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Cell of Alternative Youth Activities

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Info Pack for the Participants

Youth Exchange “MIGRATION PERSPECTIVES”

13-21 May 2019 Skala, Laconia – Peloponnese (GREECE)

Erasmus+ Programme – Key Action 1 Project number: 2018-3-EL02-KA105-004686

Dear Candidate,

Please read carefully the Info-Pack of our Youth Exchange Project entitled

“MIGRATION PERSPECTIVES” and if you are interested in participating in our

project, please contact the Sending Partner Organisation which corresponds to

your country of residence in order to get informed about the application

procedures and submit your participation.

The project “MIGRATION PERSPECTIVES” will take place from the 13th – 21st May

2019 in the town of Skala in Laconia located in the region of Peloponnese in

Greece.

We will now provide you with some practical information regarding the project.

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Project Details

Project’s Name Migration Perspectives

Project’s Start date 1/02/2019

Project’s End date 30/09/2019

Exchange’s start date 13 May 2019

Exchange’s end date 20 May 2019

Location Skala, Laconia – Peloponnese, GREECE

Date of participants’ arrival 13th of May 2019 Date of participants’ departure 21st of May 2019

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Coordinating Organization

Name Country Contact person E-mail

KEAN – Cell of Alternative Youth Activities GREECE Afroditi Kofopoulou [email protected]

Participating Organizations

Name Country City E-mail

1 Udruga gluhih i nagluhih Nova Gradiska

CROATIA Nova Gradiška [email protected]

2 The Rising Stars ITALY Messina [email protected]

3 ASOCIACIJA TAVO EUROPA LITHUANIA Vilnius [email protected]

4 Stowarzyszenie Sztukater POLAND Wroclaw [email protected]

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CAI-CONVERSAS ASSOCIACAO INTERNACIONAL

PORTUGAL Lisboa [email protected]

6 SYTEV SLOVAKIA Kysucké Nové Mesto

[email protected]

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SOCIAL POLICY AND ACTION ORGANIZATION (ORGANISMOS KOINONIKIS POLITIKIS KAI DRASIS)

CYPRUS Lefkosia [email protected]

8 Afyonkarahisar Guzel Yarinlar Dernegi

TURKEY Afyonkarahisar [email protected]

9 SEIKLEJATE VENNASKOND ESTONIA Tartu [email protected]

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A Few Words About The Hosting Organization

KEAN – CELL OF ALTERNATIVE YOUTH ACTIVITIES is a non-profit

organization which was founded in 2004 and is aiming at creating an

alternative model of everyday life focusing on human, natural environment

and social values such as freedom, democracy, equality, social justice,

solidarity and social awareness.

The organization pursues activities and projects which are aiming at the complete development of

personality and skills of young people. We strongly believe in a scientifically sound and reliable

information to citizens and that is why we carry out counselling services, scientific researches,

analyses, seminars and discussions.

KEAN disposes an energetic and rich history of actions, activities and programs, both at national and

European level and is considered as a reliable organization both from management authorities of

European Programs such as ERASMUS+, EACEA, EuropeAid, Youth in Action and Grundtvig, and from

the private sector with the biennial support of Vodafone for Planetbook Program, the first board/floor

game about environment.

Since the year of its foundation, the organization works to develop and expand the spirit of

volunteerism in Greece. KEAN has gained extensive experience in the management and development

of voluntary groups and coordinates “The Volunteer Network” of the huge urban Park “Antonis

Tritsis', which is located in the centre of Athens. For several years now, the organization implements

experiential educational programs addressed to students of primary and secondary education.

Moreover the organization, apart from the European Programs, is also implementing National

Programs such as the "Community Service Programme" and the program "TOP EKO" which aimed at

social integration of vulnerable groups into employment (non-EU citizens, disabled people, etc.).

Project Description

In our increasingly diverse and multicultural societies with the migration flows

constantly raising, mutual understanding and intercultural competence are more

important than ever. In fact, however, prejudices, discrimination and stereotypes

are very common in modern societies, with political parties that support extreme

ideologies to gain more and more ground in Europe.

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In this context, the project “MIGRATION PERSPECTIVES” aims to contribute to the social integration of

migrants/refugees and to address the possible prejudices and stereotypes that young people have

towards this particular social group.

More specifically, it aims to:

Increase awareness and understanding of young people about the migration/refugee issue;

Moderate the negative stereotypes of young people and contribute to mutual understanding

between young people from different cultural backgrounds;

Contribute to the change of attitudes towards the different and to the establishment of

positive and constructive relations;

Develop young people's ability to interfere and express their opposition when behaviours of

prejudice or discrimination against individuals and groups occur;

Facilitate the exchange of views among young people from different countries, promoting

mutual understanding and cooperation.

