In4YOUth March

March, 2013

find your opportunity, make it happen

Education Social Art & Culture Environment Sport & Outdoor Others

monthly brochure with opportunities for young people in Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Content Volunteer of the month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7 VIF: Another Volunteering Programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9 Art & Culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19 Social. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-27 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-31 Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-37 Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-45 Activities of Youth 4 Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46-49 Our Partners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Useful Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

(From the left: Hanna from Belarus, Katharina from Austria, Janno from Estonia, Ieva from Latvia - visiting BonĹŁida Banffy Castle)

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Editorial Hello, hello to everyone in March! :-) The spring is slowly reaching us and awakening our nature from the winter sleep. It is time to use the spring energy and take a new challenge.

Who are we? We are four EVS (European Voluntary Service) volunteers that now are living and working in Cluj-Napoca. We are from four different countries: Katharina from Austria, Hanna from Belarus, Janno from Estonia and Ieva from Latvia. We are working in the project Youth 4 community.

Youth 4 community is a project of the “Support for Youth Development� Association (S4YD). The association was founded on 17th of December 2009 in Cluj-Napoca, being an NGO entirely dedicated to youth development. The goal of our association is to stimulate and support the active, civic and responsible participation of the young generation within the social, educational, cultural and economic aspects of the communities they live in.

This brochure is a tool that you can use searching for different opportunities that you can take in life. We believe that even though this brochure can’t hold all the possibilities that you can have; still, it can be a nice way how to start your journey to more active and meaningful life. At the end of the brochure you can find our contact details in case you have any suggestions or questions.

We hope that the brochure will be useful for you! Have a great and active March!

Yours: Hanna, Janno, Katharina and Ieva

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Gratitudes This month‘s brochure wouldn‘t be possible without the help of these people: Romanian volunteers of Youth 4 Community project: yy Florin-Daniel Cioloboc, our superactive and hardworking contributor yy Emima Pop, our project‘s personal French-English interpreter and translator Our mentor Bogdan Pintican, who took us to Bonţida and made a nice photo of us for the second page :-) Our great coordinator Angela Anton, who helps us to find the opportunities and is the first reader of every brochure.

Our fellow EVS volunteers from Cluj-Napoca, who attended all our events and support us where they can: Lea, Nora, Alberto, Sebastian, Peter, Ieva, Gary, Helene, Unnur, Monika, Victoria, Clara, Reelika, Celia, Laura

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Volunteer Of The Month On the pages of our brochure you will find quite often the opportunities to volunteer: for short-term or long-term projects, for an institution or an NGO. And we promise you, that this is going to be a really exciting experience in your life, whatever you’ll do. In our second brochure you again can find a volunteer of the month, a “superhero”, a person who just lives around and does amazing things.

This March we will introduce you Theodore Somda, audio-visual and cinema engineer (film director), native from Burkina Faso, in charge of the cinema and audiovisual project at the French Institute in Cluj-Napoca, volunteer of the Francophonie (VIF).

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How did you find out about the francophonie volunteer opportunity, and why did you choose Cluj?

I found about this opportunity on the Internet, through an exchange network. On that network I saw the call for the international volunteer program. Actually, I did not choose Cluj; Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d rather say Cluj chose me. The International Organization of La Francophonie launches every year its volunteer program on a 3-year period on specific positions, for the purposes of its partners or member organizations. Therefore, I have applied for one of the 55 positions available for 2012 and then I found out itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be in Romania.

Is this your first volunteer experience?

Yes, this is my first volunteer experience.

What was (or is) the biggest challenge for you in this project?

The biggest challenge for me is, on one hand, bringing my experience in the field of cinema and audiovisual production at the French Institute in Cluj and, at personal level, making the most of this experience.

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Volunteer Of The Month What is your motivation in doing volunteer work?

The desire to share and discover â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d say these are my motivations. Sharing on personal and professional level as well. Being confronted with an unknown environment and having purposes to achieve during my stay here in Cluj, these are the real motivations. In addition, knowing that these actions of mine help the Institute have more impact in its mission makes me happy. >> p. 8

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Do you think that every young person should try to volunteer in their life? Why? I definitely do. Being young and having the opportunity to put yourself in the service of a cause, community or organization â&#x20AC;&#x201C; this, I think, is priceless. The place is not the most important, but the time and the impact that our actions, as volunteers, may have. We experience new things, meet new people, have doubts, know success and failure.

But the sole purpose of all these is to refine and shape our personality and perception â&#x20AC;&#x201C; of self and of the world.

Any advice for people who want to try the OIF project?

Hum! The best advice I can give is, that if you choose to get involved in this project, you must be ready to get out of your comfort zone, but staying assured that you will have achieved so much in the end. Being a volunteer means making a choice, means acting according to the mission that has been given to you and, in the end, improving yourself.

