Against

Stereotypes
Together
for Europe
Erasmus+ KA1 Youth Exchange
November 2014/January 2015
Cracow, Poland

What? Where?
When? With whom?
Title: Against Stereptypes Together for Europe
Dates: Action 1.: 10th 18th of November 2014
Action 2.: 7th 15th of January 2015
Project Partners:
Europejska Fundacja Rozwoju Regionalnego (Poland)
Asociatia Young Initiative (Romania)
EU-Russia Youth Mobility (Russia)
Educational Initiatives Centre (Ukraine)
Participants:
10 Youths (5+5 female & male) from each country,
at the age of 18-26 years and group leaders (10+1)

Project Idea
The project "Against Stereotypes Together for Europe involves the development of cooperation between the four
historically linked countries and societies, who's direction are also interspersed today, unable to overcome the
enormous baggage of negative experiences - Polish, Russian, Romanian and Ukrainian. The whole project will be
implemented in two complementary actions:

Action 1. - Common Cultural Heritage of Europe and Intercultural Dialogue of Central and Eastern
Europe Countries

Action 2. - Interreligious Dialogue - Catholicism - Greek Catholicism - Orthodoxy and Cooperation

for National Minorities
Youth exchange project in Poland and hosting young people from Russia, Romania, Ukraine
have to show them the positive aspects of the relations between all four societies, affect
the growth of their awareness and understanding of Polish, Russian, Romanian
and Ukrainian cultures, which should be close, but still remain far away from
each other because of disputes over the years. The theme will be the positive
aspects of common history, cultures and religions belonging to the circle of
Christianity (Catholicism, Greek Catholicism, Orthodoxy), and objective
look at them. It will cover the topics of common identity countries of
Central and Eastern Europe, where all four nations have to exist.
Project will emphasize common values and opportunities that entails
coexistence and international cooperation, including a huge role in the
integration of the European Union, which can bring mutual benefits. Young
people who take part in the exchange will be able to confront their current ideas
about Polish, mutual contacts between four nations and the European Union with
actually existing reality, what will allow to overcome prejudices and stereotypes
ingrained for years in the minds of nations and dismissing all states and society from
one another as well as Russia and Ukraine with the European structures.

Aims & Methodology

The aims of the Against Stereotypes Together for Europe:

Utilizing non-formal education for breaking down intercultural and interreligious barriers
and stereotypes;

Intensify dialogue and cooperation between the four nations;

Exhibition for young people, what are the opportunities

and benefits of cooperation between Polish, Russians,
Romanians, Ukrainians and the European Union;

Increased sensitivity to other cultures and religions;

The promotion of language learning as a way

of deepening relations on the European continent.
Hole project will be based on non-formal learning:

Workshops

Simulation games and outdoor activities

Teamwork and discussions

Speeches and presentations

Accommodation
Accommodation: Pod Barbakanem in Cracow, Poland (near the Old Town)
double, triple rooms (already renovating 32 places)
and 3 quadruple rooms (with bunk beds)
full board
conference room
more information and photos at:
http://barbakan.nocowanie.pl

Travel
If any of you will have connection (bus, plane, train) to Cracow, please let us know,
maybe we could help you in buying tickets, looking for connections etc.
Reimbursement of travel costs will only be done upon the presentation of all
including documents, receipt/invoices and boarding passes. It will let us to do the
reimbursements during the project.
Reimbursement for return trip will be done after sending all scanned and hard
copies documents regarding to participants travel after their return.
The maximum possible amount of reimbursement for travel
(depends on distance calculated with official Distance Calculator)

Organization

Country

People
in each Action

per Participant

Asociatia Young
Initiative

Romania

11

170 euro

EU-Russia Youth
Mobility

Russia

11

170 euro

Educational Initiatives
Centre

Ukraine

11

80 euro

Preparation
Each organization will put information about the project on their
websites and prepare some overall materials about:

Their organization (photos, promotional projects)

The culture of their country, the cultural events and good practices, social
problems with intercultural dialogue and methods
for overcoming of that kind of problems etc.

It will help in presenting each partner organization

and preparing speeches about culture in each country.
About Romanian participants, please check also, if all of them
have European Health Insurance Card (EHIC).
Please, let us know about special needs of participants (diets etc.)

Furthermore, we kindly ask all participants to bring some national drink, snacks
and music from their home countries, as a contribution to the national evenings.

Agenda Action 1.*

10.11.2014

11.11.2014

12.11.2014

13.11.2014

14.11.2014

15.11.2014

16.11.2014

17.11.2014

18.11.2014

Breakfast

Breakfast

Breakfast

Breakfast

Breakfast

Breakfast

Breakfast

Breakfast

Joint action for better

understanding of each
other part 2.

Presentations
Our
organizations,
our cultures, our
countries

11.30-12.00

Coffee Break

Coffee Break

Visit in the
National
Museum in
Cracow

Summary of
the project
Closing
ceremony

12.00-13.30

Discussion
Culture initatives and
events in 4 countries

Discussion
EU for Youth,
Youth for EU

8.00-10.00
10.00-11.30

Arrivals

13.30-15.00

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

15.00-16.30

Practical
Info about
Project,
Programme,
City, Rules
etc.

Preparation for
evening workshops
in mixed groups

Discussion
Lets find
something useful
in the non-formal
education

Coffee Break

Coffee Break

16.30-17.00
17.00-18.30

Joint action
for better
understanding
of each other
part 1.
18.30-19.30

Cultural
visits in the
most
importnat
places of
Cultural
Cracow
Guide Tour
Part 1.

Workshops
Our country and
their neigbours
what do we
know?

Coffee Break
Discussion
about our point
of view for
other cultures
Lunch

Lunch
Urban Game in
mixed groups
Discover
Multi-cultural
Cracow

Discussion
about Cultural
and Youth
Activities after
project

Cultural visits
in the most
important
places of
Cultural
Cracow
Guide Tour
Part 2.

Coffee Break

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Our cultures
in Cracow
lets make the
movie
together

Preparing
presentations
about
acquired
knowledge in
mixed
groups

Departures

Outdoor
activities
Coffee Break

Workshops
My idea for
European
project

Workshops
Lets talk in other
language

Workshops
Intercultural
Dialogue what
is this?

Discussion
about
conclusions
drawn from
visits

Dinner

Dinner

Dinner

Dinner

Dinner

Dinner

Dinner

Workshops
4 countries and
EU common
interests and
values

19.30-20.00

Dinner

Daily Evaluation

Daily Evaluation

Daily Evaluation

Daily Evaluation

Daily Evaluation

Daily Evaluation

Daily Evaluation

20.00-23.00

We are
builing our
team!

Pre-integration
Evening

Polish Culture
Evening

Romanian
Culture
Evening

European
Evening what
do we know?

Russian
Culture
Evening

Ukrainian
Culture
Evening

Show of
presentations
and discussion

*There might be some changes in the final programme, but they will not influence on the general context, results and effects of project.

Dear Partners

See you soon

In Cracow !