About CUBIC

Details of the member organisation / center

Name of organization: CUBIC – Cultur & Bildung im Context
Street address: Oberes Estrichfeld 6 A
Postcode: 6170
City: Zirl
Region: Tyrol
Country: Austria
Organization’s Email: office@cubic-online.eu
Website: http://www.cubic-online.eu
Telephone: +43 660 2012437

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Contact person:

Mr Leo Kaserer
Position/function: CEO
Contact Email: leo.kaserer@cubic-online.eu
Contact telephone: +43 660 7101837

Profile of the member organisation/center

Type of organisation: Non-governmental organisation/association/social enterprise
Status of organisation: non-governmental
Activity level of organisation: international

Short description of organisation / center

CUBIC is a non-profit organisation established in 2005 to support young people with fewer opportunities to find their passion, develop self-awareness and expand their horizons; this is achieved through delivering innovative international projects that are culturally immersive, educational and unique.

In its activities CUBIC aims at encouraging intercultural exchange and learning processes. CUBIC tries to improve especially the opportunities of young people of getting involved in social and labour life, giving special attention to the inclusion of disadvantaged youth.

Our overall aim is to support young people with fewer opportunities – to offer them a secure frame and environment of learning, including a clear timetable and daily structure, to give them the chance to prove themselves in new situations and give them impulses to develop their self-perception and self-esteem, to help them orientate in their current life situations, and to encourage them to take a stake in their life, and to help them find ideas and motivation for further action.

Integration the intercultural learning, human rights education and education for active citizenship in its activities:

We are always looking for fresh ways to inspire, engage and empower young people, and we want to offer them opportunities to create experiences which are relevant and rewarding by using the principle of non-formal learning and practical activities, for example:

  • teamwork,
  • communication,
  • awareness of community values and the value of community work,
  • outdoor work experience,
  • handicraft and woodworking skills,
  • self-organisation,
  • taking responsibility,
  • development of soft skills,
  • self-confidence and self-esteem.

Our experience in organization of international youth activities and the training of youth workers in multinational and multicultural context:

CUBIC’s members, professionals in the field of youth and social work and training development, are experienced in educational project management, and have more than 10 years’ experience in managing EU projects and working with the target group of disadvantaged young people and adults. The team has relevant experience in Youth in Action and Erasmus+ projects in different settings and is cooperating with international partners especially in the context of the “Rückenwind” network. Our team has extensive international youth work expertise and organisational know-how, combined with excellent language skills and proficiency in using the new technologies and tools for visibility.


Our strategy for inclusion project, “Rückenwind”, (for youth aged 16 – 30, with fewer opportunities) won an award from the Austrian Ministry for Youth in 2008 and, in 2012, CUBIC won the Audience Award of the SOZIALMARIE for the social innovative projects. We are well supported by many other carefully selected professional associates, usually commissioned for a particular project or event as trainers, facilitators or group leaders. These people come from a wide variety of social and professional backgrounds. The positive experiences and the tangible personal developments of young people with fewer opportunities as visible results of our projects are the source of motivation for us.

The mechanisms we use in our organization / center in terms of ensuring the participation of young people in preparation and realization of our activities:

CUBIC acts as a resource for young people by providing assistance and organising programmes of physical, educational and other activities as a means of helping them advancing in life and developing their skills, capacities and capabilities, and enabling them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals.

We follow the idea of equity vs equality which means that from our understanding we have to provide the necessary measures to ensure that everyone can be successful and counts as a valuable part of society.

We want to inspire young people to expand their horizons and aspirations and deal successfully with transition, to recognise and value young people’s positive contributions to society, to encourage participation in social enterprise and community action projects (local, national and international) and to increase young people’s understanding of global issues.

Where we see the role of our organization / center in promotion and implementation of the youth policies of Council of Europe in your country, region and internationally:

CUBIC is working with partners who put the volunteer, their needs and their learning potential in the centre of their efforts. And we have the chance to cooperate with many organizations around Europe who put inclusion as their priority. We work closely with communities and municipalities.

Staff and board members from our partner organisations have established links to the communities which allows us to have a range of associated partners from diverse fields. We are in contact with local NGOs on the ground who are proposing possible fields of contribution (e.g. tree planting) or invite the groups of volunteers to their own activities (e.g. public beach cleaning day). Our plan is to support the needs of the local community and to run regular volunteer hosting programmes aimed mainly at young people from backgrounds of fewer opportunities – an area where we have an excellent track record of successful engagement.

