Calendar - September 10

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IYNF activities and offers

Invitation for Planning Weekend 2010

We would like to once again inform you about the coming Planning Weekend and invite you to come to Hungary and take part in it. It is going to last from 16th to 19th September 2010 in Esztergom close to Budapest. IYNF members, partners, staff and volunteers are invited to come together to evaluate the last year and to put the ideas from the GA and Networking Conference into reality and to plan projects for the upcoming season 2011. It is a place for sharing, learning and cooperating between stakeholders and to bring IYNF together one step forward. The new prolonged deadline for registrations, nomination of Council delegates and motions will be on the 8th of August.

Trainers’ Network Meeting – call on-line

The first and long awaited Trainers’ Network Meeting is planned for four days between 7th and 10th of October this year. Trainers interested in taking part will spend this time in Berlin. This initiative will gather young and active trainers from the Naturefriends movement, in order to support the potential, energy and interest in experiential education, outdoor and amateur art education and many other methodologies which they have in common. If you feel like joining this network don’t wait any longer an apply via our website, where you can also read more about this meeting.

InTouch 22-28 November 2010

InTouch will happen already for the third time. The contact making and project management seminar will take place in Oostduinkerke in Belgium, start from 22nd and last till 28th of November. Participants come from Germany, Romania, Turkey, Austria, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Czech Republic and Belgium. During the seminar they will have a chance to get to know how to receive funding from the Youth in Action, how to work in a team and how to built a good program and create their own project with the support of local groups and using the networking possibilities. Read more on our website and apply!

Tube 6 will appear in one month

The new issue of our printed newsletter will come out in the beginning of October. As always, we would like to ask you to write and send your articles, because that’s what Tube was created for – it is a platform for your contributions, reports and opinions. If you have taken part in one of IYNF meetings or activities and you have some reflections connected with your new experiences or inspirations, it would be great, if you share them with other Tube readers. In case you prefer to be interviewed as a participant of our activity, please also let us know! This time Tube’s editors are Anna and Zane – our new EVS volunteer. Please send your texts (between 500 and 800 words) to anna[at]iynf.org before Wednesday 8th of September. Looking forward to your articles! If you wish to get it too, send us an e-mail at iynf[at]iynf.org or download it on our website. We hope you will enjoy reading it.

5 th International Mountain and Outdoor Sports Conference

Outdoor Activities in Educational and Recreational Programmes The first impulse for this project was an initiative of the EU European Year of Education through Sports 2004, when the conference was a climax of half year long project Outdoor Sports Education organised by the partnership of the Naturefriends, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport of the Charles University and Singing Rock. The conference „Hruba Skala“ will be organized at a new place this year – Svaty Jan pod Skalou (Saint John below the Cliff). It will start on18 th November 2010 and last until 21st. This year with the focus on outdoor activities in educational and recreational programmes we aim to:

• Outdoor Activities and Health
• Research in Outdoor Activities
• Education and Learning in Outdoor Activities

We warmly invite all experts from departments of outdoor sports and outdoor education of universities, policy makers and decision-makers from European and national institutions and leaders and trainers from national organisations to take part in the conference. All details about the conference are available at this address or you can contact Lenka Novakova at: lnovakova[at]ftvs.cuni.cz

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IYNF News

Born to be wild outcomes

For the very first time IYNF run a long-awaited youth exchange focused on nature, outdoor experience and sustainable way of life. Born To Be Wild, was initiated by Anna Biba Foldhazi and practically supported by Marie Venclova, Duha local group Modra Strelka, IYNF Secretariat, Ala Capova and many others. 25 people from Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland and Germany spent one week on a meadow close to Nachod in Czech Republic. The workshops and discussions were focused on eco topics, sustainable lifestyle and friendly way of using what nature provides us. Besides, there was a night in the rocks filled with adventure, storm and shared experiences, like building the shelter for a night, singing by the fire and travelling together. It was a new project but thanks to the feedback of participants and energy of organizers it will hopefully happen again.

New IYNF T-Shirt

Our fresh IYNF T-Shirts can be ordered through our e-shop! They are made from eco fabric which contains organic cotton and bamboo. The are in a most Naturefriendly color ever – leaf green – which looks fancy and have a nice shape (different cut for women and men). Another advantage is the thin fabric, which will get dry quickly, so it is always comfortable and perfect for travelling. There are three white prints: “naturefriend inside” in the front, big IYNF logo in the back on the right-bottom side and full name of organisation on the left sleeve. They are available in different sizes, both in women’s (S, M, L) and men’s (L, XL) style. If you have any questions, please write to Anna at anna[at]iynf.org.

Get energized and inspired by IYNF!

Do you organize youth exchanges, seminars, trainings or camps for children or teenagers? Do you need some inspiration for games and energizers? Let yourself be inspired by IYNF, the International Young Naturefriends! Watch the energizer videos and play it with your own group!

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Activities and offers from and for member organisations

German Young Naturefriends: Campaign for Nuclear Phaseout

This autumn Germany will see strong public protests against nuclear power. German Chancellor Merkel announced that the government plans to postpone the nuclear phaseout by 10 to 15 years. According to the law for the time being all nuclear power plants must shut down until 2021. German Naturefriends together with other initiatives organize a big protest rally against the plans of the government on September 18th in Berlin. More than 30.000 protesters are expected to participate and to raise their voice to support renewable instead of nuclear energy. Participants from other European countries are invited to join and to stay for free with German Young Naturefriends in the Karl-Renner-Haus in Berlin (please contact tobias[at]naturfreundejugend.de). German Young Naturefriends organize a lot of activities in their campaign for a quick nuclear phaseout. The website, a series of flyer and an exhibition inform about dangers and problems of nuclear energy.
Read more here.

