9.6 Intercontinental youth work and development cooperation
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Intercontinental youth work cooperation
In addition to the activities described in the chapter 9.5, of note are the cooperation are the activities of AIESEC in the field of intercontinental and development-related. These include the Global Volunteer programme for students, addressed to young people who want to develop their leadership attitudes and make an impact on the world’s major problems by working towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The various activities in this area are carried out under the Erasmus+ Youth programme. This includes three layers: Key Action 1 – Educational mobility addressed towards youth exchanges, Key Action 2 – Cooperation of organizations and institutions including shared programmes of organizations and institutions working with non-formal education, and Discover EU – experiencing free movement within the EU for educational travel throughout Europe.
For over 10 years, Youth Exchange Councils (Rady Wymiany Młodzieży) (Polish-Ukrainian and Polish-Lithuanian) have been operational. They are bilateral youth exchange programmes meant to facilitate mutual education and combatting national stereotypes. The programmes are being overseen by Foundation for the Development of the Education System.
After the commencement of a full-scale armed conflict in Ukraine, there has been a rise in activities by the Polish youth meant to aid Ukrainian youth, such as a campaign meant to reassure young Ukrainians escaping their country that they will be warmly received in Polish schools by their peers. The campaign was conducted by the Free from Theory (Zwolnieni z Teorii) foundation, and took the form of short video clips recorded by youths themselves.
Development cooperation activities
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