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VIF: Another Volunteering Programme VIF it’s a volunteer program started in 2006 by the International Organization of la Francophonie (OIF), with the support of l’Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), l’Association Internationale des Maires Francophones (AIMF) and TV5 Monde.

It offers young citizens, aged between 21 – 34 years, living in francophone countries the opportunity to: yy Engage themselves to use their competences and skills as involved in a 12-month project yy Live an international exchange experience in francophone countries, experience that will boost their resumes yy Contribute to the development of the francophone countries, especially those from South, Central and Eastern Europe Until now, 37 young people living in francophone countries have benefited from this experience, in the pilot project (2007-2009), as volunteers of the Francophonie.

For the 2010-2013 period, 150 participants were selected.

For more information about this program, please visit: http://jeux.francophonie.org/Le-Volontariat-international

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Niste Baieti Concert When: 15 March, 22:00 Where: Euphoria Music Hall How much: free with OMNIPASS voucher, 10 lei before the concert, 15 lei on the day of the concert Description: Punk-Rock band, which describe their style as “Party music with distortion and glorious end”. They strated in 2006 playing in an underground club in Bucharest. Firstly, they organized concerts just „for fun“ without even rehearsing before, and then could get big clubs with their relaxed mood and friendly atmosphere.

Links: www.myspace.com/nistebaieti, www.facebook.com/NisteBaieti

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Art & Culture C.T.C. Concert When: 28 March, 22:00 Where: Euphoria Music Hall How much: free with OMNIPASS voucher, 10 lei before the concert, 15 lei on the day of the concert Description: C.T.C. (Controlul Tehnic de Calitate) is a hip-hop band from Romania. The band was formed in late 1999 with L Doctor and Deliric 1 (ex-member of E.L.I.T.A) and Vlad Dobrescu and DJ Paul.

Links: http://www.facemrecords.ro/, http://www.lastfm.com/music/C.T.C.

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Concert Bere Gratis When: 8 March, 22:00 Where: Euphoria Music Hall How much: free with OMNIPASS voucher, 10 lei before the concert, 15 lei on the day of the concert Description: Nice idea for the 8th of March!

The Band was founded in 1998 by Mihai ‚Miţă‘ Georgescu (voice), Robert Anghelescu (keyboards) and Marius Dobre (guitar), three guys that sang at that time in the band „Ghost“. Together with Mihai ‚Magga‘ Suciu (drums) and Marius Mirea (bass) founded a new band which they called Bere Gratis at the suggestion of a good friend, Alexander Catona (Cato).

Links: http://www.beregratis.ro/

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Art & Culture Leonce and Lena What: theatre performance

by Georg BĂźchner When: 10 March, 20 March, 20:00 Where: Studio of the Hungarian Theatre of Cluj.

With subtitles in Romanian.

Description: Both Leonce and Lena flee from home to avoid a wedding planned by others.

However, they inevitably fall in love with each other.

Leonce and Lena is a comedy written at a time when Germany was made up of eighty little states, and it is the first masterpiece in the history of drama to present the mechanism that depersonalizes and detaches thought and speech. The characters play with their death-machine toys and, like naughty children, break them in order to find their individual freedom. GĂĄbor Tompa How much: 15 RON, 10 RON for students and retirees.

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Dundo Maroje What: theatre performance

by Marin Držić When: 13 March, 19:00 Where: Studio of the Hungarian Theatre of Cluj.

Description: Marin Držić is the biggest Croatian comedy writer from the Renaissance and Dundo Maroje is his best known and most frequently performed comedy. It is a true masterpiece, a brilliant work of Croatian Renaissance literature in which the author presents Dubrovnik, its inhabitants and their lifestyle, in a humorous and ironic way. The plot is set in Rome, where Maro, a young man from Dubrovnik, is living and spending all his money on entertainment and easy living. Hearing about the wanton life Maro is leading in Rome, his father, Dundo Maroje, arrives hoping he can bring Maro to his senses and that his son will get back on track. The comedy Dundo Maroje is a fresco of one period of time and of a certain society. It is a world in which human virtues as well as faults are shown. Držić places the lust for money and wealth on one side, and the comfortable and licentious life of the merchants on the other.

How much: 15 RON, 10 RON for students and retirees.

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Art & Culture Autumn Hotel Concert When: 15 March, 22:00 Where: Gambrinus Pub Description: This is one of the two concerts of the new album of Autumn Hotel. This will be the only concert where you will be able to see on the same scene Oigăn and Andras from Kumm, Domi from Urma, Sorin from Luna amară, Dan Vaida from Sfântu’ Așteapta, and Oq from Masterpiece and Andrew Roşulescu (former guitarist in Seven).

