Information & Project Rules

Please read all the information carefully. Coming to our project, you accept work rules.

Dear friends, Our Project is approved. It is action 1.1. It is in Edirne, Turkey , between 19th- 26th MAY 2013. Every team will be 5 people between 18-25 and one person is leader minimum 18-maximum 28. Totally every team will be six (6) people. Title:GYPSIES ARE EVERYWHERE! Reference number: TR-11-E634-2012-R3 Please notify your teams about these things: You should notify us if you want to join or not in the shortest time. You have to buy your tickets before 01.04.2013. You should send us copy of tickets till 01.04. If we need something from you, we also can notify you later before you come here.

The project will take part in EDRNE. We will notify you about the hotel and exact place shortly before the project.

Travel reinbursement Other Countries: -% 70 percent of 320 euros for each person for Czech Republic -% 70 percent of 320 euros for each person for Italy -% 70 percent of 200 euros for each person for Greece -% 70 percent of 300 euros for each person for Hungary -% 70 percent of 250 euros for each person for Romania

First of all, you should know some information about our Projects. HOW TO GET TO PROJECT PLACE: ISTANBUL (ATATURK AIRPORT)-ESENLER BUS STATION(in STANBUL)EDRNE BUS STATION(by bus nearly 3 hours from stanbul to Edirne And also you can use a bus; stanbul (Ataturk Airport European Side)- Edirne (nearly 4 hours) Firstly, you will come ESENLER ( bus station) from airport by metro (underground train) Find Metro Turism or Ulusoy Turism and come use these bus agencies. When you come to ESENLER, you can call me and you can give your phone to a worker in bus agencies. Please dont interest in the other people. they can cheat you. just find Metro Turizm. ask somebody ; TURKISH : Metro Turizm otobus sirketini ariyorum (i am looking for Metro Turism) stanbul (Sabiha gken Airport- Anatolian Side) We dont offer this airport. Because after airport, it is difficult to find way:)) Ankara ( Esenboa Airport) : In front of airport, there is a bus (HAVAS AGENCY) for bus station (ASTI). You can find this bus in nearly every hour. You ll go to ASTI. (bus station). In bus station, find your bus agency for project city. (It is also hard way to come Edirne, please prefer stanbul)

SUMMARY OF PROJECT Gypsies are everywhere! All over the world. They are the people who lives with fun! They are the people who makes us happy . With this Project we will live like them , we will understand them , we will care them more then before. The main idea of this project is to understand the gypsies. So there will be No Racism, Yes Evennes . Everybody will be same , everybody will see this. Our Project will be in Edirne. It is action 1.1 project. This Project will be during 8 days. Participant countries are TURKEY, CZECH REPUBLIC, ITALY , HUNGARY, ROMANIA, GREECE. Each partner group will have 5 participant and 1 group leader. Our method is that every participant will join all activity in this Project. Everybody will have a word to say. In addition , We will make culture night, seminars, funny activities, ce breakers and workshops to explain our goals well. IMPORTANT NOTE: As Group Response , we are a member of Zift United Project Groups. This is our first project. So, we wanted the Zift Organization to help us. And they will help us. So, the rules of Zift Organization are written in below. Until now, they managed 31 projects in Turkey and participated 40 projects in other countries.

ZIFT UNITED PROJECT GROUPS INFO General information about our all projects: 1. Our group has been doing projects since 2008. Until April 2009, we didnt write project. But as the leaders, we managed the other peoples projects. After that time, we decided to write projects at the same time. From April 2009 to now, we wrote and we made 31 projects. But our organisation provides leaders and members to other groups. Groups write the Project and if they need us, we help them as trainers, leaders or members and now in 25 different cities, we work with 27 groups. And every group is writing his project in name of his own city and they do it there. When they want to help from us, we go there. But as our group, we dont live in there. So, sometimes, we dont know the project city like you. And it makes us happy. Because , we see a new city. 2. Our website www.ziftorganization.com 3. When you come to project, you should check everything is ok in the room.Because , according to our deal with hotel owners, if a participant

