AWWWE 2.0

Curious about an intercultural experience related to food, with youngsters from 4 other European countries?  We are looking for 5 Belgian participants! International Youth Exchange – KA1 Erasmus+ Programme "Are we what we eat? Testing - Discovering - Learning 2.0" 30 July - 05 August 2015 (30 July arrival day - 05 August departure day) Brussels, Belgium Countries: Albania, Greece, Italy, Spain and Belgium

Participants: 5 youngsters (18+ year old) plus 1 Leader (18+) from each country - 30 participants in total Profile of participants: Young people over 18 years old with a strong interest towards to the theme of the youth exchange and open to exchange views and opinions, no need to have former experience in youth exchanges. The working language will be English, so at least a basic knowledge of it is necessary. This youth exchange is not a holiday programme, please ask the participants to fill in very well the form of interest and explain their motivation, thank you. Lodging: You will be hosted in the youth hostel “Waterman” (http://www.jes.be/waterman/) in Molenbeek-Saint Jean, one of the more characteristic neighbours of Brussels, in shared rooms each one with private toilet with hot shower. All facilities are provided except washing machine. IMPORTANT: sleeping bags and towels are required. Food: There will be a cook preparing lunches and dinners but every group will have the possibility to cook traditional food. The breakfast will be self-prepared. Summary of the Project: The project “Are we what we eat? Testing – Discovering – Learning 2.0” is a youth exchange involving 30 young people coming from 5 countries: Belgium, Albania, Greece, Italy and Spain. It will take place in Molenbeek-Saint Jean (Brussels) from the 30th of July until the 5th of August 2015. This exchange is a follow up to a first Intermundia youth exchange that took place in Brussels in September 2014 with 4 other countries. The idea of giving birth to a “2.0 version” of the first exchange is the result of a network that Intermundia have created with the partner associations, met over the course of 2014 in different international training courses. The main topic of the exchange will be intercultural learning and the fight against cultural prejudices through food and eating habits, including reflecting upon the connection between the way you eat and health. Participants will identify differences and similarities among traditional food cultures of the involved countries. The activities will involve sharing one’s own food culture with the others, getting to know similarities and differences of every country’s culture: through workshops and non-formal education activities the participants will discover more about the other countries, in order to eliminate barriers and prejudices among them. The participants will also be involved in workshops about using leftovers, nutrition, recycling and environmental issues. Food will be the instrument for this exchange of experiences. During the exchange we will shot and edit a video containing 5 recipes made of leftovers, created by the participants. These recipes will be the result of different workshops and working groups where they will have invented their own recipes not to waste food. The video will be uploaded on a web platform and Facebook group where the participants will be free to share contents even after the exchange. The contents of this exchange will also be available on Intermundia’s webpage as well as on those of partner associations, thus ensuring visibility and follow up to the experience. Financial conditions: This programme is funded with the support by the Erasmus+ Programme. 100% food and lodgement covered by the project. Note: We will refund all the participants after the end of the project, as soon as we receive all the tickets A/R in original and as soon as we receive the first instalment from the Belgian National Agency. We can refund the tickets return (train + bus + metro) second class travels. The taxi cannot be refunded. For more info and questions feel free to contact: • Valentina Giuffrida (Project coordinator): valentina.intermundia@gmail.com • Intermundia’s team info@intermundia.be