Playlist will be composed of Autumn Hotel songs and perhaps some surprise covers.

How much: 15 Lei

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The Day of the Open Doors When: 27 March, 11.00 Where: Cluj-Napoca National Theatre Description: National Theatre of Cluj organizes a day of open doors with the free entrance so that you can get acquainted with the theatre, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performances and plans for future. We expect public performances, concerts, recitals, workshops and and exhibitions.

Follow the details on the web-site and fb: http://www.facebook.com/teatrulnational.clujnapoca Links: http://bit.ly/ziuaportilordeschise, http://teatrulnationalcluj.ro/

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Art & Culture How To Explain The History Of Communism To Mental Patients What: theatre performance by Matei Vişniec When: 20 March, 19:00 Where: Cluj-Napoca National Theatre Description: “This play whishes to be a memory refresher, as it tries to radiograph communism, this sophisticated form of utopia - the horror wearing a humanitarian mask. Of course, I would have rather liked to perform an autopsy of communism with this play, but the beast has not died yet. I believe it is important to remember what we went through and it is also important to tell these stories to our children, who did not live through communism.

It is important not to forget, even though we are compelled to forgive.“ (Matei Vişniec) How much: 15 RON; 7,5 RON - for students and senior citizens.

Links: http://bit.ly/ comunismbolnav

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Transilvania Storytelling Festival When: 23 – 24 March Who: Centrul de Voluntariat ClujNapoca For whom: Storytelling competition for children of 9-16 and their families, but if you want to join as a listener, there is no age limit.

Where: Ethnographic Museum of Transylvania Deadline & Application: If you want to tell a story, please fill the application, which you’ll find here: http://festivalulpovestilor. wordpress.com/young-storyteller-of-the-year/ Description: This two-day festival will bring together a host of inspiring and engaging performances, workshops and exhibitions for families around the theme: “Fate and Fortune.” On these days, The Young Storyteller of the Year competition will also take place, for children aged 9-16.

Whether they make you laugh, cry or sing with joy, the unique power of storytelling is understood by everyone across the world. Everyone has a story to share and we invite you to share it with us, so come and tell us a story !

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Art & Culture Art What: theatre performance by Yasmina Reza When: 19 March, 19:00 Where: Cluj-Napoca National Theatre How much: 15 RON; 7,5 RON - for students and senior citizens.

Description: Yasmina Reza was born in 1959 and has written five plays in ten years, all translated and widely performed in the world, but it is mainly known as the author of the play Art, staged in 1994 at Comédie des Champs Elysées (where it was sold out), then in Berlin and London.

In Art we are confronted with an unusual situation (the purchase of a white painting, with white stripes) and a man trio – Marc, Serge, Yvan – three types of intellectuals of the end of the 20th Century, that insure the vivacity of the dialogue and the brilliance of the play. The doctrinaire aesthetical terrorism, but also the moral one, the cultivating of the absurd only for the sake of modern customs, the quasi-caricatured irony of the various psycho-artistic theories are all present in this dialogic space, a wonderful pretext for extrapolation. The play can be seen as a metaphor for the entire society from the end of the millennium.

Contacts & Links: http://bit.ly/art_reza

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Faith, Acceptance and Cultural Racism What: Training Course When: 13-18 May Who: British Council For whom: Youth leaders Where: Leeds, United Kingdom How much: This project is financed by the Youth in Action Programme. All costs (accommodation, travel, visa, etc.) will be covered by the NAs involved in this project.

Deadline & Application: Fill the application until 10 April here: http://www.salto-youth.net/tools/european-training-calendar/ training/faith-acceptance-and-cultural-racism.3350/ Description: Draft Objectives are: To reflect on intercultural dialogue in youth work, on the role of religious and non-religious beliefs and values; To identify new challenges in intercultural dialogue, such as â&#x20AC;&#x161;cultural racismâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC; and new forms of discrimination; To exchange best practices through project examples on how to engage young people on interfaith action on local level; To review resources available for interfaith youth work; To consider the role of youth workers in addressing interfaith dialogue issues with diverse groups of young people in a changing world.