The facilities of our organization / center (accommodation, educational facilities, training staff, specific methodologies etc.):

We create space, support ideas and develop projects: We work together with youth and social workers, educational institutions and public amenities to develop and implement youth qualification and employment projects within “Rückenwind”, together with our cooperation partner Arbeiterkammer Tirol.

Our priorities / fields of interest for cooperation with other members of the Network in the sphere of intercultural learning:

We want to focus on working with young people with fewer opportunities as well as providing youth workers with tools and methods to implement in their daily work with underprivileged youth.

About Filoxenia

Details of the member organisation / center

Street address: Kryoneri

Postcode: 20200

City: Kryoneri Korinthia

Region: Peloponnese

Country: Greece

Email: filoxenia@filox.org

Website: http://www.filox.org

Telephone: +30 27420 51084

Telefax: 0030 2742051085

Contact person

Mr  Panos  Poulos

Position/function: International youth work coordinator

Contact Email: panos@filox.org

Contact Telephone: 0030 6944685550

Profile of the member organisation/center

Type of organisation: Association

Status of organisation: non-governmental

Activity level of organisation: international

Short description of organisation / center:

FILOXENIA is an NGO founded in 1995. It has today the legal status of a non-profit association and works in a wide cooperation scheme with local, regional and national institutions & authorities as well as at European and international level. FILOXENIA has the main aim to support the development of rural areas, through the realization of educational, youth, cultural and environmental projects.

General Activities:

  • Environmental education & protection;
  • Promotion of alternative forms of tourism (ecotourism, rural tourism);
  • Youth information and counseling;
  • Development of free-time and creative activities for youth;.
  • Cooperation with schools on educational projects;
  • Arts and multimedia projects;
  • European mobility & intercultural programmes;
  • Organisation of training seminars for youth and adults;

Target Groups:

  • local community,
  • teenagers & young adults,
  • primary & secondary schools,
  • educators & youth workers.

European Programmes experience:

  • Youth in Action (Youth Exchanges, Youth Initiatives, Youth Democracy, EVS Coordinating/Hosting/Sending organisation, Training courses & seminars);
  • Lifelong Learning Programme: Leonardo Da Vinci (placements & transfer of Innovation), Grundtvig (Learning Partnerships, In Service Learning);
  • Erasmus+ projects;
  • Projects in the frame of the German-Greek Fonds for the Future and the German Special youth programme for Greece;
  • Projects supported by private foundations (Kreuzberger Kinderstiftung, etc.).

Integration of the intercultural learning, human rights education and education for active citizenship in its activities:

We organise activities to promote intercultural learning, human rights education and education for active citizenship, such as arts courses for children & youngsters (painting, dances, music) under the theme “Human rights”, Greek language courses for foreigners and immigrants, intercultural events in cooperation with immigrants’ associations, volunteers & practitioners from other countries. During the events we develop different activities (linked with the specific countries), such as gastronomy, cinema, music, dances and background information, as well about culture, educational and economical situation, etc.
We always involve locals and people from other countries.

Our experience in organization of international youth activities and the training of youth workers in multinational and multicultural context:

FILOXENIA has a long lasting experience with international youth activities.
We organised & participated in numerous Youth mobility projects, such as youth Exchanges, seminars, vocational training experience, training for trainers and European Voluntary Service. FILOXENIA is the first organisation in Greece involved in the EVS, since 1997 (Flagship project “Creative Cooperations”), hosting the very first volunteer in the country.
Our staff participates continuously in a a variety of trainings and seminars for youth workers at national & European level.
We support actively our network partners at national and international level.

The mechanisms we use in our organization / center in terms of ensuring the participation of young people in preparation and realization of our activities:

We are always keen to motivate our members with on-going activities, planning new actions, involving them in all stages of our work. A good instrument for this is the linkage with E-newsletters, E-mails and social media communication.
Our networking with the schools gives us the possibility to contact more young people in our region.
We also keep contact with all youngsters participated in former activities (local, national or international). These youngsters are very good ambassadors for newcomers and are helping a lot the youth workers, to plan and implement our projects.
We also use printed material (posters, leaflets, etc.) to inform the youngsters.
When we meet candidates interested for certain actions, we use pedagogical methods to discover their interests & availability, through personal conversation and questionnaires. As soon as we allocate youngsters willing to participate in concrete youth activities, we are organising meetings/ seminars with different topics, according to the action. Then we have the youngsters informed and ready to participate in a youth activity.

