Summer Camp – „Rising temperatures – Rising Voices“

As the title says “Rising temperatures – rising voices”, the international summer camp will try to teach young people how to make their voices heard against global warming and climate changes, in a fun and creative way. Date: 18th – 24th August 2016 Venue: Gozo, Malta Organization: MIJARC Europe The Summer Camp aims at:

• Encouraging young people to develop creative tools to raise awareness at grass root level and to act as advocates for taking action on climate change in their organisations and their communities;
• Exchanging about creative campaigning tools and good practices for mobilizing people in the rural areas
• Developing materials and tools for implementing a European campaign by the means of interconnected local campaigns;
• Exploring what paths, approaches and tools to use as individuals and as organisations to put pressure on local, national and European authorities to respect the commitments taken towards climate change;
• Preparing a group of enthusiastic advocates against climate change that are able to lead local campaigns and coordinate their efforts

Expected profile of participants:

• girls and boys aged 18 to 30 years old, coming from rural areas
• active leaders in your movement from local, regional and/or national levels
• preferably young people that have formerly participated at the Online Training Course or International Seminar
• able to communicate in English and available for the full length of the event
• committed to implement a local campaign after the summer camp and preferably with the proven ability to mobilise young people and rural communities

Costs:

•  Participation Fee € 65
•  Travel Costs (maximum amount of € 250 will be reimbursed)

Application: Sent the filled in application form (except from journey details) until the 28^th of August to oelj(at)landjugend.at. Rural Youth Austria will nominate three participants for the summer camp! For further information see the Call!