The project “LEADER” aims to enhance natural resources through: sustainable environmental management and development of rural areas. This project will also follow the creation of a historical consciousness of rural areas, in a logic participation of European integration by bringing together many young people from different countries and cultures to confront this issue, always focusing on enhancing their personal and professional skills in acquisition of transversal skills for personal development and subsequent integration in the labor market. The future of rural areas is a current concern and transcends national borders. The project stems from several discussions in several EU institutions which were put into action since 1991. In this period, the LEADER program was created for the promotion and development of rural areas, based on a territorial approach to rural development through the application of decentralized procedures, both relation to decision-making and in financial management. It is intended that the activities during this project occur in rural areas, contributing to the effective development of youth activities and to improve the organization of civil society capacity and the immediate the local community in the participants’ own countries.
Interested applicants are to fill the participation form, here Please specify name of project when applying. Deadlines for applications forms is 17th June.
The project is targeted to youths who are currently not in employment or in education. The topic of the exchange is gender equality and the importance of providing men and women the same opportunities and access to education, healthcare, work distribution, participation, decision-making and security. This will benefit society as a whole. The exchange will take place in Alqueva, a small village near the dam with the same name and 32 participants will take part in the project from 5 different countries.
Interested applicants are to fill the participation form. Deadlines for participation forms: Youth Leaders are to apply by the 17th June; Participants are to apply by the 30th June. Participation form accessible through here
'Mind your body' deals with the topic of healthy lifestyle, sports, dealing with stress and time managment. Young people will recognize the meaning and influence of healthy lifestyle on physical health and general well-being. Results of the project include 1) A ZINE of healthy recepies you can cook in less than 20 minutes (2) Preparation of a VIDEO with exercises (30) VEGE-FESTIVAL as a final event (4) Seven days WORKOUT challenge in the local enviorment. The activites will be diverse and spread over the whole day from morning to evening. Participants will get the chance to meet people from abroad, enjoy their national evenings, achieve daily challenges, enjoy sports and become more confident, learn how to deal with stress and how to organize time and mostly – have fun!
Interested applicants are to fill the participation form by Friday 18th of May
The project 'Creativity UK 4 – Unity through Creativity' is the 4th edition of Creativity Youth Exchange. The project will be held at Fairplay House, Wickham Bishops, Essex, UK and will group 63 young people from all over Europe. This year’s theme is EQUALITY. The theme will be examined through workshops in music, fashion, dance, drama, video & photography and arts and crafts. There will also be a possibility for some young people and leaders to work in the ‘Creativity News Team’ to create a daily record of the exchange.
Interested applicants are to fill the participation form by Friday 18th of May
Training course for youth workers to discover their element, passions, dreams and learning how to support and empower young people to find their passions, dreams and professional path. For that we shall focus especially on developing understanding and practical tools related to two major areas: 1) Personal competences: self awareness (learning style, personal development), self-regulation (self-control, adaptability, innovation), self-motivation (achievement drive, commitment) 2) Social competences: empathy (understanding others) and social skills (communication, conflict management, leadership, collaboration and cooperation, team capabilities).
Email Ms. Maxine for participation forms that need to be submitted by Friday 23rd February 2018.
Storytelling is a great way to learn a lot about ourselves, to understand better the nature of “identity” and to get in touch with our surroundings. We will focus on the topic of social exclusion and social inclusion and we will explore it with non-formal methods involving lots of creativity, simulation, debates, team work, acting, crafting and music.If you’d like to learn about the Hungarian countryside, meet old villagers, inspiring people from abroad lots of farm animals, if you are searching for your story or you want to share it: Your place is here!
