2. BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT
In today’s reality it is hard to imagine a young person with no access to Internet, with no profile on
Facebook, Twitter, or other social networks. Also, keeping in mind what is happening in the Middle East,
the Internet is now playing a key role in spreading information from the human rights implementation
“battle fields».
As new media develops rapidly, we plan to use the “ImpACT your world” training course (TC) to make
sure that youth workers and civil society can benefit from this new phenomenon in terms of promoting
and campaigning online for ideas that they dedicate their time and life to.
The TC will bring together 30 young people, youth workers and volunteers from 13 different countries
(Slovakia, Croatia, Armenia, Belgium, Georgia, Belarus, Moldova, Norway, Malta, Serbia, Germany,
Finland, and Estonia) and will give them practical skills on the effective use of new media technologies
and social networks in their work. They will share their success stories of using new media and will
obtain new skills and ideas from the other participants of how to be successful with the use of new media
technologies.
The participants will have chance to meet with leading bloggers from Armenia and will discover how the
topics such as human rights, equality, volunteering, environment and the rule of law are covered in the
Armenian and in the global blogosphere.
The objectives of this training course are, but not limited to:
Using media literacy and new media as a powerful tool in youth work
Practicing working with media in group context and to use media for process-based youth work
Broadening youth workers’ experience of different kinds of media form and content to encourage
innovation and creativity
The methodologies applied for this training course will be based on non-formal education, experiential
learning and active participation and self-organization of the participants. This project itself will have a
blog which will be updated before, during and after the event.
THE PROGRAM OF THE TC IS SENT TO YOU IN A SEPARATE FILE!!!
TIME/DURATION
Arrival: 18th February 2012
Departure: 25th February 2012
Duration: 6 days
DILIJAN, ARMENIA ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilijan)
THE BLOG OF THE TC IS actforimpact.blogspot.com/ WHICH YOU ARE MORE THAN
WELCOME TO JOIN AND MAKE TC RELATED ENTRIES.
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3. PARTNERS/PROMOTERS
WHAT TO BRING?
Please don't forget to bring with you:
good mood and creativity
music, pictures, drinks and food that you consider representative for your culture for the
international evening, also please send a 'sing-a-long' song and lyrics in English or in your
national language but with Latin characters for the intercultural evening to impact@jef.eu before
Thursday 17th.
Information about your organizations and countries, as we are going to have an NGO fair where
you will represent your organization and the work that it is doing.
Warm clothes and comfortable shoes
DON’T FOGET YOUR PASSPORTS. Armenia is not yet in EU so please don’t forget your
passports with you while traveling.
Health insurance: please note that the organizers will not cover your health insurance and it is
completely under your responsibility.
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4. TRAVELING TO ARMENIA
Armenia is a small country which is north-eastern part of an extensive high-mountainous area of the
Armenian Upland and in the South Caucasus neighboring Turkey to the west, Georgia to the
north, Iran to the south, Azerbaijan and self-declared republic of Nagorno Karabakh to the east, and
Azerbaijan's Nakhijevan exclave to the southwest.
The country's total land area is roughly 30,000 square kilometers, and its population is estimated at
3.5million. The capital of Armenia is the city of Yerevan. National day is celebrated on 21 September.
Christianity is the main religion in Armenian which was adopted as a state religion in 301.
Armenians speak and write in Armenian. The Armenian alphabet is one of the 15 unique alphabets in the
world.
If you’re interested in learning more about Armenia Google it or visit http://www.armeniainfo.am/,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia web pages.
VISA ARRANGEMENTS
Armenia is not yet in EU so please don’t forget to take your passports with you while traveling.
EECA countries do not need visa to enter Armenia! Participants from EU member states will need visa to
enter Armenia, but there is no need for a special invitation letter. You will receive a visa application form
onboard of the aircraft before landing at the Zvartnots International Airport of Yerevan.