Tamjdem in September

Tamjdem started in 2007 and it has grown into a weekend volunteering program and is now project of Sdružení Duha. Short term voluntary opportunities in the Czech republic will take place also in September. Just stay tuned and watch the Trochu jinak website where you will soon find information about the date, place and topic. These expeditions are organised regularly (1-2 per month) and lot of fun and new friends are waiting for you.

Fort Boyard 24 – 26 September, 2010

The Czech local group Duha Medvedice invites again to their favorite contest weekend for children and youth (average 12 – 20 years old). Fort Boyard is a famous French TV contest, which tends to focus mainly on physical and endurance challenges. Prepared is an active program, a hiking trip, sports and games, mushroom picking… and a group of cool people.

• Where? Rajnochovice (Hostyn Highland, Czech Republic)
• When? The main program runs from 24 – 26 September, an additional program for interested people runs from 26 till 28 September.
• Fees: 24 – 26/9: 25€/person/all inclusive; 24-28/9: 40€/person/all inclusive
• Application: Send an e-mail until 12/9 to Hynek Pečinka pojedu[at]medvedice.net.
  

News from members organisations

Duha – Workcamps in the summer 2010

During this summer Duha organised 7 workcamps in the Czech Republic. More then 90 young people from many countries participated on various workcamps. They were full of various free time activities like: from sports, games, arts, yoga, meditation and outdoor games. Youngsters and camp leaders worked together on various tasks, such as construction, gardening, cleaning, painting and more. What is the most important, many new friendships and nice experiences were made. If you want to participate in future or get more information take a look at the website.
This photo was taken at workcamp in Žďárec u Skutče where the Yoga Centrum is. During free time participants practiced yoga, meditation, Tai - chi and music. You can see the windows which they have put on the wall to make good isolation and look to the main house. Plaster of the house is made from clay and straw which is the ecological way how the houses in the yoga centre are built.

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News and offers from organisations outside the Naturefriends

International Youth Conference

Conference titled “European Values for the future of South-eastern European Countries will take place in Krusevo in Macedonia. It is organized by good partners of SPPMD. There are still places for EU participants – especially the Germans and Czechs. Even though the deadline is approaching all interested people are kindly asked to contact Petre Mrkev directly at pmrkev[at]sppmd.org.mk. More information are available on this website. Besides, you can also contact the same person about the seminar in Montenegro. Although the deadline has passed, applicants from Germany, Slovenia and Czech Republic can still try. Details will be given by Petre.

EVS in Moldova

Prosperous Moldova is launching and implementing the European Voluntary Service (EVS), an Action of the Youth in Action Program set up and funded by the European Commission (EC) to promote youth mobility and international voluntary service. We are Hosting/ Sending organization, working mainly with youth from disadvantaged and rural regions of Moldova Republic. EVS has opened new possibilities and increased the number of long-term volunteer placements that “Prosperous Moldova” can offer to young people. The EVS program has also enabled “Prosperous Moldova” to reach out and increase the participation of young people with fewer opportunities, who are usually not in the position to afford and/or access voluntary service exchange programs at a cost.
Prosperous Moldova offers several projects for EVS volunteers. Should you have any more questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to send us an e-mail to Coordinator of EVS projects Popescu Valentin to one of these addresses: office[at]moldova-prospera.org, volunteer[at]moldova-prospera.org.

Partner organisations needed

Moldovan organisation Miras Moldova is looking for partners from the Programme Countries wishing to send the EVS volunteers in Moldova. According to the rules, The Youth in Action Programme supports cooperation between Programme Countries and The Neighboring Partner Countries like Moldova. But the applications for projects are submitted by one of the Programme Country partner's organizations to their own National Agency. So we need your support to approve our current projects in any NationalAgency. At the moment we are glad to propose for volunteers 3 distinct projects. Detailed information about the projects is available after contacting Olga Ceaiuc – Director or Sergiu Rusu – Director's Assistant at: volunteer[at]miras.md. The volunteers would be of great help to our organization in running more efficiently our projects and generally would be very opportune to the country as a whole considering the fact that Moldova is still getting acquainted to the western style of thinking, working and dealing with the social problems.

Make yourself useful – call for participants

ACADEMY OF EXPERIENCE is a non-profit outdoor experiential education centre dealing with youth and youth workers. In autumn 2010 we are having the following youth exchange supported by Youth in Action Program, using the themes of self experience (expedition, high ropes, low ropes, rock climbing); technical knowledge; supervision; experiential education theories. It is a youth exchange, so that through getting to know each others' culture we become more open-minded, and grow towards the increase the acceptance of differences and one another and reduce exclusion. Our objective is that during the programs the participants discover their own importance and usefulness in society and their environment; they are also introduced to the joys and possibilities of volunteering and can get a feel what kind of positive experience and knowledge they could get during voluntary work. Our topic is volunteering and participation. A person responsible for providing more information is a Project Coordination Gigi: kriszta.gyongyosi[at]gmail.com