Information for participants

Basic information about Youth exchange

Schedule february

March 3. – 11.3. 2014 YE fact up, start up! 1.1. Youth exchange Host organization Dear participants Congratulation for having the information treasure in your hands – please read the information carefully so you don’t catch yourself during the project asking yourself – What I’m doing here?:)

Tmelník o.s. www.tmelnik.cz info(at)tmelnik.cz Andrej: 0042 721 085 840 Vladimir: 0042 777 277 310

general information Location: Kaprálův Mlýn – Ochoz u Brna, Czech Republic Date: 3. – 11. 3. 2014 Number of participant (each group) – 5 + 1 (leader), whole group 42 people, 7 nations Accommodation and food are fully covered by program Youth in Action, travel cost are covered by 70 % reimbursement after receiving the original tickets and invoices! Contact person: Andrej Dobes – [email protected] – 0042 721 085 840, Vladimir Skuta [email protected], 0042 777 277 310

Financial aspect of project Travel cost for the youth exchange – 70% covered Country 100% per person Czech Republic 30€ Slovakia 150€ Turkey 400€ Portugal 400€ Romania 300€ Hungary 250€ Poland 100€ You will receive your reimbursement during after providing us all your tickets!

70% per person 21€ 105€ 280€ 280€ 210€ 175€ 70€

Practical information travel Change rate: 1 Euro – 27, 30 (please pay attention where you change your money – some of this services have commission or bad rates – ask before you change) Arriving with bus/train to Brno: please contact us and we will wait for you at the train staion/ bus station and we will bring you to the place. ( Just in case: Tickets for Public transport in Brno: buy the ticket for 27 Crowns to be sure you don’t have any troubles – this ticket is for 90 minutes – long enough to get anywhere.) Airports: We propose to fly Brno, Prague, Wien, Bratislava – all this cities are ca. 2 hours from Brno with very good connections via Bus or train. Check out here: http://www.kapraluvmlyn.cz/menu/foto1.php?obr=airports--f823.jpg Bus and trains: to get from the airport to Brno we propose to use Bus : http://www.studentagency.eu/ - it’s very nice company but you need to make reservation for you ticket in advance or you can find trains and another bus companies here: http://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/vlakyautobusy/spojeni/ Both the coach and the train are the same price, both take almost the same time, and both are good quality. If you

want the bus, you will better book it online yourself - you need to select the exact bus at exact hour. Here: jizdenky.studentagency.cz/ If you prefer come by train – the connections are mainly every hour or two hours.

Accommodation and location of the project This one is pretty easy: All information you can find here and of course in English: http://www.kapraluvmlyn.cz/?jaz=EN

Active participation in the project 1. take it easy and… Watch this video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8gRkJ9cnzo , showing what is the project about, and than just let your imagination and ideas flow what would be interesting for you about this topic, what you want learn and how you could contribute

2. intercultural evening Chance to present your country is special silent way – bring some special good – food and drinks from your country to make us nice company during the silent country presentation. Discuss with your group how you gonna surprise the others with the culture transferring expression Prepare a sketch for 5 minutes! Anyway start to think what national drinks and food you can bring with you

3. Check out the schedule: ARRIVAL

GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER

WARM UP

ENTERPRENEUR CORNER

8:30 – 9:30 9:30 10:00

EVALUATION DEPARTURE

Breakfast

Morning service

Introduction in topics, dividing Ice breakers 10:00 roles and getting know each World cafe 13:00 other 2. breaking part Arrival of limits plus participants video 13:00 15:30 1. part

1. part 15:30 18:30 2. part

Rules and expectations Team building

Youth in Action presentation

Midterm evaluation Sport activities

fACT up! Vol.I

Start up lab

Build your team

Follow up activities

Lunch

Onion

Youthpass stART up! Vol. II

Brno visit

Start up lab

Showcase

18:30 19:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 - ??

PREPARATION START UP START UPS PRESENTATIONS

BRNO

Presentation Startup ideas

Final evaluation

Reflextion groups

Dinner THEMATIC INTRO

Silent Cinema intercultural start up kids evening

Meet up, pitch up!

Brno by night

Free evening

fACT up, stART up, PART up!

Bye bye party

Departure of participants

What to bring with you 1. clothes and practical stuff the weather can be pretty nice or pretty shity in March – so check out the forecast: http://www.yr.no/place/Czech_Republic/South_Moravia/Brno/ and “fashion” your self according to weather, most of the time we gonna be inside, but you never know when the beautiful nature around will call us out HOUSE SHOES TOWEL LANTERN OR FLASHLIGHT (for walking in the dark.)) Table tenis rocket (we have the table but no rockets..))

2.We don’t have Euro Please be aware you might need to change money – more information are up in the practical description

3. Intercultural evening stuff Please bring some national food and drinks with you

4. working stuff Some ideas / dreams for your start ups! If it’s possible your laptop ( with video editing program), camera for working on your start ups!

5. there is no shop in the venue! Please buy everything what you will need on your way to the venue – because the first possibility to buy something will be on the 4th day of the program

Summary of the youth exchange Fact up, start up! – breaking myths about entrepreneurship. This youth exchange will host participants from Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Turkey, Portugal and Romania countries in Ochoz u Brna, Czech Republic. This project will offer the space for participants to meet, discuss, share experiences, opinions and do activities together with the common goal – discover entrepreneur in every each of us. At the beginning these 8 days participants will get know better themselves, discover their potential and possibilities of today’s world. In next step a young entrepreneur will show the basic magical skills, preparing start up plan, visiting inspirational places and simulate networking. In the second half of project participants will share their start up ideas among each other and create concepts of their own startups with step by step plan and all the thing connected to start up procedure, which will be presented in local Co-working space.

Aim and objectives

AIM: Promote entrepreneurship of young people through breaking myths, discovering their potential and possibilities of today’s world and putting ideas into action.

Objectives: - Define obstacles, which hold young people back from putting their ideas into action - Provide space for sharing experiences, knowledge and information in field of entrepreneurship - Discover and develop entrepreneurial skills - Identify main characteristics and personal qualities - Explore possibilities and potential which offer us world today - To inform participants about opportunities of grants for their starting ides such as Youth in Action - Simulate the process of creating start up - Empower young people to come of their comfort zone and try out new things - Raising youth participation - Learn how to work in team and intercultural environment - Networking people with similar ideas - Decrease unemployment in Europe through self-employment