Sub-Action 3.

1 - Training Course

BLOOMING WASTE
Environmental Awareness and Citizenship throu h E!Waste "revention
Trainin Course# A$tion %&' (th !')th *une +,'./th *une0 arrival da12 '3th *une0 departure da14

DATES: 8th-15th of June 201 !8 "or#ing $a%s& '(ACE: Casa (aboratorio i) Cer*uosino+ ,r-ieto !T.&. 'artici/ants "i)) be acco00o$ate$ in the bui)$ing i) Cer*uosino+ )oca)it1 San 2austino 22 3orrano 05014+ ,r-ieto !T.&+ 0anage$ b% the )oca) association Arte0i$e. ACC,33,DAT5,6: The hosting /)ace has a #itchen that can be free)% use$+ toi)ets an$ sho"ers+ the 0ea) "i)) be /re/are$ b% the su//ort staff an$ "i)) be ser-e$ in the sa0e bui)$ing "here the /artici/ants are acco00o$ate$. There is a co00on roo0 for 0ea)s an$ for free ti0e. ')ease note that /artici/ants "i)) be acco00o$ate$ in $or0itor%. The "or#sho/s "i)) be he)$ in the /o)%-a)ent roo0 of the association+ set in the sa0e bui)$ing "here /artici/ants are hoste$. ')ease consi$er the bui)$ing is set in a 0ar-e))ous /)ace but in the countr%si$e an$ a bit iso)ate$+ the )oca) association )i-e fo))o"ing sustainab)e /ractices !)i#e co00unit% )ife+ garbage rec%c)ing+ res/onsib)e "ater use+ res/onsib)e e)ectricit% use 7& an$ /artici/ants in-o)-e$ in the /ro8ect "i)) be in-ite$ in fo))o"ing these goo$ /ractices. "arti$ipants will 5e as6ed to $olla5orate in the dail1 maintenan$e tas6s# su$h as $leanin the $ommon spa$es and ivin a hand in the 6it$hen .$leanin dishes# set the ta5le# et$&4& We 6indl1 remind ever1 5od1 to in7orm a5out an1 spe$i7i$ needs $on$ernin 7ood or aller ies and to do it in the appli$ation 7orm or via e!mail8 'A.T6E.S95': 4 organisations !5 fro0 E: an$ fro0 EEC&
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(:6A.5A .E;A.E Societ1 Coo/erati-a a .. (. - 50/resa Socia)e A6T5<,6E - 5nfor0ation an$ Docu0entation centre on .acis0 =AS:.A3A

C,6C,.D5A 9:J->o)untar% Ser-ice of Ar0enia AD>5T Euro/a 2ara 2rontiere .. ng organi?ation for $e-e)o/0ent of -o)unteering @AAA@ =ri$ge to the 2uture Aouth 'ub)ic :nion

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The /ro8ect "i)) be rea)i?e$ in coo/eration "ith the )oca) /artner .E;A.E Societ1 Coo/erati-a a .. (. - 50/resa Socia)e+ for 0ore infor0ation: htt/:BB""".re-"are.itB. =e)o" %ou "i)) fin$ their $escri/tion. 'A.T5C5'A6TS: 3 /artici/ants /er organisation A<E0 18 C TA.<ET <.,:': %outh )ea$ers+ acti-e citi?ens an$ -o)unteers "ith /ast eD/eriences in the en-iron0enta) fie)$+ intereste$ in $e-e)o/ing grass-roote$ initiati-es in the fie)$ of E-;aste /re-ention an$ re$uction. 'artici/ants 0ust be strong)% co00itte$ in the /ro0otion of sustainab)e )ife st%)es through socia) inno-ation acti-ities as+ for eDa0/)e+ the e)ectronic re-use ai0e$ to re/)ace co0/u)si-e consu0/tion. 'articu)ar)% "e)co0e to the training "i)) be those /artici/ants acti-e in bac#groun$s "ith fe"er o//ortunities+ such as the outs#irts of big E: an$ EEC cities an$Bor /)aces /articu)ar)% affecte$ b% "aste /o))ution. =AS5C .EE:5.E3E6T 2,. 'A.T5C5'A6TS: goo$ #no")e$ge of Eng)ish. A53 ,2 T9E '.,JECT: the ai0 of the training course is to /ro-i$e %outh )ea$ers+ acti-e citi?ens an$ -o)unteers "ith /ast eD/eriences in the en-iron0enta) fie)$+ "ith ne" too)s an$ "or#ing 0etho$s to i0/)e0ent inno-ati-e )oca) actions+ in E: an$ EEC+ s/ecifica))% targete$ to the "aste /re-ention. These actions shou)$ be focuse$ on the e)ectronic "aste re$uction through the a"areness raising on e-"aste ha?ar$s+ through the i0/)e0entation of s/ecific -o)untar% an$Bor /rofessiona) base$ acti-ities to re-use an$+ e-en 0ore i0/ortant+ to re/air in the best "a% in ter0 of eco-efficienc%+ the e)ectronic $e-ices an$ through the $isse0ination of a)ternati-e best /ractices+ easi)% re/)icab)e in the $ifferent countries.