Email Ms. Maxine for participation forms that need to be submitted by Friday 23rd February 2018. Name: Lead the Ship Dates: 6th to 13th February Type: Mobility of Youth KA1 Erasmus+ Participants needed: 3 participants (minimum 18 years old) Location: Olomouc, Czech Republic Costs: Travel costs covered up to a limit of 275€. Food and accommodation 100% free. Membership fee of 5 EUR for non-members. Participation fee Malta - €10 Host Organisation: Vivid Countries Participating: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Spain Project Description: Do you believe that success and sustainability of NGO’s are strongly connected to efficient leadership? Would you like to learn more about a concept of the leader? And would you like to discuss and share your ideas with people from across Europe? We are looking for youth workers and youth leaders, who want to share their passion, motivation and knowledge with others and want to learn in the same way. Participants should be involved in youth sector or some active citizenship projects and they should have a motivation to accomplish their goals. Experience in leading the group(s) of people is very welcome. With this project, we aim to walk the way towards professionalism in order to sustain and deliver - we can cooperate together, strengthen our partnerships, learn through each other, share practices, disseminate results and build in bigger picture. Focus is put to exercise leadership methods and improve techniques in order to successfully lead the group of workers, volunteers and participants on the field of active participation within their local communities, where motivation clearly is not driven by money or other corporate sphere success measures, but more likely by values, passion and believes. Email maxine@muya.info for more information and application forms which must be submitted by the 2nd January 2018.   Name: “Film me: Inclusion”
Dates: 10 December – 17 December (8 Days) Type: Mobility of Youth KA1 Erasmus+ Participants needed: 4 participants (18 -25 years old) and 1 group leader (no age limit) Location: Sopron, Hungary Costs: Travel costs covered up to a limit of 275€. Food and accommodation 100% free. Membership fee of 5 EUR for non-members. Participation fee Malta - €10 Host Organisation: Mozgóképmás Egyesület Countries Participating: Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Malta, Portugal, Turkey, Serbia and Spain Project Description: Reducing the barriers to inclusion requires integrated effort across government and non-government agencies at all levels, horizontally and vertically, influencing policy and practice through direct links to individual experience. Organizations from all sectors could build the bridges, required to support community participation, active citizenship and build social capital. The working methods include practical workshops on the basics of creating short movies, writing a script, filming on location, acting, editing materials etc. Also, the working methods include many non-formal learning activities for more in-depth grasping of the problem of social inclusion. The project design first would prepare the participants with their own attitudes and opinions, and afterwards would film what they have attained. Participants would also be welcomed to use their own footage material if that contributes to their creativity idea and contributes to their creativity processes for making short movies on the theme of social exclusion. Email maxine@muya.info for participation forms that need to be submitted by Friday 15 September ’17.
Project Description: The idea came about due to the fact that obesity rates are by far a concern in these countries, as stated by Eurostat news release 203/2016, including a 26% obesity rate in Malta, the largest of the European Union. Furthermore, non EU-members such as Turkey and Georgia, show even higher rates of obesity. The participating network of organizations has aims to develop skills and knowledge of participants, raise awareness and give them a chance to discuss issues that really affect them throughout their current lifestyles, and therefore might create illusionary walls in achieving the scope of this project. Therefore, we intend to find ways to overcome these walls.
Email Maxine for participation forms that need to be submitted by Tuesday 11th July 2017.
Project Description: The Youth Exchange "Beyond Borders" aims at coexistence and interaction of people with or without disabilities, by actively participating in an organized educational, recreational and cultural program. The aim of the project is for young people with or without disabilities to meet, exchange ideas, explore diversity. Participants will actively participate in an educational programme which will incorporate the principles of non-formal and informal learning. The participants of "Beyond Borders" will have the unique opportunity to coexist and participate in joint activities with people with disabilities, gaining experience and developing skills not only related to empathy, awareness of disability issues, but also social, communicative and artistic skills.
Email Maxine for participation forms that need to be submitted by Tuesday 25th July 2017.
Description: The aim of Healthy for Life 3rd Edition is to raise awareness about the importance of including sports and other outdoor recreational activities in the daily life of young people, highlighting their positive impact for a healthy lifestyle. For this particular aspect non-formal education methods will be used in a multicultural context and practical activities through which young people can learn by experimenting. The methods used will include teambuilding, acting, interactive presentation research, analyzes, group work, workshops, video making. Participants will have the chance to explore our mountains through hiking (at least 2 days) and engage in adventure activities with trained specialists (zip-line, adventure park with ropes, etc).