Contacts & Links: http://www.salto-youth.net/tools/europeantraining-calendar/training/faith-acceptance-and-culturalracism.3350/ or contact Faryal Iqbal by E-Mail: yiatraining@ britishcouncil.org, Phone: 0207 389 4210 20

Social Volunteering in Scouts Camp What: Volunteering opportunity When: 26 July - 2 August Who: National Organization of Romanian Scouts Where: Brâncovenesc Palace in Mogoșoaia Deadline & Application: If you want to volunteer in a scout camp, you can fill the application before 31 March here: http:// centenar.scout.ro/lupisori/formular-inscrieri-voluntari-centenarul-lupisorilor-de-peste-o-suta-de-ani Description: What you will get: experience in working with children aged 6-11, opportunity to organize activities and events, you’ll learn to cope with challenges in creative way, you’ll get know about special education method (Scouts method). What they need from you is joy and gladness, willingness to join with them, courage, patience and passion for stories. Also you need minimal experience or desire to work with children aged 6-11. If you have these characteristics, you have to be available for discussions in once a week (via Skype) at the period of 1 April to 25 July and you have to be permanently in the camp from 26th of July until 2nd of August.

Contacts & Links: http://www.voluntar.ro/jobs/voluntar-depoveste/ and here: http://centenar.scout.ro/ 21

Long Term Training Course When: 23 April - 28 September 2013 Who: National Institute For Family and Social Policy - Youth in Action Programme Office (HU) For whom: Recommended for youth workers, trainers, youth leades and project managers Where: Budapest, Hungary How much: all costs (accommodation, travel, visa, etc.) will be covered by the NAs or SALTO involved in this project Deadline & Application: make the application until 5 March here: http://bit.ly/socialdiversity Description: Aim is to increase the diversity of participants in local or international youth projects. To achieve this, the project aims to sensitize social/youth workers for different forms of discrimination and facilitate communication in a less discriminative way.

Contacts & Links: http://bit.ly/socialdiversity

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Social Use Together What: A platform that brings together people with similar values that are willing and eager to share, swap or borrow personal posesions Who: Use Together Where: All around Romania, but you can see that most of offers are in Cluj-Napoca Description: Use Together is a platform that brings together people with similar values that are willing and eager to share, swap or borrow personal posesions: books, CDs, electrical equipment, sports equipment, clothes, cars, etc. This is an invite where only community members get reviews and ratings; even more, the rating of the members that invite someone is affected by the rating of the person they invited.

Their vision is to create a shift towards a collaborative consumption society based on trust. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s not about owning things, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s about access to things.

Mission is to create an online community that brings together people that are willing and eager to share, swap or donate personal possessions for free.

If you want to join, you need an invitation that you can request from their webpage.

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Value the Difference - Diversity and Citizenship What: Training Course When: 23-28 May 2013 Who: National Agency of Cyprus For whom: Youth workers and youth leaders Where: Nicosia, Cyprus How much: The National Agency of Cyprus will cover the cost for accommodation, subsistence and training. The sending National Agencies will cover the travel costs of their participants.

Deadline & application: Fill the application before 22 March here: http://www.salto-youth.net/tools/european-trainingcalendar/training/value-the-difference-diversity-and-citizenship.3366/ Description: This training course will allow participants to reflect, explore and learn more about the field of Cultural Diversity in European youth work, with a special focus on Diversity and how this relates to ideas about Citizenship.

Contacts & Links: More information from salto-youth: http:// www.salto-youth.net/tools/european-training-calendar/training/value-the-difference-diversity-and-citizenship.3366/ or contact Stella Rousou: E-Mail: stella@youth.org.cy, Phone: +357-22-402691

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Social Call for Designing 2013 International Anti-Corruption Day Campaign Theme and Logo What: Contest/Competition Who: UNDP and UNODC For whom: Young people between the ages of 15 and 25 years Deadline: 15 March, 2013, 23:30 GMT Application: Basically you have to design a theme and a logo and afterwards all applicants should complete a form and send the entries to iacdcompetition@gmail.com. The logo can be sent as a JPEG file.

Description: UNDP and UNODC want to continue to mobilize public and strengthen state and non-state actorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC; commitment to address corruption through International Anti-Corruption Day Campaigns. Therefore, UNDP and UNODC want to engage youth across the world, through an open competition, to choose 2013â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s International Anti-Corruption Day campaign theme and logo.

The winner(s) will receive a paid trip to New York (economy flight and accommodation) to join us at an event to mark the 2013 International Anti-Corruption Day. Contacts & Links: http://www.actagainstcorruption.org/actagainstcorruption/en/competition_tor.html and on facebook page http://www.facebook.com/AgainstCorruptionToday 25

EVS in Russia What: European Voluntary Service When: 2 September 2013 - 30 August 2014 Who: Lastochki Icye Russia For whom: Young people aged 18-30 Where: Samara, Russian Federation How much: 10% of travel expenses, everything else is covered

by European Commission.

