Asfar’s February Erasmus+ Sport for Change video is now online. Sport for Change, is a conflict resolution and sport for peace programme delivered in UK, Azerbaijan, Morocco and Israel. To learn more visit: http://www.asfar.org.uk/s4c/
Asfar’s Erasmus+ Micro-Enterprise and Social Action international Partnership programme has just launched free learning materials for Youth Workers wishing to include more Enterprise, Digital tools and Social Action-themes in their activities. The manuals can be accessed by visiting – http://mesap.asfar.org.uk
Asfar and a group of volunteers visited Berlin, Germany between 7th February to 12th February as delegates of the CRISP managed Erasmus+ Peace Praxis programme. Organisations from Russia(Northern Caucasus), Ukraine, Denmark, Romania, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Armenia, as well as Asfar from the UK and CRISP from Germany, took part in a 5 day best … Continued
Asfar hosted an Erasmus+ youth exchange, as part of our Sport 4 Change programme stream, which aims to mobilise sport for development to promote skills, encourage cultural engagement among people of different backgrounds and conflict resolution. Participants from UK, Morocco and Azerbaijan spent a week together in London. As well as participating in sport activities, … Continued
Check out Erasmus+ MESAP video here
Asfar’s latest e-Journal for January 2017 is now online. Led by young people, Asfar’s unique e-Journal offers insightful glimpses into the Middle East, North Africa and the Caucasus. This issue, put together by senior editor Joe Worthington, includes a range of articles on the UAE, Turkey and its importance to the UK as an ally, the … Continued
Asfar’s next youth exchange will be in the London, UK, where we will be hosting partners from Azerbaijan, Morocco and Israel as part of Erasmus+ Sport 4 Change. Asfar still have a few UK participant places available. If you would like to learn about Sport for Development, the International Development sector, visit Brighton and while … Continued
November 2016 As part of a key policy-making round table, Asfar’s CEO, Sheniz Tan, visited the House of Lords’ International Relations Committee to promote young peoples’ views on the future of the UK’s Foreign policy towards the Middle East. Our CEO was particularly asked to provide guidance on Turkey, how young Turkish people engage in … Continued
Asfar’s latest e-Journal for November 2016 is now online. Led by young people, Asfar’s unique e-Journal offers insightful glimpses into the Middle East, North Africa and the Caucasus. This issue, the first by our new senior editor Joe Worthington, includes a range of articles on the First World War, Black Bedouin Tribes, the Israel-Jordan gas deal, experiences … Continued
Between June and September 2016, Asfar organised 7 Erasmus+ funded youth exchanges, including to Turkey, Israel, Macedonia, Serbia, Azerbaijan and Bulgaria, as part of Erasmus+ Evropa2Evraziis; Europe, Gallipoli and the Arab Revolt and S4C. Erasmus+ is an EU funded transnational learning scheme providing a wide range of educational opportunities for young people, including: Youth Exchanges; … Continued
In September 2016, young people from UK and Bulgaria participated in a unique youth exchange in Sofia, Bulgaria, as part of the Erasmus+ Micro-Enterprise & Social Action international Programme. The youth exchange, entitled Digitalising the Youth Sector brought young participants from each country together to learn about different countries, peer young people and to learn how … Continued
The final Erasmus+ Evropa2Evraziis youth exchange in Baku, Azerbaijan occurred between 1st September and 7th September 2016. The youth exchange involved a week of informal learning activities with four national groups from: UK; Turkey; Azerbaijan; and Georgia. The activity further built upon the previous learning programmes and upon participants knowledge about the Caucasus, Anatolia and … Continued
Asfar is currently recruiting for new Editors, Writers and Photographers. INTERESTED? If you would like to learn more about these opportunities, please contact Asfar’s Senior Editor: Joe Worthington at joew@asfar.org.uk
On 29th and 30th July 2016, Asfar hosted Erasmus+ MESAP partners in the UK. The transnational, the second of the project, primarily focused on year 1 delivery, programme progression and more importantly, final preparations for the MESAP Youth Exchange: Digitalising Enterprise, due to take place in September 2016. A full update of the transnational and … Continued
Check out some photos from our Erasmus+ Evropa2Evraziis Youth Exchange held in July in Istanbul, Turkey. To learn more, contact info@asfar.org.uk
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