nostalgia

This is a story of how i met with you in Moldova:)

Firstly I have to say that it was really a hard way for Harun, Hakan and me. In the beginning, it was very hard for me to get permission from my manager.  On the way of Youth in action, we shocked with visa problem, we missed our planes, the day after we went to Istanbul,  we beg for visa to young and nervous man, we pay so much money. And success!

We were in Chisinau and our kind guide Vergiliu was waiting for us:) He was really patient and tolerant to us.

In Dacia, cute puppies greet to us:) I will never forget them.  And also I will never forget;

My Armanian brothers Sergey and Arman whom are showed us how we are close each other.

The best actor whom made love with leafs, Adi:) I will never forget his voice and one day I will go to Palermo especially for play Mafia.

Beautiful smile and dresses of Victoria.

Teaching ambition and energisers of Nola:)

Creativity of Levan. His films, ideas...Man, you must not be successful everthing. This is Injustice!:)

Sobriety and warm heart of Tako. I feel like I have a house in Tbilisi.

My young and genial secret friend Giorgi.

Georgian songs of Beka. His adhesion of his culture was great!  Countries need young men as him. And do not forget I will cook a Turkish coffe for you and will see your great future:)

Trustable face and words of Nika. You were the best lier in Mafia!:)

Scream and drunk act of funny Agnieszka:)

Energy of Pauli! She was as a toy which has neverstop batery:) Harun and me think about to adopt you Pauli. You have a family in Izmir:)

Great dances, great English knowledge of Vanuhi.

Beautiful eyes of Seda.

My "sleepy in lessons time full of energy in party time" Turkish man Semih:)

Smiling face of beautiful lover of Vergiliu,  Nadea.

Crazy, crazy Italian baby Dalila! You are the reason of being there. I am very greatful to you.

My drunk childhood friend Hakan:)

Great social knowledge of Bosko

Matryoshka and Alex's tv show.

The best driver and also dancer of Vadu lui voda;Vally.

"Resistance against to fuckin system" of Nabi:)

My love, my friend, my family Harun. Yes I missed him and the time which we shared in there. He is in the army now and I am full of nostalgia.

And friendship of my Lithuanian sister Indre whom gave to me this great idea as always. I will come for celebrate your babies to Lithuania:)

Miss u and kiss you dears. You will be never forgotten!

Day 6

Social Media Campaigns and Future Ideas

Day 6 start with examples of social media campaigns. We analysed how social media can effect certain situations.

Samples from Moldova and Turkey were presented by the participants. And also inspirational videos from Internet were presented. A sample of inspirational video is hereunder.

Where the hell is Matt?


A photograph from social media campaigns presentation is hereunder:

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Information about Erasmus+ were given by our trainers. Also we diveded in groups and presented our expectations and ideas about future programs of Erasmus+. 

Day 5

Inclusion 

After a amusing day in Chisinau we started to work after lunch. We started day 5 with funny energisers.

We analysed inclusion with sketches. We divided four groups. First group prepare a sketch about gypsies. Second group prepared about elderly people. Third one about LGBT people and forth one about disabled people.

Day 4

Chisinau

We went to see the beautiful capital of Moldova in day 3. We start our tour with our dance that we act together in the centre of the city :)

After our dance we have some pictures different places in Chisinau. We bought some gifts for our families and friends. Some of us have some coffee in beautiful cafes and some of us going to see the lake. After sightseeing, we have dinner in Matryoshka together.

After the dinner finally we have fun in City club till 3 a.m.

Inclusion

Inclusion. It may seem as a simple word which means the act of including or the state of being included www.thefreedictionary.com). But this is one of the strongest words by its meaning as words like freedom, human rights and etc.

It may mean different things to different people. Working in this Youth in Action project we explored all kind of inclusion: when the group of Christians and Muslims are working as one, when people from different countries tries to learn each others language or greeting all nationalities, skin colour or religion without labels.

Inclusion is a result when respect, human rights and open mind meet each other. So, lets open our mind and see what will happen.

For information about possibilities go to www.salto-youth.net/rc/inclusion

Day 3

Intercultural Learning

We have started our day with a nice dance energiser which we needed because we had a good sleep :) 

We were seperated in a groups that each of them had a task to create a poster about European Citizenship, Inclusion, Human Rights and youth Participation.You can find all our posters below.

Later we started talking on what ICL is. All of us shared the ideas and than we came up with the result that the Intercultural Learning is a great platform to get to know other cultures and even to understand your own culture better.

Intercultural Learning

What is Intercultural Learning?

Intercultural learning is an area of research, study and application of knowledge about different cultures, their differences and similarities. On the one hand, it includes a theoretical and academic approach. On the other hand, it comprises practical applications such as learning to negotiate with people from different cultures, living with people from different cultures, living in a different culture and the prospect of peace between different cultures.

