International Activities

Study Visit to Estonia

Are you 18 to 30 years old and looking for an experience abroad that could give you knowledge about youth organizations, non-formal educational methods, social and cultural activities, inspiration for future opportunities abroad, fun and new friends? Our study trip to Tallinn offers all of this and much more.
– The trip will take place on 13-17.11.2018.
– Cost: 45€ for StepEurope members, 60€ for not members.


IMPORTANT: If you want to become a member you are still on time and it costs only 5€ until December!!! Follow this link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uN3qQVPkO0stvrAXOlE-LhKeiRp27_wbpOxgVE5BKhw/edit

Application form and more information here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1oHsg5TA8oXWNdznlEGArIFLahXHPUnJFS4Vcv_CzqWQ/edit

International training on autumn 2018

Now is time to apply to the INTERNATIONAL TRAINING, which will be held on AUTUMN 2018!! From below you can find interesting training (all the costs in every training are covered by Erasmus+ programme: accommodation, transportation, visa and food). If any of the training seems intriguing, please contact us asap info@stepeurope.org. We will gladly give more information.

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– Erasmus+ Youth in Action: Tools for Youth Exchanges 
27 October 2018 – 2 November 2018 | Laugarvatn, Iceland
APPLICATION DEADLINE 15 August (!!!)

– Developing Digital Youth Work study visit
31 October – 3 November 2018 | Dublin, Ireland
APPLICATION DEADLINE 26 August

– The Power of Non Formal Education 
26 November – 1 December 2018 | Durbuy, Belgium
APPLICATION DEADLINE 2 September

Europe’s Refugee Crises and the Role of Youth – training , UK 16-24 May 2018

Interested to participate a week-long Erasmus plus training in UK from May 16-24, 2018?
 
StepEurope ry is sending four participants to the training course, which  is about the refugee ‘crisis’ in Europe. Over the last five years the Middle East and Europe have been affected by wars, revolutions, armed conflict and tensions between societies and communities. This course will take a holistic view of the current situation across Europe. It will equip participants with the practical tools needed to engage positively with the challenges back home and help make our societies beacons of hope, positivity and inspirational change. The course will use non-formal learning methods and will take place in the beautiful surroundings of the ASHA Centre in the Forest of Dean, in the U.K. a centre of excellence in intercultural dialogue and international youth work.
 
Themes addressed will include:
  • Understanding migration and asylum issues
  • Being part of an interconnected and interdependent world
  • Working with other people’s perspectives
  • Making human connections across social and cultural divides
  • Discovering the richness of other countries, cultures and faiths
  • Taking action to transform lives
Participant Profile
  • Passion for the topic
  • Good English speaking skills
  • 18 or over
  • Resident of Finland
 
PRACTICALITIES
ASHA reimburses travel expenses 80% of 270€.
Participation, accommodation and meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) are all provided free of charge.
 
HOW TO APPLY
1. Please pay the StepEurope ry’s membership fee, if you are not a member already.  (10€ for the whole year, info on how to pay can be found from here.
 
2. Fill the application form and send to both of the following addresses: ronja.kankare@stepeurope.org
 
Please apply by 19th of March,the ultimate deadline to apply is 26th of March!!
 
For more information from Asha Centre check:
http://ashacentre.org/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1291355184286462/

Migration 2020 – Towards a Sustainable Inclusion

About the content

The seminar “Migration 2020: Towards a Sustainable Inclusion” is aimed at 30 youth workers and leaders from 10 EU countries (Italy, Belgium, UK, Ireland, Sweden, Finland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Portugal and Germany), wishing to improve their work within issues related with migration and youth and willing to share their best practices and challenges in the field.

The main aim of the seminar is to share best practices, increase competences and find paths for youth workers in EU to propose better options to facilitate inclusion of young migrants, working at the same time on more projects concentrating on anti-discrimination themes.

This seminar will be based on methods of non-formal educations and everything will be done to provide comfortable, interesting and effective working and leisure atmosphere, using methods such as group discussions, round tables, simulations, and activities stimulating creativity and participation.

 

Who can participate?

The participants should be:

-Youth Leaders, Youth Workers and/or Young Activists interested in developing their knowledge about migration skills.

-Young people who have experience in the topic and wanting to gain different perspectives.

