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EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR YOUNG FARMERS’ AND 4H CLUBS
AND
MOUVEMENT INTERNATIONAL DES JEUNESSES AGRICOLES ET RURALES
CATHOLIQUES
Summer Seminar 2003
27 July – 03 August 2003
Young farmers and people with disabilities working in
organic farming – a chance for rural areas?
”The European Committee for Young Farmers and 4H Clubs, in co-operation with the
Mouvement International des Jeunesses Agricoles et Rurales Catholiques
(European Catholic Rural Youth Mouvement), has the pleasure to announce its
special Summer Seminar ”Young farmers and people with disabilities – a chance for
rural areas?”, which will take place on the farm ”Landgut Gronenfelde” at the edge of
the town Frankfurt (Oder) in a rural region of (Eastern) Germany from 27 July–03
August 2003.
This seminar is one of the first steps to widen our organisation’s work field in this
theme and also our geographical scope through new contacts between the members
of the two European umbrella organisations ECYF4HC and MIJARC.
The aim of the seminar is to show the lively field of ecological agriculture shown as a
social service for the society and a method for rural development. That means the
creation of working places for people with and without disabilities in rural areas, to
give them all an appropriate life situation and to work directly for a better integration
of this minority group in the society which requires the reduction of intolerance and
prejudice.
We offer the seminar to people who have experience in the work with disabled
people, with minority groups or ecological agriculture, to those who are engaged to
increase the social and cultural value of rural regions with the background of rural
life. This seminar is also for all people who are interested in these themes although
they haven’t any experience in them and for people who want to work or plan a
project in this field.
Everybody who is motivated is welcome and is an enrichment.
The input of specialists realised in lectures and an experience day by helping on the
farm to see the practice will be the basis for the final case study.
The main aim of the seminar is the training and the increase of sensibility of multipliers
about the work with people with disabilities in organic agriculture and the creation of
new projects.
The Objectives of the Seminar are
international exchange of experience and good practices in the work with people with
disabilities in organic agriculture
training of multipliers in the field of particularities in the work with people with disabilities,
economical issues of workshops for people with disabilities in organic agriculture and
possibilities for better integration and amelioration of contacts between these people and
the society (especially the local population)
increase of sensibility of our member organisations in this theme with prospect on
continuation
direct exchange of experience between the participants and the workers with disabilities
from the organic farm
Participants’ Profile
Interest and motivation in the theme of work with disabled people, minority groups,
ecological agriculture or/and rural development (experience is not a must)
People with experience in this field (e.g. work place or volunteer activities)
People planning such a project
Between 18 and 30 years of age
Good English Language skills (you should be able to fill in the application form without
any help)
How to apply:
If you want to apply for this seminar, please fill in the attached questionnaire and send it to
the secretariat of our organisation before the date mentioned.
There are 28 places available for the seminar.
You shall be contacted not later than 10th July 2003 with information concerning the success
of your application.
European Committee for Young Farmers’ and 4H Clubs
Reinhardtstr. 18
D-10117 Berlin
Germany
Phone: +49-30-31 80 93 93
Fax: +49-30-31 90 42 06
Email: info@ecyf4hc.org, www.ecyf4hc.org
Preparation of the seminar:
After the selection of participants, more detailed information about the programme and a
preparation forehand will be provided by regional responsible of the preparation team:
British Isles: Doreen Liepert dliepert@web.de (Tel.: +49 3046798898)
D, A, CH: Ms Doreen Liepert
Scandinavia: Pirkku Huopalainen pirkko.huopalainen@student.diak.fi (Tel.: +358405925665
Central and Eastern Europe: Zanda Kasemira zanda_k@excite.com (+3719174229)
Date: 27 July-03 August 2003
Participants are asked to arrive in Frankfurt (Oder) in the afternoon of Sunday 27 th July and
rd
to plan the departure for Sunday 3 August. Departure is from Frankfurt (Oder) train station
rd
on Sunday 3 August in the morning (breakfast will be served at the seminar).
Arriving by plane:
Arriving at airport Berlin Tegel, please take the airport bus ”X9” or ”109” to the railway station
Berlin Zoologischer Garten and take there a train to Frankfurt (Oder) main station where you
will be met by a member of the preparation team. This train goes all half hours and the
journey takes one and a half hour. You can check the train schedules on
http://www.db.de/english/.
Arriving at Berlin Tempelhof, please take the Underground U6 into the direction “Alt-Tegel”
and get of at Friedrichstrasse. There you can catch the train to Frankfurt/Oder.
Arriving at Berlin Schönefeld, please take the S-ahn S9 into the direction of Zoologischer
Garten or any regional train and get off at Ostbahnhof. There you can also catch the train to
Frankfurt/Oder. Information about the public transportation in Berlin are available under
http://www.bvg.de/e_index.html
Arriving by train:
The closest train station is Frankfurt/Oder.
People arriving by train in Berlin can whether get off at Berlin Zoologischer Garten or at
Berlin Ostbahnhof. From both stations goes the ”RE 1” which you have to take (go further
like described in ”arriving by plane”.
If somebody’s train stops at station Berlin Lichtenberg then take the S-Bahn number ”S5” or
”S75” in direction to Spandau and get off at station Berlin Ostbahnhof where you take the
train like explained above.
Venue: Gasthaus & Pension Kliestow
Lebuser Strasse 5
D-15234 Frankfurt (Oder)
Germany
Tel.: +49 335 62281 (if important message from home)
Important note: Please make sure to exchange money at the airport or the train station in
Berlin since there will be no exchange facilities in the centre and not in Frankfurt (Oder) on a
week-end.
