🌿🩸 Erasmus+ Youth Exchange in Lithuania 🇱🇹 MenstruAction Exploring Body Awareness Emotional Balance and Natural Rhythms Together

MenstruAction is an international Erasmus+ Youth Exchange creating a safe, open, and experience-based space to explore body awareness, hormonal cycles, emotions, and natural rhythms. This project approaches menstruation not as a biological topic, but as part of a broader understanding of well-being, empathy, communication, and connection with ourselves and others. Set in nature, the exchange invites participants of all genders to challenge taboos, reflect deeply, and learn together through non-formal education methods.

📅 Activity Dates
🗓️ 8–18 April 2026

🇱🇹 Host Country & Location
🌲 Čiūrai, Lithuania
🌊 Quiet pine forest by the Nevėžis River, around 40 minutes from Panevėžys

🎯 What This Youth Exchange Is About
🩸 Explore menstruation within the wider context of body awareness and emotional health
🌿 Understand hormonal cycles, energy levels, and emotional balance
🧠 Build empathy and respect for natural body rhythms regardless of gender
🎨 Learn through workshops, discussions, creative expression, reflection, and nature-based activities
🔮 Work with themes such as self-awareness, emotions, archetypes, body signals, and inner energy

👥 Who Is This For
🌍 Open to all genders
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Young people aged 20–30
🧭 Group leaders aged 20+
🤝 Youth interested in well-being, emotional health, and challenging social taboos
🌱 Participants ready for a calm, alcohol-free week in nature

👥 Participants per Country
👤 6 participants aged 20–30
🧑‍🏫 1 group leader aged 20+
🔢 Total: 7 people per country

🧩 Programme Approach
🧠 Mixed-group sessions and cycle-focused spaces
🛡️ Safe, respectful, and inclusive learning environment
💬 Space for open questions, sharing, and reflection
🌍 Co-created programme where participant contributions are welcome

🏡 Accommodation & Setting
🛏️ Shared rooms (2–3 people) with shared bathrooms
🔥 Traditional Lithuanian sauna experience
🌲 Limited internet connection and no nearby shops for deeper connection and presence

🍽️ Food & Lifestyle
🥗 Delicious plant-based meals
🚫 Alcohol-free environment focused on clarity, connection, and community

🎒 What to Bring
🧦 Slippers or socks for indoors
🧴 Towel and toiletries
💊 Personal medication
👟 Comfortable shoes and warm clothes
🧘 Comfy outfit for movement or sports
🚿 Swimwear for sauna and river swimming
🫙 Water bottle
🎒 Snacks or items for cultural evening
🎵 Something to share: music instrument, cards, crafts, poems, games
🇪🇺 European Health Insurance Card

🎭 Cultural Exchange
🎶 Bring a piece of your culture: food, story, song, ritual, or tradition
🧠 Share your skills, workshops, or favorite activities if you wish

🌍 Partner Organisations
🇱🇹 Asociacija Verdenės
🇮🇹 Pollino Digital Lab
🇪🇪 Ethos MTÜ
🇭🇺 ReCreativity Social Enterprise
🇬🇷 Mercurius
🇷🇴 Long-lasting Innovations For Europe Association

🌍 Eligible Countries
🇮🇹 Italy, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇱🇹 Lithuania

💶 Costs & Financial Conditions
🏠 Accommodation, meals, and full programme fully covered by Erasmus+
✈️ Travel costs reimbursed (excluding taxis) up to country limits
♻️ Green travel supported and rewarded
⚠️ Reimbursement only with full participation in all activities

✈️ Travel Reimbursement Limits
🇱🇹 Lithuania: €28 (up to 99 km) / €211 (100–499 km)
🇪🇪 Estonia: €211 (Green travel up to €285)
🇮🇹 Italy: €309
🇭🇺 Hungary: €309
🇬🇷 Greece: €309
🇷🇴 Romania: €309

🚌 Arrival & Departure Notes
🕗 Private bus departure on 8 April at 20:00 from Panevėžys central station
🚕 Taxi costs are not reimbursed
✈️ Departure on 18 April, flights must be after 12:00
📩 Contact coordinator before buying tickets if unsure

📢 Dissemination Commitments
📲 Share at least one post or story during the exchange
🏘️ Organise one local workshop after the project reaching at least 20 people

📄 Infopack
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19ZE0k-oHWqDgEyKk425HlLUkj6B3CdpO/view?usp=sharing

📝 Application Form
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdURDacr7z2S9LPWixkY4gomB_HhBbu-5-JsiuMfnxCk5emig/viewform?usp=header

📞 Contact
📱 WhatsApp: +370 672 35848
📘 Facebook: Lina Mitrikaitė
👥 Verdenės Team

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