Deadline & Application: Register yourself in www.youthnetworks.eu, go to this link: http://bit.ly/evs-russia until 1 June Description: Samara Public Non-profit Organisation for Disabled People â&#x20AC;&#x17E;Parus Nadezhdyâ&#x20AC;&#x153; was established in 2001. Their main goals are: to protect rights and interests of disabled children; to provide disabled children with equal opportunities to participate in all spheres of social life and to integrate disabled people into society. By investigating new approaches to work with children with fewer opportunities without knowing the language perfectly and being the representative of another culture, the volunteers may open some features that they have never known about themselves. As the volunteer work in the local families they may experience the local inner life that is never shown to foreigners.

Contacts & Links: http://bit.ly/evs-russia or on their webpage (in Russian): http://www.icye.ru/ 26

Social Study Visit to Roma Youth Organisations What: Study Visit When: 24-26 April 2013 Who: Zavod Movit (National Agency) For whom: Youth leaders Where: Slovenia How much: Accommodation, food and programme costs will be fully covered by the organisers. Travel costs to the activity and back will be covered by the National Agencies of the Youth in Action Programme or SALTO Ressource centre, so please contact your respective National Agency for more information on this Deadline & Application: deadline for application is 15 March.

You can find application here: http://www.salto-youth.net/tools/ european-training-calendar/training/short-study-visit-to-romayouth-organizations-and-organizations-working-with-romayouth-in-slovenia.3391/ Description: The main aim of this short study visit is to allow participants to visit Roma organisations and organisations working with Roma youth in Slovenia, to explore their good practices and approaches and reflect on those in relation to the participantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; home realities.

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Discover a Healthy Way of Life through Romanian Traditions What: Training course When: 1 - 8 July 2013 For whom: recommended for Youth workers, Trainers, Youth leaders, EVS mentors/tutors Where: Sibiu, Romania How much: financed by the European Comission Deadline: 15 April 2013 Application: http://www.salto-youth.net/tools/european-training-calendar/training/discover-a-healthy-way-of-life-throughthe-romanian-traditions.3276/ Description: We can discover a healthy way of life in the 21st century, through the Romanian traditional culture and civilization; in this regard, â&#x20AC;&#x153;healthy lifeâ&#x20AC;? will be approached from three perspectives: food habits, communication, and social habits.

Contacts & Links: Bako Alina, Phone: 0040745050789, EMail:asociatiasibiulazi@gmail.com http://www.salto-youth.net/tools/european-training-calendar/ training/discover-a-healthy-way-of-life-through-the-romaniantraditions.3276/

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Sport & Outdoor UCD Sports Scholarships What: Scholarship / Financial aid When: 2013/2014 For whom: For people of outstanding sporting ability Where: University College Dublin, Ireland Deadline: 30 April 2013 Description: The aim of the UCD scholarship scheme is to give talented young people the opportunity of developing their sporting career by offering the highest standards in coaching, training, nutrition, strength and conditioning advice, while also completing their chosen course of study. By combining sports participation with academic work in an ideal environment within the University, a safety net is provided for the student and career prospects are, to a large extent, guaranteed. Therefore, career-threatening injuries or illness or some other unforeseen circumstances do not have the same traumatic impact.

Contacts & Links: The Sports Information Office, UCD Department of Sport, Room 203, UCD Sports Centre, Belfield, Dublin 4. Tel. 716 2183; Website: http://www.ucd.ie/sport/scholarships; Email: sport@ucd.ie

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Socio-Educational Animator What: Training course When: 4 -7 April 2013 For whom: If you are young (18-30 years) and you want to make a difference in the community you live, if you think you have a lot to share to others, but feel you lack the tools to pass on knowledge than this training course is for you.

Where: Maguri-Racatau How much: Accommodation, meals and transport (Cluj-MaguraRacatau) is funded by the Youth in Action!

Deadline: 17 March 2013 Application: motivational letter sent by March 17 to address administrativ@green-and-wild.ro Description: Nonformal Circle - From Her to us, from us to you, from you to them, funded by the Youth in Action! Join our team and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ll have the opportunity to learn to teach others.

Contacts & Links: Raluca Gheorghes, administrativ@green-andwild.ro; +40 0754.288.480 / 0732.406.860, http://cerculnonformal.wordpress.com/ 30

Sport & Outdoor POWER TO YOU(th)!

What: Training course When: 24 - 29 May 2013 For whom: Youth Workers working with young people with fewer opportunities, that have previous youth exchange experience.

Where: Almada, Portugal How much: Board and lodging will be provided by the Portuguese National Agency. Travel costs can be covered by your National Agency according to their own rules (Please check before applying!)

