CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS

Imagine Peace Youth Camp

From 25 to 31 July 2015

·  Organisers: International Olympic Truce Centre, British Council, under the auspices of the United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace

·  Date: 25–31 July 2015 (travel days: 24 July and 1 August)

·  Venue: International Olympic Academy Facilities in Ancient Olympia, Greece

·  Participants: 50 participants from more than 15 countries

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

The overall aim of the Imagine Peace Youth Camp is to engage young people in interactive workshops and sport activities that promote the Olympic Values (Respect, Excellence and Friendship) as well as peace, intercultural dialogue and respect for diversity.

·  To share among participants their personal experiences identifying commonalities and specificities between them

·  To explore the role of sports in peace building and development

·  To develop the competences of participants in intercultural learning

·  To learn about human rights as a framework for conflict transformation and dialogue

WORKING METHODS

Participants will be divided into groups of up to seventeen people. A team of experienced facilitators, volunteers and Olympic Champions will develop and facilitate the programme. Each group will be balanced in terms of gender and reflect the diversity of their communities.

The Imagine Peace Youth Camp programme will give young people from different parts of the world with different cultural and political background the opportunity to share, explore and reflect on different concepts such as peace, racism and intercultural dialogue through interactive workshops and sports.

The programme will be based on reciprocal learning situations among participants and will make use of a variety of working methods.

WORKING LANGUAGE

The working language of the project will be English.

PARTICIPANT PROFILE

The Imagine Peace Youth Camp will bring together fifty young people aged 18 to 25 from more than fifteen countries around the world.

Participants should be:

·  between the ages of 18 and 25

·  able to communicate in English

·  available and fully committed to taking part in the Imagine Peace Youth Camp

·  involved in youth or community projects in their own community and be motivated to implement youth initiatives for peace-building following the event

·  curious, open-minded and appreciative of diversity.

EXPENSES

Participants are expected to cover their own international travel costs as well as a participation fee of €450, which includes accommodation, three meals per day, local transportation and all programme and training costs.

Full or partial scholarships may be available for participants who show a justifiable need for financial assistance.

HOW TO APPLY

Please return your completed application form to or by 25 June 2015.

Application Form

Imagine Peace Youth Camp

Full Name
Occupation
Organisation or community you represent
Nationality
Gender
Date of birth
Contact details:
Address
Telephone
Email
Social media username(s)
Please say if you are happy for your email address to be included in Imagine Peace Youth Camp pack if you are selected. / YES / NO
How did you hear about the programme?
[delete those N/A] / ·  British Council website
·  IOTC website
·  British Council, IOTC social media channel (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube)
·  Online search engine
·  Word of mouth
·  Other (please specify)

Please answer the following questions:

1.  Please provide a brief biography about you, what motivates you and topics that interest you.
2.  Give a brief description of your experience in youth work / community work.
3.  What is your motivation to participate in the Imagine Peace Youth Camp?

Fair Collection Notice

The British Council will use the information that you provide for the purposes of selecting participants for the Imagine Peace Youth Camp, and for setting up and administering it. The British Council will treat all personal data in accordance with the UK Data Protection Act 1998 and our global privacy policy. We may share your information with other organisations that need it in connection with the running of the Imagine Peace Youth Camp, however, the British Council will not sell or disclose your details to third parties for commercial purposes.

Under UK Data Protection law you have the right to ask for a copy of the information we hold on you, for which we may charge a fee, and the right to ask us to correct any inaccuracies in that information. If you want more information about this, please contact your local British Council office or the Data Protection Team or visit our website at www.britishcouncil.org/privacy-cookies/data-protection.