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Come Out & Play!

Training Course

29 July - 5 August 2015 | Edessa, Greece

This project aims to equip youth workers & youth leaders with the appropriate skills and knowledge to understand the negative effects of the "videophilia" phenomenon and to be able to use outdoor activities to introduce healthy behaviours to young people.

Young people nowadays spend half of the hours that they are awake in computers, cell phones, TVs, and monitors for video games. The consequences of this phenomenon (called “videophilia”) are especially negative for their psychological, mental and physical health. Major role to combat this phenomenon are considered to have outdoor activities. The project “Come Out & Play!” has an aim to outline the importance of outdoor activities and street games as means of dealing with young people’s addiction to internet and the “videophilia” phenomenon. The main idea of the project will be based on outdoor games that are or were played in various countries and how these can contribute to foster healthy behaviours. All activities and workshops will be realized in the frame of non-formal and informal learning. Some of the most important goals of the project are the following: • To encourage outdoor activities as means of promoting healthy behaviours and way of living and as a means of reinforcing the mental, psychological and physical health of young people. • To create intercultural learning and to discover cultural elements and identities of participants and their countries. • The intergenerational approach of youngsters with older people. • The development of social, personal, group skills amongst participants and to reinforce their self esteem and self confidence. • To sensitize and provide knowledge about the side-effects of modern technological means, about the dangers hidden in getting addicted to internet and about the phenomenon of “videophilia”.

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Training overview

http://trainings.salto-youth.net/4958

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This Training Course is

for 38 participants

from Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Slovak Republic

and recommended for

Youth workers, Youth leaders

Working language(s):

English

Organiser:

Youthnet Hellas (Youth NGO)

Youthnet Hellas is a non-governmental and non-profit organization that aims to engage young people at local, national, European and international level through activities and interventions.
Youthnet Hellas started as a Youth Network 15 years ago, evolved into a Confederation of Local Youth Councils countrywide, and eventually from 2009 onwards developed into its current form, that of a flexible and modern NGO with members from all over Greece.

Youthnet Hellas is aiming to promote young people’s participation, information, social inclusion, voluntarism and active citizenship in community life in National, European and International level (in compliance to the European Commission’s 2001 White Paper on Youth).

Youthnet Hellas’ specific goals are:
• enhancing the role of young people at decision-making centers
• promoting the role of NGOs in National, European and International level
• promoting multicultural dialogue
• endorsing the development and implementation of politics supporting children’s and young people’s rights
• encouraging environment-friendly actions that lead to better life quality
• advocating respect for democracy, peace, diversity and human rights
• participating in actions that contribute to the financial and social development of developing countries, the strengthening of democratic values and human rights respect
• encouraging exchange mobility and dialogue amongst young people regardless of their nationality

Youthnet Hellas was awarded in July 2013 the European Citizen’s Prize 2013 by the European Parliament, an award intended to reward on annual basis individuals or groups who have particularly distinguished themselves in strengthening European integrations by the expression of European cooperation, openness to others and practical involvement in the development of mutual understanding.

Contact for questions:

Kostas Simitopoulos

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Costs

This project has been carried out with the support of the Erasmus+ Program. 100% of hosting costs (accommodation, food, etc.) will be covered by the hosting organization. 100% of travel costs will be refunded, as long as they don't exceed the travel budget. The travel budget per participant is 170 euros for all countries, except Bulgaria (80 euros) and Greece (0 euros cause participants will be from local area). No participation fee expected.

Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass: