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From 14 to 23 January 2020 twenty four youngsters and six group leaders from UK, Spain, Lithuania, Italy, Turkey and Norway gathered together in Isle of Wight to enlighten and empower themselves and others to become Responsible citizens, who think… Continue Reading →
First of all, who are we? We are twenty four young people aged 18 to 30 and six group leaders from six countries: Italy, Spain, Turkey, Lithuania, Norway and the UK. We gathered in Totland, on the Isle of Wight,… Continue Reading →
“Be included, be outdoor!” Have you ever been outside, playing, exploring the world around you, or just enjoying it? Have you ever shared these moments and emotions with others? We bet you have. How does it feel? So far, you… Continue Reading →
What happens when you put 30 strangers, together in tents? Anything. Everything. 2 weeks, 2 months, 31 participants, and 1 significant summer. Remarkable adventure, brand new learning, consequential challenges, cultural exchanges, and plenty of sharing and caring. This was the… Continue Reading →
Less Food Loss – that’s the title of a dream project that took place in Hungary in August 2019 tanks to the partnership between Abrodship.org and Vidéken jó alapítvány association. Youngsters from seven European countries (UK, Bulgaria, Spain, Slovakia, Hungary)… Continue Reading →
Youth unemployment rate in European Union amounts 14.2%. Finding a job is not easy and requires not only formal education, but also soft skills and a good knowledge about future employer. Which skills are valued most during job recruitment process?… Continue Reading →
A traditional path for a young person was to finish education and find a job for life. A contemporary path is to start with international colleagues a social startup, that will make a positive impact. Unlike most business entrepreneurs, who… Continue Reading →
Erasmus+ youth exchange “Start Up Hypothesis” took place this May on the Isle of Wight, England. The project involved 28 participants from 7 different countries, that came together to create their own startup’s, right there on the island. During 8… Continue Reading →
#HealthyHabits is a project of 12 months focused on developing healthy habits and attitudes for sustainable self-development of young people. It is a project that will unite a total of 96 participants from 6 European countries: UK, Romania, Greece, Lithuania,… Continue Reading →
#HealthyHabits is a project of 12 months focused on developing healthy habits and attitudes for sustainable self-development of young people. It is a project that will unite a total of 96 participants from 6 European countries: UK, Romania, Greece, Lithuania,… Continue Reading →
Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth finally got engaged on 23rd December 2018 after 8 years since they got engaged for the first time. You probably don’t care about it and think why is this article even posted on Abroadship. We… Continue Reading →
It was my first Youth Exchange outside my country (Macedonia) and definitely the one I will never forget. I have attended some training courses inside Macedonia, and it got me interested in the Erasmus+ programme! I started surfing all opportunities… Continue Reading →
We wanted today, dear friends, to talk about burnout syndrome. I am not a psychologist, and I don’t understand what these words mean for those people who often use them. There is a lot of talk about this syndrome now,… Continue Reading →
Today we will tell about one day volunteer who helps society.Every volunteer day she learn more and more how many caring people around us. Blood is blood Most people today have a normal working day. But for parents whose children undergo… Continue Reading →
The philosopher Aristotle called virtue the middle between two extremes, which arise from excess or lack. follow us on facebook The ability to go through the “royal path” of moderation is a thing that I really missed when I was… Continue Reading →
Being a volunteer is a pride for every American. Voluntary movement in the United States is so developed that there is in every small town. Thousands of Americans every day not only help those who are in trouble. follow us… Continue Reading →
Working with a selections In the winter of this year, I saw a famous actress with more than a million subscribers on instagram post about a boy. follow us on facebook Who urgently needs a bone marrow transplant and who… Continue Reading →
Video branding is necessary not only for businesses, but also for social enterprises and non profits. Video branding is an essential competence for youth workers to use in so many contexts to amplify their own or organisation’s work. For all… Continue Reading →
Crimes, conflicts and wars are among the mainstream media. But what little they know is that there are organizations that use technology to help create a better world. follow us on facebook Here are some of the most motivating peace… Continue Reading →
Step In Their Shoes second part: Running in Northern Ireland was not another regular Erasmus Plus project. It involved one challenge, that made us and our friends and relatives at awe – Belfast Marathon! From the beginning it was clear,… Continue Reading →
In the mid of March 2018, thirty adventurous youngsters from 6 European countries (Greece, Norway, Spain, Hungary, Lithuania and UK) managed to find their way to gather at the remote, isolated and remarkably scenic National Park of Snowdonia in Wales,… Continue Reading →
