Project Name: Youth Exchange “Social Parade”
Activity: "Social Parade" is a youth exchange involving 31 young people from 5 European countries: ITALY, SPAIN, CYPRUS, ROMANIA AND POLAND.
Youth Exchange: 10 – 20 of September 2022, Alezio, Italy
Accommodation: “Ostello Salento”, https://www.ostellosalento.com/
Food: The venue of the training will serve the participants with 3- times-a-day meals and snacks and beverages for the coffee breaks.

Travelling food and accommodation all are paid from the program (For an application you must be member of our organization, if you want to apply for membership you can go for the application to the link: https://www.acpelia.org/be-a-member

5 youngsters and one leader will be selected from our organisation.
All participants share the same passion for art and circus, are young people interested in intercultural dialogue and the fight against any form of discrimination or violence. The participants want to improve their artistic skills and, at the same time, address issues related to intercultural dialogue, good practices for the protection of human rights, but also face the challenges of active European citizenship. The young people are preferably between 20 and 26 years old (it is possible to widen the age range from 16 to 29), most of them live in rural or disadvantaged urban areas and suffer from a number of problems related to this aspect: lack of cultural, recreational and educational opportunities, high rates of youth unemployment and social marginalisation. In addition, young migrants/asylum seekers or refugees and young people who are unemployed, unemployable and/or NEET are involved. Before the beginning of the mobility action, 5 Group Leaders (one for each country involved) and a coordinator are identified, who will be called upon to carry out preparatory activities aimed at getting to know each other, examining the accommodation of the mobility action and jointly deciding how to carry out the planned activities. Participants become more aware of intercultural dialogue and deepen their knowledge of the cultures of the European countries involved through art and body expression. Through reflection on social issues such as racism, social discrimination and bullying they deepen the 'mutual knowledge' which is the basis for inclusion.

If you want to be a candidate of our program please complete the application form and don't forget to complete the membership form if you are not a member of our organisation. Link for completing the application of membership: https://www.acpelia.org/be-a-member