European Youth Festival in Ganja- European Youth capital 2016

European Youth Festival in Ganja- European Youth capital 2016

European Youth Festival in Ganja- European Youth capital 2016 was held on 29 September - 03 October 2016 at the 2016 European Youth Capital Ganja city, Azerbaijan. 9 Scouts participated in this Festival and represented different activities of scouting , also useful information was given to all participants who was interersted in. Ganja city announces an open call for participants for the European Youth Festival and available travel grants! Ganja city is the second biggest city of Azerbaijan which has been selected the European Youth Capital 2016 on 21st of November 2013 in Thessaloniki, Greece by the European Youth Forum. From that day on Ganja city has successfully hosted and organized local and international events, exhibitions and meetings in different European countries. The program of “Ganja European Youth Capital 2016” is focused on 5 main priority areas (Education, Volunteering, Active Participation, Social Cohesion, Youth Employment). The mission of the program is to encrease the activity level of youth organizations, promote the culture, history and rich values of Azerbaijan through different projects throughout the year, and strengthen the intercultural dialogue. All interested European citizens are invited (including non-EU countries such as Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus and Georgia) to attend the event and celebrate the European Youth Festival together with the habitats of the city. This is a unique opportunity and interesting experience for all foreign guests to travel to the other end of Europe, get familiar with Azerbaijani culture and history, visit different parts of Azerbaijan, have a trip to Caucasian mountains, participate in the Festival, meet official authorities of Europe, meet the culture of Caucasus and have nice time in Azerbaijan.
Started Ended
Number of participants
9
Service hours
1080
Location
Azerbaijan
Topics
Personal safety
Youth Programme
Partnerships
Youth Engagement

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