Lions Youth Camp and Exchange Program. Creating Global Citizens Across Cultures and Around the World. The Youth Camp and Exchange Program (YCE) brings the ideal of global citizenship to life. Each year, this program gives thousands of young people the opportunity to experience life in other cultures and gain new understanding of the world through travel abroad. Unlike some youth exchange programs, YCE does not involve academic study or employment. Instead, participants are encouraged to use this travel opportunity to represent their home countries and share their own culture while learning about and embracing a new one; forging the way to becoming young ambassadors for peace and international understanding. A Lions Youth Exchange, or “host family stay,” can be arranged independent of a Lions youth camp in hundreds of countries where there are Lions clubs and typically lasts between four and six weeks. Lions Youth Camps are one or two weeks long and usually include a host family stay before and/or after the camp. Activities for both exchanges and camps can include visits to places of cultural or natural interest, sporting events, country presentations by participants, guided discussion, and even engagement in local service projects alongside Lions club members. Lions involved in YCE are committed to: Bringing people from different countries into meaningful contact with each other. Exchanging ideas and cultural viewpoints. Promoting international understanding and goodwill. Working towards the goals of world peace and human understanding. Encouraging respect in young people for the thinking of others. The success of the Lions YCE program is a result of effective communication between all Lions involved in program implementation whether they are sending youth abroad, receiving and hosting youth, or both! Camp and Exchange Program. Contact your District Youth Exchange Chairperson for host. These youth will attend Lions Youth Camp Krokodile on the Sunshine. The official video of the Lions Youth Exchange Program Austria. The Youth Camp and Exchange Program. A Lions Youth Exchange. We had a great exchange! As a Chicago suburbanite, I got to show Romane what life is like in America during the fourth of July and simple day-to-day life. International Youth Exchange P.O. Students in grades 10-12 are eligible to apply for travel grants toward a four to six week cultural exchange to Finland, Japan, Italy, Peru, or Australia during the Summer of 2015. These funds are available from the West. The sponsoring club works closely with their regional YCE Chairperson to coordinate the application process for interested youth, including applicant screening, enforcement of insurance requirements, and procedures concerning passports, visas, immunizations, etc. They also host a program orientation for youth participants going abroad and their families. A host Lions club receives youth participants into their country.
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