TRULY TRULLO - INTERNATIONAL YOUTH EXCHANGE
ORGANIZED BY "YOUNET PUGLIA" WITH THE SUPPORT "YOUTH IN ACTION" EUROPEAN PROGRAMME
SHARING MY EXPERINCE
October 12, 2012Do you know what is trullo?
I didn’t know it before going to help coordinating a youth exchange this summer in Puglia, but now I TULY know it! I learned there that trullo is a cone-shaped white building, in which people form Puglia used to live, I also learned that Romanian girls lough incredibly loud and are very beautiful, Croatians eat stuffed paprika for dinner, Latvians love to swim in the sea regardless the weather or wind, Italians cook best food in the world and Spaniards can make sangria anytime in huge amounts. This 10 days in Puglia were full of fun, surprises, travels, fun, food, fun… Well, not only fun – we also met some immigrants and listened to their stories, sometimes terrifying, we learned what are refugees camps and how the life there looks like, we organized a no-racist cup and let immigrants play sport together with citizens of Cisternino.
If you are thinking about participating in a youth exchange or not, stop thinking and fill in the application now, there is no better way to travel to another country and learn about many topics in informal way, meet foreigners, see new places, eat delicious specialities from all over the world. And all of it, thanks to European Union funds, for unbelivabely cheap price.
I didn’t know it before going to help coordinating a youth exchange this summer in Puglia, but now I TULY know it! I learned there that trullo is a cone-shaped white building, in which people form Puglia used to live, I also learned that Romanian girls lough incredibly loud and are very beautiful, Croatians eat stuffed paprika for dinner, Latvians love to swim in the sea regardless the weather or wind, Italians cook best food in the world and Spaniards can make sangria anytime in huge amounts. This 10 days in Puglia were full of fun, surprises, travels, fun, food, fun… Well, not only fun – we also met some immigrants and listened to their stories, sometimes terrifying, we learned what are refugees camps and how the life there looks like, we organized a no-racist cup and let immigrants play sport together with citizens of Cisternino.
If you are thinking about participating in a youth exchange or not, stop thinking and fill in the application now, there is no better way to travel to another country and learn about many topics in informal way, meet foreigners, see new places, eat delicious specialities from all over the world. And all of it, thanks to European Union funds, for unbelivabely cheap price.
THE VIDEO SUMMARIZING OUR YOUTH EXCHANGE
July 9, 2012Download the infosheet TT
General information
Arrival date: 25th August 2012
Departure date: 4th September 2012
We can refund you the travel costs also if you’ll arrive 1 or 2 days before, or if you’ll leave 2 days after, but you should provide your accommodation.
You can’t take a flight after the 25th August and before the 4th September.
Participants: 30 à per country: 4 participants + 1 leader
Age range: 18-25 years old
Countries: Croatia, Italy, Latvia, Romania, Spain
Terminals: Bari or Brindisi airport is two hours away
Financial conditions: the project budget cover 100% of food and accommodation costs, 70% of travel cost – you just need to pay 30% of the travel costs: we’ll refund you during the youth exchange COLLECT THE RECEIPTS in order to refund you!!
Living conditions
Accomodation
The participants will be accommotated in religious institute, that in the past was a school.
The houses will be equipped with a big kitchen, common sleeping rooms (one for girls and one for boys), several bathrooms and showers, teather, playgrounds, common spaces for games.
You can find all the pictures here.
General information
Arrival date: 25th August 2012
Departure date: 4th September 2012
We can refund you the travel costs also if you’ll arrive 1 or 2 days before, or if you’ll leave 2 days after, but you should provide your accommodation.
You can’t take a flight after the 25th August and before the 4th September.
Participants: 30 à per country: 4 participants + 1 leader
Age range: 18-25 years old
Countries: Croatia, Italy, Latvia, Romania, Spain
Terminals: Bari or Brindisi airport is two hours away
Financial conditions: the project budget cover 100% of food and accommodation costs, 70% of travel cost – you just need to pay 30% of the travel costs: we’ll refund you during the youth exchange COLLECT THE RECEIPTS in order to refund you!!
