From my experience. International Training in Armenia

International Training in Armenia.
Armenia is a beautiful country with hospitable people, pomegranate trees and mountain fresh air.
Participation in international training is an opportunity to see the world in his diversity, meet new friends and gain new knowledge.
Our training was devoted to the European program Youth in Action, the development of cooperation between EU countries, Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. More than 50 participants from different countries: Holland, Georgia, Armenia, Ukraine, Poland, Italy, Lithuania, Russia and edc. met in the beautiful small Armenian town and within 7 days they were sharing experiences and information, learned cultural characteristics of their countries and start to become as an one big international family .
At the end of the training we were preparing common international projects. The topic of our project was protecting the environment - recycling garbage. This idea was so successful that most members of our group initiated a project on local processing during next months. In Kiev we did Art Recycling workshops for students of Kiev schools.
My advice - if you are active, love to travel, learn new things – Go to the training http://www.salto-youth.net/tools/european-training-calendar/

Международный тренинг в Армении.
Армения – прекрасная страна с гостеприимным народом, гранатовыми деревьями и горным чистым воздухом.
Участие в международном тренинге – это возможность увидеть мир в его многообразии, встретить новых друзей и получить новые знания.
Наш тренинг был посвящен европейской программе Youth in Action, развитию сотрудничества между странами Евросоюза, Восточной Европы и Кавказа. Около 50 участников с разных стран: Голландия, Грузия, Армения, Украина, Польша, Италия, Литва, Россия встретились в прекрасном маленьком армянском городке и в течении 7 дней делились опытом и информацией, узнавали культурные особенности их стран и становились как одна большая международная семья. 
В конце тренинга мы готовили совместные проекты – международные обмены, тренинги. Наш проект был связан с темой защитой окружающей среды – переработкой мусора. Эта идея была настолько удачной, что большинство участников нашей группы инициировали проведение локальных проектов на тему переработки уже через месяц. Мы сделали в Киеве – мастер-классы для школьников киевских школ.

Мой совет – если вы активны, любите путешествовать, узнавать новое – вам на тренинг. Календарь тренингов http://www.salto-youth.net/tools/european-training-calendar/

Розшукуються волонтери на ЄВС у Австрії, Іспанії, Естонії, Франції

 Усім хто зацекавлений !!!

Вашій увазі пропонується кілька цікавих вакансій на Європейську Волонтерську Службу.

Опис проектів можна знайти нижче, а також написавши на адресу приймаючих організацій або пройшовши за лінками, вказаними в описі.

Якщо Ви впевнені, що хочете поїхати, надсилайте свої заявки на адреси приймаючих організацій вказаних в описі з копією  alternative.v@gmail.com. Якщо Ви не впевнені щодо проекті чи у вас виникають питання, будь ласка, проконсультуйтесь з організацією Альтернатива-В (Евгенія) !

Також  зверніеь увагу на кінцеві терміни подачі заявок. Після дедлайнів заявки не розглядатимуться.

Youth Point Birkfeld

• Vacancy for EVS Volunteer in Austria

• Contact person: Christine Gantner
• Coordinating organisation: LOGO EUINFO
• Host: WIKI Youth Point Birkfeld: http://www.myspace.com/jugendtreffbirkfeld
• Location: Birkfeld, Austria
• Deadline: 04/01/2012
• Start: 01/05/2012
• End: 31/10/2012
• 
  The organisation WIKI operates in the field of child care to youth work. There are 10 Youth Points in the region of Styria. The main idea behind the Youth Points is to provide recreational activities, promote active communication and interaction through a variety of approaches (new media, sports, creativity, music and so on). One of the key aims is to show the youngsters recreational activities that do not involve violence, crime, drugs or alcohol.
  The EVS hosting Youth Point is located in Birkfeld, a town located in a rural area with a population of 1750 inhabitants. The Youth Point offers great facilities for the youngsters – reaching from table football, billiard, games, internet, cooking, discussions about job/drug prevention/sexuality… There are two more Youth Points in the surroundings: Strallegg and Miesenbach. The opening hours are during the week in the afternoon. Youngsters in the age range of 12 – 19 years attend the Youth Point. The volunteer’s main working place will be in Birkfeld, he/she can get to know the Youth Points in the surroundings as the same team attends all youth centres in the region.
  The volunteer will live in Graz or Birkfeld. Graz is the second largest city in Austria with about 270.000 inhabitants. Being a university town many young people are living here and so it offers interesting cultural, social and sportive day and night activities. The transfer between Graz and Birkfeld (distance ca. 50 km) takes about one hour. The volunteer will be given a lift by the members of the team who live in Graz or she/he can go by public transport. For someone who loves nature, sports and a rural surrounding Birkfeld is quite a little paradise (http://www.birkfeld.at)
  Have a look at the Youth Point Birkfeld: http://www.myspace.com/jugendtreffbirkfeld