breaks something in the room, he has to pay its money.So , when you come to your room in hotel, please be sure if everything is ok. 4. If you want to join our Project, you should trust us unsuspeciously. 5. If you want to join , You should know that you should come for just friendship, fun, see somewhere and cultural Exchange.Not for the subject, or hotel or comfort or academical something. In our projects, we give the subject (democracy, human rights .e.tc.) but first of all, we give our friendship and hospality. You should know that our projects main idea is to be friendship. It is so important thing for us. The other things (subject, workshops, seminars .e.tc.) are only vehicles for our friendship. You should know that you are not tourists in our country. You are our friends and guests. 6. If you want to join us , you should know that you come on first day of project and leave on last day of Project (except extra ordinary situations). If you leave earlier without my permission, you cant take your ticket money. Because it means that you didnt join the Project. Already it is EU rule. not mine. 7. You should know that our daily plan ( which sent to you) can be changable according to some situations or us. Before you come, we send our daily plan. But when you come here, we talk with you and we can change it. Or, without talking with you, we can change it. Because sometimes, somethings cant be possible because of somethings. So, you wont care for daily plan before you come here. And when you come here, you should care for our daily plan and join all the daily plan.(except extra ordinary situations). 8. You should know that your arrival ticket money is paid on last day of project. 9. If you want to join us, never mind about hotel or food or activities. I dont promise for anything. Of ourse, according to EU rules, already you take your clear bed, hot water (for bath) and clear food. But i cant promise about the kind of food. Because our tasting is different from yours. In our Project , you stay with 4 or five people in the same room. not more than 5. Sometimes , it can be only two people in the same room. But it exchanges from city to city and hotel to hotel. but dont come with big expectations. We dont want to princess participants. Just come and have fun. Dont care for food , hotel or activities. Already if you want to come, about this subjects, you should trust me and if you trust me, then you know that i do my best for you. But the best is changable according to money. In the most time the projects have got little money. Sometimes they have got more. So, if the Project has got big money, then we do beter things and more comfortable things. But, dont expect. Among 17 projects, except two projects, other 15 projects were next to sea. So, for you we try to good

places as it is possible. Except three projects, our participants stayed with three people and they have got their own bathroom in their own room. I mean that we do the best. But we dont promise for anything.

10. In our projects, there is no fund ( money) for your cultural night. And in all projects, there are cultural night for all countries. But this night depends on you. Whatever you want, you can do it. Food,drinks,presentations,dances,games, theatres, music e.t.c. But for this,there is no reinbursement. There can be in other projects maybe but in ours, there is no reinbursement for cultural night. For the Projects EU gives some money for in name of countries for something and we use this Money for Project and we cant pay this money. If you want to join our Project, you should accept this. When we join some projects in other countries, we dont ask this money. So also please dont ask this. If you want to join, you should accept this.

11. If you will join our Project, please dont bring any person from other nationalities. Especially, Turkish people. For example, a turkish guy is living in spain. He cant join in name of Spain. Because when he comes, he stays between two countries. Turkey and Spain. He is Turkish but he joins in name of Spain. So, for our Project it is impossible. Of course this is valid for all nationalities and countries also. Not only for Turkish. 12. If you want to join, you will sign this contract on first day.

13. Dont forget that in your tickets (it can be electronic ticket), your ticket price and names should be written. Dont forget your boarding passes. And we need your passport first page and stamped page s (while passing border, the police stamp it) copy. So, when you come, either you copy it or you will give us for copy. It is your choice. 14. No taxi or private car money arent paid by EU. So, you should use economical train, plane or bus tickets. (this is international rules) 15. We are doing action 4.3 and action 1.1 projects.

In action 1.1 : Usually in these projects, the participants make some teams (mixed) and try to produce somethings about the subject or do somethings as team. To give informations not so important. In action 4.3 : Usually in these projects, the participants take some seminars and some specialities give some information about subject as seminar. It is more serious and like academical thing. In our action 4.3 and 1.1 projects: All the time in these projects, you take seminars (one day maybe two-three days-by some specialities or by

