Πρόγραμμα Εθελοντισμού στην Ιταλία (Palermo)

 O Οργανισμός CESIE (www.cesie.org)  θα υποδεχθεί εθελοντές από 6 διαφορετικές Ευρωπαϊκές χώρες (Γαλλία, Πορτογαλία, Ισπανία, Σλοβακία, Βέλγιο και Ελλάδα ) για 9 μήνες στο Palermo της Ιταλίας.

Το πρόγραμμα με τίτλο "Y- MODE II" (συνέχεια του προηγούμενος προγράμματος Y- MODE I) ξεκινάει 01/03/2017 και λήγει 30/11/2017 (συνολική διάρκεια 9 μήνες)

Πληροφορίες για το πρόγραμμα και τις δραστηριότητες των εθελοντών :

Το Παλέρμο ζει μια κρίσιμη περίοδο το τελευταίο καιρό εξαιτίας του αυξημένου αριθμού μεταναστών και προσφύγων, έχοντας αποκτήσει μια νέα πολυ-πολιτισμική ταυτότητα. 

Οι δραστηριότητες των εθελοντών επικεντρώνονται στο θέμα της μετανάστευσης, της κοινωνικής ένταξης, των ίσως ευκαιριών και του  διαπολιτισμικού διαλόγου. 

Ως συνέχεια του προηγούμενου προγράμματος Y MODE, η CESIE εμπλέκει ντόπιους και ξένους εθελοντές σε δραστηριότητες κοινωνικής ένταξης σε διεθνές και τοπικό επίπεδο.

Οι εθελοντές θα συμμετέχουν στις εξής δραστηριότητες:  

- διοικητικές εργασίες, όπως οργάνωση εκπαιδευτικών προγραμμάτων, προετοιμασία εργαστηρίων που απευθύνονται σε εκπαιδευτές, εργαζομένους, παιδιά σε πολυ-πολιτισμικούς παιδικούς σταθμούς , υπόστηριξη μια μεγάλης μουσικής πολιτιστικής εκδήλωσης, με το τίτλο "Not-ted’oro" , κα

-εργασία σε τοπικό επίπεδο, όπως εργαστήρια με παιδαγωγούς, εργαζομένους για την υποστήριξη του ελεύθερου παιχνιδιού των παιδιών ή διαπολιτισμικές ανταλλαγές μεταξύ τους, προωθώντας την αξία της διαφορετικότητας, ανακύκλωση, δημιουργικά εργαστήρια για παιδιά, κα.

Το πρόγραμμα στοχεύει στην προώθηση της κοινωνικής ένταξης των νέων ανθρώπων και στην αντιμετώπιση του προβλήματος της νεανικής ανεργίας, δεδομένου οτι όλοι οι εθελοντές θα προέρχονται από την κατηγορία των ανέργων και θα υποστηρίζονται κατά την μαθησιακή διαδικασία προκειμένου να ενισχύσουν την αυτοεκτίμησή τους, την αίσθηση πρωτοβουλίας και επιχειρηματικότητας, ενισχύοντας βασικές δεξιότητες (όπως γλωσσικές, επικοινωνιακές δεξιότητες, πολιτισμική επίγνωση, κοκ).

 

Οι ενδιαφερόμενοι μπορούν να εκδηλώσουν το ενδιαφέρον τους στο Email: edra.evs@gmail.com

My EVS in Athens

My EVS in Athens

In January 2014 I packed my huge luggage, it was time in the middle of the winter but my destination was sunny Greece.  I was chosen to be an EVS volunteer for EDRA in Athens where I worked with mentally disabled people. Now one year after spending already two months back in my home country Finland I start to understand what kind of experience it was. I can recommend EVS for everyone who is interested in getting to know a new culture and exploring a different country in Europe. Especially after graduation from high school EVS is a great opportunity when you don`t know yet exactly what you would like do for your job when you`ll get older.

I found my work very interesting in the daily care centre where we did activities like crafts, going out for coffee and cooking. I really liked communicating with our patients. First it was challenging because of lack of common language.  Little by little using body language and learning basics of Greek it became a bit easier. I felt happy to see patients smiling and enjoying what we were doing during our workshops for example candles, keychains and wreaths to sell in the Easter and Christmas bazaars.  My supervisor, coordinator and mentor were always helpful and they tried in the best way to support us volunteers. It made me feel comfortable after a cultural shock in the beginning. It took me some time to get used to live far from home for the first time independently without my family and friends. Now I feel Greece as my home where I hope to go for a visit many times in the future.