S'EC525C ,=JECT5>ES: To set a $etai)e$ analysis of the local backgrounds problems : this section "i)) be s/ecifica))% focuse$ on the gro"ing "aste e0ergencies in the $ifferent countries an$ on the ana)%sis of the )oca) bac#groun$ needsF To eD/)ore in $e/th cultural differences in a//roaching the en-iron0enta) sustainabi)it% issues+ in /ercei-ing an$ $efining G"asteH an$ in 0easuring the i0/act fro0 "asteF To $ebate the e-waste problems in the $ifferent countries an$ to ana)%se their conse*uences in ter0s of /o))ution s/rea$ing+ hea)th /rob)e0s increasing an$ socia) ine*ua)itiesF To e0/o"er the individual skills and attitudes of /artici/ants to raise a"areness on e"aste @ .@ /riorities an$ to concrete)% a//)% the0 in their e-er% $a% )ife an$ in ne" initiati-es the% 0ight i0/)e0entF To /ro-i$e /artici/ants "ith basic s#i))s in computer reuse an$ repair techniques+ Linux base$ refurbishing an$ /rob)e0 so)-ingF To share the good practices a$o/te$ an$ the working methods use$ in the $ifferent countries to face the e-"aste 0anage0ent an$ to /re-ent itF To train the /artici/ants in designing and setting concrete activities ai0e$ to co))ect+ reuse an$ $istribute+ in a fruitfu) "a%+ e)ectronic $e-ices other"ise /re0ature)% aban$one$F To define a set of innovative good practises and working methods to ease the i0/)e0entation of the concrete acti-ities an$ )oca) /ro8ects+ abo-e 0entione$F To $e-e)o/ $ifferent communication styles and tools to a//roach the "aste an$ e-"aste /rob)e0+ to raise a"areness on the i0/ortance to re-use "aste in genera) an$ s/ecifica))% e)ectronic $e-ices an$ to /ro0ote the $isse0ination of a)ternati-e best /ractices easi)% re/)icab)e in the $ifferent bac#groun$sF To /ro-i$e /artici/ants "ith ne" s#i))s in grass-rooted advocacy in or$er to be ab)e to interact "ith )oca) sta#eho)$ers+ o/inion 0a#ers+ )oca) authorities an$ $ecision 0a#ersF To faci)itate the creation of an informal network+ 0a$e u/ of %outh )ea$ers+ acti-e citi?ens an$ -o)unteers fro0 E: an$ EEC+ ai0e$ to eDchange their eD/eriences in the fie)$ of sustainabi)it% an$ "aste /re-ention an$ "i))ing to $e-e)o/ ne" "or#ing 0etho$s an$ initiati-es to re$uce an$ /re-ent the "aste an$ e-"aste i0/act. T9E3ES: Sustainabi)it% an$ acti-e citi?enshi/ :rban $e-e)o/0ent Sustainability and active citizenship The no"a$a%s+ g)oba)ise societies are seeing an eD/onentia) increasing in the /ro$uction an$ se))ing of goo$s+ in /articu)ar in the fi)e$ of 5CT $e-ices. This has been )ea$+ b% one si$e+ to the change in the co00unication st%)es of /eo/)e: the infor0ation f)o" is beco0ing 0ore ra/i$ e-er% $a%+ itIs increasing the /ossibi)it% to enter the contents an$ itIs /ossib)e to share #no")e$ge in a 0ore hori?onta) "a%+ 0utua))% )earning fro0 each others. =ut in the 0eanti0e+ the increasing of se))ing an$ of /ro$uction )ea$ to the raise of the "aste /ro$uction an$ to the creation of a ne" t%/e of trash+ the e-"aste. 'eo/)e+ so0eho" ha-e been con-ince$ that the% ha-e to be Gs0artH an$ Gst%)ishH an$ that it can be /ossib)e on)% intensi-e)% fo))o"ing the )ast 5CT $e-ises so)$ in the 0ar#et. These beha-es )ea$ to the s/rea$ of the e-"aste+ that is $angerous+ it has an high )e-e) of /o))ution an$ it canJt be co0/)ete)% $is/ose$ as its co0/onents are not bio$egra$ab)e in a co0/rehensi-e 0anner. 5n genera) the issue of sustainabi)it% an$ of sustainab)e $e-e)o/0ent itIs actua))% beco0ing 0ore an$ 0ore cha))enging an$ itIs urgent to fin$ $ifferent a//roaches to the "i$e s/rea$ of /o))ution. 3ore s/ecifica))%+ "e be)ie-e that the raise of the "aste /ro$uction an$ the e-"aste $is/osa) /rob)e0 is -er% )in#e$ to the issue of sustainabi)it%. The 5CT $e-ices+ after the% ha-e been use$ an$ transfor0e$ in "aste ha-e to be $is/ose$. The officia) /roce$ure to be fo))o"e$

