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 “Innovative Tools for Peace Education” 29 June – 7 July, 2015 KIEV, UKRAINE This document contains some practical information about the training course and your arrival. Please, remember to keep all boarding passes, tickets and receipts, as we will need them for financial purposes. GENERAL INFORMATION THE COURSE: Erasmus+ ­ Key Action 1 ­ mobility of youth workers. Context/background of project: The project is set in the context of the European Union’s Eastern Partnership (EaP) programme, and more specifically – co­operation between EU and EaP youth organisations in the field of peace education and the use of new media in youth work. The project’s main organisers are Crossing Borders (Denmark) and Rodyna (Ukraine), with seven other partner organisations. Profile of participants: youth workers and youth leaders with various levels of experience in youth work. Methodology: the training course will be based on non­formal learning methods including small group work, role play, media workshops, social media visibility activities, field work and other local activities. Please note this is not an academic seminar or a professional course in new media. It is a non­formal educational course for youth workers and youth leaders, focusing on peace education. Impact/longer term benefits: increased capacity of partner organisations to work with peace education using innovative tools, including new media; increased quality of Erasmus+ partnerships. OBJECTIVES ­ To train participants in the use of innovative tools for peace education ­ To exchange experience and good practice in youth work ­ To promote EU­Eastern Partnership co­operation in the field of civil society and youth work and to strengthen co­operation between EU and EaP youth organisations ­ To improve the quality of future Erasmus+ projects through the use of innovative tools, notably new media/social media; ­ To support peaceful conflict transformation in EaP countries, particularly with a view to foster peace in Ukraine ORGANIZERS Crossing Borders (CB) Denmark is the lead partner. CB is a non­profit, non­partisan civil society organisation, whose mission is to create a space for dialogue and to build the capacity of youth, media workers and educators to play active role in society. For more info, ​
crossingborders.dk NGO Rodyna is the hosting organization. Its non­government organization for disable people. Focus on the topic of social inclusion and children with disabilities. For more info, rodyna.org LANGUAGE The Training Course will be held in English, therefore participants are expected to have sufficient English level to fully participate in all project TRAINERS Max Fras – United Kingdom Giorgi Aronia – The Netherlands KYIV Kyiv (Київ) is the capital and largest city of ​
Ukraine​
, located in the north central part of the country on the ​
Dnieper River​
. ​
The city's name is said to derive from the name of Kyi, one of its four legendary founders. During its history, Kiev, one of the oldest cities in Eastern Europe, passed through several stages of great prominence and relative obscurity. The city probably existed as a commercial centre as early as the 5th century. A Slavic settlement on the great trade route between Scandinavia and Constantinople, Kiev was a tributary of the Khazars until seized by the Varangians (Vikings) in the mid­9th century. Under Varangian rule, the city became a capital of the Kievan Rus', the first East Slavic state. Completely destroyed during the Mongol invasion in 1240, the city lost most of its influence for the centuries to come. It was a provincial capital of marginal importance in the outskirts of the territories controlled by its powerful neighbours; first the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, followed by Poland and Russia. Kiev's most famous historical architecture complexes are the St. Sophia Cathedral and the Kiev Pechersk Lavra (Monastery of the Caves), which are recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Noteworthy historical architectural landmarks also include the Mariyinsky Palace (designed and constructed from 1745 to 1752, then reconstructed in 1870), several Orthodox churches such as St. Michael's Cathedral, St. Andrew's, St. Vladimir's, the reconstructed Golden Gate and others. The city has an extensive infrastructure and highly developed system of public transport, including the ​
Kiev Metro​
. YOUR ACCOMMODATION You will stay in the Verhovina Hotel in Kiev, the training room is also located in the hotel. For pictures and information please visit ​
https://verhovina.ua/about­hotel­en There will be Wi­Fi provided at the hotel but please note that using internet during the sessions will be prohibited. CURRENCY The domestic currency is ​
Ukrainian hryvnia​
(​
UAH​
)​
, which is about 25.5 to the Euro. There are many ATM’s and money­changers throughout the town, most will accept Visa and Master Card. WEATHER The weather in Kiev is currently very warm but it will get hot as we move into June and July, weather will be between 25­32 degree. ELIGIBLE TRANSPORT You are entitled for the reimbursement of 100% your travel cost up to the ​