Tasks

Volunteers will be involved in arranging and planning workshops and excursions, gender specific work, multicultural education, networking, interactive media pedagogy, educational leisure activities, and assisting young people with job applications and homework. The volunteer has the opportunity to develop his/her own projects, and will be fully supported by the team. However the volunteer will not have the same responsibilities as the qualified employees. The volunteer should not become a “viewer” but an active part of the activities. The volunteer should like working and speaking with young people about their problems, wishes and ideas. He/ she should be able to give help to organize activities. In ideal case the volunteer plans an own project and can bring in own ideas. So, if he/she is interested in sports he/she could organize sport activities like a soccer cup or a skate event, a basketball workshop or a dance training. The volunteer could take a supporting role in developing new perspectives for the future for the children/youngsters. The volunteer will bring new aspects into our daily life by contributing a foreign language (his/her mother's tongue) and his/her personal intercultural background, which will enrich the lives of the children and young people.

Criteria

Due to the target group in the Youth Point we prefer volunteers over 20 years. The volunteer should be flexible and show interest and motivation for this project. It is very important that the volunteer is open-minded, outgoing, patient, friendly and communicative in the work with youngsters. You should not be afraid to stay with a group of young people inside or outside the Youth Point. The basic knowledge of the German language would be an advantage but is not a must since the team colleagues speak English as well. Concerning the transfer between Graz and Birkfeld it would be an advantage if the volunteer has a driving license.

Procedure

Please send your application/CV and SPECIFIC motivation letter until 19/12/2011 to the coordinating organisation LOGO jugendmanagement gmbh. EVS coordinator: Christine Gantner, christine.gantner@logo.at. Please express why you want to participate exactly in this project. Only applications with SPECIFIC motivation letters sent to the mail adresse above will be considered.

• Vacancy for EVS Volunteer in Spain

• Contact person: Imágenes y Palabras Dorien Jongsma
• Coordinating organisation: Imagenes y Palabras
• Host: Imágenes y Palabras: http://www.imagenesypalabras.com
• Location: La Aldea del Portillo de Busto, Spain
• Deadline: 12/01/2012
• Start: 05/05/2012
• End: 30/09/2012
• 
  cultural project in rural areas of northern spain. 5 months living in a small village, getting to know all the aspects of organization of arts and culture, gardening and basic constructionwork.

Tasks

maintenance of workshops, gallery and openairexhibition. renovation of artworks. organization of workshops, exhibitions and cultural events. gardening.

Criteria

interested and willing to work and live in rural areas. interest in modern arts. not afraid to work. experience in volunteerwork and/or organizations. basic knowledge of spanish language.

Procedure

we send detailed information to all interested volunteers and send-organizations. answer our questionnaire. we might ask more questions. decision will be taken around 15th of january.

Please contact us: info@imagenesypalabras.com

EVS in ESTONIA

Dear Friends,

Estonian Special Youth Work Organisation noOR is working as a coordinating organisation in the EVS field for the 1st February 2012 deadline. We have following projects available and waiting for CV's and mot. letters form interested volunteers.

1. Muumipere Lastesõim Kindergarden (2009-EE-39)
Details:  Work in a kindergarden with small children in Tallinn – 9 months starting in September 2012 until end of May 2013.
Preferred profile:  Young person with strong desire to work with small children, creative, pro-active and communicative. Previous experience in working with kids (babysitting, practice, etc..) is a bonus.
Link:  http://ec.europa.eu/youth/evs/aod/hei_form_en.cfm?EID=28000164020

2. Tallinna Mutionu Kindergarden
Details:  Work in a kindergarden with small children in Tallinn – 9 months starting in September 2012 until end of May 2013.
Preferred profile:  Young person with strong desire to work with small children, creative, pro-active and communicative. Previous experience in working with kids (babysitting, practice, etc..) is a bonus.
Link:  in a process of renewing accreditation, for more information please write: info@erinoor.ee

