Youth Exchange: Macedonia – the heart of the Balkans

Deadline: 15 June 2012
Open to: Citizens of the Republic of Macedonia between the ages of 18 and 28, with interest in ecology
Venue: Skopje, Matka, Čeples and Stenje, Macedonia from 23 July and 05 August 2012

Description

The project gathers 22 youngsters from Belgium and Macedonia and aims to create cooperation between an EU-country on one side and a neighboring country on the other side by binding them trough their mutual interest in nature and environment. This motivated group of youngsters will explore and determinate some nature areas in the neighborhood of Skopje and West-Macedonia. Through this cooperation, exchange of knowledge and nature study techniques will be emphasized. Both groups will study each other’s ways of working when practicing nature study and education. Out of this, we hope to stimulate more people to actively practice nature study and maybe create a basis for future initiatives in this direction.

What`s on the program?

The project will start and end in Skopje, but throughout the project, the participants will stay at different locations (Matka, Čeples and Stenje) to ensure the contact with nature and an encounter with different habitats of the region. Walking and hiking, nature observation, a photography workshop, debates about environmental topics are only some of the activities on the program.
The end goal of the project is to organize a nature promo-event and share the gained knowledge with others.

Important to know is that most of the nights the participants will sleep in tents (with sanitary facilities available) or a mountain lodge. For those who don`t have their own tent, tents will be provided! Also, as we want to keep our impact as low as possible, we will consciously deal with topics as garbage, food and fuel.

The partners:

JNM Brugge is a local division of the Belgian organization JNM (Youth for Nature and Environment) with about 100 members. JNM is an organization for and by youth from 8 to 25 years old, who are interested in nature and environment. They have 50 divisions in Flanders; each division organizes activities throughout the whole year. In summer as well as during other school holidays, they organize camps to explore nature, learn about the environment and help with nature conservation. Most camps take place in Belgium, but every year some international camps are organized. JNM has about 2500 members who regularly gather on regional and national events.

ECO – LOGIC is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to protection and conservation of the environment, promotion of modern ecological practices, as well as monitoring and promoting the principle of sustainable development. The organization encourages and supports positive changes in the environment in the forms of:

  • Promotion of the ecology as science
  • Promotion of the cleaner production concept
  • Protection and conservation of nature and the environment
  • Distribution of environmental knowledge and upgrade of ecological education
  • Promotion of the principle for sustainable development
  • Creating new “green” jobs
  • Opportunity for training and involvement of all interested citizens in projects in the area of ecology and environmental protection and management

Eligibility

You can take part in the project if you:

  • are a citizen of the Republic of Macedonia
  • are between the ages of 18 and 28
  • have a profound knowledge of English
  • are available between 23/07 and 05/08
  • are motivated and interested in nature and environment

Application

People interested to participate in the project can fill in the application form and send it back by 15/06/2012 to ecologic.mk@gmail.com. This same address can be used for more information and/or questions about the project.

4 thoughts on “Youth Exchange: Macedonia – the heart of the Balkans

  1. Zdr, sakam da prasam dali za kampot treba da se plati nesto, ako treba za sto treba da se dadat pari ili organizacijata pokriva nekoi od trosocite pozdrav 🙂

    1. Zdravo Emilija,

      Ovoj proekt e del od programata Youth in Action, i praviloto za site nejzini proekti e deka ucesnicite pokrivaat 30% od patnite trosoci, dodeka pa ostanatite 70%, kako i smestuvanjeto i hranata se na trosok na organizatorot. Mozes slobodno da go kontaktiras gorenavedeniot mejl i da doznaes povekje informacii dokolku si zainteresirana.

      Pozdrav,
      Elena
      Mladiinfo

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