INFO-PACK

Dear partners and participants, through this info-pack we are sharing with you all the necessary information needed for a successful cooperation and implementation of the seminar. We will be addressing both logistical aspects as well as what we wish to achieve through our meeting.

Title of the project: "Non-formal tools for immigration youth workers"

Type of the activity: Erasmus+ KA105 - Seminar with Programme Countries

Venue: Casa Seciu, Boldesti-Scaieni, Prahova county, Romania

Dates of effective implementation: 24th of May - 4th of June 2019 (participants arrive on 24th and leave on the 4th)

Working methods used: Non-formal education (getting to know each other, team building, team work, seminar sessions, study visits, work in small groups and in big group, role playing, etc.)

Language used: English; intermediary to fluent level expected

Countries involved: Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey

"Non-formal tools for immigration youth workers" will be a 10 days seminar coordinated and implemented by D.G.T. association from Romania, with financial support of European Commission's Erasmus Plus programme. The projects aims at providing the participants with knowledge and skills which are meant to help them better work in supporting the integration of the immigrants and refugees in the hosting countries. The methodology used in the seminar will revolve around the non-formal education, hence the non-academic format of the meeting. We expect that during the seminar the participants will learn about specific non-formal methods which, by the end of the activities, they will be able to put in practice back in their communities, in working with young migrants. We will make sure that this goal will be also enhanced through intensive sharing between participants, while this process will be encouraged through several exercises done in small teams, but also through self-reflection sessions, role games, team building, activities which will require critical thinking etc. We are aware that not everybody attending this seminar will have the same level of training regarding the topic, but we do expect at least people who have worked or plan to work soon in the process of immigrants integration.

Our expert, the trainer in immigration, will work together with us to give the seminar a smooth transition from theoretical aspects to practical and more dynamic ways of learning.

By taking part in this meeting, the participants will also:

- deepen their understanding of migration, causes&effects, European and national context; come up with creative solutions to the problems raised

- develop professionally by acquiring competences in non-formal education, intercultural exchange, international knowledge, social-civic competences

- improve foreign language communication

- increase their working satisfaction

- gain experience in international work

- obtain resources which they will further pass on to their co-workers within their own organizations, both through their daily work and carrying out informative sessions on what they have achieved after having participated in this seminar

- develop their professional network by working on future partnerships

- develop themselves personally, by learning about other cultures, overcome their fear of speaking in public, become better team workers, break stereotypes of various kinds etc.

Founded in March, 18th, 2011, D.G.T.’s mission focuses on national and international networking among young people, students, trainers and teachers of different nationalities, cultures and backgrounds. It tackles topics such as intercultural exchange, non-formal education, ecology, climate change, sustainable development, entrepreneurship, creativity, human rights, European citizenship, international politics (geopolitics), new media, communication. All these are added to facilitate the accumulation of experience by young people, through voluntary activities, allowing them to put into practice the theory learned in school. Thanks to the fact that our mission focuses on networking, we’ve created Do Great Things Network as an informal net of people, NGO’s, associations, organisations and institutions all over the world.

Each partner country will send 3 youth workers who must be at least 18 years old, with no upper age limit.

We are seeking people who are actively working in the field of social integration of immigrants/refugees in their countries/communities or internationally. We would like to receive applications from youth workers who are involved with social, educational and cultural voluntary activities for youth in the communities thy work in. Priority will be given to those candidates who carry out activities by working directly with immigrants/refugees, such as personnel from immigration camps or integration centers. The candidates should be youth workers, youth project managers/coordinators, active volunteers, educators and social workers and the like.

Travel costs are budgeted according Erasmus + conditions (using the EU distance calculator)

http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/resources/distance-calculator_en. The following amounts are per participant.

Bulgaria: 180 euros

Turkey: 275 euros (visa costs are reimbursable too)

Hungary: 275 euros

Italy: 275 euros

Greece: 275 euros

Germany: 275 euros

Important!

No tickets are allowed to be bought before confirming it with organizers.

The seminar will take place in Boldești-Scăeni, Prahova county, Romania: https://goo.gl/yfW3QG

Participants will be accommodated in “Casa Seciu” Touristic Complex. You can check it out here: http://www.casaseciu.ro/

Internet connection will be available at all venues of the project.

Sockets (plug ins)

At the following link you can see what type of socket (plug in) is being used in Romania:

https://www.power-plugs-sockets.com/romania/

There will be rooms with 2, 3 and 4 beds and which will be shared in an international mix.

However, before booking the tickets the participants must check the itinerary with us, and in case they will find more affordable tickets on a specific day we may decide if we are to make an exception to the 2 day rule, as our National Agency is strict with this aspect.

Make sure you have a valid (not expired) ID card or a valid Passport. Also, make sure to have your European Health Card or health insurance for the time span of your stay in Romania. Although the insurance cost will not be covered by the project grant, we strongly recommend you to get insured for your travel to Romania. It should cost around 8-15 EUR per person for 10 days, with most of the well known insuring companies.