Currently, intercultural learning is a topic which receives much interest. This is mainly due to the rise of cultural studies and globalisation. Culture has become an instrument for social interpretation and communicative action. 

Taking part in TC Limitless Freedom is great chance for all participants to get experience about intercultural learning.

There are some events for to develop intercultural learning. One of these is "Intercultural learning day" which you can find more information about in this link: http://www.efil.afs.org/ 

Day 2

Youth Participation in Creative Change Making

The second day of the training started with energisers which we needed after the intercultural night :) 

After getting in the work deeply we got the theoretical knowledge about the main concepts and understanding of youth participation. Also we got a chance to understand main obstacles which are really important for youth today. After playing some simulation games that we created, we found thus for all groups youth seems  just as a decoration. 

For give names to our roles, we used the Roger Hart's ladder which shows young people's participation types.

Youth Participation

What is Youth Participation?

Youth participation is the active engagement of young people throughout their communities. It is often used interchangeably with the term 'active involvement'. This means more than simply taking part in an activity. It refers specifically to the involvement in the process of identifying needs, exploring solutions, making decisions and planning action within communities and organisations that seek to support civil society. Sports, schools and any activity where young people are not historically engaged are used as tools by youth participation.

In relation to young people, youth participation is often regarded as the involvement of young people in decisions that are made that affect them. However many people believe that young people should be treated as citizens now (as opposed to the citizens of the future) and should be involved in all decisions that are made about the community and society in which they live.

All actions involving youth can be divided in youth participation and non-participation:

Intercultural Night

Meeting different cultures

First night then we all meet was a night of discovers and fun. It was an amazing experıence to watch Turkish people drinking Georgian and Armenish wine or girls from Baltic countries trying to learn Georgian dances. All of the participants prepared presentation desks from their countries and it was a great opportunity to express different cultures, fınd simılarities and differencies at the same place. 

Georgians said thus Turkish sweets were the top of the night. For Armenians the most impresive moment from the evening was traditional dances from Armenia and Georgia which they danced for all the other partıcipants. For Lithuanians Georgian wine opened the whole new bucket of tastes and smells. For Turkish people Moldovian home made wine was amazing and dancing with people from Baltic was enjoyable. Moldovian participants liked evil eye bead, Romanian people enjoyed Lithuanian bread and Bulgaria particıpants just loved Georgian cheese. 

We all are glad to share this night together and meet another cultures. 

The project of TC Limitless freedom!

Welcome to the project of TC Limitless freedom!

This training is an intensive 8-days training course for youth workers, youth project managers and volunteers that will introduce them to the contexts, forms and tools of social media. Main aim of this course is to equip learners with the knowledge, critical thinking ability, and practical skills they need to improve the effectiveness of their work and meet the personal, professional, and civic challenges posed by social media.

The knowledge acquired will be immediately applied as participants will develop a concrete social media strategy for their organisations or projects at the end of the course.

Training course will be hosted in Vadul lui Voda town in Moldova and it will gather participants and experts from Romania, Armenia , Georgia, Turkey, Estonia, Lithuania, Bulgaria and, of course, Moldova.

The project is organized by Youth in Action Programme

Youth in Action is the Programme the European Union has set up for young people. It aims to inspire a sense of active European citizenship, solidarity and tolerance among young Europeans and to involve them in shaping the Union's future. It promotes mobility within and beyond the EU's borders, non-formal learning and intercultural dialogue, and encourages the inclusion of all young people, regardless of their educational, social and cultural background: Youth in Action is a Programme for all.

Every year, thousands of projects are submitted by promoters in order to get financial support from the Programme; a selection process aims at granting the best projects.

The YOUTH IN ACTION programme is the EU’s mobility and non-formal education programme targeting young people aged between 13 and 30 years. Its general objectives are the following:

Promote young people’s active citizenship in general and their European citizenship in particular;

Develop solidarity and promote tolerance among young people, in particular in order to foster social cohesion in the European Union;

Foster mutual understanding between young people in different countries;

Contribute to developing the quality of support systems for youth activities and the capabilities of civil society organisations in the youth field;

Promote European cooperation in the youth field.

The project is hosted by CREATORII

CREATORII is a non-governmental organization that has the main aim to prevent the school dropout and to offer development opportunities for young people from rural and deprived areas. The organization creates youth exchanges, training courses and seminars for young people aged from 16 to 30 years that come from disadvantaged families. Also it creates video spots, documentary movies, banners and organization of photo galleries, flash-mobs, and other social events for the development of creativity, practical and theoretical skills of the young people. Our main aim is to be actively involved in solving most painful problems in our society.