Deadline: 25 March 2013 Application: http://www.salto-youth.net/tools/european-training-calendar/training/power-to-you-th.3375/ Description: Using non-formal education methods and activities (such as outdoor work, experiential learning, theatre and community interaction), â&#x20AC;&#x153;Power to You(th)â&#x20AC;? aims at implementing an inspiring, active and creative space for the development of new ideas and exploring possibilities for youth empowerment. The training course gives participants the possibility to discover meaningful roles and develop different tools in their work around youth projects.

Contacts & Links: Joaquim Freitas, Phone: +351 253 204 260, E-Mail: joaquim.freitas@juventude.pt 31

Fourth International Research Conference in Arts Science, Arts Practice and Cultural Management What: International Research Conference When: 30 April - 2 May 2013 Where: Tbilisi, Georgia How much: International travel must be paid by participants with the cost of room and board included in the registration fee. The Conference will cover all other related expenses including lunch and breaks during the conference.

Deadline: Deadline for pre-selection of thesis is 25 March 2013.

Deadline for full presentation (full paper) is 10 April 2013.

Description: The aims of the conference: link young academics and practitioners, arts scientists and researchers with each other; stimulate cooperation and exchanges between high arts education institutions from different countries, stimulate different art forms; promote new skills and best practices through practice, research, publications, public discussions and presentations.

The Conference includes:Theatre, Film, Music, Art, Media, Dance, Folk Studies. Practitioners from the fields of Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Folk /Traditional Arts, Film and Media Arts, and Cultural Management, Policy and Tourism.

Contacts & Links: Conference Academic Council Chairmen â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Professor Dr. Levan Khetaguri, Coordinator â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ketevan Chkhikvadze, email: ari@iliauni.edu.ge 32

Education Use and Improve Your Spanish!

What: Spanish language classes When: Starting from 18 March For whom: For people with basic knowledge of Spanish Where: Cluj-Napoca How much: No fee Deadline: 11 March Application: Fill in the application form online: http://bit.ly/Spanish_y4c Description: If you want to put your Spanish language skills in use or revise the basics these classes are for you. The classes will be held in 6 sessions, one time per week, basic Spanish knowledge is advisable. The classes will be given by an EVS volunteer, recent graduate from University of Valencia.

Contacts & Links: evs.s4yd@gmail.com, Ieva Galeniece tel.: 0721 524446

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Local Action Global Reaction What: Youth exchange When: 19 - 27 April 2013 For whom: young people of age 15-25 Where: Hungary Description: Local Action Global Reaction - a youth exchange about sustainable personal behaviours and a common action plan in this topic.

Come and activate yourself.

(3-4 places left for Romanian participants) Contacts & Links: office@outdoortraining.ro, Orsolya T贸th, Outward Bound Romania tel / fax. 0040-265-250939, office@outdoortraining.ro www.outwardbound.ro

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Education I am OK, you are OK

What: Training course When: 4 - 13 April 2013 For whom: young people over 18 Where: Hungary Description: Self-development communication and project management training (1-2 places left for Romanian participants).

Contacts & Links: office@outdoortraining.ro, Orsolya T贸th, Outward Bound Romania tel / fax. 0040-265-250939, office@outdoortraining.ro www.outwardbound.ro

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Training on Cultural Management When: 23-24 March Where: Bucharest, Cafe Deko Lipscani How much: 300 lei/session Deadline and Application: To subscribe, until 18 March, send a completed questionnaire (download from the site) and a CV with photo to training@formareculturala.ro Description: A training session lasts two days and is open to all those who wish to develop or pursue a profession in the creative and cultural industries: theater, dance, music, film, video, painting, sculpture, photography, books, architecture, design (product, fashion), new media, installation, performance. During the course participants will design plans for personal projects, on which they receive individual feedback from the trainers; trainers will present case studies of relevant cultural projects directly involved. The course has an informal format, students are encouraged to meet, share experiences and find practical solutions and creative projects they are working or intend to run.

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Education In Search for the Right Fit What: Training When: 9 March Who: Foundation Romania Pro Culture with Dr. John Schwaiger, the president of Career Formation INC For whom: Everybody who is searching for the right fit and wants to know how to prepare for the changing Romanian job market.

Where: Gheorghe Marinescu 36-38, Cluj-Napoca How much: 60 lei/person (20 after registration and 40 right before training Application: http://bit.ly/training-rightfit Description: Career formation INC & Fundatia Romania Pro Culture presents the training: In Search for the Right Fit! Successfully Preparing for the Changing Romanian Job Market The costs are 60 lei/person and include: 7 hour of training with Dr. John Schwaiger, the president of Career Formation INC; 1 hour private mentoring session; the book â&#x20AC;&#x153;In Search for the Right Fit;â&#x20AC;? coffee breaks and follow-up in small group discussions.

