Help EU Tick

Dear participants!
We are happy, that you are reading these words! It means you are about to join our project!!! We are looking forward to you impatiently! 
In this blog you will find all necessary information about the Help EU Tick youth exchange including goals, program elements, promoters, methods used, some practical information & procedure. We invite you to read the blog carefully and check actual changes during the time before the youth exchange, so that you are well informed before you come in Croatia!

Basic info:
Youth in Action program under 3.1. action: Cooperation with the Neighbouring Countries of the EU
Tittle of the project: Help EU tick
Coordinating and hosting organization: o.s.Point – podpora a sociální integrace, Jugoslávská 9, 787 01 Šumperk, http://www.pointos.eu/
The date of exchange:  11 th – 18th Juny 2011
The place of exchange: Croatia, Basko Polje
Partnership: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Belgium, Spain
Money: Event is co-sponsored the European Union - Youth in Action Programme, participation in youth exchange, including accommodation, meal and ensure the program is free, transportation to the place of exchange is 70%covered.

Short summary:
The youth exchange gathers young people from across Europe to discuss the role of youth in EU and politics. Built around the current youth agenda in Europe, the project will put forward its perspectives on the role of youth in politics - how to get involved in politics and acquire knowledge about matters related to policy based on improving the communication skills of the participants. By the means of editorial activities and theatre, young participants from different counties will be concerned in the same aim – to create their own issue of the newspaper. The newspapers will consist of ideas, actions and recommendations of the participants on developing the youth and policies in the Europe. It is a document reflecting the thoughts and beliefs of the European youngsters involved in policy. Examples of good practise carried out by the participants in their home countries are included in the press release.

Project goals and background: 

Our Plan - Keeping the project very hands on with the young people using active learning methodologies

1. The group will learn about how countries are governed. 
2. The group will learn how to active participate as youth leaders in politics 
3. The group will develop their understanding of elections process,
4. The group will develop the materials, organise and facilitate the elections
5. The group will develop their communication and leadership skills through a variety of activities   (this will be the main focus of the project) 
6. The group will be involved into the team activities (Cetina River rafting)
7. The group will reflecting their thoughts, ideas, actions and examples of good practise in their own issue of the newspaper.And why newspaper?While the members come from different places and have different backgrounds, they are all concerned that young people should have their say about youth issues in the media. We believe that young people are not fairly represented in the media. We believe that the way to change this is to ensure that young people have their voices heard when youth issues are presented in the newspaper, the radio or on television. In this way, they will present young people’s perspectives. To do this, o.s.Point work together to develop their skills to engage the media through doing interviews on issues of interest to them and assists young people from different countries by providing them with support as well as by facilitating the involvement of young people with the media.