Spin is looking for 6 participants from Bosnia and Herzegovina to join the youth exchange “Sustainable Innovations: Eco-Visionaries of Tomorrow” in Sutomore, Montenegro from 2nd to 9th September 2023.

 

Deadline for the applications is: 14.08.2023.

*Part of the applicants can expect to be contacted even before the deadline.
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DATES: 02 – 09 September 2023

LOCATION: Sutomore, Montenegro

PARTICIPANTS: 6 per country (5 participants + 1 group leader)

COUNTRIES: North Macedonia – Serbia – Kosovo* – Montenegro – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Cyprus

The official language of the project:

Working language of the youth exchange will be English. Do not worry, your English proficiency should not be perfect, enough is to understand and be understood!

 

Project Description

 

The aim of the youth exchange is to enable participants to explore the concepts of eco-entrepreneurship and circular economy, to learn about the realities and the practices in participating countries, to work on the development of an entrepreneurial mind-set, to test the 1st prototype of the Board Game and give feedback, to brainstorm and to work on the development of ideas for local projects addressing local ecological issues. We aim that the Board Game will be created by young people. It means it will be peer to peer product. Even if the overall process will be managed by the Youth Exchange Team and the Core Project Team active involvement of the young people will be essential. The participants of the Youth Exchange will create ideas for the content of the game, and for its design. Furthermore, the participants of the YE will come up with ideas for projects/initiatives targeting their local communities with the aim to raise the understanding of their peers on the concepts of eco-entrepreneurship and circular economy.

 

The project ‘Eco-Entrepreneurship & Circular Economy: On the Path to Sustainable Change’ is set in line with the priorities of the Erasmus+ Programme and the general objectives of the call. The project is based on the need to increase the capacities of 6 youth organizations representing the Programme (North Macedonia, Serbia and Cyprus) and Partner countries of the Western Balkans (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo* and Montenegro) to work with the concepts of eco-entrepreneurship and circular economy, to be able to develop competencies of young people, young people with fewer opportunities in these areas, and to transfer the principles of circular economy in their practices to become more green, sustainable youth organizations ready to face ecological and sustainable challenges of 21st century.

 

Profile of participants:

 

• Young people aged 18 to 30 
• Residents in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Strongly interested in exploring the topic – Eco – entrepreneurship and circular economy;
• Have experience with developing/playing or just love educational board games
• Motivated to work on the development of their personal and professional competencies in an international setting (communication, teamwork, problem-solving, conflict management, facilitation, and presentation);
• Motivated to take part in Erasmus+project, work in an international team and share their experiences in follow-up period;
• Ready to work in a mix-intercultural learning environment, to contribute to successful project implementation.

 

Working methods:

 

• Learning by doing methodologies
• Ice-breakers and team-building games to get to know each other.
• Workshops will leave room for guided but controversial discussions.
• Simulation games will allow us to identify current challenges of non-formal education and show possible measures that strengthen them.
• All sessions will provide the participants with concrete ideas that can be implemented in their local communities, thus ensuring an important multiplier effect.

 

Travel and accommodation:

Travel costs will be covered by SPIN. Travel will be supported for using green means of transport (bus or train). Accommodation is covered by organisers, 3 meals per day and coffee breaks.