We got a nice bunch of good motivations and experiences.

Anyway, we liked most those of Christian Gherasim from Romania and Valeria Borovika from Latvia!

So, greetings to the new participants, and welcome on the board of EUROBUS-5!!!

Unfortunately, we’re now missing two participant from the EU.

This is the reason why we announce a BLITZ CALL for 2 participants.

Fill out the brief application form for participating in the project and send it to info@eurobus.org.ua before May, 5 20:00 CET.

P.S. Hurry up – we already have nice applications

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What is the “Eurobus” project?
Eurobus is an annual project that consists of a two-week dynamic bus journey to Ukrainian rural areas with an international crew of young leaders from the EU member-states (8 persons) and Ukraine (4 persons).

The team will:

• have meetings with youth from rural locations in Ukraine;
• conduct informal discussions on issues of Ukraine’s European choice;
• make seminars and training sessions about civil activism, volunteering, NGO work, etc.;
• realize little projects initiated by local youth.

What for:

• To break the stereotypes about Ukraine and the EU;
• To encourage youth activity in rural Ukraine;
• To provide rural youth with information about opportunities for self-development in the EU and Ukraine;
• To uncover the unknown Ukraine for youth from the EU;
• To develop intercultural dialogue and foster international cooperation through mentoring.

Terms and conditions.
The project will provide you both with accommodation (mostly in host Ukrainian families, partly in hostels) and food. Also, Eurobus will reimburse a minor part of your travel costs from the home-place to Warsaw and back (approximately 100 EUR).
The project will start on May 11 in Warsaw with an ice-breaking session, continue with Schuman parade on May 12, 2012 and an intoroductory training in Lviv on May 13. The journey across Ukraine will last May 13-26.

Can I apply?
If you are:

• Highly motivated and want to join the intercultural dialogue;
• Have experience in youth work: leadership, facilitating, volunteering, training in any projects;
• Want to share your knowledge and experience with Ukrainian youth;
• Aware of creative approaches to problem-solving, or use these methods in your work;
• Like challenging and inspiring journeys;
• Have spare time from May, 11 to May, 27 2011 to spend in Poland and Ukraine;
• Aged 18 – 35 years old;
• A citizen of the EU.

then we’ll be happy to show you the fascinating Ukraine, and help you get acquainted to interesting Ukrainian youth.
Speaking Ukrainian or Russian as well as NGO membership is an advantage.

Why to apply?

• You might have no other chance to see the pure Ukrainian culture in its non-globalized form – the original Ukrainian identity can be found only in rural locations;
• This journey will become for you a key to make friends with interesting young people from the EU, and Ukraine;
• You will get great experience of conducting training, realizing mini-projects, communicating with rural youth.
• This all can serve you a really good job in future;
• You will have a chance to escape the routine and enter a completely new world for 2 weeks. Make sure, you’ll never forget this journey!

What are my responsibilities in the project?
During the project participants will:

• Conduct trainings and making presentations on opportunities for self-development, youth work, civil activism, volunteering and similar topics;
• Participate in common activities initiated by local youth;
• Choose for mentoring an idea of local youth to help with its further realization;
• Communicate with local youth and their families;
• Present their countries, cultures and the EU as a whole.

Have some questions?
Visit or web page: http://eurobus.org.ua/en/
or contact our core team:
info@eurobus.org.ua,
www.facebook.com/eurobus.project
+380986450982 – Anton

Now that we have all confirmations, we are incredibly happy to announce the full list of this year’s participants!

So this year Ukrainian youth will meet these incredibly interesting and motivated young people from the EU and Ukraine:

1. Anastasiya Pidtoptana, Ukraine
2. Aurelija Trejnyte, Lithuania
3. Christina Quast, Germany
4. Christian Gherasim, Romania
5. Georgi Mladlenov, Bulgaria
6. Valeria Borovika, Latvia
7. Maya Ivanova, Bulgaria
8. Olena Falaleyeva, Ukraine
9. Paulina Świerczewska, Poland
10. Yevheniya Sotnykova, Ukraine
11. Yuliya Glibova, Ukraine
12. Zuzanna Bujnakova, Slovakia

It’s great that we have 12 incredibly interesting people in the crew! Very soon you’ll be able to get some extra info about our participants on the web site.

Anyway, other applications we received were very interesting, too. This is a good tradition that the applicants of previous years have a previlege! So, if you weren’t selected this year, don’t get disappointed, and try next year! Good luck!

So, the first swallows of our project are:

1. Olena Falalieyeva, Luhansk. Youth NGO AIESEC
2. Daryna Bohutska, Kyiv. Students council of MAUP
3. Yuliya Hlibova, Kyiv. Youth NGO AIESEC
4. Anastasiya Pidtoptana, Kyiv. Youth NGO “FRI”

Meanwhile, we remind you that participants from the EU can apply for the project until April, 10!

