Erasmus+ 2014 program, key measure: learning mobility projects of individuals in the field of youth (KA105)
Project Name: Self Efficiency Village
Project Number: 2014-1-SI02-KA105-000065
Applicants: Rural Development Society LAZ and partners from Riga (Latvia), Sofia (Romania) and Palermo (Sicilia)
Project implementation: from July 1, 2014 to 1 November 2014: Exchange from August 20 to 29, 2014 at Breg pri Litija
Participants: a total of 28, six participants from each country between the ages of 15 and 24 and one youth leader from each country
the purpose of the project It is awareness of self-sufficiency and self-sufficiency, and how they affect health and an active lifestyle. Participants will study all aspects of self-sufficiency and self-sufficiency on the practical example of the village where the exchange will take place. The learning process will cover all three sectors of the economy with activities that will include: characteristics of organic and organic farming, preparation of winter food (proper storage of fruit and vegetables), differences between extensive and intensive animal breeding, sustainable building material, obtaining clean energy, how provide clothing, products and other services that a small community would need to achieve self-sufficiency. Some aspects of self-sufficiency will be presented to young people through tours of good practices that already exist in the village (solar power plant, use of water resources for heating, use of biomass, stonemasonry, domestic crafts;…) the result of all these activities BO detailed plan self-sufficiency of a village with 150 inhabitants. The work of young people will be presented to a wider public in the form of a model of self-sufficiency. We will encourage creative ideas on all issues and open a discussion about the acceptability of the model in practice, given the modern way of life and the needs of young people. The program of activities will encourage the exchange of opinions, knowledge and experience and contribute to constructive and independent thinking. The involved employees will have the opportunity to develop active citizenship through Peer to Peer education, identifying the needs of locals, identifying weak links (at the local level) and analyzing the state of each participating country, in the field of self-sufficiency. They will postpone their findings through an interactive brochure that will be published online. Through the activities, it will strengthen mutual understanding among young people, and thus contribute to intercultural dialogue.
Working methods:
- An active approach through team building, discussions, presentations, workshops, learning through practice, a Peer to Peer learning model, viewing good practices.
Expected results:
- Participants will develop and upgrade their competences, develop social skills and learn to accept responsibility for their actions. They will gain knowledge and understanding of self-sufficiency as a whole. They will obtain information about the Erasmus+ program, get an insight into the management and implementation of the youth exchange, and lay the foundations for a future youth exchange.
- a model of local community’s self-sufficiency
- interactive brochure, which will contain the results of project activities
- video content dvd
- published articles in local and online media
- made youthpasses participants Participants
The presentation video is Here.
Self Efficient Video…