Projects funded

Transboundary youth festival “Health and Friendship”

Project ID: 2007CB16IPO006-2009-1-087
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Project title: Transboundary youth festival “Health and Friendship”
Call: 2007CB16IPO006-2009-1
Priority axis: Priority Axis 2
Action: 2.3 People to people actions
Budget: 91953.71 €
EU co-financing: 78160.65 €
Start date: 19.08.2011
End date: 19.08.2012
Status: In implementation
Description: To fulfill the tasks which the project has set itself, we provide the following activities: A1. Selection of contributors, consultants and building a system for management and implementation of the project. A2. Scrutiny of the problems and their extent, the causes that produce them; A3. Creating a website with information about the project and current information concerning the problem developed in it; A4 and A5. Construction of youth clubs from both sides of the borderline of social, sporting and cultural initiatives that will work in coordination with each other, will organize joint initiatives and in practice a sustainable transnational network of partners with specific expertise will be achieved. A 6 and A7. Conducting thematic trainings in Slivnitsa and Dimitrovgrad, affirming health and proper development of children. In the training will participate young people from 9,10,11 and 12 th grades from the two regions. Training will include prevention of alcohol use and smoking, prevention of sexual health, HIV / AIDS and drugs, prevention of aggression, violence and traffic of women; will be included lecturers and experts on these issues, representatives of the institutions. A7. Holding the 2 day conference in Serbia concerning the problems of young people's health. Through it will be achieved the exchange of best practices between institutions, local and regional authorities. A8. Conducting a drawing competition for children between the beneficiaries in the two schools with subject "Draw your life”. Through it young people can express their views about life and everything around them. With the winning drawings we will organize an exhibition during the festival. A9. Holding a two-day festival “Health and Friendship” in Slivnitsa, which consists of a one-day sports festival, and a one-day folk festival featuring children from both schools. The festival will be held over the weekend, so that it does not disturb the normal school timetable. It aims to bring children to healthy afterschool activities to create lasting friendships, cultural exchange and a basis for future cross-border cooperation at different levels. A10 and A11 Media coverage of events and publication of project results in both regions. A12 Operation activities - monitoring, reporting and accounting.

Partners

  • Secondary school "St. Cyril and Methodius"Bulgaria, Sofia region