Please carefully read the following text before applying:

Basics:
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Activity dates: 9th -15th April 2019 (8th for arrival and 16th for leaving)
Project dates: 1 august 2018 until 30 June 2019  (this means flights can be bought as soon as you have been selected.)
Where: Boodaville (Caseres, Tarragona, Spain) >> http://boodaville.wordpress.com/
Accommodation: TBC Probably in dorms in a small village 45 mins walk from Boodaville site
Topic: Permaculture / Regenerative Farming practical / YIP project
Who: 4 youths from Spain, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, UK, France

Organisation: http://boodaville.org/

Summary:
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Spend a week living and learning about ecological design and permaculture. This program includes group dynamics, permaculture sessions, documentaries, a short design project in a small group, space for sessions organised by you the participants, intercultural nights, visits to local places of interest and free time. On the last day of the program the participants themselves are going to organise an open event and present the project to guests from the local/regional community.

We will carry out one main practical project over the week in regenerative agriculture. The plan is to prepare the soil and plant a 600 square metre food forest, turning a compacted olive terrace, into a productive ecosystem! (See photos of the preliminary work at http://boodaville.org/permablitzing)

We will also be working in groups on the collaborative “Youth in Permaculture” project, and participants themselves can decide what they would like to create, design or do. (youthinpermaculture.org)

The program will take place between the village of Caseres where we will share accommodation and meeting places, and the Boodaville permaculture demonstration site, 45 minutes walk away, where we are immersed in nature and able to connect with ourselves and the natural world.

We hope that participants will make great connections and continue a path towards eco-living after the exchange, and that they will join us in the Youth in Permaculture project to to create resilient, fulfilling and fun lives inspired by permaculture.

​Reimbursement of travel costs:
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We will refund 100% of the costs up to the following amounts:

Spain:           0€ (participants fund their own travel)
Italy:             up to 275€
Slovenia :    up to 275€
UK:               up to 275€
Portugal:     up to 275€
France :       up to 275€

Once you are selected, make sure you find the cheapest means of transport as soon as possible or you may not be refunded! But if you have a more sustainable option than flying within the budget that is better!

You may buy flights arriving up to 2 days before the beginning or 2 days after the end if that makes economic sense. There are buses to Caseres/ Batea from Barcelona El Prat and from Zaragoza. You must arrive in Caseres/Batea on the 8th April, and leave Caseres/Batea on the 16th April.

Find out the travel distance here: ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/tools/distance_en.htm

Participants ideal profile:
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- Has shown motivation to learn permaculture
- Is unemployed, or in a precarious work situation
- Has little or no previous international experience.
- One participant from each country (in many cases the youth leader) can be someone who has previously participated in the YIP "It's our Future" youth exchange in Italy in 2017.
- The participant must be willing to attempt a fundraising campaign for YIP as part of their course preparation (This can be done jointly by all country participants, and support from YIP/Youth Leaders will be given)
- Recognises that this is an outdoor exchange involving farm work on a site with very basic facilities.The accommodation is a 50 minute walk from the site where we go most days to do the practical projects.
- Between 18 and 29 years old (except the youth leader)
- Has a sufficient level of English to work with others in this language.

If you are selected you will received a document with more details.