Fancy Visiting Mongolia?

Posted by National Editor from National - Published on 04/01/2011 at 17:30
7 comments » - Tagged as Travel, Volunteering

Yn Gymraeg

Would you like to spend time in a part of the world most people never get to?

The Welsh Youth Forum On Sustainable Development (WYFSD) has received funding from the WCVA Gwirvol International Grant to take a group of young people by train to Mongolia.

They are looking for young people between the ages of 16 and 25 from the Swansea, Aberystwyth, Machynlleth, North Meirionnydd and Dwyfor areas to take part in this exciting project.

You will work with existing WYFSD members and staff to make the project happen, including:

Forming and developing relationships with partners in Mongolia
Planning the journey to and from Mongolia
Receiving extensive training in peer education, facilitation skills, and an
understanding of the impact of climate change on Mongolia
Preparing the work to be carried out in Mongolia
Researching the culture, language and environment of Mongolia
Publicising the project in the UK
Sharing your experiences with your peers through workshops, film-making,
and other reporting techniques of your choice

The trip will last for approximately one month, including approximately ten days travel each way and ten days in Mongolia, and will take place in September.

Expenses will be paid by the WYFSD, however some fundraising will be required, which will be organised with the support of youth workers.

An initial meeting about the project will take place on Saturday 15 January between 11am and 3pm in mid Wales (exact location to be confirmed soon). Accommodation will be available on the Friday night if required.

This project seeks to engage young people from all backgrounds and provide opportunities for young people not in education, employment or training.

Please let the WYFSD know as soon as possible if you are interested in being a part of this project.

Contact Anna Bullen by calling 01970 871073 or 07976918270, or emailing anna@wyfsd.org

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7 Comments – Post a comment

Easily_Distracted

Commented 28 months ago - 5th January 2011 - 01:34am

Is this trip exclusive to people from the areas mentioned?

wyfsd - robin

Commented 28 months ago - 5th January 2011 - 15:06pm

The trip is not exclusive to young people from those areas. We are
mainly looking in those areas because that is where we have youth
workers involved with the project, but we will definitely consider
people from other parts of Wales. It would help us if there's a youth
worker we can talk to in your area, but please get in touch anyway if
you're interested.

robin

Easily_Distracted

Commented 28 months ago - 5th January 2011 - 15:17pm

I'm not sure about youth workers in my area, but I am a member of GwirForce, so maybe I could see if there's anyone from GwirVol you could talk to?

wyfsd - robin

Commented 28 months ago - 5th January 2011 - 17:18pm

Good idea - we'll look into it...
In the meantime we're really keen to get as many interested people as possible at our meeting in Machynlleth - if you're available or interested or both please get in touch with Anna (details in the original post)

robin