Search for partner in Greece for youth exchange program

Animaje is a french local association for youth. We have an authorisation of education popular. Created in 1997, Animaje works with teenagers who are between 12/25 years old. This association has for mission to offer technical, financial and human means to young people for organizing their activities and projects.

Animaje has 800 members and develop actions declining in 5 parts :
- proximity animations (manual and technical activities and realising them in the end)
- trips during the summer holidays
-social way ( personalized listening)
-concerts, cultural activities, local manifestation
-international exchanges.

Animaje have organized and participated to many international exchanges since 10 years.

Those projects started with Roumania, Bosnia, Burkina faso, Greek,... and have welcomed many youth volonteers.

The youth are between 16/25 years old and they have already been sensitive in citizenship, interculturality and solidarity.

Experience of the association in connection with the international exchanges :

Since 15 years, Animaje organized different youth exchanges in Europe (Bosnia, Turkey, Deutchland, Roumania, Greece...) or Africa (Burkina Faso...) with partner ; we work always in partnership with the local association .

We want to youth become European citizen. During the exchange, the youth enriches them each other through mutual recognition.

-Smiley 2015
• Smiley Italie : the association Jump In welcomed us in Poggiardo. 16 french youth a create programm of activities for children of the village.

• Smiley Grèce : group of 16 french youth gone in Greece (village of Galaxidi) to meet the local population in creating pergola, paint a fresco on a structure who welcome disabled persons.

-Smiley 2014
• Smiley Moldavie : the association Vent d'est welcomed at Horodiste. 21 youth renovate a structure which will become an éco-pension. we propose a programm of activities for the children of the village too.

• Smiley Grèce : group of 16 french youth went in Greece (village of Galaxidi) to meet the local population in creating chair, swing in wood in a structure who welcome disabled persons.

This year we would like organize 2 projects. One of them is to do an europeen and cultural exchange in France, and another one in an european country (Portugal, Greece, Spain or Croatia...).

Our group is composed of teenagers who are between 16 ans 18 years old. They are really motivated, but for the moment we search partner who will be ready to work with us, and welcome us.

If you are interested, or if you have many questions, do not hesitate to contact Animaje - Vanessa Le Roch: animaje3@gmail.com 06 69 93 22 11