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JSR meets friends II
JSR meets friends II
Start date: Jan 1, 2015,
End date: Jun 30, 2015
PROJECT
FINISHED
To the City of Mülheim an der Ruhr it is a very important task to include all its citizens into the process of European integration.
Europe should not be considered as one way street but as an multinational Project which has to be actively co-created.
In succession of the very successful international youth congress "JSR meets Friends" in 2011, the city will host a political youth camp, involving 33 young people form Mülheim an der Ruhr and her six twin towns, to take place early 2015.
Each of the twin towns Darlington (E), Tours (F), Opole (P), Kouvola(FIN), Beykoz(TR) and Kfar Saba (IL) will send four young people, between 15 and 21 years old, to participate in this Project. They will be joined by three pupils of the three European schools in Mülheim an der Ruhr and six Members of Mülheims youth city council.
The goal of the camp is to involve the participants into the political decision making process, concerning their own future. The camp will feature several workshops in which topics like demographic change and environmental- and climate protection will be discussed. The working methods will be focused on active co-working from the teenagers and there will be no teacher-centred teaching. The Workshops will be moderated by the Young European Professionals who will communicate with the participants on eye level. During the project the participants will shape their own position, ideas and visions. Highlight of the youth camp will be a discussion with European Policymakers form the European Parliament, the European Commission, the Committee of Regions and national Administration.
The results of this discussion will be documented and worked into an "action plan" in which the participants commit on the next steps necessary to achieve better political participation of young people. After the meeting in Mülheim, the participants shall use social Media to build an international Network and continue working on the discussed topics. Other Twin Towns may use the results to host their own youth camps to continue this Project.
In addition to working on an discussing future topics, the Camp will feature a rich exchange of experiences between the youths of different nationalities. The common accommodation at Mülheims "Naturfreundehaus" and an active support program will help the young people to get to know each other and develop a community spirit. At the same time, the camp will provide many possibilities for informal and intercultural learning.
As English will be the working language throughout the whole Camp, the young people will develop their foreign language skills and gain international experience. All these achievements will be documented in their Youth Pass, which will improve their chances when applying for a job or apprentice position.