In the middle of July, 35 adventurous youngsters from 7 European countries managed to find their way to gather at the remote, wild and remarkably beautiful Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom. As they were turning from strangers to closer… Continue Reading →
So you’ve been accepted on to an international placement scheme, hooray! Now comes the arduous task of planning exactly how you’re going to do it (no sugar coating here). Budgeting can be a difficult task – throw in a foreign… Continue Reading →
In the beginning of June 35 adventurous youngsters from 7 random European countries managed to find their way to gather at from the world hidden place in beautiful Georgian country side. As they were turning from strangers to closer and… Continue Reading →
My story with Erasmus+ All began suddenly when I finished my BA studies in Psychology and started looking fro an interesting and different experience in my life. Having in mind that I am becoming an ‘adult’ very soon, I… Continue Reading →
30 youthworkers, young leaders and young entrepreneurs from Czech Republic, Estonia, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Portugal, Turkey, United Kingdom, Greece, Bulgaria, Hungary and the Netherlands joined a training course ACT!ON to practice entrepreneurship, experience leadership, improve monitoring skills, and find… Continue Reading →
It was autumn of 2017, when 25 young persons from Latvia, UK and Italy gathered for a youth exchange project “The CLOWN with me…!” in Daugavpils, Latvia. While the description, the concept and photos of the project could be seen… Continue Reading →
One day a girl realised she is dissatisfied with the lifestyle in the city and started searching on the internet for abandoned houses to create an alternative reality. Together with 3 other people she took a loan of €400k from… Continue Reading →
Already the first day – hiking an hour through a mountainous landscape uphill to a remote house promised something unusual. Training course “Think Like Nature: Sustainability with Permaculture” in Romania is nothing alike – 24 youth workers from 7 countries… Continue Reading →
It was bright September month of 2017, when twenty youngsters from United Kingdom, Romania, Lithuania and Spain gathered in a “hackathon/technothon” in Iasi in Romania. Partcipants were getting basics of robotics & programming, mindstorms EV3, trying to accomplish team assignments,… Continue Reading →
Do we and can we Think Like Nature – we asked ourselves and every youth worker and youth leader that gathered 30 May – 6 June 2017 in England. The training course “Think Like Nature: Emotional Intelligence with Forest School”… Continue Reading →
Short Summary The project “Media Creator #3: Photo & Video” has finished and is as great as the first two parts: Media Creator #1: Self-Branding & Social Media Media Creator #2: Design & Creativity As a result of the third… Continue Reading →
Short Summary The second phase of the project “Media Creator #2: Design & Creativity” has finished and it was as great as the first part Media Creator #1: Self-Branding & Social Media. We are impatiently waiting for the “Media Creator #3:… Continue Reading →
Testimonials Story of Abroadship’er Florence from London, UK: “The MediaACT training course was a profoundly great experience. I learnt a lot and had a lot of fun at the same time! The TC leaders were clearly really passionate about what… Continue Reading →
Testimonials Story of Abroadship’er Rofikul from London, UK: “Being the last delegate to arrive for the Ace it! Organizational Management in a Nutshell in Zlin, Czech Republic I felt a sense of being away from my comfort zone and out beyond… Continue Reading →
Short Summary Voila! The project “Media Creator #1: Self Branding & Social Media” is concluded and now we are impatiently waiting for the Media Creator #2: Design & Creativity and Media Creator #3: Photo & Video. As a result of… Continue Reading →
World Cultural Heritage ** Intercultural Challenges in Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Greece, Italy, Macedonia, Moldova, Spain, UK and Ukraine ** Over the last 46 years the World’s population doubled from 3.7 billion to 7.4 billion. Development of economies and technologies lead… Continue Reading →
Gravity Jam – a sustainable character development programme for 16-18 year old college students – for a second time took place in Lewes Sussex Downs College on 14th January 2017. It was a second implementation after the first Gravity Jam… Continue Reading →
Gravity Jam – a sustainable character development programme for 16-18 year old college students – for the first time took place in Eastbourne Sussex Downs College on 13th January 2017. From the early morning of 9:45am to late afternoon of… Continue Reading →
Story of Abroadship’er Airidas Vainoras from London, UK: I want to title my trip as Lost in Transylvania. I got an offer to join ”Create the Change!” training course in Romania just few days before its start. Usually I am… Continue Reading →
Story of Abroadship’er Sam Moore from Derby, UK: When you have a life changing experience it is often difficult to put into words, but i will attempt to do it justice. This was my first experience of an Erasmus+ training… Continue Reading →
Story of Abroadship’er Justinas: I came with the last minute call, with low confidence in the arts field and was pleasantly surprised about the human borders and the methods available to extract these borders from non-artistic participants, such as me…. Continue Reading →