We’ve already got interesting applications, but we are sure you can do it not worse!

Good luck and look up to find our Call for EU Participants!

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Great news! “Eurobus-FM” announces the towns that will host Eurobus-5 project this year!

Using inductive and deductive analysis, the Eurobus core team has selected towns that will host our project this year! We took into consideration all motivations and reasonings of received applications, and didn’t forget about covered motives and clandestine arrengements, too

Take your final breath before finding out the lucky towns that will burst with young Energy of Eurobus-5 project participants!

So, the team of 8 youth leaders from the EU and 4 youth leaders from Ukraine will come to:

• Kaniv,  Cherkasy region
• Kirovske, Dnipropetrovsk region
• Pereshepyne, Dnipropetrovsk region.
• Siverodonetsk, Luhansk region
• Muzykivka, Kherson region

Core team of the project will separately annouce the sixth town after all technical details are considered. Stay tuned!

Congratulations to the selected communities! You can be proud of participating in one of Ukraine’s biggest youth projects!

Sincerely yours,

Eurobus-5 Core Team

“Eurobus-5: Creative Communities on the Way to the EU”

What is the “Eurobus” project?

Eurobus is an annual project that consists of a two-week dynamic bus journey to Ukrainian rural areas with an international crew of young leaders from the EU member-states (8 persons) and Ukraine (4 persons).

The team will:

• have meetings with youth from rural locations in Ukraine;
• conduct informal discussions on issues of Ukraine’s European choice;
• make seminars and training sessions about civil activism, volunteering, NGO work, etc.;
• realize little projects initiated by local youth.

What for:

• To break the stereotypes about Ukraine and the EU;
• To encourage youth activity in rural Ukraine;
• To provide rural youth with information about opportunities for self-development in the EU and Ukraine;
• To uncover the unknown Ukraine for youth from the EU;
• To develop intercultural dialogue and foster international cooperation through mentoring.

Terms and conditions.

The project will provide you both with accommodation (mostly in host Ukrainian families, partly in hostels) and food. Also, Eurobus will reimburse a minor part of your travel costs from the home-place to Warsaw and back (approximately 100 EUR).

The project will start on May 11 in Warsaw with an ice-breaking session, continue with Schuman parade on May 12, 2012 and an intoroductory training in Lviv on May 13. The journey across Ukraine will last May 13-26.

Can I apply?

If you are:

• Highly motivated and want to join the intercultural dialogue;
• Have experience in youth work: leadership, facilitating, volunteering, training in any projects;
• Want to share your knowledge and experience with Ukrainian youth;
• Aware of creative approaches to problem-solving, or use these methods in your work;
• Like challenging and inspiring journeys;
• Have spare time from May, 11 to May, 27 2012 to spend in Poland and Ukraine;
• Aged 18 – 35 years old;
• A citizen of the EU.

then we’ll be happy to show you the fascinating Ukraine, and help you get acquainted to interesting Ukrainian youth.

Speaking Ukrainian or Russian as well as NGO membership is an advantage.

Why to apply?

• You might have no other chance to see the pure Ukrainian culture in its non-globalized form – the original Ukrainian identity can be found only in rural locations;
• This journey will become for you a key to make friends with interesting young people from the EU, and Ukraine;
• You will get great experience of conducting training, realizing mini-projects, communicating with rural youth. This all can serve you a really good job in future;
• You will have a chance to escape the routine and enter a completely new world for 2 weeks. Make sure, you’ll never forget this journey!

What are my responsibilities in the project?

During the project participants will:

• Conducting trainings and making presentations on opportunities for self-development, youth work, civil activism, volunteering and similar topics;
• Participating in common activities initiated by local youth;
• Choose for mentoring an idea of local youth to help with its further realization;
• Communicate with local youth and their families;
• Present your countries, cultures and the EU as a whole.

Have some questions?

Contact our core team:

info@eurobus.org.ua,

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eurobus.project

+30986450982 – Anton

To apply, please fill in the application form and send it to info@eurobus.org.ua

Deadline for applying is April 10, 2012 (23:00 CET)

APPLICATION FORM

Eurobus project is back again. This time one of the most efficient Ukrainian youth projects is called “Eurobus-5: Creative communities on the Way to the EU” and will run through Poland and rural Ukraine on May 11-27, 2012. The project is again targeted on small Ukrainian communities – towns up to 30,000 people and villages. The focus of the project was shifted a bit – this time we make special stress on creative methodics of problem solving.

Also, many elements of the project remained the same – we will organize trainings and seminars for local youth activists, realize min-projects developed and initiated by the same local youth, do some informal communication, etc. All-in-all, the project will be unforgettable, as usually. This is the fifth time Eurobus starts its trip through Ukraine, so this time we’ll prepare something special, make sure!