The project includes a youth exchange to be implemented in Skala, Laconia providing a series of

interactive activities on the migration/refugee issue, discrimination, stereotypes, prejudices,

intercultural dialogue and understanding.

It will involve 40 young people aged 18 to 30 and 10 Youth Leaders from different cultural,

social and economic backgrounds with keen interest in exploring these issues. The project includes

people with fewer opportunities.

The project's methodology is based on the equal cooperation of the partners and the active

involvement of young people in all its aspects. The exchange will be based on non-formal learning

methods with particular emphasis on experiential and peer learning that will come as a result of the

participants’ interaction. Young people will be actively involved in all the activities and will contribute

to their realization with their ideas and creativity.

The main outcomes of the project will be the reflection that will arise around the issue as well as the

raised awareness of the young people. Deeper understanding of immigrants/refugees, the

development of young people's intercultural competence, the mitigation of their stereotypes and

prejudices and their activation to act against these phenomena.

In the long term, the minimization of the negative stereotypes and discrimination against

migrants/refugees, a harmonious coexistence and interaction and the creation of more favourable

conditions for their integration into European societies are expected.

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Participants’ Profile

Young people 18 – 30 years old, interested in exploring the issues and thematic areas of the project;

Interested in exploring and learning more about the refugee/ migration issue and the issues of racism, discrimination, stereotypes, prejudices and intercultural dialogue;

With keen interest on exploring the obstacles and difficulties that refugees and migrants are facing and willing to actively contribute to their social integration;

Interested in fighting against racism towards refugees and migrants and willing to engage in addressing possible prejudices and stereotypes;

Willing to learn more about Human Rights violations and abuses and how to address them;

With fewer opportunities (economic obstacles, social obstacles, cultural differences);

With good command of the English language.

The Group Leaders should be 18 years old and over.

Country Organisation No of

participants No of Group

Leaders Total No of

participants

CROATIA Udruga gluhih i nagluhih Nova Gradiska

4 1 5

ITALY The Rising Stars 4 1 5

LITHUANIA ASOCIACIJA TAVO EUROPA 4 1 5

POLAND Stowarzyszenie Sztukater 4 1 5

PORTUGAL CAI-CONVERSAS ASSOCIACAO INTERNACIONAL

4 1 5

SLOVAKIA SYTEV 4 1 5

CYPRUS


4 1 5

TURKEY Afyonkarahisar Guzel Yarinlar Dernegi

4 1 5

ESTONIA SEIKLEJATE VENNASKOND 4 1 5

GREECE KEAN – Cell of Alternative Youth Activities

4 1 5

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Main Learning Outcomes

Participants will acquire/ improve the following knowledge, skills and attitudes/ behaviours:

On the subject of the project:

Learn more about the refugee/ migration issue in Europe and in the participating countries and will better understand the phenomena.

Understand the push and pull factors, as well as problems and difficulties encountered in the host countries.

Deepen their knowledge on human rights and human rights violations and abuses and will develop skills and capacity to identify the latter.

Spot stereotypes and prejudices and will understand how they are shaped in general and how they function.

Understand the difficulties in adaptation and integration faced by migrants /refugees and will understand the need for intercultural dialogue.

Learn in what ways they can contribute to addressing discrimination and negative stereotypes towards this particular social group.

Acquire skills for developing awareness raising material and activities related to the subject.

General by their participation in the project they will:

Cultivate their language skills and develop the ability to use the English language both in writing and speaking and will learn new concepts and definitions related to the subject.

Develop their skills in the use of digital media and in particular in the use of computers, e-mail, and social media - through their participation in the organisational and dissemination activities of the project; on creating videos, editing photos, developing photo voice, tutorials, etc.

Learn to set goals and monitor their achievement, and adapt them to manage crises through their active participation in project management.

Cultivate the value of team spirit and their sense of initiative and active citizenship.

Get acquainted with the Erasmus+ Program, the opportunities it offers and the potential of non-formal learning.

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Develop and practice their critical spirit and cultivate the ability to create and contradict arguments and to engage in constructive dialogues with people coming from different cultural backgrounds.

Gain knowledge about other cultures and civilizations and the experience of living and working in a multicultural environment, thus they will also develop their tolerance.

Develop empathy and social sensitivity and acquire skills for expressing through extra-linguistic communication (body movements, expressions, etc.).

Economic Conditions

The Project will cover the following costs:

100% covered expenses for accommodation.

100% covered expenses for meals (Fizzy drinks & alcohol are not included).

Fixed amount of travel costs is covered by the Programme (see table below).