Contacts & Links: More information from the webpage www.lideriidemaine.ro or tel. 0741 272077, email: dppsmihai@gmail.co

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InterRail-Global Passes What: Travelling opportunity When: Starting on 1 May for the March deadline and 1 November for the September deadline The trip has to be planned and needs to last at least three and a maximum of six weeks.

Who: The Schwarzkopf Foundation, in cooperation with the German Railways For whom: Young people between 17 and 25 years who have been living in the EU, the GUS or Turkey for at least six month at the time of application may apply for this grant.

Where: Europe and Turkey Deadline: 1 March or 1 September Description: The InterRail-Global Passes is a travel grant giving young people the opportunity to travel into 30 European countries including Turkey during a period up to one month. The trip needs to have a specifically defined research topic regarding a current cultural or political development in the context of European integration which needs to be explained and elaborated in the application.

Contacts & Links: http://www.schwarzkopf-stiftung.de/ page.11.864.Travel-scholarship.html

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Others Travel Fellowships What: A chance to travel and explore another countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s social and political aspects When: 1 May for the March deadline and 1 November for the September deadline Who: Schwarzkopf Foundation For whom: People aged 18 to 26 Where: Throughout Europe Deadline: The deadline for applications for travel scholarships are each year on 1 March and 1 September.

Application: The application forms are in German. Non-German young people may only get funding for travelling in Germany and should have a certain knowledge of the German language.

Description: Every year the Foundation finances 20 to 30 travel fellowships for young people (EUR 550). The Fellowship should enable young people to discover and discuss the different social and political questions in the host country. A final report on the journey and the different experiences should be written afterwards. There is a contest on the best travel reports at the end of every year.

Contacts & Links: http://www.schwarzkopf-stiftung. de/?l=en&area=11&areaS=864&id=

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Young European of the Year Award What: Practical traineeship Who: The Heinz-Schwarzkopf-Foundation Young Europe in cooperation with the European Youth Parliament For whom: Students in the 18-26 age group Deadline: 30 September Application: http://www.schwarzkopf-stiftung.de/formulare/ nominationform.pdf; Complete the nomination form and then send it to: Schwarzkopf-Stiftung Junges Europa, Sophienstrasse 28-29, 10178 Berlin, Germany Description: Every year the Foundation awards in co-operation with the European Youth Parliament the â&#x20AC;&#x17E;The Young European of the Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x153;. This is an opportunity to nominate a young person between 18 and 26 years old who has dedicated themselves in a particular way to European communication and integration. The award of EUR 5.000 is used to finance a six-month practical traineeship with a member of the European Parliament or another European institution. It is also possible to use the award to finance a project which promotes European integration.

Contacts & Links: http://www.schwarzkopf-stiftung.de/area.11.

Promotion.html email: info@heinz-schwarzkopf-stiftung.de

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Others JobShop 2013 Where: Cluj, Casa de CulturÄ&#x192; a StudenĹŁilor When: 18-21 March Description: JobShop-career national event organized by BEST. Between 18 March and 26 April, the event takes place in four major universities: Cluj-Napoca, Brasov, Iasi, Timisoara. The event involves technical workshops, presentations of companies, conferences and a day of stalls, all aimed at guiding students in their career.

Links: http://www.jobshop.ro/

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The European Parliament: Why Should I Care?

What: Competition Who: European Policy Centre For whom: Young people between 16 and 30 years old who are citizens of the EU (and Croatia) Deadline: 28 March 2013 Application: In order to participate you have the option of using written entries, audio-visual techniques, art works or visual documentation or whatever else might come to your mind.

Description: Have you ever dreamt of making a difference in the European integration project? Now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s your chance to express your opinions on the matter. All you need to do is explain in an innovative and convincing manner why the European Parliament matters to you and why there is a need to vote in the 2014 parliamentary elections.

An all-expenses-covered, once-in-a-lifetime trip to Brussels for 20 winners to present their entries, exchange ideas with decision makers and like-minded young Europeans, and see the European Parliament at work is the prize.

Contacts & Links: For more information please access http://www.epc.eu/prog_forum.php?forum_id=30&prog_id=1 or send an email to info@epc.eu 42

Others One World Romania What: International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival Where: Bucharest When: 11-17 March Who: One World Romania Association and Czech Centre Bucharest Description: »I hate Romania: this is where everything bad happens.«, so told me a kid. And it added: »I saw that on TV.« Since the last edition of One World Romania, the quantity of hate and intolerance per square meter has exponentially grown. Our karma is broken...

Abused - just like the kid – by this state of mind, we decided that the 6th edition of the festival will go against the tide (yet again). The program (http://oneworld.ro/2013/l/ en/program/), put together with Adina Bradeanu, tries to be an antidote against hate and anger.

