Για το νέο έτος μια φρέσκια δράση από την ΕΛΙΞ! Το μενού έχει "Love in Action". H διαπολιτισμική μας ομάδα θα αποτελείται από 30 άτομα, από την Γαλλία, Εσθονία, Ιταλία, Γερμανία, Ισλανδία και την Ελλάδα.

Η ΕΛΙΞ οργανώνει την συνάντηση και αναζητά 5 νέους 18-25 ετών να δείξουν το αληθινό ελληνικό πνεύμα και να ζήσουν μια μοναδική εμπειρία στο κέντρο της Αθήνας, από τις 11 ως τις 19 Φεβρουαρίου 2014.

Αναλυτικότερα για το πρόγραμμα:

TITLE: Love in Action
EVENT TYPE: Youth Exchange (Action 1.1)
VENUE & DATES: Greece, Athens, 11 February – 19 February 2014
ORGANISER: Elix – Conservation Volunteers Greece
PARTICIPANTS: 30 participants from Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland and Italy
PROFILE OF PARTICIPANTS: 5 participants per organisation (1 group leader + 4 participants; all the participants should be 18 - 25)
MAIN DONOR: National Agency for Youth in Action in Greece

ORIGIN AND CONTEXT:

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive"
Dalai Lama

What comes to mind when one hears the word ‘love’? How many meanings can one attribute to it?
In ancient Greek, four words were used to distinguish four types of love – a distinction still present in modern Greek: eros (romantic love), agape (pure, unconditional love), philia (friendship but also love and interest in people and things) and storge (the affection one feels for close family).

With this distinction in mind and in the context of the ‘European Year of Citizens 2013’ theme, ELIX - Conservation Volunteers Greece is organising a European youth exchange project that aims to explore the concept of love by incorporating all of the above dimensions and cultivate the philosophy of active citizenship, as a love expressed towards one’s city and his/her fellow citizens.

The exchange is planned to take place from 11th to 19th February 2014, and aims to offer a different perspective on Valentine's Day and transform it into a celebration of love for the city and the people living in it.

AIMS and OBJECTIVES:
Through the thematic activities of the exchange, each of the different interpretations of love will manifest itself in correlation with active citizenship and the Youth in Action programme: love in relation to sexual orientation and respect of an active citizen towards sexual diversity; a genuine love and interest (or the rediscovery of it) in one’s community, public affairs and urban environment, affection and solidarity shown towards socially vulnerable groups; friendships formed and bonds developed between the European citizens participating in the exchange; hospitality as a form of host-visitor friendship and cultural exchange as a result of it, both being concepts that the Youth in Action programme has promoted throughout its implementation.

During the exchange and through interactive sessions, experiential learning methods and a rich contact with various local organisations and activists, young participants will have the opportunity to reflect and share their views on the different dimensions of love, be creative and take on an active and positive role as citizens. In addition, participants will be given the opportunity to design an outdoor central action on Valentine's Day in order to communicate messages of love as a source of creativity and hope. Through their contact with citizens of Athens, they will try to help them re-evaluate their relationship with their city and fellow citizens. This action will also attempt to contribute towards the adoption of a positive attitude towards things as well as of a more active participation in social affairs.

Given the difficult times people are experiencing and the feelings of frustration, disillusionment and negativity that have come as a result, this exchange will attempt to disseminate messages of positive thinking, solidarity, compassion and optimism. After all, love is all about giving and participating. So is active citizenship.

Οικονομικά στοιχεία:
Η διαμονή και η διατροφή καλύπτονται πλήρως από του διοργανωτές.
Tο 70% του κόστους μετακινήσεων επιστρέφει στους συμμετέχοντες μετά από την ολοκλήρωση του προγράμματος και αφού έχουν καταθέσει τα απαραίτητα χαρτιά (αποδείξεις, εισιτήρια, boarding pass, κλπ…). Το ποσό αυτό σύμφωνα με του όρους των προγραμμάτων της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης δεν μπορεί να ξεπερνά ένα άνω όριο όπου για αυτό το πρόγραμμα είναι:

Το ποσό συμμετοχής προς την ΕΛΙΞ είναι 100€.

Για να δηλώσετε συμμετοχή συμπληρώστε στα αγγλικά την παρακάτω φόρμα συμμετοχής μέχρι τις 1 Φεβρουαρίου 2014...