is *uite co0/)eD an$ $es/ite of the fact that E: an$ nationa) )a"s an$ regu)ations eDist+ the% are not strict)% fo))o"e$ an$ in 0ost of the cases are co0/)ete)% inefficient. 5t )ea$ auto0atica))% to the "i$e increase of /o))ution an$ to the creation an$ a $ar# ?one+ often $ifficu)t to be a$e*uate)% 0onitore$ an$ contro))e$. There ha-e been registere$ se-era) cases in "hich the e-"aste trash has been eD/orte$ to /artner countries an$ neighbouring /artner countries "here itI 0ore $ifficu)t to #ee/ the /rocess contro))e$. The e-"aste s/rea$ing is contributing to an enor0ous an$ fast gro"ing g)oba) hea)th e0ergenc% that is 0a#ing the cancer $isease the fist cause of $eath in the "or)$. Sustainabi)it% is -er% )in#e$ to the acti-e citi?enshi/+ since one of the 0ain /rinci/)es of sustainab)e $e-e)o/0ent is to 0eet the nee$s of /resent generations "ithout 8eo/ar$i?ing the abi)it% of futures generations to 0eet their o"n nee$s+ "hich corres/on$ to guarantee+ as a basic right of e-er% one+ the *ua)it% of his or her )ife. To be acti-e citi?ens is an action base$ in the e-er% $a% )ife+ 0eans to be engage$ in $ee/roote$ acti-ities ai0e$ at i0/ro-ing the )ife of the )oca) co00unities an$ at acti-ating ne" /artici/ati-e /rocesses. ,ne of the first ste/s in this $irection is to a$o/t conscious )ife st%)es+ ab)e to res/ect the /)ace "here "e )i-e an$ the /eo/)e "e are )i-ing "ith. 5n or$er to $o that itIs fun$a0enta) to $e-e)o/ a ne" a"areness to"ar$ the en-iron0enta) ne" cha))enges an$ to #ee/ /eo/)e+ an$ abo-e a)) %oung /eo/)e+ infor0e$ on the "aste an$ e-"aste $is/osa) /rob)e0s an$ of the /ossib)e so)utions that can be /ro/ose$. Urban development: the outs#irts of the E: an$ EEC ca/ita)s+ e-en if $istinguishe$ b% s/ecific /ecu)iarities+ are 0ar#e$ b% co00on /rob)e0s+ )i#e the )ac# of green s/aces+ the scarcit% of ser-ices an$ of /ub)ic trans/orts+ the unauthori?e$ bui)$ings an$ the s#% #ee/ers+ "ithout or "ith scarce co00on s/aces to acti-ate the socia)i?ation. A)) these as/ects 0a% contribute to i0/ro-e the iso)ation /rocess so that the )oca) inhabitants fee) the0se)-es often se/arate$ b% the rest of the cit%+ c)ose$ in an sort of artificia) GghettoH. This is a big ris# because the be)ief to )i-e in an Gun/rotecte$H an$ aban$one$ en-iron0ent 0a#e /eo/)e resigne$ an$ not intereste$ in $oing so0ething concrete to i0/ro-e these /)aces. 2urther0ore+ in se-era) neighbourhoo$s the )e-e) of /o))ution is *uite high an$ itIs getting e-en higher: itIs not b% chance that $u0/ing is create$ out of the cit% centre+ in suburban areas an$ in iso)ate$ /)aces. 5n 0ost of the cases the )oca) inhabitants are not e-en co0/)ete)% a"are of "hatIs ta#ing /)ace c)ose to their )i-ing /)ace an$ of the re)ate$ ris#s an$ e-en "hen the% are a"are+ the% $onIt ha-e enough instru0ents to fight against these /rob)e0s. That gi-en fact is the socio-econo0ica) fra0e"or# "here starts a ne" t%/e of ine*ua)it%: the environmental divide bet"een "aste eD/ose$ co00unities an$ en-iron0enta))% /rotecte$ co00unities. A)so in this case itIs fun$a0enta) to $e-e)o/ a grass-roote$ "or# to raise a"areness on the "aste an$ e-"aste /rob)e0+ to 0a#e the )oca) co00unities infor0e$. ,n)% through the s/rea$ing of infor0ation itIs after"ar$s /ossib)e to $e-e)o/ a $ifferent for0s of co00it0ent an$ of o"nershi/ base$ on the i$ea that each /erson can acti-e)% contribute to "e))-being of hisBher )oca) co00unit%. This /rocess 0a% concrete)% )ea$ to the rea) i0/)e0entation of ne" initiati-es an$ /ro8ects ai0e$ at /ro0oting in genera) sustainabi)it% an$ s/ecifica))% the /artici/ation an$ the in-o)-e0ent of the )oca) co00unities. 2or this reason the training is targete$ to %outh )ea$ers+ acti-e citi?ens an$ -o)unteers intereste$ in $e-e)o/ing $ee/-roote$ initiati-es in the fie)$ of e-"aste /re-ention an$ re$uction an$ acti-e in bac#groun$s "ith fe"er o//ortunities+ such as the outs#irts of the big E: an$ EEC cities an$Bor /)aces /articu)ar)% affecte$ b% "aste /o))ution. 3ET9,D,(,<5ES: $uring the training course it "i)) be /ro/ose$ a co0bination of non for0a) e$ucation acti-ities an$ technica) sessions+ thought to i0/ro-e o"n se)f 0anage$ )earning ca/acities es/ecia))% on 5CT an$ co0/uter reuse techno)ogies. =oth the 0etho$o)ogies are base$ on the )earning b% $oing an$ on the hori?onta) coo/eration of eD/erts an$ /artici/ants+ in or$er to ensure the in$i-i$ua) /ersona) an$ /rofessiona) $e-e)o/0ent.

