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About
Train Enjoy Eating (Tr.E.E.) is an 11-days Youth Exchange program that will gather 36 young people from 6 European countries to discuss and learn about food, nutrition and well-being.
The participants will have the opportunity to question their eating habits, to learn more about food and nutrition, and to improve their relationship towards food in general. They will also have the opportunity to discover new cultures and improve soft skills through non-formal education practices.
What is the goal of this project?
During this project, we will use food and cooking as a common playground where young people from different cultural and personal backgrounds can meet, share, learn each other's cultures, cooperate and train soft skills. Cooking is a simple activity that everybody does and that is accessible to everyone.
Throughout the exchange, we mean to use food to improve the participants well-being through different activities involving cooking, discovering different eating habits, improving one’s knowledge on eating disorders.
Participants while going through the program can identify different areas of improvement and choose to work on them according to their needs and interests. Nevertheless, the possible outcomes connected with the main topics of the project can be:
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Learning more about gastronomy from the different countries involved.
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Developing some knowledge about nutrition, and how to take care of yourself and to assume a healthy, balanced and sustainable lifestyle.
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Having a healthier, more balanced and more conscious eating behaviours
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Improving your language skills, both in English and French and potentially also in the other languages of the project.
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Developing your teamwork skills in an international environment.
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Developing the ability to speak in public and to lead non-formal educational activities.
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Having a better cultural awareness regarding the countries involved in the project.
WHEN & HOW ?
During this project, participants will be involved in non-formal activities like workshops, simulations, assignments, reflections, sharing, games, visits and meetings aimed to train their competences in the field of food, nutrition and well-being and to improve their soft skills.
The exchange will focus on the relationship we have with food and alimentation in general : understanding the basics of nutrition, how we can improve our diet, cooking simple and healthy meals, and more generally, how to achieve a more healthy lifestyle. Cooking workshops, physical activities, games, visits or discussion times will be used to stimulate the development of soft skills (communication, time management, cooperation, pro-active attitude…).
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Preparation phase
1st June → 17th July
Participants prepare for the exchange together with group leaders and the sending organisations. They plan the practical aspects of the exchange (travel, finding the resources to pay the personal contribution), and prepare their contribution to the program.
3
Follow-up phase
28th July → August 2023
Participants write a short testimony of their experience, fill in an evaluation form and share the material produced during the exchange. They also perform the different assignments given on the last day of the exchange.
Expenses
This program is supported by a co-funding of the European Union allocated by the Erasmus + program through the Spanish National Agency. Therefore accommodation, food, materials, the program and the travel costs up to the maximum amount will be covered or reimbursed.
During the exchange phase, each participant contributes by participating in a daily rotation duty system in small groups (cleaning and arranging the common areas, wash the dishes). We believe in taking care of our own spaces and needs.
Keep in mind that this program is based on learning by engagement: as much you get engaged in the activities, as much you allow yourself to learn from it.
Pro-active participation is the key to success. Coming to the program as a receiver will limit the benefit that you can get out of it.
Personal contribution per country
Albania :
France :
Georgia :
Hungary :
Italy :
Ukraine :
30 €
60€
30€
40€
50€
30€
PERSONAL CONTRIBUTION: We ask each participant to financially contribute to the implementation of the program. This fee is asked in order to cover expenses that would not be covered by the Erasmus+ grant, and is also a tangible sign of your commitment to the project. The amount has been calculated in relation to the average wage of the country where they are resident. It's a sign of real interest, an investment you do on yourself through the project and a concrete economic support.
In case that the contribution represents a real obstacle to your participation, please explain it in the application form and contact the sending organization from your country.
Maximum travel budget per country
Albania :
France :
Georgia :
Hungary :
Italy :
Ukraine :
275€
23€
530€
275€
180€
360€
/ 320€ for green travel*
for people living >10 km from Amange
/ 610€ for green travel
/ 320€ for green travel
/ 210€ for green travel
/ 410€ for green travel
Green travel : when the bigger part of the journey is made using environmental-friendly transportation modes (train, bus, carsharing...etc.)
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take part actively in all phases of the project (Preparation, Exchange and Follow-up);
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use the most cost-efficient way of transport available to you;
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provide a printed version of all the required travel documents (flight itinerary and boarding passes, bus and train tickets). You are allowed to arrive or depart on the 18th and the 28th only (2 days before and after for green travel) .
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Bear in mind that extra days will not be supported with food and accommodation and if you stay longer than 1 days before/after (2 days for green travel), your travel costs will not be reimbursed.
