Youth Exchanges in Natural Building
Within WaaMooM project two Youth Exchanges were organised and hosted in Bozevce village. Programs for both exchanges were prepared during the Training course for youth leaders. The first Youth Exchange was about Natural Building and gender equity, while the second Youth Exchange combined Natural Building with social inclusion.
The groups included young people from Turkey, Montenegro, Kosovo, Serbia, Albania and Croatia. The idea was to:
To provide space for practising various techniques such as earthen plasters and sculptures, rammed earth, wood work
To build or create tangible and intangible memories from this experiences
To share theoretical insight with safety basics of construction and principles of Natural Building
To discuss about how to include gender topics in a stereotyped environment
To explore and discuss modern challenges of social exclusion and discrimination and how Natural Building can contribute to inclusion
To offer more space for sharing, exchanging, helping, discussing, enjoying nature and cultures
To put into practice what youth leaders learnt during the training course about working with youth groups in the field of Natural Building
These are examples of possible programs for Youth Exchanges that combine Natural Building with important social topics.
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1. Youth Exchange on Natural Building and Gender Equity
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Day 1
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Day 2
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Day 3
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Day 4
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Day 5
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Day 6
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Day 7
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Day 8
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session 1
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Community building (getting to know each others, expectations, culture of the place & rules, group agreement)
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Presentation
Natural Building techniques + Why Natural Building is important
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Communica-tion + team building
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NB Practice
Phase 2
1: Clay mural
Colors, preparing materials
2: Adobe
Producing
3: Fire place
molding preparation
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Mid-term evaluation
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NB Practice
1: Fire place
Phase 3
2: Clay faces
3: Mural
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Natural Building: Bozevce practice
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Final touch and cleaning
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break
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Coffee break + kitchen support
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session 2
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Community building and Intro to the project
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Safety and tools at a working site
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Explanation of the presentation (for day 8: movie, song, sketches)
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NB Practice
Phase 3
1: Clay mural
Producing
2: Adobe
Producing
3: Fire place
Producing
4: plastering
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Study visit Draganac Monastery
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NB Practice
1: Fireplace
Phase 3
2: Clay faces
3: Dorodango balls
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Open space
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Presentation of group projects
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lunch
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Lunch time
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session 3
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Tour Bozevce project
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Natural Building practice (introduction and first tests)
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NB Practice
Phase 1
1: Clay mural
2: Adobe
3: Dorodango balls
Designing, preparing materials
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Speaker/ Trainer on gender equity
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Study visit Draganac Monastery
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Cultural awareness
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N.B. Practice
1: Sgraffito
2: Plastering
3: Fireplace
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Final evaluation and Youthpass
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break
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Coffee break + kitchen support
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session 4
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Why Natural Building makes sense
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Preparing materials and building site
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Walk and talk + Herbarium
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Workshop with guest speaker/ trainer
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Open space
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Continuing
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Closing ceremony
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reflection
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Reflection time + dorodango balls
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evening
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Movie night:
Movies on Natural Building
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Capoeira night
Backup plan: little finger dance
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Presentation of cultural and Natural Buildings (each country)
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Presentation of cultural and Natural Buildings (each country)
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Global village
(traditional cooking)
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Evening together inviting neighbours
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2. Youth Exchange on Natural Building and Social inclusion
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Day 1
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Day 2
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Day 3
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Day 4
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Day 5
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Day 6
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Day 7
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Day 8
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session 1
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Community building
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Theory of Natural Building (history, principles, values)
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Walk and Talk: Social inclusion & Natural Building
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Practical work in smaller groups (mural, plastering
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Free time
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Performing - addressing needs from mid-term evaluation
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Intro to Permaculture - Ethics and Principles
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Youthpass
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break
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Coffee break + kitchen support
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session 2
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Tour of the place
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Theory:What is social inclusion
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Practical work in smaller groups (mural, plastering)
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Practical work in smaller groups (mural, plastering)
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Free time / walk, garden
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Open space 1
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Practical work in smaller groups (mural, plastering)
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Evaluation
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lunch
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Lunch time
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session 3
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Community building
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Community work (in the village)
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Practical work in smaller groups (mural, plastering)
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Introduction to open space + midterm evaluation
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Sharing experience on social inclusion - Roma Versitas Kosovo
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Practical work in smaller groups (mural, plastering)
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Climate fresk - Climate Awareness Association
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Gratitude + Closing Ceremony
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reflection
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Reflection time + dorodango balls
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evening
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Cultural evening #1
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Movie night
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Cultural evening #2
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Free evening
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Cultural evening #3
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Exhibition of results
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Farewell party
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