The eDchange of technica) #no")e$ge+ of "or#ing 0etho$s an$ the $ifferent a//roaches to"ar$ these to/ics "i)) be acti-e)% encourage$ an$ /ro0ote$. Each "or#sho/ "i)) use a /eer to /eer a//roach: it "i)) /er0it to better trans0it the contents+ to 0onitor an$ to gi-e an increase$ -a)ue to the $ifferent a//roaches in )earning. 256A6C5A( C,6D5T5,6S: K0L tra-e) cost !antici/ate$ b% /artici/ants an$ then refun$e$ u/on the /resentation of the tra-e) $ocu0ents&F 100L foo$ an$ )o$ge0ent co-ere$ b% the /ro8ect. NOTE: we will re7und all the parti$ipants a7ter the end o7 the pro9e$t# as soon as we re$eive all the ti$6ets and air 5oardin passes A:; in ori inal and as soon as we re$eive the se$ond instalment 7rom the E<e$utive A en$1& Normall1 the re7und pro$ess $an ta6e# appro<imatel1# - = 3 months& All the ti$6ets $annot 5e 5ou ht 5e7ore the 'st o7 *anuar1 +,'- that is the o77i$ial startin date o7 the pro9e$t0 all the e<penses done 5e7ore this date are not eli i5le and $annot 5e re7unded& "lease 5e7ore 5oo6in write us an e!mail and wait 7or our $on7irmation& GENE;AL ;EMA;>S0 we 6indl1 remind that the pro9e$t dates are the (th! ')th o7 *une +,'-& The arrival da1 is s$heduled 7or the /th o7 *une and the departure da1 7or the '3th o7 *une +,'-& I7 parti$ipants want to spend a $ouple o7 more da1s in Ital1# we remind them that the1 $an do it 5e7ore the 5e innin or at the end o7 the trainin & We 6indl1 remind ever15od1 that durin the pro9e$t won?t 5e a$$epted e<$eptions li6e late arrivals .not in the s$heduled arrival da14 or earl1 departures .5e7ore than the s$heduled departure da14 won?t 5e a$$epted and that the trainin is $omposed 51 ( intensive# stimulatin and parti$ipative wor6in da1s& @@@ BE SA;E TBAT COA AG;EE WITB ALL TBIS BEDO;E COMING @@@ >5SA '.,CESS: /artici/ants "ho nee$ a -isa are #in$)% as#e$ to inc)u$e their /ass/ort $ata in the a//)ication for0. As soon as "e recei-e the0 "e "i)) /re/are the in-itation )etter an$ "e "i)) sen$ the faD to the 5ta)ian e0bass% or consu)ate in the gi-en countr% an$ the e-0ai) "ith the scanne$ -ersion to the sen$ing organi?ation. ;e "i)) a)so sen$ -ia /ost the origina) to the a$$ress of the sen$ing organi?ations. 'artici/ants are in-ite$ to #ee/ us u/$ate about the -isa /rocess an$ to )et us #no" as soon as the% "i)) get -isa. The -isa costs are co-ere$ b% the /ro8ect+ "hi)e the insurance costs to obtain -isa are not consi$ere$ e)igib)e b% the Agenc% an$ for this reason cannot be co-ere$. T, D, (5ST: ;e #in$)% as# the sen$ing organi?ations an$ the /artici/ants to fo))o" the ste/s )iste$ be)o": 1. to as# the three /artici/ants that %ou i$entifie$ to fi)) the a//)ication for0 an$ to sen$ the0 bac# to the fo))o"ing e-0ai) a$$resses: 0an$o??iM)unaria.org an$ th /anagioto/ou)osM)unaria.org "ithin the 15 of Januar% 201 for those /artici/ants "ho nee$ -isa an$ the 31st of Januar% 201 for those /artici/ants "ho $onIt nee$ -isa !if %ou ha-e the a//)ications before that $ate+ /)ease sen$ the0&F 2. to "ait for our confir0ation about the a//)ication for0sF 3. as soon as %ou "i)) recei-e our officia) confir0ation+ a)) the /artici/ants can i00e$iate)% start to fin$ the 0ost suitab)e so)ution for their tra-e)F . after boo#ing a)) the /artici/ants ha-e to sen$ their e-tic#ets to the fo))o"ing e-0ai) a$$resses : 0an$o??iM)unaria.org an$ to /anagioto/ou)osM)unaria.org.