80€ per participant for visa costs are covered by the Programme (concerning only

participants from Turkey).

The project covers the travel costs of the participants up to the limit of the budget for travelling

approved by the Greek National Agency of the programme following the Rules of Erasmus+

Programme and the criteria set by Erasmus+ Guide (based on the distance between the location of the

sending organisation and the final venue of the Youth Exchange) and according to the Distance Calculator:

https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/resources/distance-calculator_en

ORGANISATION COUNTRY DISTANCE BAND NUMBER OF

PARTICIPANTS

TRAVEL GRANT /

PER PARTICIPANT

Udruga gluhih i nagluhih Nova Gradiska

CROATIA 500 – 1999 km 5 275 €

The Rising Stars ITALY 500 – 1999 km 5 275 €

ASOCIACIJA TAVO EUROPA LITHUANIA 500 – 1999 km 5 275 €

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Stowarzyszenie Sztukater POLAND 500 – 1999 km 5 275 €

CAI-CONVERSAS ASSOCIACAO INTERNACIONAL

PORTUGAL 2000 – 2999 km 5 360 €

SYTEV SLOVAKIA 500 – 1999 km 5 275 €


CYPRUS 500 – 1999 km 5 275 €

Afyonkarahisar Guzel Yarinlar Dernegi

TURKEY 500 – 1999 km 5 275 €

SEIKLEJATE VENNASKOND ESTONIA 2000 – 2999 km 5 360 €

The Coordinating Organization will order the bank transfers to the Bank Account of each Sending

Organization upon receipt of all the justification documents as described in justification section, later

in the current document, and only for those participants who have sent on the appropriate period all

the originals of their travels and have filled in the Evaluation Form of the Mobility Tool of the

Erasmus+ Programme that will be sent automatically to them by the Mobility Tool Platform, after the

end date of the Youth Exchange Project. Any doubt regarding the documents gives the right to the

coordinating organization to wait for the approval of the final report by the Greek National Agency in

order to reimburse the travel costs.

Financial Rules – General Guidelines

Travel costs will be reimbursed to the sending organizations’ bank accounts upon the receipt of

all the justification documents and only if all the needed documents have been sent to the

coordinating organization. Each Bank transfer will be made in Euro.

Travel costs will not surpass the amounts shown in the table above. This amount includes also

local transportation costs (if available) and if the original proof documents have been sent. The

cheapest means of transport should be used.

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Any change of the arrival and departure days as set in this document should be not made

without prior permission of the coordinating organization.

Participants should follow the whole duration of the training course otherwise reimbursement

will not occur.

NGO KEAN is not responsible of reimbursing tickets if our prior validation has not been

asked.

Visa costs will be covered 100% up to the amount approved and indicated above, if the proof

documents for this cost are sent to the coordinating organization during the justification phase or

earlier.

The travel documents related to your arrival in the venue of the project (original tickets/

confirmation of payment/ boarding passes of your arrival, etc.) will be collected by the coordinating

organization during the activity. The travel documents related to your departure must be sent firstly

scanned to the coordinating organization and then the originals must be sent by post office. The date

in the travel documents should be identical with the travel days indicated in the present document.

In the budget of the project there is a maximum cost that you can get back for your travel

expenses (mentioned above). It may happen that your tickets will be either more expensive or less

expensive than the amount mentioned in the budget. In that case we will refund you back the amount

according the estimation below:

Example A:

If you are from Italy and your Travel Grant is 275€ and you paid for your travel expenses amount to

150€, you will get back 150€, namely the exact amount that you had spent.

Example B:

If you are from Italy and your Travel Grant is 275€ and you paid for your travel 300€, you will get back

275€.

Reimbursement Procedures

In the frame of Erasmus+ Programme only the cheapest and most direct routes can be subject of

reimbursement within the limits mentioned above (€/participant) and presenting the justifying

documents mentioned below.

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How to provide the needed justifying documents? (Remember! If anything is missing from the list

below, unfortunately we will not able to reimburse the costs)

Flight tickets (economic class/ low cost if possible) – all the following are needed:

e-ticket (you receive it by e-mail after you buy the flight);

Fiscal invoice (ask your travel agency or check on the website where you buy the ticket

how can you get a fiscal invoice). The invoice can be issued on the name of

traveler, or on the name of the organization you represent;

proof of payment (signed and stamped): can be a receipt from where you buy the

tickets, can be a payment order (if you pay by bank transfer) or can be a bank or an

account statement (if you pay by internet banking);

boarding pass (you get it online and print it at home 24h-30h before the flight or

directly in the airport);

Train tickets (make sure the date, the itinerary and the price are visible on the ticket, if you

can get an invoice is even better);