us or some people who knows the subject) and you take both of them. And in our projects, everybody should be active. Already, definitely, nearly in all projects, every team has got a presentations about subject which in their own country except cultural night. 16. In our projects, definitely you will visit city center or town center. And you take the most fun, friendship,hospality, and good information about subject. 17. If you join, dont contact with public people too much. You know we are Turkish. Our culture is different from you. Some people can misunderstand you. Maybe they can misunderstand and disturb you. I have to save you as my friend. But as you know , i dont live in Project city. So, if you dont listen to me, when they disturb you, maybe i cant help you. So please, if i say and warn you that dont go somewhere, some streets, please dont go. Especially, dont contact with waiters or workers of hotel. Be careful about this subject. Because after 3 days, they learn who you are and they relax. So, it effects the quality of their work, e.t.c and also, some of them can have some bad opinions. 18. If we say that this project is in Edirne (or in another city), it doesnt mean it will be in city center. It can be in a town or village or anywhere in this city. So, dont ask this why it didnt be in city center. Because sometimes, some situations can be changable without me. In Turkey, before the project date, you make contract with hotel as speech. So sometimes, they can change their opinion or because of other problems. So, we can face to face with these things. 19. If you have problem in days of Project, firstly you will talk with your team leader and the leader will notify me. In normal time, in 4.3 projects, there is no leader. But in our all projects, every team has got a leader in 4.3 or 1.1. For problems in Turkey, you will contact with your team leaders. This is so important for good communication and solving problems. 20. I am writing these rules. Because in our Project in 30 people, definitely we have two or one person who has got a problem with us or Project. Even if the other 29 people become happy, it makes us sad and takes our energy. We are as experienced as to know we cant make everybody happy and it is so normal but despite of this, we become sad. I wrote all the rules because we experienced these problems in our Projects. That is why before the Project, we talk everything with organisators and we try to this way ))))) 21. Maybe one group want to go early and i allow them. But for others, maybe i dont allow. It is my choice. It is not opened for criticize. Because maybe they have a really valid reason and they just share this with me and i dont have to explain it to you. And it is not my secret so , i cant.

22. Anyway, we like clubs, we like dancing, chatting, friendship,learning culture,to be team, to go somewhere as team,dont care for small problems,smiling and people. We dont like stressful thing, serious people, angry and two faced people, seminars without fun, boring information. If you like things which we like, then hurry up and join us. You will have whatever i said. 23. Before come here, please buy your all the tickets as two way. Because i pay all your money in Turkey. If you dont buy your departure tickets, after you go back your country , you should send your tickets and i invest your money. But bank commision belongs to you. We cant pay this. Because NA doesnt accept this. And bank commision is not cheap in Turkey. So , in the best way, please buy your all tickets as two ways.

NOTE: in normal time, to pay your departure and arrival tickets we should take both boarding passes and orijinal tickets. But you know boarding passes are given at airport. So, when you go back your country, you should send your boarding passes by post. And in normal time, you should take your money after this. So, sometimes, i can decide that we ll give your arrival ticket money in project and your departure money after we take your second boarding passes. It changable person to person and country to country. Sometimes, participants promise that they ll send boarding passes to us after they go. But when they take money from us, when they go to their own country, they dont send. So we have problem with NA. We dont have to pay money before we take both boarding passes. But usually we trust participants and we give their ticket money in Turkey. But you should know that it is not a rule. If we care for international or turkish national rules, we shouldnt give money before we take both boarding passes. But as i said we usually that we dont care for this rule and we give. And in 17 projects, just five people in two groups didnt send boarding passes.

24. please dont ask me the partners e-mail address or something about them. i dont give their e-mail address. Because it is not mine. If you want to take their adress before coming here, you cant take it from me. You should understand that these addresses belong to them . Not me. So, in name of them , i cant give. And also if you are curious for only country names, you can check the daily plan and you can understand it because of cultural night. The country names are written there. 25. 26. 27. In these situations, if you want, please come and have fun. we dont pay money for insurance. in the Project, you will take your international youthpass certificates.

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This is confirmation letter also.

What is youth action ? It is cultural exchange. You can learn many things about other countries. You destroy your barriers. It is very good experience You learn something about european citizenship and projects. You destroy your racist opinions. You have very good friendship from other countries.

And a youth action is NOT : Holiday A language course Tour

The best youth action In a hostel or in a place in countryside. Not city center. ( to be together as all team)

Who are team leaders? He is a person who responsible for his team. He knows where his members, what they do e.t.c A leader can control his team. A leader dont allow fanatic reactions.

Partnership

In the projects, every partnership is equal. Turkey and their countries have got the same rights.

Organisator He is like boss of project. He manage everything. He is not a participant. He is not a just leader of a hosting group. He is leader of all projects and all people. He solves problems. He care for tickets, money, activities, every situation. He is not leader of hosting group. For example, organisator is a Turkish person. Project is in Turkey. But in project, organisator is international person. He should be equal to everybody. So, every participants, every leaders should care for his words.

Trainer He is a person who knows the project subject as specialist. He gives seminars, manage the activities, games e.t.c. He is like second international leader. Participants and leaders should care for his words also. Because otherwise he cant control the group everybody does whatever they want . So, the project cant be successful.

In name of my team, I read all things and accepted all the rules before I come to GYPSIES ARE EVERYWHERE Date

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