Email maxine@muya.info for application forms
Description: The project stems from a desire to experiment and promote an inclusive dimension of sport capable of overcoming physical and cultural barriers and stimulating cooperation among young Europeans. The participants of this exchange will deepen topics such as healthy lifestyle and healthy eating and will try out some sports possibilities, including, compare the attitude towards sports and exercise in their countries of origin and the possibilities for practicing sports for all; In this way they will be able to raise social awareness about the importance of a healthy lifestyle and to spread the practice of sport, including the dissemination of European values of equality, non-discrimination, tolerance and solidarity, acting to promote international cooperation and the exchange of good practices. The STOP youth exchange aims to use sport as a tool capable of promoting youth development.
Email maxine@muya.info for participation forms that need to be submitted by Friday 12 May ‘17. Name: “Accept me, accept my culture” Dates: 10 May – 18 May 2017 (8 days) Type: Erasmus+ (KA1 – Youth Exchange) Participants needed: 5 participants + 1 group leader Age: 18 - 25 Location: Kranj, Slovenia Costs: Travel costs covered up to a limit of 170€. Food and accommodation 100% free. Membership fee of 5 EUR for non-members. Participation fee host organisation - €15. Participation fee Malta - €10 Host Organisation: Klub študentov Kranj Countries Participating: Croatia, Germany, Slovenia and Malta Sending Organisation: Malta UNESCO Youth Association Description: The aim of the project is to enable young people to explore aspects of the project’s participants cultures, their differences and similarities. This will be done through games, debates, workshops and discussions. The main activity during the project will be working in groups in order to create games that will be based on the individuals’ childhood games and which are present in all the participating countries. Games represent the start of a child’s learning and this represents various aspects of culture, behavior and rules of individual participants and nations. The games will be presented at a festival in Kranj, which will be part of Youth Week. Throughout the whole activity, participants will gain work experience, improve their communication in a foreign language, and increase a sense of initiative and cultural awareness. The project will also offer an insight into digital journalism and article-writing tailored to certain communication channels. The mentor for this activity will be a youth trainer and journalism graduate with several years of experience in digital marketing. Participants will also have time to explore the town and to be involved in the lively and diverse programme of the Youth Week festival. Email maxine@muya.info for participation forms that need to be submitted by Sunday 12 March ‘17.   MUYAs next challenge is blood donation! That's Right! We will be meeting all together in a joint effort to donate some blood which serves as a life line for those in need. So join us on Saturday the 5th of November in this good cause at "Ċentru ta' l-Għotja tad-Demm, Pjazza San Luqa, G'Mangia. MSD 1010"  Name: “Fate or Negligence”
Dates: 23 June – 7 July 2016 (15 days) Type: Erasmus+ (KA1 – Youth Exchange) Participants needed: 8 participants Age: 18 - 25 Location: Trabzon, Turkey Costs: Travel costs covered up to a limit of 270€. Food and accommodation 100% free. 30 EUR Participation fee + Membership fee of 5 EUR for non-members. Host Organisation: FuturEurope – Shokkin Group Turkey Countries Participating: Turkey, Romania, Spain, Malta and Lithuania Sending Organisation: Malta UNESCO Youth Association Project Description: The project will address the issue of workplace accident. Participants will approach workplace accidents with a wider perspective by interrogating reasons and outcomes of accidents, examining what precautions can be taken to prevent accidents and exploring which parties can take responsibility. Various activities will enable participants to examine different dimensions of workplace accidents which will in turn help participants raise awareness about this topic in their home country. The youth exchange will also include trips to historical and natural places, cultural nights, party nights and much more. Email maxine@muya.info for participation forms that need to be submitted by Sunday 8th May '16  Name: „From Forming till Performing in International Environment”
Dates: 3rd – 11th May 2016 (9 days) Type: Erasmus+ (KA1 – Youth Exchange) Participants needed: 5 participants + 1 leader Age: 18 - 30 Location: Matīši, Latvia Costs: Travel costs covered up to a limit of 270€. Food and accommodation 100% free. 10 EUR Participation fee + Membership fee of 5 EUR for non-members. Host Organisation: Domāts – Darīts Countries Participating: Latvia, Turkey, Italy, Malta and Portugal Sending Organisation: Malta UNESCO Youth Association Project Description: „From Forming till Performing in International Environment” is a 9-day YE on entrepreneurial and social skills. The participants will be divided in small international teams to work on real performance of projects. In this way they will experience growth throughout the project development, mainly - forming, storming, norming and performing. Furthermore, in order to facilitate participant performance methods such as team building activities, coaching instruments, retrospectives, discussions and other informal educational methods will be used. The main aim of the project is to make youth aware about achieving a high performance team, through two main channels: becoming more self aware about ones capability within a team and on the other hand coming to the realization on how a group atmosphere makes one become a better team player. Kindly send an email to thelma@muya.info for participation forms that need to be submitted by Saturday 2 April.  The Malta UNESCO Youth Association would like to invite you for our Annual General Meeting which will take place on the 7th of April 2016 at 18:30 at the University of Malta Common Room (Msida).