Athens is a very interesting place to do EVS. After taking a look to all the touristic sights like Acropolis and museums it`s time head your way to a nice café, a restaurant or a bar. Athens is full of them. There is a lot of events and in the summer period it´s great to go to beach. It`s around half an hour from the city centre by bus or by tram. If you just have a chance you need to go also outside Athens. Greece has countless amounts of beautiful destinations, for instance islands Zakynthos, Santorini and Hydra are really worth visiting.  There are very unique places with different kind of nature. Also in the mainland are very interesting places like breathtaking Meteora with monasteries and mountains and the second biggest city of Greece, Thessaloniki.

EVS is an extremely exciting opportunity in the every field; it`s volunteering, new experiences, friends and growing up!

Matleena Kinnunen

EVS in Hungary!

International voluteers! Let’s meet in Várpalota!

We would like to invite all international EVS members in Hungary to join our program on 24 Mar 2014 at 10.00 in Youth Center of Várpalota.
The aim of our program is to encourage Hungarian young people to join the EVS program and this will be also a good opportunity for the volunteers from different regions and settlements to discuss their experiences.


Further information and application: makovi.agnes@thuryvarkft.hu;
We look forward to you and wish you a very happy and fruitful time at Youth Center of Várpalota.

EVS in EDRA!!

Living in Greece

When I first knew about this type of project I was from the first second interested in being part of, mostly when I had always the conviction that I would not die without doing voluntary service and that is how EDRA and Athens happen in my life.

I applied to the project and, for some months, I thought that I would not be selected among all other candidates because I didn’t had anything that I would consider outstanding and a “must have” in this type of experience. I had, for sure, a huge willing to help, to know more, to meet new people, to discover a different country and a different language. Months later, I got the e-mail, I was selected and I was going to Athens. Here I am, 5 months already, more than half of my project time, and I can’t imagine how I will say goodbye to my life in Athens.

My project is related with my academic studies, I have been working with mentally disabled people who live in a boarding house and were taught the daily basis activities, such as preparing the lunch time settling the tables for the meals. In this house they have also a team of professionals who take care of their needs. The staff is composed my nurses, psychologists and therapists. They have internal activities such as music therapy and external activities, like going out for coffee, go bowling, and events that happen here in Athens, like the Christmas Factory in December.

My biggest lesson with this project so far is that, for this people with this kind of disabilities that are normally excluded because they need so much from us, for me, a foreign girl that didn’t even knew how to say “how are you?”, all they need is a smile, a friendly face and an open mind. A smile really can make a difference and it’s, for sure, the most efficient language.  Because although most of them don’t understand why you don’t know how to speak, they understand that you are there to help them, to be with them not to harm them. And I confess, some days a kiss or a hug from one of them make my day. They notice you, by who you really are, and how you act, not anything else.

In this time that I am here, I met a lot of people that without this I would never have met. I met my roommate, Miriam, that I consider as a sister to me, a person that I could not exclude, and I wouldn’t do it, in any of my adventures in Greece.

I learned how to deal with some difficulties that I would not have to deal if I was in my country, like the language, for me the hardest struggle to deal with in my life as a volunteer in a foreign country, like being away from my family and friends and missing them so much.

I learn how to deal with that… I bought a ticket to Portugal and did a Christmas surprise to my family and friends :)

With the language, well, as the Greeks say “σιγά, σιγά” (sigá,sigá) which means “slowly, slowly” and we can managed it, EDRA provides us a excellent teacher that has a lot of patience to teach us this wonderful language.

And besides it all, you still have time to travel and discover Greece as much as you can. Even staying in Athens, you have a lot to see, explore and discover its mysteries… but I will tell you something, go around the touristic sites, discover Athens on your own, grab a map and start by areas, walk in the streets, feel the Athens atmosphere, and enjoy you experience “Athenstyle”, I would not change this experience for anything in this world!

Joana Xavier

EVS projects in Portugal!

These are the available places for the new term:

1. At Centro Social de Palmela (in the village of POCEIRÃO) 2012-PT-1

Jardim de Infância a Cegonha (1 volunteer) Is composed by; nursery (20 children from 3-5 years old). The volunteer will develop the EVS project in pre-school wich main objective is to help the children to developed their global capacities trough different kinds of activities. The Pedagogic Project for the Kindergarten and the class-room project depends on the team and the children needs. The volunteer will support the team and help to develop the project with the guidance of the
Educator responsible (pre-school teacher) together with 2 helpers.


