Participants' guide

Lviv, Ukraine

From the 11th to 21

st October 2013

Art as a tool against discrimination

"With the support of the Youth in Action Program of the European Union"

Information for participants of the training course

Summary

We welcome you to the training course“Art as a tool against discrimination” organized under the Youth in Action Programme supported by the European Commission.

This training on intercultural dialogue through the subject of art will take place in Lviv, from 11th to 21st October 2013, with participants from 6 European and Caucasus countries: France, Turkey, Romania, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, in the frame of the Eastern Partnership Youth Window.

The objective is to train youth workers and youth artists to conduct intercultural projects promoting intercultural dialogue and inclusion through art. The method will be non-formal education, by creating interactive spaces, propitious for exchange. The 30 participants will share ideas and experiences on the theme of art as a lever of dialogue within the European and Caucasian areas. Workshops of artistic creation with intercultural dimension, meetings with local associations/institutions, and elaborating proposals for the development of new partnerships and multilateral projects, will be implemented during the training.

An interactive teaching method Working methods will be based on the approach and tools of non-formal education, facilitating intercultural learning in the European and Caucasian context. These methods, participatory and experiential, will foster the valorization of participants and their active involvement, considered as resources for learning and development of the group. Particular attention will be paid to the analysis of the experience of each pax, identification of problems, their causes, and the implementation of cooperation activities.

- Artistic workshops,

- Energizers

- Expert inputs

- Talking, exchanging and confronting experiences

- Pedagogical activities and simulation role plays

- Individual and group exercises

- Workshops on project creation

- Workshops on development practices

- Reflection groups

- Meetings with local civil society and institutional actors

Objectives

To develop and improve the skills of young leaders/artists who will become relays in their local realities. The project promotes awareness of young people and their involvement in the fight against discrimination and marginalization in order to establish a more inclusive society. Also, it fosters initiatives, creativity and entrepreneurship among young people, through their involvement in all phases of the project.

Specific Objectives

- Explore and analyze intercultural cooperation, integration and social cohesion through the participation and inclusion of disadvantaged youth - Stimulate reflection by sharing ideas and encourage participants to learn about art as a tool for tolerance, social inclusion and fight against discrimination - Provide the participants with new knowledge, skills and tools for the implementation of youth projects - Encourage solidarity of participants towards others - Allow project's leaders to share their experiences and expertise in order to familiarize themselves with socio-cultural and administrative contexts - Improve the knowledge of the YiAP and promote the realization of projects according to its priorities/objectives

In preparation for the training course, each participant needs to:

- Fill out and send back the questionnaire attached before 1st of October to savaryn678@hotmail.com . This will allow the pedagogical team to identify your expectations and your needs.

- Do research and collect pedagogical materials and case studies (problems and/or good practices) on the theme of " art as a tool to fight against discrimination and exclusion of marginalized children and young people” in your respective countries in order to make the most of the exchanges during the various training workshops.

- Prepare, using your own creativity and innovation (but no Powerpoint, please), a presentation of your country, region and a typical traditional food speciality from your community for sharing with the other participants and the local population during the intercultural night. Be aware that it will not be possible to cook in the hostel.

- Be ready to participate in workshops and concert, where you will have to demonstrate your talent on an amateur or professional level (traditional or modern dances, playing the instruments, theatrical performance, singing etc.). Artistic workshops will be held for orphans and young people with disabilities in boarding schools. Gala concert will consist of performances of participants, as well as local artists. Please don’t forget to take traditional or contemporary costumes, music, instruments etc. or anything that will help you to showcase your talent (type of art you are engaged in).

- Prepare in advance a creative and interactive presentation of your sending

organisation, explaining the domains in which it works as well as its objectives and activities. You need to be able to find a creative way of presenting it that will allow other participants to grasp the basic ideas in no more than 5 minutes.

- Bring good mood, positive energy, humour and dynamism .

Location

The training course will take place at The Hotel “Hostel” 38 Pulyuya Str. Lviv, Ukraine

The hotel is a 15 minute bus ride from the city centre. All activities will be held here, and

this is also where participants will sleep and have all their meals. Rooms are double or

triple (2 or 3 persons) with a separate bathroom and toilet in the hallway. Two rooms

(five people at the most) will share one bathroom and one toilet.

Please note the following: - Smoking is not allowed inside the hotel

- Refrain from making noises that may disturb others at night from midnight to

8am

- The hotel is equipped with WIFI, Internet

- Payphones are available at the hotel

Do not forget to bring

- Towels

- Your personal toiletries (shampoo, soap …)

- Rain gear, as it frequently rains in Ukraine at this time of the year

Entering Ukraine !