Living conditions
Accomodation
The participants will be accommotated in religious institute, that in the past was a school.
The houses will be equipped with a big kitchen, common sleeping rooms (one for girls and one for boys), several bathrooms and showers, teather, playgrounds, common spaces for games.
You can find all the pictures here.
Food
We will arrange kitchen teams, so everybody gets the chance to cook and prepare the meals with other young people and leaders. There will be a equipped kitchen to cook for the group. All the food will be provided, if you need some special ingredients for the international evening we can try to get this for you too or think a menu with the ingredients from here. Tell us if you have allergy or can’t eat something
Money
Food, travel, accommodation are included for the duration of the exchange. You can bring a small amount of pocket money for things you want to buy.
How to get to Istituto Salesiani (Cisternino) in 2 steps:
From Bari Airport
First step: from Airport –> to Bari train station
From the airport, you have to take the BUS n°16 of AMTAB company: direction “Piazza (Square) Aldo Moro”.
In “Piazza (Square) Aldo Moro” you’ll find the Bari central station.
The bus service from Airport starts at 5 am and ends at 9,30 pm. Average waiting time is 40-60 minutes. Travelling time: 30 / 45minutes. Ticket price: € 0.90
Timetable AMTAB linea urbana n°16: http://ro.autobus.it/TP/amtab/stampa_linee.aspx?codlin=16&dataval=20120724&op=b4vivpzpx2zhl0avgtw2mz55
Second step: from Bari train station —> to Cisternino city
From Bari central station you have to take a train to “Fasano” station (you need more less 40minutes – you can check the train timetable on internet: http://www.trenitalia.com There’s a train every 2 hours more less).
From “Fasano” station, in the square outside the station, you should check a bus to Cistenino City (STP company): http://www.stpbrindisi.it/index.php/fasano/226-cisternino-stazione-fs-di-fasano.html (in this page,down on the left, push to “scarica l’orario sul tuo pc”)
Remind to punch all the tickets in apposite machines before to travel
We can refund only tickets for travels in second class .
In order to pick you up, and to provide you more detailed and useful travel information, send me an email to travel information (time arrival-departure) when you’ll buy the fly etickets.
What to bring
– Solar cream, hat, swimming suit,beach towel, Flip flops (there’s a day off, the beach is 15km away)
– mosquitos spray
– Toiletries (tooth brush, tooth paste, shampoo, shower gel)
– SHEETS
– For the free time: Some games, musical instruments (if you have it)
– video/photo camera (if you have it)
– Enthusiasm, positive spirit, smilies, desire to do sport activities and to know about social inclusion
What to search before the youth exchange:
– some general information about the immigration in your country (for the workshop)
– some traditional sports or/and games: each national group will lead one workshop about national/traditional sports and games.
You can ask to your parents and grandparents to receive this information, and organize this moment with the rest of the national group.
– Each national group will organize one intercultural (national) evenings with dinner and party. So you can bring pictures, music, traditional items, flag, national/tipical food from your country to share it with the other groups
Language
The language of the exchange will be English.
Bear in mind that English language isn’t so common in Cisternino.
Find below a table with basic Italian:
We will arrange kitchen teams, so everybody gets the chance to cook and prepare the meals with other young people and leaders. There will be a equipped kitchen to cook for the group. All the food will be provided, if you need some special ingredients for the international evening we can try to get this for you too or think a menu with the ingredients from here. Tell us if you have allergy or can’t eat something
Money
Food, travel, accommodation are included for the duration of the exchange. You can bring a small amount of pocket money for things you want to buy.
How to get to Istituto Salesiani (Cisternino) in 2 steps:
From Bari Airport
First step: from Airport –> to Bari train station
From the airport, you have to take the BUS n°16 of AMTAB company: direction “Piazza (Square) Aldo Moro”.