2. At Centro Social de Palmela (in the town of Palmela) 2012-PT-1

The activities of the volunteer depends on the department where the project is developed and also from the personal interests, motivation and objectives of the volunteer, because this project is open to new ideas and ways of being: There are two departments that volunteers can work at CSP Palmela, Jardim de Infância “A Árvore”. (1 volunteer) Kindergarten with 4 rooms with 25 children each, between 3 and 5 years old, open from 7h to 19h. The pre-school main objective is to help the children to develop their global capacities trough different kinds of activities. The Pedagogic Project for the Kindergarten and the class-room project depends on the team and the children needs. The volunteer basically will support the team and help to develop the project with the guidance of the Educator responsible (pre-school teacher) together with 2 helpers.

Pedagogic Play centre for children- CAPIJ: CATL Balão Azul. (1 volunteer) CATLS “Balão Azul” organizes different kinds of free time activities for children from 6 to 15 years old, boys and girls, after school during school holidays, integrated in a socio-cultural animation project where children and youngster can choose and freely participate. The volunteer basically support the team with meals, hygiene and transports and help on the academic activities as school homework. He is also expected to support the different free-time activities (ateliers, games, visits…) and extra currícular activities not only with children but also with parents and for the community.
Momentos Mágicos (1 volunteer)

3. At Okupa- Espaço Juventude (in the town of Palmela) 2012-PT-1

Okupa (1 volunteer), the Youth Department develops international and national youth activities; youth information; training and workshops; youth happenings/meetings; holidays Programs/camps, etc. OKUPA pretends also to promote the issues of youth in the local community, promote the EVS in the local community and to potentials participants, organize activities (cultural, artistic…) to show and promote the local activities organized by the CSP and other organizations. The volunteer will have the opportunity to create and develop the Okupa’s Newsletter, work in the Okupa’s blog, promote youth information and participation, organize activities for the youth and general community in the Youth Month (Março a Partir), spread youth in action potentialities and networking. Basically supports the staff whenever it is needed.

4. At Liga dos Amigos da Escola da Azeda (in the city of SETUBAL) 2013-PT-35

ATL (1 volunteer). Liga da Escola dos Amigos da Azeda organizes free time activities, after school (in the morning or in the afternoon), for 120 children between 6 and 10 years old. The Pedagogic Project depends on the team and the children needs and volunteer will help to develop the proyect with the guidance of the Educator responsible. Please note that this part is just a basic and short summary of working places and tasks of the volunteers. Please refer to your activity agreements to get a specific and detailed information about your working place and activities.


5. At Letra Cooperativa Cultural in Espaço Fortuna Artes e Ofícios ( in the village Quinta do Anjo) 2013-PT-46

Letra’s headquarters- Páteo da Fonte, Saberes e Sabores (1 volunteer) supporting the development of communicational, cultural and artistic activities. The volunteer will have the opportunity to create and develop the Letra’s Newsletter and Facebook, organize activities for the youth and general community together with the other volunteers in the coordinating organization, including spreading youth in action potentialities, promote local artists and traditions, help the organization and development of concerts, jam sessions, exhibitions and other cultural and artistics activities. The volunteer will work together with the Letra’s responsible and other staff members and volunteers from the organization, creating, planning, developing and evaluating the activities.
At the Arts an Crafts Center and regional products Shop (1 volunteer). The volunteer will learn, developed and support activities with the 3 painters and the pottery markers, creating, paiting, producing the traditional “Azulejos” (tiles) and Craft, using traditional and modern methods. Also the volunteer will support the workshops developed with children, youth, the community and tourist; organize the guide tours to Fortuna Artes e Ofícios (explaining the traditional pottery methods) and support the shop with the traditional products (cheese, wine, craft, pottery, sweets, etc).
1 volunteer with fewer opportunities. The volunteer will renovate and built a new room for artistic indoor performance and storage and reorganize the gardens around Espaço Fortuna Artes e Ofícios, using traditional materials and keeping the heritage of the main creator of the space- Mr Sebastião Fortuna. They will work as mason, carpenter or gardener, according with the interest and profile of the volunteer.

EVS short term project in Poland!

