii-2012-poland.2596/

Deadline: 10 September 2012

Applications submitted are open also for residents of the Maltese Islands who are active in a group of young people and/or NGO. A co-funding element of €10 applies for selected participants

Members of the organisation who apply for this training course are kindly requested to inform Malta UNESCO Youth Association by email on info@muya.info

 

 
 
24-28 October 2012 | Waterman Youth Centre in Brussels, Belgium - FR

Giving a strong positive first experience of international youth projects to motivate the participants to use the Youth in Action Programme. Appetiser aims to give a strong positive first experience of international youth work and motivate participants to use the “Youth in Action” Programme.

This aim summarises the entire idea of the seminar – to give a feeling, what it means to work with young people in an international setting. Leaving all explanations and knowledge aside it is about giving a space for participants to explore the advantage of “internationality” themselves.

“Appetiser” is designed according to the following objectives:
• To taste non-formal and intercultural learning 
• To enjoy the first intercultural youth project experience
• To exchange local youth activities in the international context
• To explore possibilities of support available for international youth activities offered by the Youth programme
• To analyse examples of qualitative youth projects supported by the “Youth in Action” programme
• To see how to benefit from international context in participants local work practice.

Training overview

This Training course is for 30 participants from Austria, Belgium - FR, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom
and recommended for
Youth workers, Youth leaders, Project managers

Working language(s):
English

Organizer:
BIC, YIA NA French speaking community of Belgium (National Agency)

For more information and to apply click on: http://www.salto-youth.net/tools/european-training-calendar/training/appetiser-in-belgium-an-introduction-to-international-youth-work.2494/ 

Deadline to Apply: 15 June 2012

Members of the organisation applying to this project are kindly requested to inform Malta UNESCO Youth Association on info@muya.info

The network of National Agencies for "Youth in Action" organises severl Appetiser TCs per year. Youll find an overview at http://www.salto-youth.net/Appetiser/