In “Piazza (Square) Aldo Moro” you’ll find the Bari central station.
The bus service from Airport starts at 5 am and ends at 9,30 pm. Average waiting time is 40-60 minutes. Travelling time: 30 / 45minutes. Ticket price: € 0.90
Timetable AMTAB linea urbana n°16: http://ro.autobus.it/TP/amtab/stampa_linee.aspx?codlin=16&dataval=20120724&op=b4vivpzpx2zhl0avgtw2mz55
Second step: from Bari train station —> to Cisternino city
From Bari central station you have to take a train to “Fasano” station (you need more less 40minutes – you can check the train timetable on internet: http://www.trenitalia.com There’s a train every 2 hours more less).
From “Fasano” station, in the square outside the station, you should check a bus to Cistenino City (STP company): http://www.stpbrindisi.it/index.php/fasano/226-cisternino-stazione-fs-di-fasano.html (in this page,down on the left, push to “scarica l’orario sul tuo pc”)
Remind to punch all the tickets in apposite machines before to travel
We can refund only tickets for travels in second class .
In order to pick you up, and to provide you more detailed and useful travel information, send me an email to travel information (time arrival-departure) when you’ll buy the fly etickets.
What to bring
– Solar cream, hat, swimming suit,beach towel, Flip flops (there’s a day off, the beach is 15km away)
– mosquitos spray
– Toiletries (tooth brush, tooth paste, shampoo, shower gel)
– SHEETS
– For the free time: Some games, musical instruments (if you have it)
– video/photo camera (if you have it)
– Enthusiasm, positive spirit, smilies, desire to do sport activities and to know about social inclusion
What to search before the youth exchange:
– some general information about the immigration in your country (for the workshop)
– some traditional sports or/and games: each national group will lead one workshop about national/traditional sports and games.
You can ask to your parents and grandparents to receive this information, and organize this moment with the rest of the national group.
– Each national group will organize one intercultural (national) evenings with dinner and party. So you can bring pictures, music, traditional items, flag, national/tipical food from your country to share it with the other groups
Language
The language of the exchange will be English.
Bear in mind that English language isn’t so common in Cisternino.
Find below a table with basic Italian:
In Italian every written letter is pronounced. You should remember this useful rule and without thinking in a while you’ll be speaking Italian
Emergency contacts
Magda: +39 3803682072
Aysha: +39 3452333310
Barbara: +39 3287050635
Mail: [email protected]
….THAT’S ALL!
Join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/441023429263535/
..and looking forward to meeting you
YOUNET TEAM
Emergency contacts
Magda: +39 3803682072
Aysha: +39 3452333310
Barbara: +39 3287050635
Mail: [email protected]
….THAT’S ALL!
Join the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/441023429263535/
..and looking forward to meeting you
YOUNET TEAM
THE YOUTH EXCHANGE
July 10, 2012Summary of the project
(click here for italian version)
“Truly Trullo” is a youth exchange that will take place from the 25th August to the 4th September 2012, in Cisternino (BR), a municipality of 12.076 citizens, on the south-east Italy coast. Accomodation is in two common rooms of a religious institute that also offers theater, pine forests, many playgrounds.
The project will involve 30 youngsters coming from Latvia, Spain, Croatia, Romania and Italy.
The youngsters will undergo a non formal process of intercultural and concrete learning with the main aim of using sport for social inclusion of disadvantaged young people, in particular immigrants. In this way, we want promote multiculturalism and inclusive growth, using sportive activities, workshops and debates with informal methods of learning.
Participants will organize a public event, the “ANTIRACIST WORLD CUP”(the 2th September), with the aim of promote sport for social inclusion.
The sport has a major potential as a tool for promoting social inclusion and social cohesion in European societies as it provides citizens with opportunities to interact and join social networks; helps immigrants to develop relations with other members of the society and constitutes a tool for reaching out the underprivileged or groups at risk of social exclusion.
Through its contribution to economic growth and job creation, sport can also help to revitalise disadvantaged areas.
