This document outlines the activities of the cultural association YOUROPÍA, which aims to promote intercultural exchange and participation among young people. It discusses various programs both within countries and internationally, including youth exchanges, training courses, seminars, workshops, and cultural activities related to topics like European citizenship, intercultural dialogue, gender issues, and environmental sustainability. Details are provided on past experiences promoting East-West dialogue and countries involved. Potential issues around organizing international exchanges like visas and currency exchange are acknowledged, but the organization believes this can also foster understanding across borders. Contact information is provided at the end.

1. “A map of the world that does
not include Utopia is not worth
even glancing at”.
Oscar Wilde

2. YOU +
EUROPE +
a little bit of UTOPIA =

3. Why
to give people the opportunity to live intercultural experiences
and actively take part in building up their own cultures.
How
fostering non-formal learning environments, promoting intercultural
meetings and boosting active participation of young people
both at local and international level.
What
International Youth Exchanges, National and Transnational Initiatives,
Seminars and Training Courses for youth workers and youth leaders,
Work Camps, Coaching for organizations, debates and round tables on
emerging issues, promotion of cultural activities.

4. YOUROPÍA: areas of activity
NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL
Training and coaching
•Training for youth leaders
•NFE and employability
•project management
European Citizenship
Intercultural Dialogue
•Youth Exchanges and outdoor education
•Seminars
Respect for the Environment
•Workshops on European and extra
•Transnational Youth Initiatives on
European mobility
Reducing/Reusing/Recycling
•Conversation groups and language
exchanges Inclusion
•Sessions and trainings on citizenship and •Transnational Youth Initiative on adapting
sense of belonging NF methods to people with disabilities
Cultural and educational activities
for children and teenagers
•Educative games
•Handcrafts workshops
•Storytelling
•“Cineforums”
•Summer camps & work camps
Youth Participation
•“Youth & Democracy” projects
•Seminars on active citizenship
Gender Issue

5. OUR EXPERIENCE IN
EAST-WEST DIALOGUE
• Mujeres y otros seres
mitológicos = Women
and other mythological
beings (Spain, Oct 2008)
• European women:
yesterday, today and
tomorrow (Spain, Oct
2009)
• Gender “Equalability”
(Ukraine, June 2010)

6. COUNTRIES INVOLVED
• Spain, Poland, Czech Republic,
Romania, Sweden, Greece, Turkey
• Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Belarus

7. BORDER
…Where is it???

8. BORDER
…Where is it?????

9. “UNCERTAINTY”
• Similar language
• Physical resemblance
(invisible migration)
• Lacking or poor knowledge of history (a
conflict or socio-political tension are
possible)
 Conflict management

10. ORGANIZATION
UNCERTAINTY
EMBASSY /
CONSULATE
F***ing VISA!!!
Time/money/
energy consuming!!!
PARTICIPANTs

11. Floating exchange rate
 set a fixed rate in advance
Think about everything!
 Where are they going to apply for a
VISA??? – exceptional costs
How are you going to transfer money?
– Different socio-cultural perception of what
civil society and NGOs are and do…

12. …But all this can also…

14. Contact us…
Cultural Association
YOUROPÍA
C/Buenaventura Paredes 4,
33001 Oviedo. SPAIN
youropia@gmail.com
http://youropia.jimdo.com/
Tel: +34 638478466