Bridging the Age Gap: working together to develop rural communities
15-22 April 2012
European Youth Centre Budapest, Hungary

The event aims to promote intergenerational solidarity in rural youth work as part of the 2012 European Year of Intergenerational Solidarity. By working together across generations we can more effectively support sustainable rural communities and create a better future for rural young people.

“Bridging the age gap” aims to promote the social inclusion of rural young people through cross-generational projects. Participants will gain practical skills in project management as well as confidence to act as youth actors in their local communities.

Aims:

• To promote intergenerational solidarity in rural youth work
• To promote the social inclusion of young people through cross-generational projects

Objectives:

• To learn about European policies and developments in the promotion of intergenerational solidarity
• To exchange good practices on cross-generational project management
• To provide practical skills in developing and managing cross-generational projects
• To support participants in building confidence as youth actors and assisting self-development of personal competencies
• To develop new cross-generational projects on the local, national, regional and European level
• To develop a series of e-tools which can be used by participants and other young people in their home organisations

The study session will use a variety of methods to achieve its aims. This will include small and large group discussions, plenary sessions, simulation games and role-plays, workshops, individual reflection, individual and group presentations and much more…

Intercultural learning, peer to peer learning, experience exchange will be the basis for the learning process.

The programme will have 3 key parts:

1. Information-sharing on intergenerational solidarity

• what's happening on the European level?
• what's happening on the local level? Sharing best practices between our organisations.

2. Developing cross-generational projects

• developing new projects and new skills – participants will divide into different groups and develop their own project ideas through a series of workshops on project management (covering projectconceptualisation, needs analysis, aims and objectives, preparation, fundraising and financial management, implementation, evaluation and follow-up)
• discussing special issues related to managing cross-generational projects – checking the needs and perspectives of different age groups and how these issues might impact on project management

3. Summary & evaluation

• Presentation of final project ideas
• Project action planning
• Personal development plans
• Designing a workshop for your home organisation

The final programme will be sent to selected participants with the acceptance letter.

Deadline for applications: 15 February 2012

Applications and enquiries: seminar(at)ruralyoutheurope.com

Attachments:

Spring 2012 - application form.doc

Spring_2012_-_call_for_participants.pdf