You’ll welcome to enjoy with us intercultural evenings and pubblic events!
(click here for italian version)
“Truly Trullo” is a youth exchange that will take place from the 25th August to the 4th September 2012, in Cisternino (BR), a municipality of 12.076 citizens, on the south-east Italy coast. Accomodation is in two common rooms of a religious institute that also offers theater, pine forests, many playgrounds.
The project will involve 30 youngsters coming from Latvia, Spain, Croatia, Romania and Italy.
The youngsters will undergo a non formal process of intercultural and concrete learning with the main aim of using sport for social inclusion of disadvantaged young people, in particular immigrants. In this way, we want promote multiculturalism and inclusive growth, using sportive activities, workshops and debates with informal methods of learning.
Participants will organize a public event, the “ANTIRACIST WORLD CUP”(the 2th September), with the aim of promote sport for social inclusion.
The sport has a major potential as a tool for promoting social inclusion and social cohesion in European societies as it provides citizens with opportunities to interact and join social networks; helps immigrants to develop relations with other members of the society and constitutes a tool for reaching out the underprivileged or groups at risk of social exclusion.
Through its contribution to economic growth and job creation, sport can also help to revitalise disadvantaged areas.
You’ll welcome to enjoy with us intercultural evenings and pubblic events!
THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN FUNDED WITH THE SUPPORT FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION
TRAVEL DIRECTIONS
July 7, 2012
How to get to Istituto Salesiani (Cisternino) in 2 steps:
From Bari Airport
First step: from Airport à to Bari train station
From the airport, you have to take the BUS n°16 of AMTAB company: direction “Piazza (Square) Aldo Moro”.
In “Piazza (Square) Aldo Moro” you’ll find the Bari central station.
The bus service from Airport starts at 5 am and ends at 9,30 pm. Average waiting time is 40-60 minutes. Travelling time: 30 / 45minutes. Ticket price: € 0.90
Timetable AMTAB linea urbana n°16: http://ro.autobus.it/TP/amtab/stampa_linee.aspx?codlin=16&dataval=20120724&op=b4vivpzpx2zhl0avgtw2mz55
Second step: from Bari train station —> to Cisternino city
From Bari central station you have to take a train to “Fasano” station (you need more less 40minutes – you can check the train timetable on internet: http://www.trenitalia.com There’s a train every 2 hours more less).
From “Fasano” station, in the square outside the station, you should check a bus to Cistenino City (STP company):
Timetable a/r of “Fasano train station” to “Cisternino city”
How to get to Istituto Salesiani (Cisternino) in 2 steps:
From Bari Airport
First step: from Airport à to Bari train station
From the airport, you have to take the BUS n°16 of AMTAB company: direction “Piazza (Square) Aldo Moro”.
In “Piazza (Square) Aldo Moro” you’ll find the Bari central station.
The bus service from Airport starts at 5 am and ends at 9,30 pm. Average waiting time is 40-60 minutes. Travelling time: 30 / 45minutes. Ticket price: € 0.90
Timetable AMTAB linea urbana n°16: http://ro.autobus.it/TP/amtab/stampa_linee.aspx?codlin=16&dataval=20120724&op=b4vivpzpx2zhl0avgtw2mz55
Second step: from Bari train station —> to Cisternino city
From Bari central station you have to take a train to “Fasano” station (you need more less 40minutes – you can check the train timetable on internet: http://www.trenitalia.com There’s a train every 2 hours more less).
From “Fasano” station, in the square outside the station, you should check a bus to Cistenino City (STP company):
Timetable a/r of “Fasano train station” to “Cisternino city”
Remind to punch all the tickets in apposite machines before to travel
The programme refunds only tickets for travels in second class .
The programme refunds only tickets for travels in second class .
