Gender Equality in Rural Areas (GERA)

Erasmus+ Youth Exchange

Mus, Turkey

Arrival day: 3 December 2022

Departure Day: 10 December 2022

Project Summary
“Gender Equality in Rural Areas” is an Erasmus+ youth exchange that will take place between 3-10
December 2022 in Muş, Turkey. The youth exchange aims to raise awareness of and to promote
gender equality in rural areas among young people in an intercultural environment. Young people
everywhere are being affected by gender issues all over the world, some less some more. These
things cause low self-esteem, lack of confidence, stress and bullying. In addition to all these
challenges, rural areas are more traditional and they have some gender-related challenges against
women and young girls.

The project partnership comprised of 5 different partners from Sweden, Romania, Georgia,
Azerbaijan and Turkey. Partners come from different realities, cultures, economic and religious
backgrounds, and it will be an excellent chance to see and learn from these differences. Young
people from different countries will be able to live together for a week and develop their mutual
understanding. The participants will get to know each other and break down stereotypes and
prejudices. Participants will know more about how gender issues are handled in each country. The
project will increase young people’s positive awareness of other cultures.

Target Group
Participants
- 18-30 years old
- Can communicate in English
- Live in rural areas
- Have interest and ideas to work on gender equality issues
- Have high motivation to participate in all phases of the project.

Group Leaders
- Youth workers who has experience working with young people
- No upper age limit (Min 18)

Project Venue & Accommodation

Project will be in Muş. There is only 1 airport in Mus. (MSR). You will be picked at the airport in
Muş. The name of the hotel is Dap Hotel (Atatürk Blv. 168.sokak, 49100 Merkez/Muş) You will stay
in triple rooms. You can stay extra two nights before and or after the project in Mus or Istanbul, with
your own expenses.

Participation to the project

Please fill the following form: https://forms.gle/Q1R6iDhDvRR53A9w8

Country No of Group No of Participants Total No of People

Leader

Sweden 1 8 (4 female + 4 male) 9

Romania 1 8 (4 female + 4 male) 9

Georgia 1 7 (4 female + 3 male) 8

Azerbaijan 1 7 (4 female + 3 male) 8

Turkey 1 8 (4 female + 4 male) 9

 Financial Issues
Organizers will provide accommodation and food during the whole period of the project.
Here below you can see the table for maximum travel costs. Reimbursements will be made during
the project by cash in Euros.
Bring all invoices, tickets, return tickets, boarding passes. Participants will be reimbursed their
travel expenses according to below table.
Before booking, send your travel plan and cost to the organizers, so we can confirm. Tickets
without confirmation by us may not be reimbursed.

Country Distance Max travel costs/ from

and to Muş and back
per person

Sweden 2000-2999 km 360 Euro

Romania 500-1999 km 275 Euro

Azerbaijan 500-1999 km 275 Euro

Georgia 100-499 km 180 Euro

Tasks for participants

• As a group prepare 30-minute presentation about gender equality in your country
• Prepare to present your country on the inter-cultural evening, some foods, posters, games,
music… (No opportunity to use the kitchen for preparing food ☹ ) Every country will have a table to
show the cultural items and during intercultural night we will share these things. There will be
possibility to put some food/drinks to the fridge.
• Keep the boarding cards with you. Do online check in. Download it/Get screenshots. We will
ask them during the reimbursement. You will also send your return boarding passes.

Timetable
Daily Programme will be finalized and sent 3 weeks before the project. There will be time for
cultural visit and free time in the programme.

Don’t hesitate contact with us in any issues.

Salih YUCE
salih_yuce@yahoo.com