Main topics: LGBTQIA+ activism, discriminations, gender and sexuality

Where? ITALY!
APV Naples, Pompei (http://www.federicoesposito.it/pompei/)
EXCHANGE Vitulano, Naples, Caserta, Benevento

Who?
Young citizens in the age group 18-25, LGBTQIA+ youngsters or allies, willing to get to know more about this topic.
40 youngsters from Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Slovenia, Greece, Slovakia, Czech Republic, The Netherlands

What?
Queer Lab Europe is a 9 days exchange funded by Erasmus+ in the field of LGBT+ activism. Youngsters from 8 different countries will gather and talk about the situation of the LGBT+ community in their countries and local environments; they will have the chance to give a close look at the local community of Campania, in partnership with the main LGBT+ NGOs of the area.
The method used will be non formal education, workshops, outdoor activities, games, sharings, reflections etc.

What is an Erasmus+ exchange? http://bit.ly/ErasmusPlus-YouthExchanges

Phases
APV : 2 days meeting in Naples, when the leaders (one per each participating country) will get to know each other and start working on the realization of the project.They will participate to Pompei Pride 2018, an LGBT+ event of national importance.

EXCHANGE: 10 days program happening in Vitulano. It will include 3 outdoor activities in Caserta, Benevento and Naples (last night). The participants will work on methods to do local activism, the issues present in their LGBT+ communities and how to research them and address them.

FOLLOW UP: post-exchange activity, organized by the participants back in their countries. Participants will have the chance to share the results obtained during the project with their local environment, so to disseminate them and make them grow.

Costs
– The travel costs will be reimbursed up to 275 euros (180 euros for the italian participants)
– Accomodation, food and activities’ costs are covered
– Subscription to Associazione Vagamondo : 50 euros (fundraising activities will be organized in order to raise this amount)

How to apply?
After reading the infoletter: http://bit.ly/queerlabeurope
Fill in the application form: http://bit.ly/queerlabeurope_application

DEADLINES
APV: before the 20th June
EXCHANGE: before the 10th July

Partners:
ITALY Associazione Vagamondo
GREECE Solidarity Mission
LITHUANIA LGL
LATVIA Association of LGBT and their friends Mozaika
CZECH REPUBLIC Asociace DICE
SLOVENIA Društvo DIH
THE NETHERLANDS The Youth Company
SLOVAKIA TransFúzia

If you have doubts or questions: info@vagamondo.info