Pack in your hand luggage some “back-up” clothes and underwear in case your suitcase gets lost in the airport. This is not something that usually happens at Henri Coanda International Airport, but rather something that we have learnt about from other similar projects both nationally and internationally :)

Please use the cheapest possible means of transportation - second class. If you will use train and/or the bus as well, please use the second class, this is very important.

Keep all your boarding passes and travelling tickets otherwise we will not be able to make any reimbursement!

Only public transportation will be reimbursed (e. g.: taxi at your own expense).

When you arrive at Henri Coanda International Airport:

If you arrive by plane, you should take:

- either the 783 airport public bus that will take you directly to Piata Unirii station- the last stop, in the center of Bucharest. Here you can see more info about trip schedule and stops: TO PIATA UNIRII (city center) and TO HENRI COANDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

- or 780 airport public bus which will take you to the main train station in Bucharest, which is Gara de Nord. It is the second to last bus stop, so don't forget to get off there. Here you can see more info about trip schedule and stops: To GARA DE NORD and TO HENRI COANDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

You can purchase tickets from the kiosk near the bus stop, which is to the right hand side as you come out of the airport.

The name of the public bus company is STB (or RATB which was the old name which that may still be not updated on the panels of some kiosks or even on the buses).

If you will decide to travel by train or bus you will arrive at main (bus/train) station and will be picked up by our volunteers.

This is not settled yet, but most likely the departure to the project venue, from Bucharest, will be from main train station, Gara de Nord, where we will arrange a bus for the participants. Anyway, more info on this will follow later.

If you come earlier/leave later and would like to visit Bucharest, there are quite many cheap hostels around the Old Town or nearby. The price range should be 8 to 15 euros, which is also the price range for a proper meal at an average restaurant in the area.

Important!

Romania is not part of the Euro Zone and our currency is the Leu (RON). You can exchange money in exchange offices, banks and kiosks.

You can buy a bus ticket to the city center with cred it or debit card from the Henri Coandă International Airport. One-way ticket with the Express 783 bus for city centre costs 3,5 RON. In Bucharest you can use your credit and debit cards (VISA, Maestro, MasterCard

etc.) almost everywhere.

- An invoice for the tickets

- Non-online purchases: a receipt (showing that you have paid the money) – only for train and bus tickets

- Document showing that the money was paid (receipt, bank confirmation etc.)

For the airplane tickets:

- Flight ticket (with the name of the passenger and flight details)

- All boarding passes

- Confirmation of reservation

Please, make sure that you have all these documents when you come to the seminar (of course, the return boarding passes might be sent after the seminar).

Please DO NOT lose your boarding passes, train tickets and/or bus tickets. We will not be able to make the reimbursement anymore, if you lose them.

We encourage you to find flights which allow online check-in and also we recommend you to use the mobile check-in (when possible), as this way you can save a copy of your boarding passes easily and thus you can even make a print screen of the document and store it in a safe folder on your phone/cloud etc.

Reimbursement will be done by bank transfer ONLY in the account of your sending organization, according to the rules of Erasmus+ and our National Agency.

Make sure to bring comfortable clothes. During May the weather in Romania will generally be warm, though at night it can get a little bit chilly. You will need some light clothes but also something to keep you warm in case the temperature gets lower than expected. The average temperature in the south of Romania in May is usually 24 degrees Celsius during the day time and 12 degrees Celsius at night.

For bathrooms there will be towels available, but you may bring your personal ones for extra care. Also, don't forget the bring slippers for shower.

Laptops

We encourage you to bring laptops as we will need several ones to work on the final outcome of the seminar. We will being ours, of course, but those might not be enough.

Eventually, don't leave at home your good mood and openness :)

Future participants are expected to make a little bit of research, prior to their arrival, on their local community and to look into the immigration facts that are specific to their countries. These will be delivered by the participants in a presentation, by national group at the beginning of the activities.

For this you may use 1-2 news/research articles or national reports form your country about migration issues. It can be about immigrants /emigration issues etc. Please make a short summary of the article also in

English. We will be using this information in debates on how is your country affected by the current migration phenomenon (especially in the context of the immigrants coming to Europe from Middle East and North Africa region (MENA), positive and negative aspects regarding that, future predictions etc.

Presentation of your organisation:

Please be prepared to present your organisation during the meeting.

Bring some informational materials about your organisation and other things which will help you to present your organisation.

Please bring something typical from your place in order to present to the other participants during the events of cultural nights. Food, drinks, traditional clothes, music, any “interesting stuff” to show, tell us some curiosity about your traditions or social behaviors, teach us some dance, play a traditional game, everything but power point presentation and touristic videos, such as from YouTube!

If you think this opportunity is for you, please click the link below, fill in the application form and press submit.

APPLY HERE

For more information please contact the project coordinator by email: dragan.raul@gmail.com

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