You will get your visa upon arrival. The cost for 21 days single entry visa is 3000 AMD (aprox. 6 EUR).
! You are strongly recommended to convert your money into Armenian drams, in order to pay
3000 drams, otherwise you will have to pay more. There is an exchange office at the airport near
the visa “booth”.
! Please, check the visa at the border, the cost and the duration of your stay. Also, be attentive to
get the invoice for your visa.
For more info please contact info@civicforum.am.
TRANSPORT-REIMBURSEMENT
All participants will be met at the Airport and bus station. A volunteer from Civic Forum will be holding
the title of the TC “ImpACT Your World”. In case you get lost or you don’t find the volunteer please call
+37496992979.
The transportation of the participants from the capital city Yerevan to the venue of the TC Dilijan and
back will be organized in groups depending on the time of arrivals and departures.
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5. The Organizers will reimburse 70% of participants’ travel costs from your home City to Dilijan,
Armenia. 70 % of the Reimbursement of travel costs will be done upon presenting original tickets,
receipt/invoice and boarding passes.
Reimbursement will be done in EURO, regardless of the currency indicated on your ticket and a
receipt/invoice. Participants from EECA will get their reimbursements on the spot. The participants from
EU will receive their travel reimbursements via bank transfer after the training is over.
! Note: if you have paid for your ticket with a credit card, you are requested to bring along the
confirmation of payment (i.e. credit card slip and/or bank statement).
! Note: the minibuses from transportation from the Airport to Dilijan and back will be provided by
the organizers. You will be charged 30% (approximately 8 EUR) of the travel cost Airport-
Yerevan-Dilijan-Yerevan-Airport.
! Note: those participants that will miss more than 20% of the training will not be reimbursed.
! Note: all partners are strongly requested to send original tickets and boarding passes to the JEF
Europe, as soon as they return home. No bank transfer will be made without original travel
documents.
! Note: Although you can plan your travel individually and arrive earlier/depart later, the
organizers can only commit to organize your board and lodging during the mentioned training
days.
WEATHER
The weather in Dilijan is going to be from -6C’ at night to +4C’ during the day. It might be snowing or
windy. So be prepared and pack warm clothes.
Dilijan is situated 1500 meters above sea level and it is surrounded by forests and mountains, so please
make sure to pack also comfortable shoes.
ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD
The hotel where you are going to stay in Dilijan is called Dghyak Pansion
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001342329480.
There will be two or three persons of same sex in each room. In the rooms you will have towels and bed
linen. There are toilets and showers in the rooms.
We are going to be the only group in the hotel and we will fully occupy it.
Dining room is located inside of the building. Organizers will provide participants with three times food
per day and two coffee breaks.
! Please let us know if you have any special needs, dietary, allergies, vegetarian or any other kind of
special need.
SAFETY and SECURITY ADVICE
Do not leave your personal belongings unattended
Be careful while crossing the streets in Armenia
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6. It is forbidden to bring in strangers to the hotel
You do not have to carry IDs or passports with you, police does not check documents on
the streets
EXCHANGE RATE
The national currency of Armenia is the Armenian Dram (AMD). Foreign currency is not
accepted in the shops.
You can exchange Euros and Dollars and pay with credit cards, however Dilijan is a small town
and you might have problems with using your credit cards.
Exchange rates (approximately):
1 EUR= 500 AMD
1 USD= 390 AMD
EMERGENCY CONTACTS IN ARMENIA
POLICE 1-02
AMBULANCE 1-03
You can find pharmacies (apothekas) with commonly used medicine in Dilijan.
CONTACTS
Contacts of the local host organization Civic Forum
Phones: +374(0)91360872
+374(0)96992979
E-mail: info@civicforum.am
Contacts of the applicant organization JEF Europe
Ruben LOODTS (Secretary-General of JEF-Europe)
Phone: +32(0)495501383
E-mail: sg@jef.eu
WELCOME TO ARMENIA
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