User:Jkarte/EuskarAbentura

EuskarAbentura (Basque Adventure in Basque) is a yearly event organised by EuskarAbentura Elkartea, a non-profit charity, to facilitate networking amongst young Basque-speakers and promoting the natural, historical and cultural heritage of the Basque Country in a Basque-speaking environment.

The event consists in an expedition of 120 teenagers (Jzioquitarrak) that travel by foot through the entirety of the Basque Country. These participants are Basque-speakers between the ages of 15-17 from the 7 historical territories of the Basque Country (Biscay, Gipuzkoa, Araba, Navarre on the Spanish side of the border and Labourd, Lower Navarre and Soule on the French side), as well as the Basque diaspora. They are accompanied by a team of guides (xerpak), as well as a logistic support team and a group of healthcare professionals.

The participants need to submit an application in which they need to develop a project in the shape of an essay or video-essay about a topic that changes from year-to-year.

Over the 31 days the expedition lasts, the group travels more than 400km by foot, visit many UNESCO heritage sites and interacts first hand with relevant cultural models of the Basque-speaking world.