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International workcamps are still one of the most popular & good value ways for people of all ages to travel, meet new friends, get deeply aquainted with different cultures, practice a foreign language and, last not least, make a meaningful contribution to social development, international understanding and peace.

Most workcamps last 2-3 weeks and combine useful & interesting work (5-6 hours per day on average) with lively discussions, fun & games as well as excursions to places of local interest. Whatever the camp & country, it will always turn out a once-in-a-lifetime experience!

Volunteers pay a modest registration fee to their sending organisation, in the country itself they are provided with free board and lodging. Travel is the responsibility of the volunteer. This summer a large number of camps will be taking place in Moldavia, Ukraine, Belarus and Russia, covering subjects as diverse as environmental protection, support for disadvantaged kids, anti-racism, human rights, gender equality etc.

Be sure not to miss out on this exciting opportunity and contact your local SCI branch now - the full list of contact addresses is available on the international SCI website: www.sciint.org where you can also take a look at the international workcamp databank with over 1000 workcamps to choose from!

Call for participants for a *Multiplier Training Course on "Peer education"*, which will be organized in the frame of the project "Youth Transcending New Frontiers". It will take place in *Buryatia, **Ulan-Ude* from *the 1st till 6th of May 2007. * The training course is hosted by Siberian Creative Group (scg@hotbox.ru) The course will be led by a professional trainer(s) and will focus on methods of educating peers (or how people can sensitize, motivate & teach other people of a similar age to become active as volunteers). Details...

The first international YTNF Feedback Seminar was held in snowbound Poznan, Poland from 23-29th January 2007 hosted by One World Association - SCI Poland. It brought together 28 participants from 12 different countries. The first three days were devoted to an intensive evaluation of the first year of the project and produced many interesting results and conclusions. One discovery was that altogether 24 different projects(!) had taken place in CIS-countries in the frame of our project, including workcamps, trainings, seminars, volunteer days, exhibitions and many other colourful activities. Many thanks to our trainer, Zaneta, who had prepared some excellent working methods to capture everyone's interest and stimulate our thinking. Details...