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Have you ever felt that your voice wasnt reaching as far as it could? That you could do more if you knew more? We have & we are doing something about it! We would like to invite you to join us for two weeks this summer in the mountains of Romania for a two week peace camp! Created for youth ages 16-28 who are working to create positive change in their own communities, the Youth For Positive Change camp will bring together 200 youth from around the world and provide them with a forum to learn and share what they have learned with each other. Participants will also have the opportunity to attend trainings and workshops on subjects such as human rights, environmental sustainability, gender issues, conflict transformation, designing, mobilizing and implementing community level projects, working with the media, financing projects and finding resources.
Here is what you need to know:
When: August 1-14th 2006
Where: Baile Tusnad, Romania
Who: 200 youth ages 16-28 from who are involved in creating positive change in their communities from all over the world
What: Trainings, workshops, discussion and debate forums, outdoor leadership and team development, presentations, art creation and the sharing of unique cultures with time for getting to know and learn from each others experiences.
Why: Because together, we can make a difference!
Here Are the Details
Spreading the Word
First and foremost, we need you to help spread the word about this!! Simply forward the e-mail to anyone who you think might be interested!
Application
The application is attached to this email as a word document.
– Download and save it
– Fill it out
– Resave it as YPC: Your Name (ex. YPC: JAY STARR)
– Attach it in an email to peacecamp@patrir.ro
If you can not open it, let us know and well be happy to get it to you another way!
Application Deadline: April 30th 2006
As soon as you start thinking about coming, it would be helpful if you sent us a brief email identifying yourself for plannings sake.
Acceptance Criteria
Our goal is to create as a diverse a group of participants as possible. We are hoping to draw youth from around the world working in many different fields of positive change. Taking this in to account, we are groups to initially limit their size. Notice will be sent by email on the 1st of May, at which point if all spaces are not filled, groups will be encouraged to increase their size until capacity is filled.
Fee
The first installment 50 is to be paid by the 28th of May. The second installment is due by the 15th of July:
– 300 for participants from OECD countries (North America, South-east Asia and Australia)
– 150 for non OECD countries (Latin America, Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe)
Note: Funding is likely to change the price for the better and we anticipate having scholarship opportunities available, additionally, we will be posting fundraising suggestions on the web site (if you have any ideas, please let us know!). Please do not let the fee stop you from applying it is in our best interest to find a way to get you to the camp!
Travel Information
Romania has 4 main international airports in Bucharest, Timisoara, Oradea and Cluj-Napoca. Additionally, trains run throughout the country with a schedule that you can find easily at www.raileurope.com. We will be posting more detailed travel information on the website shortly with tips on how to get here cheaply!
Accommodations
The camp will be taking place at the Universe Travel resort in Baile Tusnad in Romanias Transylvania region. Participants will live two to a cottage and will be issued meal coupons that they can use at several different restraints each day. Everyone will also be given two tickets to use at one of the resorts natural spring pools which are known for their healing waters.
Tentative Daily Schedule
This will vary from day to day and outdoor adventure activities and other trips will sometimes take precedence over the rest of the schedule.
Breakfast: 7:15-7:45
First Session: 8-10
Break: 10-10:30
Second Session: 10:30-12
Lunch: 12-1
Third Session: 1-2:30
Break: 2:30-3
Fourth Session: 3-5
Chill Time: 5-6:30
Dinner: 6:30-7:30
All Hands Meeting: 7:30-7:50
Presentations: 8-9
Free Time: 9-11
Lights Out: 11
(We want to be able to get the most out of every day we have together and being well rested is going to be important. We wont police you and we respect that there is a broad range of ages participating but we ask that after 11 people refrain from participating in group activities (ex. You could read or write quietly on your own)
Intercultural Learning
The exchange of cultural ideas is an important part of the education of a leader in positive change. In the evenings, participants will present their own cultures for others to learn about their food, traditions, dress and history. Participants will also have the opportunity to spend time learning about Romanian culture during visits to several cultural sites in Romania.
Outdoor Leadership Development and Teambuilding
Participants will have the opportunity to participate in canoe, hiking and bike trips as well as be involved in some group outdoor challenge activities to foster teamwork and creative thinking. We will also have the opportunity to play football (American translation: soccer!), frisbee and other outdoor games as the interest arises.
What to Bring
Well post a packing list on the website but youll definitely want to think about musical instruments, favorite recipes and pictures from home to share!
Language
The camp programs will be conducted in English so youll want a relatively high grasp on the language but youve got time to start working on it now if you are worried that your not there yet!
Who is Writing this to me Anyway?
Cata and Jay two youths like you, committed to creating positive change in the world around them. We work at PATRIR, play various instruments, have spent lots of time traveling and learning from the people and the world around us and like to wear hats with lots of character. Jays done everything from working on farms and boats to running off and joining the circus. Most recently, she was working as a relief worker along the US Gulf Coast in the regions affected by Hurricane Katrina. Cata has done a lot of volunteering for different NGOs but most for scouting where he has organized national and international camps, seminars, workshops, and training courses.
youll find the application that you need to send us as well as a flyer about the camp that you can use to show people if you do any fundraising to cover your expenses or that you can share with others who might be interested.
Thank you for everything that you have been doing to make an impact in your own community. We hope that you will have an opportunity to come and share with us and learn from others. If you, or your parents, have any questions or ideas for things that youd like to see at the camp, our information is below, please do not hesitate to use it! We love to hear about things going on outside of our little office in Cluj!
Fair winds,
Catalin Muntean & Jay Starr
Youth For Positive Change
Project Coordinators
Tel/Fax: +40 264 420298 (Ask for Cata or Jay)
Email: peacecamp@patrir.ro
Web Site: www.patrir.ro/peacecamp
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