Where we see the role of our organization / center in promotion and implementation of the youth policies of Council of Europe in our country, region and internationally:

Participating in actions & campaigns of the Council of Europe.
Using the Youth worker’s training kits published by the Council of Europe.
Getting involved in European Youth Foundation projects.
Promoting the cultural co-operation with the Council of Europe member countries.

The facilities of our organization / center(accommodation, educational facilities, training staff, specific methodologies etc.):

Accommodation:
we have a specific cooperation contract with Youth Hostel Elisson (www.elisson.gr) in Kryoneri, using the premises, which can host ab to 25 persons in double & multiple bedrooms.

Educational facilities:
The association is based at the Youth Centre of Kryoneri and uses the premises of Polykentro Cultural Centre of Kryoneri for larger events and activities. Kryoneri village is situated at the rural area of the Corinthian upper land (Northeastern Peloponnese), just 15 Km away from the seaside town of Kiato (38 km from Corinth, 135 Km west of Athens).

We have facilities and seminar rooms in the Youth Centre of Kryoneri, access to full equipment events premises of Polykentro Cultural Center and the open-air Amphitheatre of Kryoneri, and access to different seminar & conference prenises within the Corinthian county (municipal facilities in Kiato, cultural facilities in Corinth, the Environment Museum of Stymfalia (http://www.piop.gr/en/diktuo-mouseiwn/Mouseio-Periballontos-Stymfalias/to-mouseio.aspx).

Training staff:
Youth trainers (3)
Trained youth workers (3)

Our priorities / fields of interest for cooperation with other members of the Network in the sphere of intercultural learning:

  • Erasmus+ EU-Programme for Youth and Vocational training;
  • Training for multipliers;
  • Council of Europe Human Rights and culture campaigns

About Centre for LeisureTime Activities JUNIOR

Details of the member organisation / center

  • Street address: Tajovskeho   30
  • Postcode: 97590
  • City: Banka Bystrica
  • Region: Banskobystrický
  • Country: Slovakia
  • Email: juniorbb@juniorbb.sk
  • Website: http://juniorbb.sk
  • Telephone: 00421/48/415 31 11

Contact person

Profile of the member organisation/center

  • Type: youth center
  • Activity level: regional

Short description of organisation / center:

Institution of the regional selfgovernment supporting non-formal education at the regional level

  • Organizing the leisure time activities
  • Running programmes focused on education in methodology of work for youth workers, leaders and young people
  • Preparing analysis of needs in the youth work for the local authorities

Develop and coordinate the programmes and the activities which support intercultural exchanges, active participation of the children and the young people, exchange experiences and best practices concerning above all the education of young leaders and workers.

Integration of the intercultural learning, human rights education and education for active citizenship in its activities:

  • training activities for members of youth counils
  • competition at human rights
  • trainingr for youth leaders and yoth workers concern those topics
  • methodologycal support

Our experience in organization of international youth activities and the training of youth workers in multinational and multicultural context:

  • international summer camps
  • youth exchanges
  • EDS
  • seminars

The mechanisms we use in our organization / center in terms of ensuring the participation of young people in preparation and realization of our activities:

  • volunteerism
  • participation in activities as a motivation factor

Where we see the role of our organization / center in promotion and implementation of the youth policies of Council of Europe in our country, region and internationally:

  • to disseminate information about the work of the CoE and other relevant European institutions active in the field of youth work
  • to exchange experiences and best practices concerning above all the education of youth leaders and workers in multinational context
  • implementation the state policy towards children and youth, which follows strategic goals of CoE

The facilities of our organization / center(accommodation, educational facilities, training staff, specific methodologies etc.):

  • training modules (ICL, team building, project management, effective communication, youth participation etc.)
  • 5 trainers
  • we use participatory methods (workshops, role play, simulation, discussion etc.) and non-formal learning

Our priorities / fields of interest for cooperation with other members of the Network in the sphere of intercultural learning:

  • youth participation and democratic citizenship
  • peer education
  • cultural diversity