So before booking the tickets for your journey, wait to receive the official confirmation letter, send us your travel plan and wait for our approval. The reimbursement is done when follow-up activities are completed as a natural closing step of the project, up to the amounts stated
To receive your reimbursement for your travel to France
WHERE?
The exchange will take place in Amange, a village of 420 inhabitants in the Bourgogne Franche-Comté region. Participants will be accommodated in shared rooms in MFR Amange : a boarding school providing professional training for young people during the academic year.
There will be a common transfer from Besançon’s train station to Amange and vice versa on the arrival and departure days. The cost of this transport should not be much and will be communicated very soon. It will also be deducted from the travel reimbursement amount, consider it while planning your travel: it is the only way to reach the venue!
During the exchange there will be 1 visit to Dole and its surroundings to visit a farm and discuss with its owners, and to discover the neighbouring city of Dole.
Coordinator #1 - ESN Besançon
ESN Besançon is one of Erasmus Student Network’s 520 local organisations. Its main goals are to welcome international students in the city to allow them to make the most of their time abroad and to promote international mobility toward the local population through various activities and, since 2022, youth exchange projects.
The majority of our activities is organised in order to facilitate and improve the social integration international students in Besançon and to raise the intercultural awareness and sensitivity of the local population. To meet these goals the association has about 30 young people involved in the organisation of different types of activities (parties, trips, sports, intercultural, artistic and cultural activities). ESN Besançon also has three volunteers and two full-time employees : an Executive Director and a Project Coordinator.
Contact person:
Caroline Malpesa
communication@erasmus-besancon.com
Coordinator #2 - Vagamondo
Vagamondo, based in Bergolo, in the south of Piedmont region, in Italy, is an NGO focused on international mobility, non- formal education, youth work and local development. The name Vagamondo comes from the concept of travel as a powerful tool of self-discovery and personal development: it is through direct contact with cultural and personal differences that identity becomes more visible to every individual; it is coming out of the comfort zone, getting involved in new activities, different than the usual ones, that people can identify room to grow and work on themselves.
The majority of our activities is organised in order to facilitate and improve the social integration international students in Besançon and to raise the intercultural awareness and sensitivity of the local population. To meet these goals the association has about 30 young people involved in the organisation of different types of activities (parties, trips, sports, intercultural, artistic and cultural activities). ESN Besançon also has three volunteers and two full-time employees : an Executive Director and a Project Coordinator.
Countries involved
Albania - France - Georgia - Hungary - Italy - Ukraine
Who can participate?
Re-match with yourself can be a project for you if:
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Your age is between 20 and 26 years old (except the national leaders whose limits are 20-40)
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You want to discover more about food, cooking, nutrition, diets & well-being in general
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You want to train your soft skills while getting actively engaged in non-formal activities for a total of about 10 hours per day
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You are curious to meet and get to know people different than you for culture, social background, abilities, values, and world views
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You are able to take an active part in all the phases of the project and in the whole program of the exchange
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You are able to communicate in simple English (keep in mind that we will use an international simpler version of English if your level is very fluent you may need to simplify your communication in order to be understood)
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You are officially resident in one of the following countries: Albania, France, Georgia, Hungary, Italy or Ukraine. Exceptions can be made for Ukrainian citizens.
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You will not be benefitting from any other Erasmus+ fund during the program in France
Being a national leader is a great opportunity to develop more competences if you already have some experience in youth project and wish to be more involved in the coordination of the project. If you are well-organised, motivated and have a great sense of initiative, this role is for you!
Important to know
Erasmus Plus projects are great opportunities to travel, discover new cultures and countries, meet different people and create international relationships without spending a lot of money.
In order to support the learning process of the participants, drinking alcohol is not allowed during the whole duration of the experience in Amange. If you cannot stay without drinking for 11 days this project is not for you. Also, the use of any kind of drug or substance that has a psychoactive effect on the brain is not allowed. In case you are taking prescribed medications that affect the functioning of your brain let us know in the application form.
Also, if you find itdifficult to spend several days without drinking alcohol, if you are not able to enjoy yourself or connect with people without it, you may want to have a look at this tool and contact professional support.
In case you are interested in traveling, discovering new places, meeting different people and creating international relationships in a cheap way but not in the topics of the exchange, you cannot actively participate in all the phases of the project or you are not willing to learn about cooking, food, nutrition and to develop your soft skills, it's perfectly fine and we don't get offended. We ask you then not to apply for this program - it may become a not pleasant experience for you - but go for what you really want and make it awesome!
In that case, you may find useful tools like Couchsurfing, Blablacar, traditional hitch-hiking, to get inspiration from other travellers through blogs or groups like this one or this one. If you have read all the web page until here and you still want to participate, the "secret code" is : "J'aime le fromage".