Below find a link to the agenda of the AGM and the MUYA statute and means to access last year's AGM Minutes. It is appreciated if you inform the Secretary General about your attendance by the 7th of April. There are two important procedures to be communicated prior to the AGM. 1. Elections This year we will have five posts in the Committee up for elections: 1) President (2 years) 2) International Officer (2 years) 3) Public Relations Officer (2 years) 3) Member of Committee (2 years) 5) Secretary General (co-option for 1 year) The nominations and applications for the vacant posts accompanied by a short motivation letter are to be sent to the President and the Secretary General by 1st of April to info@muya.info. 2. Motions Each member can propose motions to the Statute which you may find below. These motions have to reach the Secretary General by 5th of April to thelma@muya.info. Documents: MUYA Statute: http://www.muya.info/uploads/5/3/4/5/5345324/muya_statute_2015.pdf MUYA AGM 2016 Agenda MUYA AGM 2015 Minutes Should you require more information regarding the AGM or above mentioned procedures, kindly contact Thelma (thelma@muya.info) for further information.  Malta UNESCO Youth Association is inviting you to celebrate the Christmas festivities at Il-Kastell Wine Bar.
So join us for this fun night, discover more about us by chatting over some food...and drinks of course :) Do not forget to RSVP on the Facebook event here! Location: Il-Kastell Wine & Dine Triq il-Kbira Tarxien Time: 20:00 When: Monday, 28 December 2015  Name: "SPORT for Dialogue II"
Dates: 19th-24th October 2015 (6 days) Type: Erasmus+ (KA1 – Training Course) Participants needed: 3 Age: 18+ Location: Warsaw, Poland Costs: Travel costs covered up to a limit of €275. Food and accommodation 100% free. 10 EUR Participation fee + Membership fee of 5 EUR for non-members. Host Organisation: Foundation for Freedom Countries Participating: Finland, Italy, Macedonia, Malta, Poland, Spain, Ukraine Sending Organisation: Malta UNESCO Youth Association Project Description: ”SPORT for Dialogue” is a 6-day TC on good practice in the field of social inclusion and intercultural dialogue through sport. Topics discussed during the seminar are connected with different aspects of human rights, diversity, inclusion, youth work, fair play etc. in local communities, especially in a school setting. To deepen the context and broaden publicity, the training course will be organised in Football People Action Weeks 2015 period. The training will consist of three overlapping parts: first and the shortest part will be led by trainers in order to create a safe environment and a common ground of mutual understanding of the main topics of this TC through the use of active methods and discussions of local challenges. In the next part of the training participants will share their "best methods practice" and participate in study visits (in smaller groups) in local organisations involved in the topic of youth, intercultural dialogue, inclusion and fair play sport. This part will also include working on specific case studies reflecting various youth social environments. In the last part participants will be invited to create new innovative methods to be used with their target groups. This will provide participants with possibility to elaborate a concrete way of running youth work activities using the competences gained during the first two parts of the training and their own experience. At the end of this TC the "SPORT FOR DIALOGUE" booklet containing articles, interviews and project ideas created by all 21 participants will be published. Malta UNESCO Youth Association will be distributing copies locally to interested organisation and affected local communities. Kindly send an email to thelma@muya.info for participation forms that need to be submitted by Friday 11th September.  Malta UNESCO Youth Association is inviting you to participate in a photographic and video exhibition titled ‘Through the Lens.’ The aim of this project is to promote cultural diversity in Malta and raise awareness on human rights issues in our society. Participants can work individually or in groups to produce a series of photos on the theme of multiculturalism OR human rights. We are accepting a max. of 3 participants per team for the photographic project. Participants will also benefit from seminars organised by MUYA, for which we have invited expert speakers to deliver talks and workshops on the respective topics. These seminars will be held in October. The photography teams will have their photos mounted and prominently displayed at the Qawra LEAP Centre during the launch of the exhibition. Some of the photos will be permanently housed at the venue. If you would like to learn more about this project, please send us an email on info@muya.info. You may also find the application form at the end of this post. This project is being organised in collaboration with Qawra LEAP Centre and is co-funded by Aġenzija Żgħażagħ through the BE ACTIVE Scheme.  Name: "TOGETHER"
Type: Erasmus+ (KA1 - Youth Exchange) Dates: 18th - 28th August 2015 (11 days) Participants needed: 5 participants + 1 leader Age: 18+ Location: Tsaf Tsouf summer camp, Greece Costs: Travel costs covered up to a limit of 170 €. Food and accommodation 100% free. 10 EUR Participation fee + Membership fee of 5 EUR for non-members. Host: Kids in Action Countries: Greece, United Kingdom, Spain, Poland, Hungary, Portugal, Italy, Malta, Latvia, Slovakia Project Description: The Youth Exchange "TOGETHER" aims at coexistence and interaction of people with or without disabilities, by actively participating in an organized educational, recreational and cultural program. The aim of the project is young people with or without disabilities to meet, exchange ideas, explore diversity. Also to increase the empathy of the situation experienced by young people with disabilities and to share experiences and best practices on structures dealing with disability in EU countries. The program brings together more than 100 young people from 10 different countries in Europe open call participants and participants from " Beyond Borders"-a project implemented by Summer Camp Tsaf Tsouf, which accommodates people with disabilities and takes place every year in the summer camp Tsaf Tsouf. -that will be, in parallel with "TOGETHER". The participants of "TOGETHER" will have the unique opportunity to coexist and participate in joint activities with people with disabilities, gaining experience and developing skills not only related to empathy, awareness of disability issues, but also social, communicative and artistic skills. Kindly send an email to rodianne@muya.info for participation forms that need to be submitted by Tuesday 21st July.  Name: "European Fashion – Multicultural Exchange for Common Development"
Type: Erasmus+ (KA1- Youth Exchange) Dates: 10th - 18th August 2015 (9 days) Participants needed: 5 participants, 1 leader Age: 16-26, leader 18+ Location: Dzięgielów Castle, Ustroń, Poland (http://www.zamek-dziegielow.pl/) Costs: Travel costs covered up to a limit of 170 €. Food and accommodation 100% free. 10 EUR Participation fee + Membership fee of 5 EUR for non-members. Host: Jagiellonian Club Silesia Countries: Poland, Turkey, Bulgaria, Portugal, Hungary, Malta, Romania Project Description: The project "European Fashion - Multicultural Exchange for Common Development" is a 9 day youth exchange that will group 7 EU countries. The main aim of this YE is to develop the creativity and entrepreneurship of young people through the mutual learning of cultures and exchange of experiences. It is through the investigation of the diversity and richness of history (including folk customs, architecture, fashion and social conventions) of the different countries that this project will seek to answer contemporary challenges such as unemployment and lack of opportunities especially for young people. The project will be hosted in two locations - Ustrori (6 days) and Katowice (3 days). Foreseen activities include long-term social actions, local campaigns on social networks, outdoor activities and the creation of a website related to culture and youth entrepreneurship. In this way, the project will create creative ways to promote youth activity, all in line with the Europe 2020 strategy. Kindly send an email to thelma@muya.info for participation forms that need to be submitted by Wednesday 8th July.  Name: "Creativity UK 3 - ‘Equality Through Creativity’ "