Εγκεκριμένο Πρόγραμμα στο Lodz, Poland αναζητά 1 Έλληνα/Ελληνίδα εθελοντή για short term project, από 1st February - 30thMarch. 

More information:

http://ec.europa.eu/youth/evs/aod/hei_form_en.cfm?EID=58000928810

EVS in Slovenia!

Το Youth Center Krško αναζητά έναν EVS volunteer για το πρόγραμμα «Get spotted 4» από 3.3.2014 έως 1.9.2014, εγκεκριμένο πρόγραμμα EVS στη Slovenia, MUŠTER.

Krško spreads aut in the end of the Sava gorge before Krško field, on the right and on the left bank of the Sava River. It is a cenral location of Posavje region and accessible via Ljubljana – Zagreb highway and via regional roads from Celje, Maribor and Novo mesto. It is 98 km away from the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana and 51 km from Croatian capital of Zagreb.

YOUTH CENTRE KRSKO is a public institution founded by municipality of Krsko in April 2002. We are working with and for young people in Krsko and region Posavje. Our approach to reach these youngsters is youth culture work (projects with dance, photo, concerts, and theatre) as well as project work: drug- and alcohol prevention projects, informal-learning project (language courses, other courses), the annual Youth Culture Festival, leisure and holiday activities (workshops), as well as intercultural work (youth exchanges, EVS projects). Our newest acquisition is Multimedia Centre Posavje.

Sample of volunteer tasks:

• help to organize prevention programs (Life without drugs and alcohol; prevention workshops Bright head; youth workshops, Camp for youth with criminal record)

• help to organize debate evenings

• organize (with the support of the employees in the youth center) children holiday activities (June one week), August one week and October one week)

• help to organize Halloween party with other EVS volunteers

• organize volunter evening

• make own project (20-30% volunter own program)

• 1 day a week working in our reception (with the help of our informers)

• present her own country, language and culture and EVS to children in kindergarden, primary school and high school

• help to organize multimedia programs (multimedia workshops, LAN parties, creative workshops, video and music workshops)

• help to organize VJ evenings

• make own project (20-30% volunter own program)

• organize (with the support of the employees in the youth center) Geek fest 2013, multimedia festival for young people

• 1 day a week working in our reception (with the help of our informers)

• help to organize debate evenings

• help to organize Halloween party with other EVS volunteers

• help to organize EVS weekend for all volunteers in Slovenia

• organize volunter evening

• present his own country, language and culture and EVS to children in kindergarden, primary school and high school

• assistance in organizing and implementing activities program manager:

• Geek festival 2013 (festival of the development of computers over the years)

• help to organize debate eveningshelp to organize Halloween party with other EVS volunteers

• make own project (20-30% volunter own program)

• 1 day a week working in our reception (with the help of our informers)

• volunter evening

• stand up nights

• evenings of amateur theater groups

• organize children holiday activities (February  one week)

• help to organize Halloween party with other EVS volunteers

• organize and perform EVS weekend (all volunteers form abroat, 2 days)

• exchange of experience and knowledge between individuals and organization,

• share and promote common European values,

• promote Youth in action programmes and EVS

• exchange cultural backgrounds of individuals and organizations included in project,

• share common working methods regarding to non formal education in the youth field,

§ attend Slovenia language course

§ share her experience about EVS and living in her country with young visitors in our youth center

§ share her experience about EVS and living in her country with pupils and students on information hours in local primary and high school

§ attending pre-term training in your country

§ attending on-arrival training in Slovenia

§ attending mid-term training in Slovenia

§ after arrival attending evaluation in your country

§ write final report in Slovenia

§ finish Youthpass in Slovenia

or

§  work in multimedia (workshops, support aur program managers)

§ attend Slovenia language course

§ share his experience about EVS and living in her country with young visitors in our youth center

§ share his experience about EVS and living in her country with pupils and students on information hours in local primary and high school

§ attending pre-term training in your country

§ attending on-arrival training in Slovenia

§ attending mid-term training in Slovenia

§ after arrival attending evaluation in your country

§ write final report in Slovenia

§ finish Youthpass in Slovenia

or

regular monthly concerts of different musical genres

help to organize  closing party of volunteers and young visitors in the Centre in 2013  

§ attend Slovenia language course

§ share her experience about EVS and living in her country with young visitors in our youth center

§ share her experience about EVS and living in her country with pupils and students on information hours in local primary and high school

§ attending pre-term training in your country

§ attending on-arrival training in Slovenia

§ attending mid-term training in Slovenia

§ after arrival attending evaluation in your country

§ write final report in Slovenia

§ finish Youthpass in Slovenia

The tasks we will adjust during your time here!

