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Don’t trash our future: Recycle
Start date: May 16, 2016, End date: Jan 15, 2018 PROJECT  FINISHED 

In all sides we have groups that are involved in local projects about environment and about recycled material. These groups will be part of the exchange. Participants will be youngsters with different background and also, in some cases, with cultural, economic and geographic obstacles, some participants come from rural areas.They are in the age of university, they have so much experience in youth activities and they are at the first experience in an international exchange. This youth exchange is an opportunity for them to learn from each others, to be together, to know different cultures and create a "network" with young people of different countries. Our KA-1 Erasmus+ Programme will be held for 32 participants among youth workers and leaders aged between 18-30, who participated the youth program before and accomplished international and/or nationwide youth projects.Project "Don’t trash our future: Recycle" will take place in Montserrat between 16th October to 23rd October 2016. It will gather 32 participants, from four countries: Turkey, Poland, Bulgaria and Montserrat. During APV, two months earlier than exchange, between 27th and 29th of July 2016, all the places for accomodation and activities will be checked, in order to respond to the needs, also in relation to safety of participants.“Don’t trash our future: Recycle" is also a project about art and culture with putting aspect on alternative art techniques - using materials that can be recycled and making something out of nothing. This exchange will raise the awareness of the protection of the environment, pollution that mankind is making, selection of garbage and garbage removal. When everyone works together, we can make the best use of our planet`s natural resources. When you recycle the products you use every day, like cardboard boxes, milk jugs, and soda cans, you give new life to items that used to be thrown away, you save energy and help lower greenhouse gas emissions in the process. This Youth exchange will be exactly this – youngsters working together to save environment. Youngsters will join creative thinking, exchange ideas, knowledge, and experience, positive examples through non-formal workshops, team building, role play, and creative workshops. The project will fight people ignorance towards the pollution they are making with garbage. Youngsters will make "a cleaning day" and using materials that should be recycled like plastic bottles, plastic bags, leaves, branches of trees will make a creative exhibition of sculptures, using art and creativity, also making clothes. The exhibition will be open for public on the last day when participants will present the idea of selective garbage removal and recycling in order to save the environment. During this exhibition youngsters will hear about Erasmus+ opportunities and be motivated to take active part in their communities. As a final result a promotional film will be created by recording the final event, and with information on environment pollution and ways to prevent it. Participants countries cultures will be present, European diversity will be promoted and tolerance and respect between youngsters coming from different backgrounds will be achieved.The impact on participants is the most important one. There are two main keywords: participation and behaviours. Participation contain a large meaning, because it means active participation, to give a contribute to the local community, to be part of it in share experience, knowledge, but also to help the community on its "grow up" way, but it means also to use the opportunity, to learn how to be part of EU, to interact with different cultures, to use non formal education. Behaviour means to learn more about the environment and to learn how to manage the relationship with it, to protect it and to use art and creativity as tool to "use" better the environment.We will prepare posters promoting our fashion show and cultural evenings- all these events will be open for local community of Montserrat. What's more we will create a group and events on Facebook, to make our communication with participants easier and to inform society of Montserrat better. T-shirts with name of the project will be a good idea as we believe youth will keep it as a souvenir and, while wearing it, it will promote Erasmus+ Programme. After project is finished we are going to prepare DVD with videos and photos and send it for all people participating.
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