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NF 108 (May 2010)
  The Newsflash is a monthly publication to keep people involved in Don Bosco Youth-Net and elsewhere up-to-date on the progress of the network. Don Bosco Youth-Net ivzw is an international non-governmental youth organisation recognised by Belgian legislation. At the moment we have partners in 13 European countries, bringing together Please send your contributions, comments and questions to info@donboscoyouth.net. Don Bosco Youth-Net ivzw is supported by the Youth in Action programme. The message also doesn't reflect he views of the European Commission which cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. |
 The official newsflash of Don Bosco Youth-Net ivzw NF 108 (May 2010)News from the network - News from the partners - European Youth forum Calls & public information - Picture of the month
STEP 2 - Empower and involve From the 4th to the 11th of April, the training course "Empower and Involve" took place in Benediktbeuern. It was organized by Don Bosco Youth Net and sponsored by the EU "Youth in Action"-Programme. 25 participants from 13 countries came together to learn more about project management and how to actively create new projects, both in their respective home countries as well as around the whole of Europe. The content of this training course was focused on knowing all the necessary steps in creating, submitting and evaluating projects in youth work. Three trainers of the DBYN's pool of trainers provided training sessions, workshops and (self)reflection. Through adapting a non-formal learning style, the general purpose lay on facilitating better understanding of the opportunities and challenges that come with European youth project management. More info: http://www.donboscoyouth.net/node/643 STEP 1 - Intercultural crossroads in Europe Within a few month we will welcome young people from all over Europe in Krakow for our Step 1 training course. This will be a week full of fun, educative, outdoor, cultural, ... activities. We just released the video commercial for the STEP 1 on our facebookgroup and on Animoto. You can see it by clicking here. We've also planned an Advance planning visit. This is a meeting where all the group leaders come together to discuss on the programme. This is taking place in Krakow as well, 18-20 of June. More info: http://www.donboscoyouth.net/node/599 Erasmus internship in DBYN - update 1 Hi, my name is Martina Finck and I am the intern of the international secretariat of DBYN. Now half the time of my internship is gone and I like to resume my experiences. At the first days I was living in a guesthouse for students while I was looking for a place to live this half year. After one week I found an available room in a student house not far from work. But I was shocked that Leuven is so expensive! Never the less I had to take this room because I was under pressure to move out of the guesthouse and didn't have time to look for something else. Furthermore I had to open a Belgium account and to get to know the town a little bit. I was supported by a very helpful woman Lieve van Aershot and my college Rein Meus. Thank you! More info: http://www.donboscoyouth.net/node/640 DBYN uses Animoto Through our Belgian organisation we got to know about an online tool to make films, called animoto. Normally it is not our tradition of making publicity for commercial products. However this time it is different. With animoto you can easily make good looking films which you can use for online publicity, but also for DVDs. It is a very easy tool to work with, and the results look professional. Normally you need to pay for an account. However if you are using it for a "cause", your organisation can get free access. As INGYO we got this accreditation. The reason for publishing this news, is that it could also be an interesting tool for our other member organisations. So, if you are looking for an easy way of making professional-looking video, check out their website. More info: www.animoto.com
Assembly of Confederación de Centros Juveniles Don Bosco (Spain) On 13th and 14th March took place in Madrid the General Assembly of Confederación de Centros Juveniles Don Bosco, in which participated 34 people, both representatives and members of the Administration bodies from the 10 Regional Federations that form Confederación Don Bosco. More info: http://www.donboscoyouth.net/node/641 Mid-Term Meeting of Don Bosco Volunteers in San Ambrosio, Argentina (Germany) From the 18th till the 21st of MArch 2010 volunteers of the Aktionszentrum Benediktbeuern and Don Bosco Volunteers Bonn met in San Ambrosio (Rio Cuarto, Argentina) for a Mid-Term evaluation seminar. All the volunteers are working in youth projects in different regions of Argentina and Boliva. All the volunteers are staying in their projects until August 2010. More info: http://www.donboscoyouth.net/node/639 