Youth participation to the local life

How to improve interactions between young people and institutions for a better impact at local society?

Multilateral Youth Exchange / Brest (France) / 15-25 july 2006

 

Context and motivation

This project was born in 2003 within the Youth Local Council.
To achieve this project, the YLC set up a committee consisted of young people and professionals.
This committee met on average once a month to build the contents of the project, to find the interested partners and communicate with them, to prepare the file for Europe and finally to get ready to animate the exchange.

Some striking stages of this long preparation:
  • December 2003, during a seminar of contact in Luxemburg, presentation of the project
  • July 2004, participation of 5 brestois youngsters in a youth exchange in Luxemburg about the European citizenship
  • December 2004, participation of 5 brestois youngsters in a youth international meeting in Paris
  • August 2005, participation of 4 brestois youngsters in a youth exchange in Prague about the Europeans institutions
  • September 2005, feasibility visit in BREST with 5 partners (see the report (pdf))
  • June 2006, planning visit with 6 countries on 7 foreseen … (see the report (pdf))

And finally the exchange took place (see the planning)

Worshops photos and productions
Charter
Communication
Newspaper
Roleplaying
Other times photos (and films)
City hall
Presentation
Extra time
Thursday of harbor
Friday of sport
Farewell party