-Young people directly involved in young migrants or about migration topics with youth.

 

About the practicalities

The project is funded by the Erasmus + programme, accommodation and food will be covered 100% for the international participants. We will reimburse up to 100% of your actual travel costs, but only up to the amounts officially approved by the Italian NA. You need to pay the tickets first and will get the payment back during the training.

 

How to apply?

Contact us info@stepeurope.org or +358(0)45 2219008

StepEurope ry has three (3) places available for the seminar.

Not just Numbers – Migration and asylum seeking issues in youth work

What: Not just Numbers training

When: 7.-14.12.2017

Where: Borea Turku, Finland

StepEurope ry is organizing an international training called Not just Numbers. The training will be held on December 7-14th, 2017 in Turku, Finland. Not just Numbers is an international youth worker mobility project aimed at strengthening cooperation and developing capacity of youth organisations in dealing with migration and asylum issues.

What the project is about?

This eight-days training will bring 30 youth workers and youth leaders from seven European countries: Finland, UK, Italy, Greece, Croatia, Hungary and Romania, to Turku, Finland. The project is a training of trainers, based on non-formal methods and experiential learning. The project aims to improve the quality of local activities in the fields of migration and asylum awareness conducted by consortium members in their countries.

Who can participate? 

Interested person from Finland or a member of StepEurope ry’s partner organization in UK, Romania, Italy, Greece, Hungary or Croatia. You may contact the coordinators from each partner. 

A participant can be a youth and youth or community worker/trainer/educator who is interested to increase the knowledge about the migration and asylum seeking issues and working with young people from different backgrounds. Good command of English skills. Must be able to attend the whole programme.

About the practicalities

The project is funded by the Erasmus + programme, accommodation and food will be covered 100% for the international participants. We will reimburse up to 100% of your actual travel costs, but only up to the amounts officially approved by the Finland NA. You need to pay the tickets first and will get the payment back during the training. For participants from Finland all the meals will be covered. Participation fee 50€ for the international participants and 20€ for Finnish participants. 

About the training place: Laivahostel Borea is an old boat in the river side of Turku. Note that there is no elevator and a lot of stairs and small aisles. Check more information about the accommodation place: http://www.msborea.fi/english/www/

Apply to the training latest 20th of October 2017: fill the membership form and the  Application Form and send it for us by emailing info@stepeurope.org

More information info@stepeurope.org or +358(0)45 2219008

INTERESTED OF VOLUNTEERING? SEND US THE Application form Volunteers (1) BY 18TH OF SEBTEMBER!

Ecological and Local Food for Thought

StepEurope ry’s partner organization, Integration för alla, is looking for two participants from Finland to take part of Ecological and Local Food for Thought project. The project will take place in Örkelljunga, Sweden on September 13-15, 2017.This project with incorporate the use of local foods which can support local, national and international development while creating inter-cultural meeting environments with food. As a result, this will open up the creativity and cultural awareness of the young people.

What the project is about?

The local-food movement has been gained a lot of attention in developed countries as well as many developing countries. Local foods are claiming many benefits and are motivating health and environment-conscious consumers to seek alternatives to the industrial agriculture system whose products dominate supermarket store shelves. But it raising the question; Do young people know enough about local foods?

The objectives are; – To raise awareness of the benefits of local vs migrated foods. – To increase knowledge of the local, national and international benefits of local foods. – To raise awareness of young people’s carbon footprint and how they can reduce it/be conscious of it. – To create an environment for inter-cultural foods. – To inspire and motivate young people to be creative with food ideas and develop their own recipes. – To increase young people’s active participation and entrepreneurship.

About the practicalities

The participants of the project are coming from six European countries: Sweden, Finland, Turkey, Italy, Hungary and Romania.

The project is funded by the Erasmus + programme, accommodation and food will be covered 100%. The travel tickets will be covered also up to 275€. You need to pay the tickets first and will get the payment back later.

The project is looking for participants who are interested of the topic. And from each sending organization should come 1 youth leader/worker and 1 youth.

 

More information info@stepeurope.org or +358(0)45 2219008

You can apply to the project by emailing asap, latest 31.8.2017!

