International Contact Making Seminar

In October 2009 Zoey Foundation for Arts and Culture attended the International Contact Making Seminar in Ohrid. The seminar was organized by the National Agency for European Education Programme and Mobility in Macedonia in cooperation with the Croatian Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes and the SALTO SEE Resource Centre.

The aim of the seminar was to support users of the Programme to identify and develop common initiatives, to promote cross-regional cooperation in the framework of the cooperation with Programme Countries, to establish and create new sustainable partnerships trough exploring and learning about the Programme and to promote the Macedonian National Agency (current position and upcoming expected developments and work plan).

With a very divers three day program, the participants got the opportunity to work with each other on toppics like project managment, team work and partnership in an international project. A special attention went out to Youth in Action. What are the possibilities within Youth in Action, what kind of projects are possible and what are the rules for applying for European funds for such a projects?

Beside the bussines part of the ICMS program there were some cashual activities planned, so the participants got the chance to mingle with each other and make valuable contact with people from other organizations all throughout Europe.

The most important outcome of the seminar was that the participant returned home, having met new partners for transnational co-operation and /or project development, had the opportunity to work on project ideas with their new project partners and exchanged good practice and experiences in the preparation and implementation of projects.