Contacts & Links: http://oneworld.ro

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Safer Internet Day 2013 What: Competition For whom: There will be three competition categories; for participants aged under 9, 9-14 or over 15.

Prize: Winners in each age category will receive a prize. Older winners (14+) will also have the chance to become an online safety ambassador for the Insafe network.

Deadline: 15 March 2013 Application: Entries must be made via the online submission form on the SID Competition page of the saferinternetday.org website.

Description: With our Online Achievements Competition we want to provide young people with the opportunity to share achievements that they have accomplished through using modern media and the internet, perhaps demonstrating their right to be active participants in the online world or their responsibility in influencing change for the digital citizens of tomorrow. We invite children and young people to create and submit written entries (for example, a short essay or a blog entry) or a video blog (max. 2 minutes) describing their achievements in the online world.

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Others EUROPAfest 2013 What: Photography competition For whom: for professionals and amateurs over 18 years Deadline: 21 March 2013 Application: Participants must submit five original photographs until 21 March 2013. Photos will be posted on the Facebook page EUROPAfest between 1 to 11 April 2013 and the winner will be chosen by the jury vote and public appreciation.

Description: Everybody interested can sign in the contest with 5 coloured original photos. Theâ&#x20AC;Š theme of the contest: atmosphere of a concert/inside events.

Contacts & Links: email: europafest.foto@yahoo.com, tel: 0720 316162 / 0740 759566 http://www.jmevents.ro/Concurs-Fotograf-EUROPAfest2013-s134-ro.htm https://www.facebook. com/EUROPAfest.

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Knitting Virus One of my greatest passions since Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;m 6 years old is knitting.

Since then I managed to turn 1200 kilometers of yarn (just the distance from Minsk to Cluj) into warm and soulful items. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possibly nothing that I cannot knit. But, please, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;t imagine me as a grandma in glasses and a rocking chair at once!

One of the parts of our project is to make some creative workshops to share some knowledge with the local community. So, together with our partners from Incubator107@Cluj, we started spreading the old art of knitting, which seemed to start growing like a virus, combining it with the new ideas, like a trendy street art of yarnbombing in Cluj.

The whole February, meeting on Thursday evenings I shared my knitting skills and techniques, we observed ourselves captivated by the Zen of knitting, and chattering and laughing a lot at the stories told by the participants.

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Activities of Youth 4 Community I wish I could share with you the feeling of accomplishment I have after finishing knitting something, or the awesome feeling of being useful when you give the knitted object to a person you care about - but the only way for you to try this is to catch a knitting virus. And if you will need an advice how to live with it Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;m here for you! :-) Happy knitting!

Hanna

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Latvian Movie Night On 8th of February we organized a “white night” with three Latvian movies. That was a small get-together to get to know Latvian culture and language.

The first movie was “Defenders of Riga”, released in 2007, the movie is based on a true story of Latvia’s struggle for independence.

The next movie was “The fisherman’s son”. This movie was released in 1940 and during Soviet years it was hidden. It is about a young man Oskars who lives in a typical seaside village, but wants to break free of his father’s rule and the old ways – he dreams of new, large nets, an ice-cellar, and the fishermen’s independence from the fish wholesaler.

The third movie was “The Passengers” released in 2010; and it is a movie that tells a one-day-story about a man, his wife, a young girl, a poet and a car driver who is supposed to take them around the city as long as they keep talking to each other.

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Activities of Youth 4 Community The atmosphere was nice and homey. Unfortunately there was a small problem with English subtitles for the first movie, but after that everything worked very well. We heard a lot of positive feedback about the event and the chosen movies. It was great to hear that people enjoyed the movies; the opinions about the favourite movie out of those three were as different as the movies themselves.

Ieva

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Links Useful Links to Search for More Opportunities: yy www.informaretineret.ro

yy www.youthnetworks.eu

yy www.eurodesk.ro

yy www.europa.eu/youth

yy www.evoluntar.ro

yy www.youthforeurope.eu/

yy www.resursetineret.ro

yy www.comunicatedepresa.ro/

yy www.voluntar.ro

yy www.voluntarinlume. millenniumcenter.org

yy www.tinact.ro yy www.tinapse.ro yy www.voluntareuropean.ro yy www.stiriong.ro yy www.blogunteer.ro

yy www.facebook.com/ support4youth/ yy www.salto-youth.net yy www.ongcluj.ro

monthly brochure with opportunities for young people in Cluj-Napoca, Romania Made by: EVS volunteers (Youth 4 Community project) Support for Youth Development Association 22 Octavian Petrovici Street, Ap. 1, 400018 Cluj-Napoca Tel. +40-364-43743 evs.s4yd@gmail.com, blog: evs.s4yd.ro

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