1. Playlist BUILD A GROUP FOR YOUTH EXCHANGE

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In this playlist, you will learn how to build and prepare your group for a youth exchange. Having young people involved from the very beginning helps them develop a sense of belonging and ownership of the project. It will also bring a sense of quality to the project and a chance for leaders to experience youth work good practice.
It is recommended that all partners begin from involving young people at the very start of the project, regardless of whether they are a sending or a hosting group.
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1.1 Activities to build the group for a youth exchange

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1.2 Tips for building the group for a youth exchange

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1.3 Essentials for building a group

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The following checklist includes essential information that is helpful at the stage of group building. You can also find some useful tips and hints on what is important during this phase.
Exchange groups must involve young people between the ages of 13 and 30. Remember that different age groups have different needs and interests.
The combined number of young people from all participating countries in the project must be between 16 and 60.
At least 4 young people must be involved in each partner group. For projects with 2 or 3 partners, each group must have more young people.
Additionally, there must be at least 1 adult group leader for each of the partner groups. There may be more group leaders involved, if needed and justified.
Youth exchanges are open to all young people, including those who are disadvantaged and may need more support than others to participate.
Young people participate in projects voluntarily and out of their own interest.
Young people are involved from the very beginning: they cannot be selected only at the end stage of planning or after the funding has been granted.
Make a copy of the checklist and use it to follow the necessary requirements for building a group for youth exchange.
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Task no.1

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Open the checklist for building a group. Write down which of the checklist points did you find the most important for you?

1.4 Miro visual collaboration

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1.5 Mozilla X-Ray Goggles

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1.6 Unsplash: Photos for everyone

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1.7 Funding application: project description and participants profile

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Skills

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#communicate with youth

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#develop youth programmes

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#encourage teambuilding

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#project management

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#facilitate teambuilding activities

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#project management

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#follow checklists

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#project management

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#planning

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#communication technology

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#contextualize news stories

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#creating online news content

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#prepare material for presentation

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#photography

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#share ideas

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#prepare applications for grants

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#seek funding

Activities: 7

Started: 165

Completed playlist: 11

Time to complete: 2 hours 10 minutes

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The Star of Europe

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