Discover Sustainable Development

Kopaniec, Poland, October 7-14, 2013

Introduction
This will be an eight day (7-14 October 2013) residential training course, hosted at organic agro tourism farm, with the involvement of 24 participants from 8 countries. The main aim of the project is to promote Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) among youth workers in European countries, thus contributing to raising awareness of sustainable development issues among young people. Climate change makes sustainable development an urgent global priority. Achieving sustainable development is impossible without wide social awareness of the problem, including through education and youth work. This project provides a non-formal educational platform for youth workers to learn and gain competences in sustainable development work with young people locally and internationally. The course is centered around the concept of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) as a practical tool of education for young people not only about the problems of climate change but also about possible solutions. The project will also promote local initiatives based on the principles of sustainability located around in the Lower Silesia region.

The Venue
Project will be hosted in a mointainous area of Izera Mountains (Polish Gry Izerskie) in the South of Poland, near to boarder with Czech Republic. Participants will be lodged in a rural tourism farm called Farma 69, part of which is a medieval settelement, performing lifestyle and common occupation of villages inhabitants in the 13th century. The farm is a centre of ecology, traditional craftmanship and is well known for its devotion for organic farming and food production. More information is available on the Farma 69 webpage (Polish only) or at their profile.

Partner Organisations
TDM2000 Polska - Poland ASHA Foundation - Great Britain Evropsk centrum mldee Breclav - Czech Republic NGO Youth Epicenter - Lithuania Amicii Naturii - Romania Povod, Institution for culture and and development of the international relations in culture Slovenia letmvsz Ifjsgi Egyeslet - Hungary Associazione TDM2000 - Italy

Participant Profile
Each partner organisation should select 3 participants. Participants need to be aged over 18 years old, not older than 30 y.o. All participants need to complete the application form (attached) and e-mail it back to

contact@tdm2000.pl by August

5th. The tickets need to be purchased by August 15th..

Travelling to Poland
Kopaniec is located in the south-western part of Poland, near the boarder with Czech Republic and Germany. Closest big city with international airport is Wroclaw (Wrocaw, airport.wroclaw.pl/en/). Other suitable airports are Krakow (Krakw, www.krakowairport.pl/en/) or Warsaw (Warszawa, www.lotniskochopina.pl/en/passenger).

It is possible to get to Wroclaw by train (timetable here: rozklad-pkp.pl/bin/query.exe/en?) or by coach (for example www.polskibus.com/en)
All participants will travel to Kopaniec together with a coach starting in Wroclaw. The distance is about 120 kilometers and it takes approximately 2 hours. Return bus to Wroclaw will also be provided. Detailed information about the meeting place and date will be provided before the project. Organisers cannot provide you with accomodation before or after the project, but we will be glad to provide you with any information or suggestion that may make your stay safe, comfortable and pleasant. We will contact you with details of pick-up arrangements once all arrival times and dates will be confirmed.

In case ony questions concerning travel options we will be happy to assist you. Please contact us by email or by phone.

Travel Costs
The organisers will reimburse 70% of your travel costs from your home city to Wroclaw, Poland. Reimbursement of travel costs will only be done upon full attendance in the training programme and presentation of the original tickets with boarding passes and receipt/invoices.

Reimbursement will be done in EURO, regardless of the currency indicated on your ticket and receipt/invoice.
! Note: Please note if you bought your ticket in your local currency which might be different than EUR, we will calculate your travel costs according to the exchange rates from official European Commission web-site ec.europa.eu/budget/inforeuro/index.cfm?Language=en !! Note: Please consult the Travel Budget Limits included in this document. If your travel costs exceed the amount budgeted in the project, we will be able to reimburse you 70% of the travel costs indicated in the travel budget.

!!! Note: If you plan to travel outside the official project dates you need TDM2000 Polskas approval first. Please contact us at contact@tdm2000.pl. Tickets for travel outside the official travel dates purchased without TDM2000 Polskas approval may not be reimbursed.

What You Need to Bring with You for Reimursemenets of Travel Costs
1) Return tickets (e.g. from London to Wroclaw and back) 2) Photocopies of all of your tickets and boarding passes, especially if you fly with low-cost airlines, including the invoice (if you have one). If youve booked online, we need the FULL confirmation email of your booking, printed with the date and time the email was sent to you. Please note that we will not be reimbursing any tickets in advance. We will also not be doing any bank transfers after the project finishes. All reimbursements will be done in Euros, during the project.

Travel Budget Limits

Please remember that these amounts include the local transport in Poland, (for example Warsaw Wroclaw Warsaw)!

Unless we confirm it, the maximum reimbursement we can offer is 70% of the amount given below:

Participants travel costs per person

Please note: only cheapest means of transport/fares are subject to reimbursement!
COUNTRY POLAND UNITED KINGDOM HUNGARY SLOVENIA CZECH REPUBLIC LITHUANIA ITALY ROMANIA NUMBER OF PERSONS 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 MEANS OF TRANSPORT BUS/TRAIN TRAIN/BUS/PLANE TRAIN/BUS/PLANE TRAIN/BUS/PLANE BUS/TRAIN BUS/TRAIN TRAIN/BUS/PLANE TRAIN/BUS/PLANE TOTAL COST PER 1 PERSON (100%) IN EURO 50 350 300 320 150 220 500 320

What to bring
Information materials about your organisation, photos or report from former projects and other things, which will help you to present your organisation. Some national drinks, snacks, brochures, music for the intercultural evening.

Poland
National currency is Zloty (Polish Zloty, PLN). 1 EUR is approximately 4,35 PLN. Weather in October is usually very changable, temperatures may vary from 10 to 25 degrees with occasional showers and some strong wind possibility. Nights are cold, so please make sure to bring some warm clothes. As we will be staying in the mountainous area, it may be a good idea to bring some good boots. Please check the weather forecasts in advance and be warned, that weather forecasts very seldom are reliable during Polish Autumn ;) If you want to learn more about the country, please visit: www.poland.travel/en/ - Polands official travel website or consult Lonely Planet at http://www.lonelyplanet.com/poland.

Contact
In case of any questions concerning the project, your preparation or any other matters please do not hesitate to contact us at contact@tdm2000.pl. You can also contact Agnieszka Janik (janik@tdm2000.pl, +48 506 579 215) or Michal Marcinkiewicz (marcinkiewicz@tdm2000.pl, +48 513 165 164). To find out more about TDM2000 Polska, visit our profile.