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NOYCE - Non-formal education through sport for youth in China and Europe
Start date: Dec 31, 2011,

The project has the following objectives: 1) To use the method of non-formal education through sport and physical activity in a series-of activities to boost intercultural understanding, cultural exchange and networking among young people from EU countries and China 2) To initiate a sustainable network of and communication platform for youth and sport organisations from China and EU countries 3) To increase the capacity of youth leaders and their organisations as well as key youth multipliers, all part of the project, to use education through sport and physical activity as a means to achieve international understanding and dialogue 4) To increase awareness among local political decision makers and community leaders in Europe and China on the diversity of sport and physical activity cultures and their potential for positive exchanges and tolerance among the youth Activities and results: The project will reach the following results, all relating to the objectives described above. Result a: 2 Chinese Youth Leaders (target group 3) will take part in the NOYCE Mutual Ambassador Programme, a two weeks exchange where they will conduct workshops, debates and seminars on Chinese physical activity culture and contemporary realities for Chinese youth with a starting point in Ollerup Denmark, but reaching out to neighboring countries. After the exchange, they will share their knowledge and experiences in their home communities in the Ambassador programme. 2 Danish Youth Leaders will make the reciprocal exchange, based on the same programme and principles. Result b: 5 Chinese Youth will join the 4 month international non-formal NGO and physical activity education programme in Ollerup, Denmark, thereby becoming NOYCE Network Managers, expected to contribute to and sustain on the long term the network of young people and youth and sport organisations involved in the project. (The Ollerup Education programme will have an international line with another 25 primarily European students and another 70 Danish/Nordic students, yet these are not funded by the project) Result c: 20 young Europeans from youth and sport NGOs (target group 2) and 5 European leaders from youth and sport organisation (target group 3) take part in the NOYCE Chinese Tour, exchanging about European and Chinese sport and physical activity realities, making sport, dance and physical activity performances, conducting workshops and establishing contacts and commitments on organisational level for future exchanges and networking. They will exchange with app. 1000 Chinese (target group 1-4) in the three-week tour. Result d: 15 Chinese, 5 Asian and 10 European youth leaders (target group 2 and 3) will join the NOYCE Global Dialogue non-formal training course lasting for one week. NOYCE Global Dialogue will empower the participants to understand and respect the great diversity in sport and physical activity cultures in Europe, China and the rest of Asia, to build a strong network of entrepreneurial youth, and to plan and execute three or more common international youth exchange projects beyond the project life time.
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  • Youth\Youth in action (2007-2013)\Youth in the World\Coooperation with countries other than the neighbouring countries
  • Project on ERASMUS Platform
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