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.

1. Youth Exchange on Natural Building and Gender Equity
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Day 8
session 1
Community building (getting to know each others, expectations, culture of the place & rules, group agreement)
Presentation Natural Building techniques + Why Natural Building is important
Communica-tion + team building
NB Practice Phase 2 1: Clay mural Colors, preparing materials 2: Adobe Producing 3: Fire place molding preparation
Mid-term evaluation
NB Practice 1: Fire place Phase 3 2: Clay faces 3: Mural
Natural Building: Bozevce practice
Final touch and cleaning
break
Coffee break + kitchen support
session 2
Community building and Intro to the project
Safety and tools at a working site
Explanation of the presentation (for day 8: movie, song, sketches)
NB Practice Phase 3 1: Clay mural Producing 2: Adobe Producing 3: Fire place Producing 4: plastering
Study visit Draganac Monastery
NB Practice 1: Fireplace Phase 3 2: Clay faces 3: Dorodango balls
Open space
Presentation of group projects
lunch
Lunch time
session 3
Tour Bozevce project
Natural Building practice (introduction and first tests)
NB Practice Phase 1 1: Clay mural 2: Adobe 3: Dorodango balls Designing, preparing materials
Speaker/ Trainer on gender equity
Study visit Draganac Monastery
Cultural awareness
N.B. Practice 1: Sgraffito 2: Plastering 3: Fireplace
Final evaluation and Youthpass
break
Coffee break + kitchen support
session 4
Why Natural Building makes sense
Preparing materials and building site
Walk and talk + Herbarium
Workshop with guest speaker/ trainer
Open space
Continuing
Closing ceremony
reflection
Reflection time + dorodango balls
evening
Movie night: Movies on Natural Building
Capoeira night Backup plan: little finger dance
Presentation of cultural and Natural Buildings (each country)
Presentation of cultural and Natural Buildings (each country)
Global village (traditional cooking)
Evening together inviting neighbours
2. Youth Exchange on Natural Building and Social inclusion
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Day 8
session 1
Community building
Theory of Natural Building (history, principles, values)
Walk and Talk: Social inclusion & Natural Building
Practical work in smaller groups (mural, plastering
Free time
Performing - addressing needs from mid-term evaluation
Intro to Permaculture - Ethics and Principles
Youthpass
break
Coffee break + kitchen support
session 2
Tour of the place
Theory:What is social inclusion
Practical work in smaller groups (mural, plastering)
Practical work in smaller groups (mural, plastering)
Free time / walk, garden
Open space 1
Practical work in smaller groups (mural, plastering)
Evaluation
lunch
Lunch time
session 3
Community building
Community work (in the village)
Practical work in smaller groups (mural, plastering)
Introduction to open space + midterm evaluation
Sharing experience on social inclusion - Roma Versitas Kosovo
Practical work in smaller groups (mural, plastering)
Climate fresk - Climate Awareness Association
Gratitude + Closing Ceremony
reflection
Reflection time + dorodango balls
evening
Cultural evening #1
Movie night
Cultural evening #2
Free evening
Cultural evening #3
Exhibition of results
Farewell party