SAMPLE OF STANDARD VOLUNTEERS WEEKLY PROGRAM

Monday:

09.00     preparations for the day

09.30     meeting with the coordinator

10.30     organizing existing programs and helping program leaders

11.00     lunch break

11.30     organizing existing programs and helping program leaders

16.00     the end of work

Tuesday:

08.30       preparation for the day

09.00       employees meeting

10.30       lunch break

11.00       slovenian language course

12.30       organizing own events

15.30       the end of work

Wednesday:

15.00       work in info točka (aur reception)

17.30       lunch break

22.00       the end of work

Thursday:

09.00       preparations for making own project

11.00       lunch break

11.30       preparations for making own project

15.00       meeting with the mentor

16.00       the end of work

Friday:

14.00       preparations for making own project

17.30       lunch break

18.00       working in the club space/hanging out with young people

 22.00      the end of work

Saturday, Sunday: free days

The hosting organisation will monthly prepare working schedule for the volunteer and will hang it in office and the appartment.

Roles of volunteers in the project thought the whole duration of the project:

Working hours and days off:  7 hours per day, 5 days per week, two consecutive days off per week and 12 days holiday for the duration of the project. The volunteer should ask for the days off at least 3 days before vacation.

Food and Accommodation:  The volunteer will live in Youth hostel Krško; in the apartment in which will have her own room and will share a kitchen, bathroom and living room (TV, computer and free internet). Volunter will have a free access to laundry room. A monthly food allowance is provided (170 €/ month).

Local Transport:  A monthly allowance for local transport is not necessary, because the youth center is located in the city center. If they will help on the events outside the center, we will provide them a transportation. The volunteers will have the possibility to get 2 paid travels to go sightseeing Slovenia.

Volunteer Allowance:  The volunteer will receive a monthly allowance of 85 €

Language training: Language course will be organized 1 time per week and will last 90 min per a course. Language course will last as long as the volunteer will be making progress in her/his grammar. After she/he will get to know the grammar she/he will use Slovenian language.

Learning Outcomes: 

Gain basic knowledge of Slovenian language

Learn basic level of Slovenian language for normal communication.

Gain as much knowledge and experience as possible

Learn as much as possible (especially about Youth work and Slovenian culture) and gain competences for life long learning.

Interpersonal and social competence

Adaptability and coping with new challenges, team-working with colleagues, sharing responsibility for living together with another volunteer, gain and spread awareness of European citizenship.

Cultural expression

Developing cultural awareness of each other’s needs in a multi-cultural setting, learn to accept other cultures, improve tolerance.

Communication in foreign languages

Communicating, socialising and negotiating in a second language (English)

In addition to ensuring effective mentoring for each volunteer, the hosting organisation will take full responsibility for monitoring the whole learning process – explaining it fully at the on-arrival training, conducting a thorough mid-term evaluation and issuing the Youthpass on completion of each volunteer’s service.

YouthPass

What is Youthpass?

Youthpass is part of the European Commission’s strategy to foster the recognition of non-formal learning. As a tool to visualise and to validate learning outcomes gained in “Youth in Action” projects, it puts policy into practice and practice into policy:

• Creating their Youthpass Certificate together with a support person, participants of “Youth in Action” projects have the possibility to describe what they have done in their project and which competences they have acquired. Thus, Youthpass supports the reflection upon the personal non-formal learning process.
• Documenting the added value of a “Youth in Action” project, Youthpass visualises and supports active European citizenship of young people and youth workers.
• Being a Europe-wide validation instrument for non-formal learning in the youth field, Youthpass contributes to strengthening the social recognition of youth work.
• Making visible and validating key competences through a certificate, Youthpass finally aims at supporting the employability of young people and youth workers.

Youthpass guide: The Youthpass Guide provides background and support material to implement Youthpass in your "Youth in Action" projects.

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Vacancy for EVS Volunteer in India!

• Contact person: Ravi Sebastian
• Organisation: NewBeginnings Charitable Trust
• Location: Vijayawada, India
• Deadline: 30/10/2013
• Start: 30/10/2013
• End: 30/09/2014
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  This gives us great happiness to introduce NewBeginnings Charitable Trust (NCT) to you. NewBeginnings was formed with a coming together of five professional social workers who have been in this field for more than 10 years. The Vision of the Organisation is "Together for a better world”. This is our spirit behind making everything possible and gives meaning and the purpose to our existence.
  