3. Tallinn City´s Board for Disabled People (TCBDP) (2008-EE-30)
Details:  working with disabled people in different centres in Tallinn. Creative workshops at TCBDP, english language discussion groups with blind people, arts and crafts workshops with mentally disabled people – 9 months starting in September 2012 until end of May 2013.
Preferred profile:  Young person with good communication skills and creative in different arts skills. Previous experience with mentally disable people is taken in good consideration.
Link:  in a process of renewing accreditation, for more information please write: info@erinoor.ee

4. NGO Circus Studio Folie (2009-EE-30)
Details:  Work in a Circus Studio, assisting in several circus workshops and acting classes – 9 months starting in September 2012 until end of May 2013.
Preferred profile:  Young person with strong desire to work with young people, creative, pro-active and communicative. Circus skills and teaching skills are taken in good consideration.
Link:  http://ec.europa.eu/youth/evs/aod/hei_form_en.cfm?EID=28000162601

5. Kinobuss NGO (2011-EE-15)
Details:  Kinobuss is a small NGO that works under philosophy: cinema to the people by promoting animation and cinema workshops in schools and other organisation interested. Activities start in September 2012 until end of May 2013.
Preferred profile:  Open minded, interested in cinema and with good communication skills. Knowledge in PR, photography and blogging in an added value. 
Volunteers must be older than 22.
Link:  http://ec.europa.eu/youth/evs/aod/hei_form_en.cfm?EID=28000220958

6. Centre for Disabled Youth in Tallinn - Juks (2009-EE-17)
Details:  working with mentally disabled people in different units of the centre in Tallinn - 9 months starting in September 2012 until end of May 2013 – 2 vacancies.
Preferred profile:  Young person easy going, calm, friendly and not afraid of physical work with disable people. Previous experience with mentally disabled people is taken in good consideration.
Link:  http://ec.europa.eu/youth/evs/aod/hei_form_en.cfm?EID=28000155701

7. Day Care Center Käo (2010-EE-16)
Details:  working with mentally disable people. Work in day care centre with mentally disable adults and in children day care with young people in Tallinn - 9 months starting in September 2012 until end of May 2013 – 2 vacancies (adults centre and children centre, please specify your preference in motivation letter).
Preferred profile:  Young Person with creativity, pro-active, friendly and interested in arts. Previous experience with mentally disabled people is taken in good consideration.
Link:  http://ec.europa.eu/youth/evs/aod/hei_form_en.cfm?EID=28000184567

8. Maria and Children Orphan House (2010-EE-28)
Details:  working with orphan children and young people in orphan house and local primary school. Developing different activities with them during the free time and support the children in the everyday bases - 9 months starting in September 2012 until  May 2013. Project is situated in a very small community in East-Estonia.
Preferred profile:  Young Person with a very strong motivation to work with children and ability to cope with the life in small village away from big centres, strong mental attitude and dynamic, willing to learn Estonian fast.
Link:  http://ec.europa.eu/youth/evs/aod/hei_form_en.cfm?EID=28000186701

9. Youth Center and Primary School in Tudulinna
Details:  working with a local local primary school. Developing different activities with them during the free time and support the children in the everyday bases. 9 months starting in September 2012 until end May 2013. Project is situated in a very small community in East-Estonia.
Preferred profile:  Young Person with a very strong motivation to work with children and ability to cope with the life in small village away from big centres, strong mental attitude and dynamic, willing to learn Estonian fast.
Link:  The project is getting the accreditation now but until we have the link the applicant can check form that project which is developed in the same village http://ec.europa.eu/youth/evs/aod/hei_form_en.cfm?EID=28000186701
Obs:  Volunteers which the sending organisation is open to apply themselves for the project, will be hight taking in consideration.

10. Maidla Youth Centre (2009-EE-18)
Details:  Project in East-Estonia working with local youngsters in open youth centre in a small village in a rural area organising different activities with and for them - 9 months starting in September 2012 until end of May 2013.
Preferred profile:  Young person willing to work with teenagers, creative, and able to live in a very small community with limited transport access.
Link:  http://ec.europa.eu/youth/evs/aod/hei_form_en.cfm?EID=28000155901

11. Keila Youth Centre (2009-EE-36)
Details:  Project in west Harjumaa county (near Tallinn) working with local youngsters in open youth centre in a small village organising different activities with and for them - 9 months starting in September 2012 until May 2013.
Preferred profile:  Young person willing to work with teenagers, creative, pro-active, and able to live in a small community
Link:  http://ec.europa.eu/youth/evs/aod/hei_form_en.cfm?EID=28000163101