Insurance
ECYF4HC provides an insurance during the seminar for all participants, covering additional
health care and medical costs, accidents and liability. This insurance will also cover the
travel of participants during the days Sunday 27th July and 03rd August 2003. Hence, it is not
necessary to contract your own travel insurance. If you are travelling during another day or
period, please contact the office of the ECYF4HC.
Reimbursement of travel expenses
Travel costs will be partly reimbursed (80%) if you travel with the most economical way,
using student reductions, APEX flights, 2nd class train tickets, etc. (Please check low fare
airlines flying to Berlin like www.ryanair.com, www.airberlin.de). Documentary evidence
(copies) of the actual costs of your travel is required. Reimbursement of travel expenses will
take place by bank transfer after the seminar.
Should it be impossible for you to travel in accordance with the travel rules outlined, please
make sure to contact the ECYF4HC office in advance.
Participation Fee
The participation fee is 45 Euros for participants coming from the following countries:
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Hungary.
For participants from the Western European countries it is 175 Euros. The participation fee
will be deducted from the travel reimbursement which will be transferred after the seminar.
Important: If you have problems to pay the participation fee please contact the ECYF4HC
office. There are no fixed rules for the fee. The amount which is written down is only a guide
number. So we are very open to change the height of the fee if somebody motivated should
have problems with money. Everybody who is affected by this should talk with us and we will
find an individual agreement.
What to bring with you:
Material about your organisation for the exhibition;
Small quantities (not more than what 2 average eaters may consume for an evening
meal) of food or drinks that are typical for your country. The food will be exhibited and
eaten during the International Evening. Since there will be no cooking facilities, the food
must be consumable when cold;
Ideas about games and energisers which are used in your organisation;
Thoughts about rural development problems, integration of people with disabilities in the
society,...
Musical instruments, CDs, tapes, games or other material for entertainment;
A photo of you for the participant’s report;
An alarm clock;
Rain and work clothes because we will be often outside and for the working day on the
farm.
Draft programme
Sun 27/07 Mon 28/07 Tue 29/07 Wed 30/07 Thu 31/07 Fri 01/08 Sat 02/08 Sun 03/08
8.00- Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast
9.00
9.00- Introduction of Work experience day Lecture Lecture + Lecture + Case study Participants
12.00 team, theme, under guidance of “Workshops for workshop workshop Departure
participants and people with disabilities people with “Integration of “Social projects in “Planning of an
sponsors animal care disabilities and people with rural and sub- integration
horticulture, organic farming, disabilities in urban areas: how project for
Workshop on the gardening particularities of rural areas from do they affect the people with
exhibitions field crops the projects and past to local cultural, disabilities in a
food the work” (1) nowadays in ecological and rural or sub-
production, on- different economical urban area”
farm-commer- European development?”
cialisation countries”
12.001 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
4.00
14.00- Guided tour through Work experience Case study Excursion to a Lecture + Case study
18.00 the organic farm with continued “Particularities of local tourist workshop continued
working people with the work with attraction
Participants disabilities people with together with “Work as a
Arrive and set disabilities” people with therapeutic value Presentation /
up exhibition disabilities and a tool for Evaluation of
of represented Lecture + Simulation working on the integration” case study
organi-sations discussion Evaluation of the day activity farm
“What is a workshop in presence of people “Acceptance by
for people with with disabilities and contact with
disabilities?” the local Evaluation
population” of the week
Presentation,
Evaluation
19.002 Dinner Preparation Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner
0.00 international buffet
20.00- Ice Breaking International Buffet Social event on Farewell party
the farm
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR YOUNG FARMERS' AND 4H CLUBS
and
MOUVEMENT INTERNATIONAL DES JEUNESSES RURALS ET CATHOLICS
Summer Seminar 2003
Young farmers and people with disabilities working in organic farming – a chance
for rural areas?
27 July-03 August 2003
APPLICATION FORM
Organisation: ............................................................................………...
Name ..........................................................................................
Female or male ..........................................................................................
Address ..........................................................................................
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Phone, Email ..........................................................................................
Date of birth ……………………………………Age..............……………..
Nationality ………………………………………………………………….
English skills (evaluate from 1 to 5 if 5 is best): ……………………….…………
Other languages ……………………………………………………………………..
Position/area of responsibility in your organisation ..........................................................................
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Why are you interested in this seminar? ..........................................................................................
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What do you expect to learn or gain from your participation in this seminar and how are you going
to use it in the future?
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Are you planning to work in a rural social-ecological project or do you already work with people
with disabilities resp. in organic agriculture?……………………….
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How do you asses the situation of working places, development chances and difficulties between
the local population groups in living together related to the rural community you come from?
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Disabilities or dietary requests (e. g. vegetarian).............................................................................
Date and time of arrival ...........................................................................................................
Place of arrival & means of transport...............................................................................................
Date and time of departure .............................................................................................…...........
Remarks ........................................................................................................................................
If you need a visa to travel to Germany, please contact the secretariat of the European Committee
for Young Farmers and 4H Clubs for assistance as soon as possible and complete the following:
Date and place of birth:
Passport No.: Issued at (place):
On (date): Date of expiry:
Address in passport (if different from home address):
Fax number of German embassy in your country:
Date: Signature of applicant:
Signature of organisation:
Please return before 30th June 2003 to: European Committee
(preferably by fax or Email) Reinhardtstr. 18
D-10117 Berlin, Germany
Tel.: +49 30 31809393
Fax: +49-(0)-30-31 90 42 06
Email: info@ecyf4hc.org