5. /artici/ants "i)) be re*uire$ to $o so0e /re/arator% "or# before 8oining the /ro8ect: the% "i)) recei-e an e-0ai) "ith the eD/)anation of the /re/arator% acti-ities an$ the% are #in$)% as#e$ to fu)fi) the tas# before the beginning of the /ro8ect. T;AEEL COST DO; EEE;C COANT;C: Below 1ou $an see the ma<imum amount 7or the travel $osts per $ountr1& /,F o7 the travel $osts will 5e re7unded to ea$h parti$ipants& Ti$6ets .7li ht!train!5us4 must 5e se$ond $lass to 5e eli i5le& Ta<i is not eli i5le and re7unda5le $ost&
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.e"are coo/ is a non-/rofit socia) business focuse$ on E-"aste /re-ention. 5ts 0ain acti-it% is to reuse+ re/air an$ refurbish co0/uters but+ as its 0ission is to /rotect en-iron0ent+ the coo/erati-e is acti-e a)so in the e$ucation an$ a"areness fie)$s an$ for this reason it co))aborates "ith 0an% socia) an$ en-iron0enta) organi?ations. Than#s to a 8 %ears )ong eD/erience in 0an% connecte$ fie)$s+ fro0 internationa) coo/eration+ to 5CT research+ the "or#ers of .e"are gaine$ s#i))s to /ro0ote socia) change an$ inno-ation in consu0/tion habits "ith a strong co00it0ent in en-iron0enta) an$ socia) res/onsibi)it%+ further than sustainab)e $e-e)o/0ent.