CfA: Youth in Action media project in Macedonia

On behalf of Cre8ive8 Youth Media Production we are publishing the following call. PLEASE CONTACT/ANSWER DIRECTLY TO irena.efrem@ gmail.com latest by 12th August.
THANK YOU!

Dear partner, friends and colleagues,

We, NGO Cre8ive8 Youth Media Production from Skopje, Macedonia will apply for the following Action 3.1 Training & networking programme :
'DigiTales - Tell Your Story'

Brief summary of the project
'DigiTales - Tell Your Story!' is a youth media project that aims to enable young people from diverse communities to express themselves, tell their story and induce a positive impact in the society they live by using a simple media technique known as Digital storytelling. The central issues addressed in the project involve: social inclusion, empowering young people, promoting equal opportunities in the diverse community, active citizenship, as well as unleashing the youth creativity and freedom of thinking. The essential idea of the project is to help young people who live on the edge youth inclusion to voice their views and opinions, to express their aspirations for better future and to make a positive difference in their communities.

The main project activities involve organisation of DigiTales workshops during which participants learn how depict their story in a short DigiTale. Basically, the workshops programme is specially designed to help young people gain new skills, learn how to make a short but powerful DigiTale and convey their story and message so that the public can hear it.
The tangible project results are powerful DigiTales which people can see and become aware of what young people have to say. By the end of the course each participant will have the chance to produce a short personal digitale!

Number of countries involved:
- 4 ( Macedonia and 3 more partners. At least 2 Programme countries needed)

Number of participants per country:
- 7 (6 + 1 group leader)

Profile of participants
- 16-22 years old
- with no, or little experience in film making
- preferably mixed gender

Proposed dates for the training course

- 4-11 July 2010 (the dates are still not fixed, but it is most probable the exchange visit to take place in the period 1-15 July 2010. The dates may be re agreed)
Course duration: 7 days

Location of the training course:
- Macedonia (we are still negotiating about few possible venues in Strumica, Ohrid, Bitola, Kochani, Pelister)
Basically we need team of 7 people from your organisation to come and spend 7 unforgettable days in Macedonia!

The call is open for programme countries and neighboring partner countries members of EU:
In case you are interested to support the action, please send a reply to this mail
irena.efrem@ gmail.comas soon as possible or latest by 12th August 09.
Find PART III document attached, sign it, put a stamp and send it back to us.
- scanned to this mail
- and via post to the following address:
to Irena Efremovska
Bvld. Jane Sandanski 37/1-14
1000 Skopje
Macedonia

We are looking forward to an unforgettable experience,
moments with inspiration & lots of friendships creation!

Many inspiring moments,
Cre8ive8 Youth Media Production
www.cre8ive8. org