LIMIT which is given below. However, in order to receive this, there are few rules you need to follow: nd
1. Travel must be economy/2​
class for a plane, train or bus ticket. No taxi costs will be refunded unless there is no public transport that covers your journey. 2. You must travel the most economical way available. 3. You must present all the travel documents and receipts (boarding passes). Please note that you can only claim the amount within the lump sum limit of the travel cost. If this exceeds our budgeted amount, you will have to cover these costs yourself. MAXIMUM TRAVEL COSTS PER PERSON Country Partner Name Denmark Crossing Borders Armenia Belarus Georgia Armenian center for Integration and Democratization NGO Public Assosiation for women's entrepreneurship StartupByWomen Robert Schuman Foundation ­ Georgia Number of Participants 3 Lump Sum per Participant 260 3 240 3 140 3 240 Greece Omilos UNESCO Neon Thessalonikis 3 260 Moldova CREATORII 3 140 Poland Fundacja Inicjatyw Spolecznych 3 250 Spain OportunidadEuropa 3 320 Turkey Zift Organization 3 240 PARTICIPATION FEE Participation fee of 20 Euro is set for each participant of the Training Course. This amount will be deducted from the final amount to be reimbursed to participants for their travel cost. REIMBURSEMENT PROCESS In order to claim the reimbursement, you will need to provide all your tickets including boarding passes so please try to get the online tickets and boarding passes, without those documents we will not be able to reimburse your travel costs. Before arriving, you need to send us the travel details form, explaining your arrival date and time. (you can write these details in the participant’s application form). Reimbursements will be done by Bank transfer. Once we have all tickets and invoices from you, the reimbursement will be done immediately. ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE th
You will be picked up in front of the train station if you arrive on the arrival day on ​
29​
June​
. There is a two entrance you need to be next to the one, called “Pivdenniy Vokzal” (South Railway Station) How to get the south Railway Station: From Borispol airport ­ you can take Sky bus that will bring to directly to the Railway station. Here the following site where you also can buy the tickets, but you can buy in the bus directly. http://skybus.kiev.ua/en/airport.html From ​
Airport Kyiv (Zhulyany) You can get this station by: Minibus routes 368 Minibus routes 302 Public transport runs from 06:30 till 22:30. With information of you arrival time we will make list and will inform you at what time we will meet you. For your departure we will make the planning during the project based on your needs. If you arrive on earlier dates you will have to arrange your travel yourself. VISA There is no Visa required for any of the partner countries involved in this project. INSURANCE Participants ​
should arrange their own travel insurance for the whole stay in Kiev. If you are EU resident, you can use the free European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). For more information, please check: ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=509&langId=en​
. Please note that citizens from outside the EU will not be eligible for EHIC and must take private insurance which is not reimbursable by the project. If possible, please kindly provide us with the details of your insurance before you go. DIETARY/SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS Please inform us ASAP if you have any dietary requirements or special dietary requests. If you have any allergies, please also let us know and don’t forget to bring your own medicines. INTERCULTURAL EVENING During the training, one evening will be set aside as an intercultural evening where participants are encouraged to share their culture, beliefs and traditions. Each country will be allocated a space to give a presentation, show pictures or videos of the area/country they live in. It would also be nice if you could share materials about your project and the things you do. There is also an opportunity to share food and drink, so please bring with you some traditional food and drinks which are typical of your area, for people to try, it is also possible to share your music or material culture if possible. ERASMUS+ This training course is founded by Erasmus+ Programme. If you would like to find out more about possible opportunities please visit: . ​
http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus­plus/index_en.htm SOCIAL MEDIA We will register on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and will update our activities on the social media. We will have to set up a Facebook group where we can share all the resources, links to interesting websites, stories and photos of the project. CONTACT Please email ​
helen.manko@gmail.com ​
if you need any help with any questions or if you need any more information. We look forward to seeing you in KIEV!