- Name of the project: Youth Exchange ‘’ FROM RURAL TO PLURAL 3.0’’
- Date of Project: 23.03. – 01.04.2026.
- Hosting organization: ‘’ GO FREE ASSOCIATION NGO’’
- Sending Organization: ”BRAVO”
- Place: Simon (Bran), Brasov Romania
- Participants age: 18+
- The number of participants: 2+
- Working language: English
- Deadline for applying: 12.03.2026.
This project is supported and co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme. It means that your travel costs, accommodation, and food will be fully covered if you get selected for the project. The European Commission’s support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission nor EACEA can be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
AIMS AND THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT
The overall aim of “From Rural to Plural 3.0 – Building European Partnerships for Rural Youth Work” is to strengthen European cooperation among youth workers and organisations committed to advancing rural youth work by fostering shared understanding, governance literacy, sustainable practices, and long-term partnership-building across borders.
Through this Partnership Building Activity, we aim to:
- Increase participants’ understanding of the structural realities affecting young people in rural areas across Europe, including participation gaps, governance challenges, sustainability constraints, and policy limitations.
- Strengthen knowledge of diverse rural youth work models and participation structures, exploring how initiatives can evolve into sustainable systems through governance mechanisms, institutional cooperation, and community legitimacy.
- Enhance participants’ competences in analysing power dynamics and governance models within rural communities, including youth–municipality relations, decisionmaking processes, and risk management.
- Develop participants’ capacity to position and advocate for rural youth work at local, national, and European levels, through strategic communication, narrative-building, and policy-oriented dialogue.
- Foster critical reflection on structured participation programmes, including the European Youth Village model as a case study, examining transferability, adaptation potential, and ecosystem integration without prescriptive replication.
- Support the formation of thematic European working clusters and cooperation pathways, encouraging participants to move from exchange to concrete joint actions within 6–12 months following the activity.
- Promote the development of a shared European vision for rural youth work, articulated through the co-creation of the European Rural Youth Work Declaration.
- Strengthen participants’ roles as multipliers and promoters of rural youth work, equipping them with practical tools and confidence to facilitate workshops, engage stakeholders, and build support within their own communities and organisations.
- Encourage sustainable follow-up and partnership continuity, ensuring that cooperation initiated during the activity evolves into long-term collaboration beyond the mobility itself.
PARTICIPANTS PROFILE
This Activity is designed for youth workers, organisational staff, and practitioners who are actively involved in rural youth work and interested in strengthening European cooperation in this field.
The programme is suitable for participants with different levels of experience — from practitioners developing rural youth initiatives locally to those coordinating structured programmes, networks, or governance models. No prior experience with specific participation models is required. However, participants are expected to have a genuine professional interest in rural youth work and the motivation to contribute to long-term European collaboration.
Participants must be 18 years old or above and actively engaged in youth work through nongovernmental organisations, informal groups, community initiatives, or municipal structures, particularly in rural or semi-rural contexts.
Participants should ideally be active members, collaborators, or regular volunteers of their sending organisations. Each partner organisation may be represented by up to two participants, depending on the partnership structure.
ABOUT HOSTING ORGANIZATION
Go Free – Asociația pentru Sprijinirea Societății Civile is an NGO based in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, working with young people from both urban and rural areas. The organisation is committed to developing a culture of participation among young people, strengthening democratic behaviour, promoting social justice, and fostering respect for diversity at local, national, and European levels.
Go Free works consistently to promote and protect human rights, with extensive experience in engaging Roma youth, rural youth, LGBTQ+ young people, and other vulnerable or disadvantaged groups. The diversity of the Go Free team — composed of volunteers and youth workers from different ethnic, social, and cultural backgrounds — reflects the organisation’s core values of inclusion, equity, and representation.
ACCOMMODATION, FOOD & TRAVELLING
Participants will stay at Pensiunea Mama Cozonacilor, located in Șimon village (Bran), a quiet rural area surrounded by mountains and nature. The location is approximately 5 km from Bran Castle and offers a calm and comfortable environment, suitable for learning, reflection, and group activities.
Accommodation will be provided in shared rooms for 2 or 3 participants, depending on availability. Room layouts may vary and include:
- rooms with one shared (matrimonial) bed.
- rooms with one shared (matrimonial) bed and one single bed;
- rooms with one shared (matrimonial) bed and two single beds.
Check-in at the accommodation is available after 14:00 on the arrival day, while check-out should be completed before 12:00 on the departure day.
Participants who wish to get a better sense of the accommodation and surroundings can check the following resources:
- Official website of the accommodation.
- Presentation video of the hotel and the surrounding area.
How to apply?
- Complete the BRAVO- APPLICATION FORM with in English title as following ”name of the project you are applying for” until 23:59 on deadline day.
- Deadline for applying: 12.03.2026.
- Selection results: 16.03.2026.
- PARTICIPATION FEE: NO PARTICIPATION FEE
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