PROJECT INFORMATION
PROJECT DATES AND VENUES: Youth Exchange: 31 March – 8 April 2023, Luton UK (7 days + 2 travel days)
PARTNERS & PARTICIPANTS: TOKKO Youth Space (UK – host); ESTYES (Estonia); Villa Elba (Finland); Vedogiovane (Italy); Digg Out (Netherlands). For the youth exchange, each partner should send a group of 5 young people + 1 group leader. Additional participants are expected from the UK. The total number of participants will be 38 including leaders. An equal gender balance is expected.
SUMMARY
TOKKO http://tokko.co.uk is a large scale independent and not–for–profit youth centre in Luton, England. It is a member of the My Space network of youth centres. TOKKO works across communities in Luton, which is one of the UK’s most ethnically diverse cities (over 50% non–white population). The centre supports young people aged 13–19 (up to 24 with disabilities) across the town and locally to advance in life, feel safe and bring a reality to their imaginative ideas. There is a strong emphasis on participation and empowerment of young people, as well as engaging youth in social action projects. Most recently, during the COVID crisis, there has been a focus on environmental and nature projects as a way of reaching across communities and across generations. This will be the theme of our Youth Exchange.
The aims of the project are:
- To give a first international experience to young people with fewer opportunities
- To enable participants to appreciate different cultures and diversity in general
- To enhance physical and mental health
- To explore environmental action as a means of youth and community cohesion.
Young people who take part in the project will get:
- Increased self–confidence and self–belief
- New basic and soft (transversal) skills useful for employment
- Broadened horizons and new ways of thinking
- Motivation to become more active citizens
- New international friendships
Activities will provisionally include: Welcome meeting and icebreakers; Fun team building games; Outdoor education and forest art; Local community eco–challenge; Digital storytelling and film making exercise; Workshops on understanding identity, diversity, community and lifestyles; Intercultural evenings; local visits led by TOKKO young people; London excursion; Daily Youthpass review sessions. Everything will be done with non–formal education methods, working in multicultural teams and with a lot of interaction.
FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS
Accommodation, food and activities will be covered.
Travel will be reimbursed according to the EU Distance Calculator rates: €275 Estonia, Finland, Italy; €180 Netherlands; €0 UK.
There will be a small participation fee (€50 per person).
OTHER
The project is coordinated by Momentum World on behalf of TOKKO Youth Space. TOKKO is the host partner.
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