Type: Erasmus+ (KA1 - Youth Exchange) Dates: 10th - 20th August 2015 (11 days) Participants needed: 6 participants + 1 leader Age: 15 - 19, leader 18+ Location: Fairplay House, Wickham Bishops, Essex, UK Costs: Travel costs covered up to a limit of 270 €. Food and accommodation 100% free. 10 EUR Participation fee + Membership fee of 5 EUR for non-members Host: Love Life Generation Countries: Slovakia, Greece, Portugal, Malta, Romania, Hungary, Italy and Latvia. Project Description: The project Creativity UK 3 - Equality Through Creativity is the third edition of Creativity youth exchange funded by the British Council and Erasmus+ Programme. The project application was successful and bid an invite to 8 EU counties, grouping a total of 63 young people from all over Europe. The theme of this years exchange is EQUALITY and this will be examined through various workshops in music, video & photography, fashion, dance, drama, and arts & crafts together with a variety of outdoor activities. There will also be a possibility for some young people and leaders to work in the 'Creativity News Team' to create a daily record of the exchange. Kindly send an email to thelma@muya.info for participation forms that need to be submitted by Wednesday 8th July.  Name: "MovIeT"
Type: Erasmus+ (KA1 - Youth Exchange) Dates: 19th July - 1st August 2015 (14 days) Participants needed: 7 participants + 1 group leader Age: 18 - 30 Location: Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain Costs: Travel costs covered up to a limit of €400. Food and accommodation 100% free. 10 EUR Participation fee + Membership fee of 5 EUR for non-members. Host: P.O.D. Association Countries: Spain, Romania, Bulgaria, Malta, Greece, Italy, and Portugal Sending Organisation: Malta UNESCO Youth Association Project Description: "MovIeT" is a Youth Exchange that will bring together 49 youngsters and 7 group leaders form 7 EU countries to be involved in sessions using non-formal educational techniques that have two main dimensions: sports and movie making. The activities planned have as purpose to enrich your potential, developing your social abilities and competences that lead to the mitigation of the social disadvantage. This project will offer the framework for the exchange of ideas, experiences and team work through outdoor activities, sports and the creation short movies about the use of sports as a method of social inclusion. At the end of the exchange participants will have the technical competences that can be very useful in a diverse range of areas, both personal and professional, as participants will gain knowledge about practical experiences of making a movie from the initial idea to video editing. Kindly send an email to thelma@muya.info for participation forms that need to be submitted by Wednesday 3rd June 2015.  Name: "Theatre as a tool for social development"
Type: Erasmus+ (KA1- Training Course) Dates: 12th - 21st July 2015 (10 days) Participants needed: 3 participants Age: 18+ Location: Malmo, Sweden Costs: Travel costs covered up to a limit of €360. Food and accommodation 100% free. 10 EUR Participation fee + Membership fee of 5 EUR for non-members. Participation fee of €30 payable to host organisation. Host: Centre for Capacity Building & Empowerment Countries: Malta, Poland, Turkey, Macedonia, France, Croatia, Portugal, Italy, Lativa, Sweden Sending Organisation: Malta UNESCO Youth Association Project Description: The project Theatre as a tool for social development" is a 10 day training course that will group 30 youth workers and youth leaders from 10 EU countries. This TC aims to provide youth workers with competencies on how to use theatre and drama techniques in their everyday work as a means for youth inclusion. Theatre and Drama both have significant implications in inclusion and learning, however its applicability to the educational system is not yet developed. Through the main themes of this project, participants will learn to cooperate with each other, approach knowledge via experiential learning, solve problems, take decisions, acquire empathy, and to recognize the needs of others. Kindly send an email to thelma@muya.info for participation forms that need to be submitted by Wednesday 3rd June 2015. |
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