🇷🇴🎤🎬 Erasmus+ Youth Exchange in Romania – STORY-ACT: Storytelling in Action, Turning Youth Stories into Civic Impact & Social Change 🇷🇴

🌍 Project Overview
STORY-ACT: Storytelling in Action is an Erasmus+ Youth Exchange taking place in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, bringing together young people from Austria 🇦🇹, Romania 🇷🇴, Spain 🇪🇸 and Türkiye 🇹🇷.
This mobility is the “action chapter” of the broader Erasmus+ project “Stories for Change – Empowering Youth Voices (STORY-ACT)” and focuses on using storytelling as a concrete tool for participation, advocacy, and inclusion.

After learning how to craft stories and digital content in the first mobility, participants in Cluj-Napoca will apply storytelling in real-life contexts, connecting personal narratives to social issues and turning voices into action.

🎯 Aims & Focus Areas
🎤 Use storytelling for youth participation and civic engagement
🌍 Connect personal stories to social themes such as inclusion, mental health, migration, environment & participation
📸 Experiment with digital and offline storytelling (video, audio, visual & written formats)
🤝 Strengthen intercultural dialogue and active citizenship
🚀 Inspire concrete actions and initiatives at local and European level

🧩 What Will You Do During the Exchange?
✨ Story circles and guided reflection spaces
✨ Creative labs (video, podcasting, visual & written storytelling)
✨ Workshops on advocacy, youth participation & media literacy
✨ Visits and meetings with local initiatives in Cluj-Napoca
✨ Teamwork on small awareness or advocacy ideas
✨ Discover the city and build an international youth community

👥 Who Can Participate?
✔️ Young people 18–25 years old
✔️ Living in Austria, Romania, Spain or Türkiye
✔️ Interested in storytelling, creativity, digital media or social change
✔️ Motivated to share, listen and work in an international group
✔️ Young people with fewer opportunities are especially encouraged to apply

📌 No previous media or technical experience required — motivation and openness matter most.

📍 Location & Dates
📍 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
🗓️ 17–25 January 2026 (including travel days)
🗣️ Working language: English

💶 Costs & Financial Support
✅ 100% Erasmus+ funded
🏠 Accommodation in shared rooms
🍽️ Three meals per day + coffee breaks
✈️ Travel costs covered according to Erasmus+ distance rules
🚌 Local transport and all programme activities included

✈️ Maximum Travel Budgets
🇷🇴 Romania: 56 EUR
🇦🇹 Austria: 417 EUR (Green Travel)
🇪🇸 Spain: 395 EUR
🇹🇷 Türkiye: 309 EUR

🤝 Partner Organisations
• ANGA – Austria
• Asociația pentru Relații Culturale (ARC) – Romania
• Deneyimsel Eğitim Merkezi – Türkiye
• Asociación Deportiva y Cultural Entrejuegos – Spain

📩 Application Form
https://forms.gle/LQqz8zHzg57Fpjmz7

📘 Infopack
https://sites.google.com/green-hope.org/story-act/about-the-project/storytelling-in-action-cluj-mobility?authuser=0

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