Does your organisation want to build an international project around water awareness and active citizenship? Are you looking for partners for future Erasmus+, CERV, LIFE or Horizon Europe applications?
Join A Drop Brings Change, an international contact-making seminar in Câmara de Lobos, Madeira. Twelve representatives of European youth and environmental organisations will meet to turn shared ideas about water awareness, environmental responsibility and active citizenship into concrete project plans.
- Date: 14–19 December 2026. Travel days: 14 December (arrival) and 19 December (departure). Activity days: 15–18 December, with no free afternoons.
- Location: Câmara de Lobos, Madeira, Portugal
- Participants: 12
- Organiser: Youth Bridges Budapest, with Teatro Metaphora
- Application deadline: 7 October 2026 (selection: 14 October)
- Apply here.
We are looking for:
- NGO staff members, project managers, grant writers and decision-makers working in youth work and non-formal learning
- representatives of organisations that genuinely want to develop and submit European project proposals
- participants from Erasmus+ Youth programme countries, including Austria
What will you gain? Participants will:
- explore water-related environmental challenges and their link to community life
- share organisational practices and non-formal education methods
- identify common priorities and develop concrete international project ideas
- build partnerships that can lead to joint applications in 2027
Practical information
- Participation fee: none
- Accommodation and food: free, with full board (three meals and two coffee breaks a day)
- Travel: flights are reimbursed after the seminar, up to €580. Local transport at home and between Madeira Airport and the venue is your own contribution.
- Youthpass: all participants receive a certificate
- Working language: English
How to apply?
- Register for the training here.
- Wait for confirmation from the ACTIVE Austria team and further instructions.
- Plan your travel and send us your travel plan for approval.
- Wait for confirmation of your travel plan, and join us in Madeira!