[Falkor-info] place for participants from the Netherlands in youth exchange

[info@falkor.org]

Falkor has still place for participants under 26 years from the 
Netherlands for a youth exchange in Germany. The other participating 
countries are Romania and Estonia.
The project is taking place between September 8th - 15th, 2007 at the 
Technical Monument LOUISE, Domsdorf.

If you are interested, please download the application form from 
http://www.falkor.org/downloads/PAF-application-NL.doc 
<http://www.falkor.org/downloads/PAF-application.doc> and send it asap 
to info@falkor.org <mailto:info@falkor.org>.

FFF and the Schülerakademie Elbe-Elster e.V. are organizing the 'Past as 
Future' youth project: a meeting platform for intercultural knowledge 
exchange on historical, present and future development of rural regions 
and the enhancement of a sustainable society, economy and ecology 
through youth by action.

The theme of the project, “P.A.F. – Past as Future” , combines the 
changes in rural disparities, population migration, employment 
opportunity problems and distribution of employment, rural 
characteristics within a global world.
The project enables young people from the EU to exchange their 
experiences and create societies that are fond of life, offer equal 
opportunities to men and women, as well as equal learning opportunities 
for children and adults from rural regions. Another important aspect is 
the specific embodiment of young people in apprenticeship and 
integration in local employment markets regarding their region.

Working methods and activities in the P.A.F. project have been chosen in 
this way that all participants are involved and have the chance to 
contribute. For instance, there are workshops planned as well as 
discussions with local organisations and companies while providing time 
for own presentations responding to the project’s theme of urban and 
rural development.

Some of the planned activities/workshops (the program is still being 
developed):
-visit to a local company, producer of sparkling water which is served 
at the Bundestag;
-regional business development connected to landscape and society 
changes (the region is a former brown coal mining landscape and 
agricultural area);
-green tourism;
-demographic changes, for example city dwellers moving to countryside 
and creating consequently very new rural structures

The project's location is in the south of Brandenburg/100km away from 
Berlin, in Elbe-Elster county, Domsdorf, at the Technical Monument 
Louise, which is celebrating its 125th birthday during this summer 
(Louise is a former brown coal briquette factory).
The location will also serve as domicile for eating and sleeping 
(sleeping bag and mat is necessary!), kitchen, toilets, seminar rooms 
etc. are provided on spot.

Costs during the project are paid through the EU programme Youth in 
Action. Travel reimbursement for participants account 70%.