VENUE
ACTIVITIES
July 8, 2012– team building activities
– role plays
– workshops
– sports
– debates
– meetings with the stakeholders
– intercultural evenings (food-music and dance from 5 different countries)
– antiracist world cup (the 2th of September): you can participate with your team to the football and basketball tourney!
have a look! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHVjRUZ5ZmFPbEJIc0lMUjFEMmhwS3c6MQ
Download here the Agenda
– role plays
– workshops
– sports
– debates
– meetings with the stakeholders
– intercultural evenings (food-music and dance from 5 different countries)
– antiracist world cup (the 2th of September): you can participate with your team to the football and basketball tourney!
have a look! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHVjRUZ5ZmFPbEJIc0lMUjFEMmhwS3c6MQ
Download here the Agenda
HOSTING ORGANIZATION
July 6, 2012
YouNet is an innovative, professional, active, reliable and efficient no profit and non-governmental organisation. We are based in Italy in 3 regions (Emilia-Romagna,Sicilia,Puglia) and we got a broad experience on EU projects and funds (YiA, EfC, LLP,…).We work as a network in the Italian territory (where we are working with other smaller NGO, local bodies, social communities, …) and we got strong relationships with several NGOs all across Europe and beyond. We are as well accredited as a EVS sending, hosting and coordinating organisation.
Some of the areas where we are more active are: social inclusion, intercultural dialogue, integration and migrants, antidiscrimination, environment and sustainable development, art and culture. We work as well with local and national institutions in Italy and with democracy projects.
www.you-net.eu
Download the brochure:
Presentation younet En
YouNet is an innovative, professional, active, reliable and efficient no profit and non-governmental organisation. We are based in Italy in 3 regions (Emilia-Romagna,Sicilia,Puglia) and we got a broad experience on EU projects and funds (YiA, EfC, LLP,…).We work as a network in the Italian territory (where we are working with other smaller NGO, local bodies, social communities, …) and we got strong relationships with several NGOs all across Europe and beyond. We are as well accredited as a EVS sending, hosting and coordinating organisation.
Some of the areas where we are more active are: social inclusion, intercultural dialogue, integration and migrants, antidiscrimination, environment and sustainable development, art and culture. We work as well with local and national institutions in Italy and with democracy projects.
www.you-net.eu
Download the brochure:
Presentation younet En
PARTNERS
“Opendoors” – Spain http://www.quartjove.es/We are a young association of ex volunteers from different associations, we carry a host project in one of these associations. Our main aim is to share our experience among the associations and young people who are interested in European topics or making any project with any other European association.
We believe its is important to contribute to the youth associations with resources as for example the youth programme among others .
Among our activities, formation, culture and commune development issues also take place.
At the moment we offer a service in a volunteer way which consists in providing information to Quart de Poblet young people, information that deals with Europe and we are also trying to take part in one of the European information nets which exists in order to get divulgation materials, etc. We provide this service every Thursdays from 17 to 20 p.m, plus the information young centre of the council which consists in informing and advising about the different possible actions within the Europe programme for young people as well as about the Erasmus, Socrates grants; PAC; Meet Europe; laws, etc…
We are also an entity member of the Quart de Poblet Youth Council.
We believe its is important to contribute to the youth associations with resources as for example the youth programme among others .
Among our activities, formation, culture and commune development issues also take place.
At the moment we offer a service in a volunteer way which consists in providing information to Quart de Poblet young people, information that deals with Europe and we are also trying to take part in one of the European information nets which exists in order to get divulgation materials, etc. We provide this service every Thursdays from 17 to 20 p.m, plus the information young centre of the council which consists in informing and advising about the different possible actions within the Europe programme for young people as well as about the Erasmus, Socrates grants; PAC; Meet Europe; laws, etc…
We are also an entity member of the Quart de Poblet Youth Council.
“Do Great Things Association” – Romania www.dgtassociation.blogspot.comBriefly, D.G.T. Association is a non-governmental organization that was born from the passion of a few youngsters who wanted to take action and make a change in the society they were living into. D.G.T.’s founding members have also the desire to give back all the things they have learned and experienced during previous years of volunteering.
