🔑 Key Information
Activity ⭐️ Title
PBA Tell Me the Story / Cuntami lu Cuntu
Activity 🔶 Type | 📆 Dates | 📍Location
Partnership-building Activity
10-18 October 2026 | Trapani, Sicily, Italy
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ℹ️ Description About The Opportunity
Stories connect people.
Heritage inspires communities. Cooperation creates the future."
Tell Me the Story / Cuntami lu Cuntu is an Erasmus+ KA153 Partnership Building Activity (PBA) taking place in Trapani, Sicily (Italy), from 10 to 18 October 2026. The activity brings together youth workers and youth organisations from Italy, Greece, Georgia, Egypt, Tunisia and Finland.
Objectives
- Strengthen cooperation between youth organisations.
- Exchange good practices in non-formal education and youth work.
- Explore storytelling and ancient myths as educational tools.
- Develop new Erasmus+ partnerships and future KA220 projects.
- Produce reusable educational and dissemination resources.
Main Topics
- Storytelling & Ancient Myths
- Cultural Heritage & Identity
- Arts-Based Learning
- Digital Storytelling
- Inclusion & Intercultural Dialogue
- International Cooperation
Methodology - The programme is based on:
- Peer learning and exchange of practices.
- Non-formal education methods.
- Storytelling and creative facilitation.
- Arts-based workshops.
- Digital storytelling and multimedia production.
- Experiential learning and local exploration.
- Reflection, evaluation and collaborative project development.
Target Group - The activity is designed for:
- Youth workers.
- Youth leaders.
- Educators and facilitators.
- Staff and volunteers of youth organisations.
Participants should be actively involved in non-formal learning and youth work, have an interest in the project themes, and possess sufficient English to participate in international group activities.
Expected Results - Participants will:
- Improve facilitation, storytelling and intercultural competences.
- Exchange youth work methodologies and practical tools.
- Develop educational resources and multimedia outputs.
- Strengthen international partnerships.
- Prepare future Erasmus+ cooperation initiatives, including KA220 projects.
Participation - The project includes:
- Preparation activities.
- Residential mobility in Sicily.
- Dissemination and exploitation.
- Follow-up activities.
- Development of future cooperation projects.
Participants are expected to actively contribute throughout the entire learning process.
Training overview
This Partnership-building Activity is
for 30 participants
from Egypt, Finland, Georgia, Greece, Italy, Tunisia
and recommended for
Youth workers, Trainers, Youth leaders, Youth project managers, Youth researchers
Accessibility info:
This activity and venue place are accessible to people with disabilities.
Working language(s):
English
Organiser:
Trailblazers Network Trapani Erasmus Generation APS (Youth NGO)
https://www.salto-youth.net/tools/otlas-partner-finding/organisation/trailblazers-network-trapani-erasmus-generation-aps.24105/
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📥 Contact
Contact for questions:
Trailblazers Network Trapani Erasmus Generation APS
E-Mail:
Phone: +393202468772
💶 Costs
Participation fee
Participants are invited to make a VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION according to their own possibilities. Contributing is a welcome gesture of commitment to the Project and the Consortium.
Accommodation and food
Accommodation and full board will be provided to all selected participants at no additional cost, as covered by the Erasmus+ project.
Accommodation will be at 3-star residence located in the historic centre of Trapani. Participants will stay in shared rooms (2–3 people per room), with room allocation based on gender (upon request), seniority and any special needs.
The project includes:
- Breakfast
- Light lunch
- Dinner buffet
- Two coffee breaks during working sessions
- Some local visits
Meals are based on Mediterranean cuisine and are mostly vegetarian. Dietary requirements, food intolerances and special dietary needs can be accommodated upon prior request.
Travel reimbursement
Travel reimbursment based on the following:
Distance band: (km) Grant (€) country:
- 10–99km → € 26 (Locals)
- 100–499 km → € 211 (Tunisia)
- 500–1999 km → € 309 (Greece, Egypt)
- 2000–2999 km → € 395 (Finland, Georgia)
Only participants from Italy are expected to use green travel with extra budget.
- 500–1999 km → € 417
Additional resources can be granted by the respective sending organisation.
- Visas are covered.
📜 Certificate
https://youthworkshub.org/15122
⚠️ Important Dates
Application deadline (24h UTC): 31 August 2026
Date of selection: 10 September 2026
🔗 Official Link
Infopack: https://canva.link/cp29d3gt84188ue
Form to apply: https://forms.gle/Yqn1CCXgdiL56BjX9
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