  Volunteering and NCT (Hosting Organisation): It has been one of the persistent requests from the partner organizations to have volunteers to assist them in their works. We have been receiving volunteers from various European countries for the last 5 years and as of now, there are 19 volunteers working in 14 partner ngos across India. Since we work with a large number of partner ngos locally, the need for placing volunteers with our partner ngos is also at increase. Though we place volunteers with our local partner ngos, NCT remains the primary hosting organisation for the volunteers.
  
  Our networking programmes in India covers almost any part of the country except Jammu and Kashmir. If a volunteer wants to work with any voluntary Organisation on any particular issues, we have our partner ngos to suit the need of the volunteer. The volunteer programme is so flexible that the visiting volunteer plan such a way that makes his/her stay a memorable and exciting one. The volunteer can choose to work in cities, in small towns or remote villages, or even with tribal communities on the hilly areas.
  
  Programmes are available year round and start dates are entirely flexible. The volunteers are provided with accommodation and meals within the organisation. However, if the volunteer or Sending Organisation wishes to the accommodation to be outside the project, NCT will be happy to provide.
  
  NCT provides volunteering opportunities every youth irrespective of nationalities/ gender/ religions etc. We provide volunteering opportunities within the evs or outside the evs, however, we strongly recommend the volunteers to be part of evs programme so that he/she may avoid the huge expenses. However, if any volunteer wants to volunteer outside the evs, you are always welcome to contact us. We will provide you the best possible opportunities.
  
  NCT gives top priority to the safety and privacy to our volunteers and all our partners are carefully chosen after screening them for safety.

Tasks

I. Rescued Children from Child Labour: 1.Help them learn basic education 2.Teach them games/crafts 3.Counsel the children on the importance of education 4.Participation in Surveys on child labourers 5. Assistance in conducting trainings /workshops / seminars etc to stake holders 6. Be a companion to every child II. Girl Children rescued from Human Trafficking and Preventing Second Generations (Children of sex workers) 1. A Councillor/ listener to the children and help them live a respected life 2. Teach them basic education and help them in their education 3. Assistance in workshops/ seminars to stake holders 4. Play with them, teach them crafts, games, sports etc or any other skills III. Teaching English 1. Teaching English to children from rural areas 2. Help children in children's home 3. Teaching/assisting in rural schools 4.Preparing a specialised syllabus to children in homes IV. Working with Sex Workers 1. Being a Councillor 2. Help and listen to the target groups 3. participation in surveys, condom distributions 4. Assistance/ presenting seminars and workshops on sexual rights

Criteria

At the time of application, the volunteer should be at least 18years of age - a must(because, according to the Indian law, anyone below 18 yrs is considered a child and a child is not allowed to become a volunteer and work) We might ask for a reference letter from your university/School, etc, if you are outside evs project where a Sending Organisation is not involved

Procedure

Selection is made on the basis of vacancy. Since Newbeginngs works with a large number of partners, you always have vacancy to volunteer with us

Details:

Themes: Art and culture, Environment, Rural development, Health, Social exclusion (in general), Youth leisure, European awareness

Targets: Youth and children, Homeless, Local Community

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European Youth Card

You’re young, right?

You are in Europe, right?

Did you get the European Youth Card?

The General Secretariat for Youth and the Foundation for Youth and Lifelong Learning in cooperation with the European Youth Card Association (EYCA), promotes a unique tool of information, communication and entertainment, the European Youth Card.

European Youth Card: strictly for young people!

The European Youth Card is available for all young people aged between 13 and 30. It is valid for one year, it costs 10 euros and you can renew it every year until you become 30. This is not a credit nor debit card; It is a discount card.

Discover Europe with the European Youth Card

With the European Youth Card you can enjoy special benefits and services in Greece, and in 37 other countries! (Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and United Kingdom)

Catalog sales

The list is big in Greece and the European Union countries. Just show the European Youth Card and get special discounts on products, tickets and services such as:

Culture: movies, theaters, museums, cultural events and concerts ...

Shopping: Clothes, optical, hairdressers, beauty salons, gyms, jewelers, bookstores, bikes, household items / gift ...

Entertainment / Dining: Restaurants, bars, cafes, club ...

