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7th Annual European Youth Exchange

Reaching New Heights – the power of YOUth to change the world” is a Transnational Youth Initiative organized by the international youth movement AYUDH. From 24 – 31 July 2011, 150 youth from all over Europe and beyond will get together at M.A. Center Germany, near Frankfurt. They will deal with some of the main challenges faced by youth in today’s world: Lack of self-confidence, depression and suicide, addictions and substance abuse, erosion of culture and values, violence, poverty and unemployment, family crises and environmental challenges.

In multicultural working groups, the youth will examine how the powers of confidence, community, creativity and contribution can be used to transform these challenges into opportunities for change and development for both the individual and society as a whole.

On a practical level, the youth will use these “powers” to work on a large-scale service project in the close-by town Michelstadt. July 30th will see ‘Songs of Change’, an innovative youth musical performance in Michelstadt, written and choreographed by the youth themselves. Through the music, the youth will declare the self-conceived “Youth Development Goals” resulting from discussions and workshops of the initiative.

The event is supported by the city of Michelstadt and is part of the “International Year of Youth 2010/2011 Dialogue and Mutual Understanding.” (http://social.un.org/ absolutewc/?e=486&c=0)

Like the previous four years, AYUDH has made a grant request to the “Youth in Action” programme of the EU, to support our initiative. If the grant will be given, 150 youth from Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Slovenia, UK, Ireland and Poland will receive 70% of refund for their travel cost. By late April we will know if the grant is given and will announce this on our website. Youth from other European countries and beyond are also welcome to join the initiative!

All youth between the ages of 15 and 30, who are interested to take part in the initiative, can apply in early May on the ayudh website. Your application will then be evaluated and you will be notified if you are accepted for the camp by June 1st.

If you are interested in participating in the Youth Exchange please contact Neela Bhurtun or Vivek Bhurtun as soon as possible. For more information about what AYUDH is as well as past Exchange’s please visit: http://www.ayudh.eu/topics/ youth-conference/.

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