Transport by taxi (is allowed only if public transport is not available and not without prior

confirmation by the coordinating organization, a receipt for the amount paid is needed);

Bus tickets (make sure the date, the itinerary and the price are visible on the ticket, if you can

get an invoice it is better);

For Visa costs we need :

o The original Visa Application Receipt, invoice for the Visa payment with the

name and the address of the body issuing the invoice, the date, the amount paid

and the currency (usually it is issued by the Embassy, including all the aforementioned

data).

o Photocopy of the first page of the Visa

All the documents should be original. The documents related to your arrival should be given to

the coordinating organization during the exchange. The travel documents related to your departure

(returning travel documents) must be sent firstly scanned to the coordinating organization and then the

originals must be sent by post office. The date in the travel documents should be identical with the

travel days indicated in the present document.

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Accommodation & Diet

As far as the place of your accommodation is concerned you will soon get informed in a following

more detailed Info Pack.

Participants will be accommodated in shared rooms of 2/3 people, divided by gender. You will share

the rooms either with one to two other people from all the different countries, so you can get to know

each other better!

Within your stay and the implementation of the youth exchange, meals will be offered to you

including breakfast, lunch and dinner. Fizzy drinks & alcohol are not included.

So, please don’t forget to inform us of any dietary requirements (e.g. vegetarian/have

allergies etc.)!!!!

Do not forget to keep………..

Boarding Passes (Original)

Tickets from bus, train, ferry (Original)

The original receipt of travel agency and the e-ticket with the amount of the

travel expenses

Your European health card

Your Visa and original receipts of any related costs (if available)

Travel Information - How to reach the venue of the project

There is one Airport you can fly.

Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH)

You have one way of coming to Skala from Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International

Airport!

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Firstly you should catch the bus X93 KIFISOS INTERCITY BUS STATION - ATHENS AIRPORT

EXPRESS which has direct connection to the intercity bus (KTEL) terminals KIFISOS.

For the bus X93 KIFISOS INTERCITY BUS STATION - ATHENS AIRPORT

EXPRESS you can buy the electronic ticket (The Ath.ena Ticket) from

the kiosk, exactly outside of the airport – at the bus departure area.

The electronic ticket (The Ath.ena Ticket) is just a paper rechargeable

ticket and you will have to ask from the kiosk to recharge it with the

fare product of “AIRPORT TRAVEL TICKET - Regular EXPRESS bus

ticket”.

The “AIRPORT TRAVEL TICKET - Regular EXPRESS bus ticket” costs 6€.

Discount EXPRESS bus tickets at 3€ are available for:

-Students from Academic Institutions abroad aged up to 25 years old, with the display of their student

card/university ID and Passport.

-Young people aged 13-18 years old are entitled to reduced fares with the display of their ID card.

-People over 65 years old are entitled to reduced fares with the display of their ID card.

Be careful!!

• The fare product of “AIRPORT TRAVEL TICKET - Regular EXPRESS bus ticket” is a one-way ticket!

• After purchasing your ticket and as soon as you enter the bus you have to validate it!

• You have to keep both the electronic ticket and the receipt that they will give you (the ticket does not have a written price on it, so along with the ticket you have also to provide to us the receipt which is

the proof of purchase and indicates the price/cost of the ticket)!!!

You stop and you get off the bus at the terminal station which is KIFISOS!!

Here is the link for the real time information for the Route and Line Information of the Bus Χ93

ST.YPER.LEOF.KIFISOU - AEROLIMENAS ATHINON (EXPRESS):

http://telematics.oasa.gr/en/#lineDetails_806_%CE%A793%20:%20ST.YPER.LEOF.KIFISOU%20-

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From KIFISOS intercity bus (KTEL) you will have to take the bus that goes directly to the town of

Skala, Laconia.

Bus for Skala, Laconia from Kifisos Timetable of Departures

• 06:30 a.m. • 08:30 a.m. • 10:30 a.m. • 13:15 p.m. • 16:15 p.m. • 17:15 p.m.

Here is the link, where you can buy online your Bus Ticket for Skala:

https://www.ktel-lakonias.gr/en/services/online-ticket?view=search

You may also make a ticket reservation via phone by calling the Ticket Offices: 0030 27310 26441

The arrival date on the town of Skala should be the 13th of May 2019 and the departure

date should be on the 21st of May 2019, neither earlier nor later than these dates.

Thank you very much!

We will be at your disposal for further questions or any kind of information!

Contact details of the coordinator

Contact person: Mrs Afroditi Kofopoulou

Email address: [email protected]

Phone number: (0030) 210 26 92 880

Facebook profile: Afrodite Kofopoulou

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