On the Ukrainian border / airport Border Guard Service can ask you: - Information about the place of stay in Ukraine: Hotel “Hostel”, 38, Ivana Pulyuya street, Lviv - Purpose of the trip: Cultural Exchange - part in the international project “Art as a tool against discrimination” - Name and address of the organization who invited you in Ukraine:

Youth Pablic Organisation “Human World”, identification code is 38008116 Address: 16, Kulykivska street, Lviv, Ukraine, 79044 Phones: 0038 0980403336, 0038 0633076883, fax: 0032 2388223 e-mail: ngo.human.world@hotmail.com Director – Lesya SAVARYN Phones: 0038 0980403336, 0038 0633076883 Before coming to Ukraine you will receive by email the scanned invitation

Instructions to get to the Hotel “Hostel”

1. From Airport “Lviv” Danylo Halytkyj

Detailed description of the route

Walking to the bus stop Airport (New Terminal) 0 min

Bus number 48

The interval of motion: 10-15 min.

Depart: bus stop Airport (New Terminal)

On the road: 8 min. Price: 2.00 UAH

Arrive: bus stop Pivdennyj Bazaar (Ринок «Південний»)

Chang the bus № 25 or 23 from the same bus stop: Pivdennyj Bazaar (Ринок

«Південний»)

Bus number 48 Bus number 25 or 23

From the stop: Pivdennyj Bazaar

To stop: Pivdennyj Bazaar

0 m (0 min.)

Bus number 25 or 23

The interval of motion: 10 min.

Depart: bus stop: Pivdennyj Bazaar (Ринок «Південний»)

On the road: 8 min. Price: 2.00 UAH

Arrive: the bus stop: Ivana Pulyuya street ( Івана Пулюя вулиця)

Walking from the bus stop Ivana Pulyuya street to Ivana Pulyuya, 38: 527 m (6

mins.)

2. From Central Railway Station

Detailed description of the route

Walk to the bus stop: Central Railway Station 1 min

1 Bus number 32 or 10

Range of motion: 10-15 min.

Depart: bus stop Central Railway Station

On the road: 20 min. Price: 2.00 UAN

Arrive: the bus stop: Ivana Pulyuya street ( Пулюя )

Walking from the bus stop Ivana Pulyuya street to Ivana Pulyuya, 38: 527 m (6

mins.)

3. From Kiev From Boryspil airport / Kyiv goes the bus to the main railway station of Kyiv Please note that to get from the airport to the railway station, you may need 1.5 or 2 hours. On this web address you can book or buy a ticket for the train to Lviv: http://www.uz.gov.ua/en/passengers/timetables/ Trains schedule to Lviv:

Train Number Train Route

year-round daily

Departure time from

Kyiv Arrival time to Lviv

43 Kyiv - Ivano-Frankivsk

18:49 02:52

49 Kyiv-Truskavec 20:18 05:27

81 Kyiv - Uzhhorod 18:37 03:47

91 Kyiv - Lviv 22:40 06:26

99 Kyiv - Uzhhorod 15:22 00:23

141 Kyiv - Lviv 15:52 04:37

143 Kyiv - Ivano-Frankivsk 21:00 06:42

169 Darnytsya / Kyiv - Lviv INTERSITY+

17:01 22:20

Information about Ukraine

Lviv is the cultural capital of Ukraine thanks to the more than 150 festivals annually, 60 museums, 100 churches of various denominations. The city is known as a center of painters, literature, music, dance and theater arts. Lviv is the largest city in western Ukraine. The architectural ensemble of the old city of Lviv is listed as a World Heritage by UNESCO. Lviv is located about 70 km from the Polish border and 469 km west of Kiev. Ukraine shares its borders with seven 7 countries: Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west, Romania and Moldova to the south-west, Russia to the east and the north-east, and Belarus to the north. The country measures 1,316 kilometers from east to west and 893 kilometers from north to south, covering a total area of 603,550 sq. km. This is a relatively flat country, with fertile land in the interior, creating favorable conditions for agriculture. The mountains of Ukraine are in fact the terminal parts of reliefs in Central Europe and the Mediterranean.

The climate of most of Ukraine is continental with cold winters and hot summers (Mediterranean only on the southern coast of Crimea). The official language of Ukraine is Ukrainian. The most Ukrainians can speak russian fluently, in part because 17% of the population is Russian. Ukraine was the home of the first East Slavic state: the Kievan Rus' that during the tenth and eleventh centuries was the largest and most powerful state in Europe.

Useful tips for travellers

The Ukrainian currency is the hryvnia. We recommend that you exchange money at the airport as it is can be problem to exchange foreign currencies anywhere in the centre. You may be charged a fee for withdrawing money with a foreign card in Ukraine. Check with your bank.

Useful contact information !

YO ”Human World” Phone: 0038 0980403336, 0038 0633076883 Lesya SAVARYN: savaryn678@hotmail.com 0038 0633076883 Natalya BABYAK: natalj4uk@rambler.ru 0038 0631024877