Hey dear people,
This is a bit of a long mail, I kindly ask you to read it with attention as
I find it really important for all of us to go through it and reflect a bit
on where we are in relation to this project.
I would like to inform you all that on Thursday we (me, Federico and Milja)
had a meeting regarding the open call procedures and info pack.
We have made slight modifications in the info pack and we have changed some
steps in the open call procedure. Our intention is not to impose our views
and preferences regarding the open call procedure and info pack, but
rather, to make things more clear for the participants who will apply for
the Deep-T youth exchange. We are here in this project for the participants
and our task is not only to educate them on some ecological topics, but
also to make the whole organisational structure professional as possible,
in every sense. I would like to hear from our participants at the end of
the youth exchange, that the whole process, from the open call to the end
of the youth exchange, was smooth and well organized.
Federico, you have made the minutes so I will leave to you to explain the
changes, in order that I don´t transfer the wrong information.
*More importantly, I would like to call you all that we all stand together
as a team in this project*.
So far, the communication and collaboration process during the development
process of this project was not the best example of teamwork and
professionalism.
I´m sorry for saying this, nothing personal, but that's the way things are.
I just want to underline that, the way how we communicate and collaborate
with each other as a team will reflect on the participants during the
exchange in Udine. I really want to come to Udine and be sure that
everything is in order between all of us and that the whole project
is flowing in a nice way. I think that we can create this kind of
atmosphere before coming to Udine. For our own pleasure and for the
pleasure of our participants.
I would also like to pay my respect to Federico and the whole Italian team
for their work and efforts they have put in this project so far. They are
the most responsible in the whole project and let's just be aware that this
role can be very stressful and demanding. I would also like to thank to all
of you individually too, for investing yourself in this project and giving
your time, skills and knowledge to make it happen.
Finally, it is really the time to open the call for the participants. We
have already broken the agreement that we will launch the call for
participants in December. In that sense, I invite all of you to make the
final adjustments of the info text and application form and
let´s launch the open call as soon as possible.
Thank you for your patience and understanding in relation to this e-mail.
Cheers
Sasha