Ready to disconnect, reconnect with nature, and discover your potential? Join 'ReRooted: Digital Detox, Nature Skills & Inclusion' โ an Erasmus+ Youth Exchange set in the rural mountain region of Lika, Croatia!
Hosted by Outward Bound Croatia at their educational center surrounded by forest, this is a week of outdoor experiential learning, team work, and cultural exchange โ all in an alcohol-free, WiFi-free setting designed to bring out your best.
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๐ฏ About the Project
This Youth Exchange brings together 25 young people aged 18โ30 from 5 countries for a week of outdoor adventure and personal growth. Using experiential learning in nature as a tool for inclusion, the project focuses on:
๐ฑ Personal development through outdoor education
๐ค Experiential learning in nature as a tool for inclusion
๐ Developing environmental awareness
๐ง Connecting with nature, the self, and the group through nature-based activities
๐ค Team work and cultural exchange
๐ต Digital detox and healthy lifestyle development
๐ญ A distractor-free and alcohol-free program
๐ฅ Participant Profile
๐น 4 young people (18โ30) + 1 team leader (18+) per country
๐น Interested in the project's topics, passionate about nature, and ready for a week of teamwork in outdoor settings
๐น Priority given to participants facing fewer opportunities (social, cultural, economic, geographical, educational, etc.)
โ ๏ธ Due to slow visa tracking from the Croatian Embassy, only participants with a valid visa or green passport will be accepted.
๐๏ธ Venue & Accommodation
๐ OBC Educational Center in Veliki ลฝitnik, a small village in the rural mountains of Lika (6 km from Gospiฤ)
๐๏ธ 2 dormitory-type bedrooms (male and female), bathrooms, kitchen, common room, and a big yard surrounded by forest
๐ต No WiFi | ๐ญ No alcohol usage
๐ Green travel warmly recommended โ no planes, just buses, trains, and carpooling! Nearest airports: Zagreb, Zadar, Split, Budapest, Ljubljana, Belgrade. The organization will pick you up by car from Gospiฤ.
๐ฐ Travel Reimbursement
Food and accommodation are fully covered by the project. Travel costs are reimbursed via the Erasmus+ distance calculator, only if you take part in the whole project.
Regular travel (2 travel days): 0โ99 km โฌ28 | 100โ499 km โฌ211 | 500โ1999 km โฌ309 | 2000โ2999 km โฌ395
Green travel (6 travel days): 0โ99 km โฌ56 | 100โ499 km โฌ285 | 500โ1999 km โฌ417 | 2000โ2999 km โฌ535
Keep all original tickets, boarding passes, and invoices โ send your travel proposal by email and wait for confirmationbefore purchasing.
๐ What to Bring
๐ Passport or ID, travel tickets & invoices, European Health Insurance Card
๐ Comfortable indoor and outdoor clothes, slippers, towels, personal toiletries
๐ Personal medicine (let them know in advance if you take any)
๐ธ Optional: instruments, games, and good energy!
๐ Important
๐ค Please do not use AI in your application โ honest answers are valued, and you may use a translator if needed
๐ Make sure to read the info pack before applying
Activity Details
Location: Veliki ลฝitnik (Lika region), Croatia Activity dates: 29 June โ 4 July 2026 (travel days 28 June & 5 July)Sending Organisation: Youth Bridges for Youth (Istanbul, Turkey) Host Organisation: Outward Bound Croatia
Deadline
As soon as possible!
Contact
๐ง youthbridges4youth@gmail.com
Infopack
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xcHXuv-5z_C79adkkf4i8gjYmlproIa5/view?usp=sharing
Apply
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdcPh-78XVVCPki6EocvsrtA-K-ByRnW9vKjPZ2cxXDmfOgug/viewform