Education: language schools, secondary education, vocational training institutes, seminars, computer ...

Tourism: travel agencies, hotels, apartments, camping, car rental ...

List of contracting companies in Greece can be found by clicking on the Discount Catalogue (the green button on the left) or here.

For discounts abroad you can get informed in www.europeanyouthcard.org

How to obtain the card:

• Submit the online application.
• Send the application along with a small sized passport/identity photo at the following address:

FOR THE EUROPEAN YOUTH CARD:

Foundation for Youth and Lifelong Learning

ACHARNON 417

11 143 Athens

Greece

For the above two ways:

1) The card shall be delivered on the spot (by paying 10 euro) if the person is present in the stated shipping address when the clerk of the Geniki Taxydromiki delivers the card.

2) In the absence of the recipient, the applicant receives notice (either printed or by SMS or phone) and receives the card from the nearest branch of Geniki Taxydromiki by paying 10 euros. If the card is not received our organization will not be proceeding to dispatch the card except for exceptional cases.

• Come to the Foundation for Youth and Lifelong Learning offices and acquire the card.

For more information, please contact us at

+30 210 2599444, +30 210 2599422

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EVS project in Italy!

EVS project in Italy starting in 2014…Go for it!

Want to discover more of Italy and you’d like to participate to a social project? This European Voluntary Project might be the one for you…

General information

Host Organisation: Misericordia di Firenze

Location: Florence, Italy
Deadline: 15/09/2013
Start: 01/03/2014
End: 28/02/2015

Context

The Mosaici Project 2014 will take place for the 2nd time in Florence in the Head Office of Misericordia di Firenze and in its branches, ambulatories, rest homes and disability centers. All the structures are situated in different areas of the city except for Villa Alessandro, a ‘Disabled Center’ ina suburban area between Florence and Prato.
It will run from March 2014 to February 2015, there will be six Volunteers from European countries.
Volunteers will be closely followed by our staff although they will be free to contribute with their personality, ideas and personal competence.

Tasks

The volunteers will be involved in the following tasks: Health and social transport, welcoming services: Activities: Escort service of sick, elderly and disabled people; Drawing up documentation; Assistance and reassuring of the user’s relatives At the consulting rooms, volunteers will welcome the users giving information and helping the staff in their daily work, these structures are situated inside the branches of the Association. Personal care: Reading books or newspapers for some hours a day; Little errands, shopping, small payments in public offices, etc.; Phone assistance; Escort service for walks, company to overcome loneliness and social isolation. Activities in Disability Centers and Rest Homes: Company and animation during the day and for vacations, holidays and recreational events; Staging of performances, assistance/teaching at the computer labs; Listening and communication with the guests and especially with their families; Cooking Labs, Craft Labs, Drawing, Photography, etc.;Volunteers will follow a course on how to interact with disabled people; Solidarity markets organized at Christmas and Easter and sometimes for special events during the year and Food Aid. Besides the volunteers are welcome on activities regarding Volunteering Promotion and European Awareness such as Design of information and illustrative materials, brochures, in English or in the language of the volunteers; the main topics will be: Voluntary Service, European awareness and young people; Drafting of the history of our Museum and promotion of it; the welcoming of groups who want to visit Misericordia and the Museum, in English or in their own language. Contacting Schools, Volunteer Organizations, in Italy and abroad, for affiliations and to promote free visits to our Museum; Promotion of the Volunteering World as a way to spend time with and for other people, especially for young people. Involving the young Volunteers of the Association in new activities. Each of these activities will be documented by written/audio/video materials; these will remain in the Association for the realization of “A Mosaic of Lore, Customs and Testimonies from Europe” for subsequent EVS volunteers, for our volunteers, Florentine citizens and for the many tourists who visit Florence. For more information please have a look on EVS data base, Ei reference 2011-IT-150.

Criteria

Positive, passionate and creative young person ready to offer his/her time for learning a lot in cooperation with the other volunteers and offer his/her time in Social and cultural project. It is important that you are open minded, show initiative, communicate easy with very different people and are flexible, so you can adapt to different circumstances. You also find it a challenge to work with people with limitations, socially, emotionally or physically elderly people. You don’t mind working outside.

Procedure

CV and a specific motivation letter sent to evs@misericordia.firenze.it and a filled Questionaire sent back by the Hosting Organization. After a pre-selection, it will follow a skype interview with various candidates.

Good luck!