D.G.T.’s mission focuses on national and international networking among young people, students, trainers and teachers of different nationalities, cultures and backgrounds. It tackles topics such as inter-cultural exchange, non-formal education, ecology, climate change, sustainable development, European citizenship and international politics (geopolitics). All these are added to facilitate the accumulation of experience by young people, through voluntary activities, allowing them to put into practice the theory learned in school.
Regarding international activities like youth exchanges, trainings, conferences and other events of this sort, our members have very good experience, as we have worked with many foreign NGOs in elaborating and implementing such projects (YiA and CoE financing schemes). Activities have been performed in both EU (Germany, Italy, France, Luxembourg, Poland, Greece, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Spain) and non-EU (Turkey, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Albania) countries.
Themes of our past projects were related to social problems (migration, integration, fighting poverty, active citizenship), cultural aspects (respect for diversity, peaceful co-existence), political issues (democracy, freedom of speech), ecology, sports and arts (painting, photography, singing, dancing). Therefore, we have quite enough experience in a high variety of topics.
D.G.T.’s mission focuses on national and international networking among young people, students, trainers and teachers of different nationalities, cultures and backgrounds. It tackles topics such as inter-cultural exchange, non-formal education, ecology, climate change, sustainable development, European citizenship and international politics (geopolitics). All these are added to facilitate the accumulation of experience by young people, through voluntary activities, allowing them to put into practice the theory learned in school.
Regarding international activities like youth exchanges, trainings, conferences and other events of this sort, our members have very good experience, as we have worked with many foreign NGOs in elaborating and implementing such projects (YiA and CoE financing schemes). Activities have been performed in both EU (Germany, Italy, France, Luxembourg, Poland, Greece, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Spain) and non-EU (Turkey, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Albania) countries.
Themes of our past projects were related to social problems (migration, integration, fighting poverty, active citizenship), cultural aspects (respect for diversity, peaceful co-existence), political issues (democracy, freedom of speech), ecology, sports and arts (painting, photography, singing, dancing). Therefore, we have quite enough experience in a high variety of topics.
“Help” – Croatia http://www.helponline.hr“Information Youth Centre” – The aim of the youth information center is to collect and process information applicable to young people that would provide the possibility of an anonymous selection and decision making based on full information, without political or ideological coloration, and full knowledge of the facts.
And “Information Youth Centre” in their content and mode should provide young people a complete, open, unrestricted and multidisciplinary information from all relevant areas for the young generation in collaboration with other specialized institutions and agencies. This is a public and free service available to everyone. (Still under construction)
Thanks to connections with international networks for young people, youth and ICM provides information on volunteering opportunities, exchange of young dih and participation in the program of the Youth in Action
And “Information Youth Centre” in their content and mode should provide young people a complete, open, unrestricted and multidisciplinary information from all relevant areas for the young generation in collaboration with other specialized institutions and agencies. This is a public and free service available to everyone. (Still under construction)
Thanks to connections with international networks for young people, youth and ICM provides information on volunteering opportunities, exchange of young dih and participation in the program of the Youth in Action
“World at our home” – Latvia http://worldatourhome.com/The Language and Cultural centre “World at Our Home” is a non-governmental organisation which is busy with international work and European projects and in which local inhabitants have the opportunity to learn foreign languages in order to gain greater opportunities for making successful choices in their career. The main aim of the organisation is the dissemination of information about different cultures. We would like to continue work with local people to explain about actual and social problems, and democratic approval, to help with social integration in Latvia. The centre also organises seminars and cultural events in order to give the opportunity to local people to get European awareness, and to know and find out about different folk traditions and culture. We involve also disadvantaged people, especially immigrants with the aim to give them more opportunity to be part of society. Our aim is to continue cooperation with the European Youth programme and gain experience in exchanges between European Countries.
ABOUT PUGLIA REGION..
July 1, 2012
Enjoy this youtube movie about Puglia!
Enjoy this youtube movie about Puglia!