Helping the ACRE Project (Ireland) This month the "ACRE" Project, promoted for the last 15 years by the Salesians in Celbridge, in Co. Kildare has twice made the news: receiving a generous contribution from the AIB Bank and getting the support of a famous Irish gardening expert. The Salesian ACRE Project involves putting in place a Garden facility for use by the young people of Celbridge and Straffan, and supporting Salesian College in facilitating young people with special educational and pastoral needs. More info: http://www.donboscoyouth.net/node/642 Upcoming in UK: Phoenix Days Phoenix Days will offer one week holidays in the English countryside to young people aged 12-14 from Salesian schools in the UK. The young people will be invited to these holidays as they might not otherwise get an opportunity to holiday during their summer break. More info: http://www.donboscoyouth.net/node/630 Upcoming in Poland: Europa in scena Our project is a continuation of cooperation before contact making Seminar, which were realized in November 2009 in Pila with Programme Youth in Action. In this project there are fourty participants from Poland, Latvia, Estonia and Italy.The subject of our project is concerning theatre. During preparation activities our youth will prepare theatral etiudes about culture of their country. During our youth exchange young people will lead theatral workshops, using many various methods of theatral work and they prepare common performance. More info: http://www.donboscoyouth.net/node/606 Upcoming in Czech republic: INLINE camp Like last two year we are organising a summer camp for 25 Czech young people (15-20 years) with the aim to improve their English skills. We are searching for foreign animators who don't speak Czech or Slovak but speak fluently English and could join this camp as leaders. More info: http://www.donboscoyouth.net/node/619 Upcoming in Germany: European Youth Week The European Youth Week is a youth encounter with participants from different European countries. It takes place in Benediktbeuern from the 7th till th 14th of August. The participants can take part in different activities about European tpoics, exchanging experiences with young people from pther cultures. A big leisure time programme with excursions, sports and cultural trips int he Bavarian region makes this event unforgettable. This youth encounter is open to participants aged 15-19. allt he participants get an accomodation in the youth centre. More info: http://www.donboscoyouth.net/node/640 Upcoming in Poland: On the wave of dance Our project is a continuation of cooperation before contact Seminar, which were realized in Pila with Programme Youth in Action. In our project there are fourty participants from Poland, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia.The subject of our project is dance in various cultural context. During preparation activities youth will prepare presentation about their country, presentation about poverty and one part of the dance workshops. During exchange young people will lead dance workshops and they prepare common dance performance, which will be presented for a local society from Czaplinek. Common activities during the project will be a great occasion for youth to experience the intercultural learning. The project will be realized in Czaplinek and it will last eight days. More info: http://www.donboscoyouth.net/node/609
1st Europe-Latin America and Caribbean Youth Summit From 7-9 May, 167 youth representatives from 38 countries of Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean region come together for the I EU-LAC Youth Summit held in Fuenlabrada, Spain. They will discuss core challenges and strengthen the dialogue and cooperation between these regions on regional and global issues. This will contribute to the further development of the EU-LAC strategic partnership to be addressed during the VI EU-LAC Summit of Heads of State and Government (17-18 May, Madrid). More info: http://www.youthforum.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7... Youth Rights in Europe: where do we stand? A "Report on the State of Youth Rights in Europe" is going to be launched on Monday by the European Youth Forum. On the occasion a round-table on the situation of the rights of young people in Europe will be organised on 29th March 2010 at 10.00-13.00 at the European Youth Centre Strasbourg.
An online course on the faith and culture of Europe Starting today 3 May on the portal donbosco-humanrights.org, is a new free online course entitled "Understanding to respect the faiths and cultures of Europe," available in Italian and English. More info: http://www.infoans.org/1.asp?sez=1&doc=5074&Lingua=2
The picture of the month is a group picture of the General Assembly of our Spanish organisation: Confederacion de centros juveniles Don Bosco de Espana.
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