The Manisa Youth Group in Turkey aims to encourage youth participation and empowerment through their "Activ8 the Children Activ8 the World" project. The project will involve youth in producing a short film highlighting the life of child laborers to raise awareness of their difficult working conditions and violations of their rights. Participants will include both young people and youth workers who will discuss youth issues and approaches through meetings with community leaders. The goal is for participants to learn about factors contributing to child labor and to develop skills that can be applied in their youth-focused work.

1. Activ8 the Children Activ8 the World
Based in Manisa, Turkey; Manisa Youth Group is encouraging young people in the city to be active participants in their societies. For this reason, we aim to involve all young people regardless of their age, gender, social status or sexual orientation.
Our vision is to indicate children situations in Manisa. Furthermore to raise awareness about children who work in mines, manufacture, and shine shoes from the age of 15 to 19. In this respect, we carry out activities with the aim of protecting and improving the social, cultural values and children’ rights via TV, Radio and Social Media.
The reason that Manisa Youth Group organizes a training course with young people and youth workers is to address the youth empowerment with the young people. Moreover we believe that the ideas produced among peer will be the most efficient way in track of solutions.
Therefore, with this project, the participants (the youth workers and the young) are expected to share their experiences in their locals about the approaches to the children in youth works. This mutual sharing is another key in an intercultural work in order to work within a global perspective by bringing local and national to the ground.
Through Project, the participants will shoot a short-film that reveals the child labor’s life. The contents will be showing everyday problems, dangers, working conditions and family pressure. This film will be composed of their ideas as young people.
Aim & Objectives
The main aim of Activ8 the Children Activ8 the World is to reveal child labor’ life in addressing the essence of the film.
Objectives
 To see conditions have led to the existence of child labor.
 To learn the injustices against child laborers in the past and now  To find some of the consequences of children trapped in hazardous work.
During the project activities, participants will attend meetings with authorities, employers, community members and school managers. This event help young people from everywhere to improve their career, employment and entrepreneurship, give them a chance to reflect on their passions and take big steps to achieve professional goals.
Contents of the Course
There will be open space for sharing experiences and knowledge. There will be visits to the partners of the hosting organization for new models to be practiced and developed. The simulation of the film will take place with the involvement and integration of the youth groups.

2. Methodology
It is important to know that mutual learning has an important place in the learning process. Therefore, this seminar will be based on active participation, which is learner- centered. So, active participation, group-work and team work, learning by doing, as well as inputs and discussions in plenary sessions form the most important aspects of this exchange. The participants will be encouraged to develop a draft tool kit, which will be based on the different backgrounds of each participant and their target groups.
Working Language
Working language of the course will be English.
Profile of the Participants
Although there is not any age limit on Key Action 1 of Erasmus + of Training and Networking for Youth Work and Youth, we aim to have a balanced number. Therefore we look forward to young people between 18 and 30 years of age (16 participants max); whilst youth works can be of any ages (16 participants max). Beside from the age, we aim to have participants, who are,
 active members, project carriers, voluntary or professional youth workers working International Youth Organizations, National Youth Councils, other national, local or international youth organizations, youth initiatives and governmental services.
 able to use what they get in their work with young people.
 well-informed about the organization in which they are involved and prepared to present and explain its mission, programmes and way of functioning to the other
participants.
 motivated to multiply and exchange experiences.
 able to work in the working language of the course.
 committed to attend the entire duration of the programme and supported by a sending organisation, institution or service. Organizations not having a PIC number first register at ECAS, and then get PIC number
Financial and practical conditions
Under the new Erasmus + Training and Networking for Youth Work and Youth title, the travel issues will be reimbursed based on the distance mentioned in European Commission’s page http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/tools/distance_en.htm. The accommodation will be fully provided.

3. Venue
Manisa, Turkey
Date
20.07.2015-29.07.2015 (arrival and departure day is included)
With ERASMUS +; we ask for your PIC NUMBER via e- mail and also you will be asked to fill in MANDATE FORM once you are selected:
Manisa Youth Group
E-Mail : halilullaherbay@gmail.com
IMPORTANT: Please do send your PIC number by e-mail first so that we can continue with the MANDATE application of the Project. For any enquiries please do not hesitate to get in contact; : halilullaherbay@gmail.com
Deadline for submitting the PIC is 12th March
2014 till 7:00 pm (GMT)