The Peace Project

Name of the Training: The Peace Project

Where: Loughborough, UK

When: 16.09.2017-24.09.2017

For Whom:  Anyone who is working with youth

 

 

This 8 days training course will bring 32 youth workers and youth leader from 8 European countries- UK, Greece, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Finland, Poland, Hungary, Latvia – to Loughborough and Leicester, UK, from 16-24 September 2017. It will provide a platform for participants to explore cultural and faith diversity through the face to face dialogue. It will equip them with tools for a successful facilitation of the intercultural dialogue and bringing communities together as well as raise awareness on vulnerability of young people to be groomed towards extremism and importance of community engagement as a resilience and counter force to radicalisation.

Who Can apply: Anyone working with youth with good english language skills and are over 18 years

Participation, Accommodation and Travel: Participation, accomodation and meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) are all provided free of charge. the maximum amount for the travel is 275 euro.

If this sounds like a good opportunity  to learn and have new experience, Send us an email telling about yourself and why you want to participate in this traing. Our email address is info@stepeurope.org.

Fill in the gap: 30 years of Erasmus (I and II)

Name of the Training: Fill in the gap- 30 years of Erasmus (I and II)

Where: Rentería (Gipuzkoa), Spain

When: 29.06.2017-06.07.2017

For Whom:  People related to both formal and non-formal education 

Application Deadline: 15th May 2017

 

The seminar “Fill in the gap: 30 years of Erasmus” aims to create a forum to evaluate, discuss and exchange the impact of the non-formal education in the development of individuals and thus European societies, nowadays. Taking into account the relevance of the “lifelong learning” in the personal and professional life of each of us, we want to explore the potential and the impact of non-formal education both in educational institutions and in companies. In this regard, we believe Erasmus, which happens to turn 30 this year, to be the perfect bridge between the realms of formal and non-formal education. Having been conceived as an exchange program within the European university network, its impact in both the personal and professional life of the participants has widely transcended the confines of any classroom. Thus, our objectives for this seminar can be described as followed:

  • To reflect upon the impact of the Erasmus experience on the lives of each participant.

  • To exchange and raise awareness about the abilities, skills and resources acquired through non-formal education.

  • To analyze the intersections of non-formal spaces with those of formal education and the labor market in order to figure out possible alliances towards effective lifelong learning.

  • To celebrate the contribution of this programme to the foundation of a social, plural and united Europe.

Who Can apply: If you have real interest in the topic, good english language skills and are over 18 years

Participation, Accommodation and Travel: Participation, accomodation and meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) are all provided free of charge. the maximum amount for the travel is 275 euro.

If this sounds like a good opportunity  to learn about one of the challenging issues of our time in a multicultural environment, Send us an email telling about yourself and why you want to participate in this traing. Our email address is info@stepeurope.org.

Europe’s Refugee Crisis: The Role of Youth

Name of the training:  Europe’s Refugees Crisis: The Role of Youth

Where: ASHA Centre, Forest of Dean, U.K

When: 4th -12th April, 2017

For whom: For anyone with interest in the topic with good english language skills and over 18 years of age

Application Deadline: 9th February, 2017

 

This training course is about the refugee crisis in Europe. Over the last four years the Middle East and Europe have been affected by wars, revolutions, armed conflict and tensions between societies and communities. This course will take a holistic view of the current situation across Europe. It will equip participants with the practical tools needed to engage positively with the challenges back home and help make our societies beacons of hope, positivity and inspirational change. The course will use non-formal learning methods and will take place in the beautiful surroundings of the ASHA Centre in the Forest of Dean, in the U.K. a centre of excellence in intercultural dialogue and international youth work. People from UK, Demnark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy and Netherlands will participate

Themes addressed will include:

  • Understanding migration and asylum issues
  • Being part of an interconnected and interdependent world
  • Working with other people’s perspectives
  • Making human connections across social and cultural divides
  • Discovering the richness of other countries, cultures and faiths
  • Taking action to transform lives

Who Can apply: If you have real interest in the topic, good english language skills and are over 18 years

Participation, Accommodation and Travel: Participation, accomodation and meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) are all provided free of charge. For travel budget, you will be reimbursed up to 80% of the maximum amount and the maximum amount for the travel is 275 euro.

If this sounds like a good opportunity  to learn about one of the challenging issues of our time in a multicultural environment, Send us an email telling about yourself and why you want to participate in this traing. Our email address is info@stepeurope.org.