12. Haljala Youth Centre (2011-EE26)
Details:  Project takes place in a youth centre operating in a small village in north Estonia called Haljala. Tasks of the volunteer will be to organise different activities for and with youth visiting the centre - 9 months starting in September 2012 until May 2013.
Preferred profile: Volunteer should have good communication skills, s/he should want to work with young people and to be ready to work in a small community.
Link:  http://ec.europa.eu/youth/evs/aod/hei_form_en.cfm?EID=28000230657

13. The Culture and Sports Centre Uulu 2009-EE-23
Details:  Project takes place in a youth centre active in a small village in south Estonia called Uulu. Tasks of the volunteer will be to organise different activities for and with youth visiting the centre - 9 months starting in September 2012 until May 2013.
Preferred profile:  Volunteer should have good communication skills, s/he should want to work with young people and to be ready to work in a small community.
Link:  http://ec.europa.eu/youth/evs/aod/hei_form_en.cfm?EID=28000158301

14. Elva Youth Center and Orphanage (2011-EE-24)
Details:  working with a local Youth Center and local Orphanage in Elva (near Tartu). Developing different activities with them during the free time and support the children in the everyday bases - 9 months starting in September 2012 until end May 2013.
Preferred profile:  Young Person with a very strong motivation to work with young people and children, pró-active, communicative and able to live in a small community
Link:  http://ec.europa.eu/youth/evs/aod/hei_form_en.cfm?EID=28000230616


If you are interested any of the aforementioned projects, then:

-          send us your CV and motivation letter before  30th of December 2011.

-          please mark clearly the project you are interested in

-          if you are interested in more than one project, please mark your order of preference

-          if a volunteer contacts us directly, then also please mark the name and contacts of the sending organisation.

All documents have to be sent to evs@erinoor.ee

For more question and information, please do not hesitate to contact us:  info@erinoor.ee

EVS vacancy in France social and cultural center

• Vacancy for EVS Volunteer in France

• Contact person: LE NEGARET Guillaume
• Coordinating organisation: Centre socioculturel
• Host: Centre socioculturel: http://www.csc-leteil.fr
• Location: Le Teil, France
• Deadline: 10/01/2012
• Start: 01/05/2012
• End: 01/03/2013
• 
  Social and cultural center (CSC) Le Teil is non profit organisation which goal is to acting efficiently in the field of child and youth education and also cooperating with families in the town Le Teil (rural area - 8000 unhabitant)
  
  Our organisation would like to be a major player in youth non-formal education from 3 to 17 years, as well as to be a valued partner to parents and teachers. It is associated with the main educational bodies, whose paths the youngsters have crossed, contributing to them becoming good citizens. CSC aims to maintain principle values such as seculartiy, equality, youth engagement, and solidarity throughout all its actions- and it is on these terms that CSC orientates activities.
  
  We set up extra curricular activites in the leisure centre- for children of 3 to 11 after lunch time and on Wednesdays ( a school-free day in France). We organise activities during holidays- such as summer camps, cultural visits, and outings, thematic workshops (drawing, environment...), as well as exchanges between generations- the goal of which is to promote the community, and to boost interaction between young and old, using various means such as video, photography, cultural events.
  
  As far as teenagers (12 to 17) are concerned, our organisation opens a daily youth centre in which they can access computers, music, games, magazines, books. During school holidays, we set up camps, cultural and leisure activities, and outings. We are also part in European Youth in action program. And we host a EVS volunteer. Another aspect of our work is to support youngsters in carrying out their own projects like summer camps and European youth exchanges. To make our activities and camps affordable for everybody we set up fund raising activities, run for and by youngsters.
  
  Our organization takes part in all events which are held by the municipality- such as anti-racism week, month of diversities, the annual national music festival, the carnival, and games week. CSC guides, supports, and trains youths (from 17 to 25) wanting to be a youth leader for the summer. In France a qualification is needed for leading a group of children.
  
  Finally, CSC, together with the community centre, organises activities for families. The goal is to get them involved in the leisure centre as voluntary workers- or into the association as elected members.

Tasks

Our organisation will give the frame. The volunteer will be able to participe to differents actions and organise activies according to his/her knowledges and wishes. Kids fields (3 - 11 yo) > To participe in the leisure center > To organise activities during summer activities center > To manage sport, cultural or leisure workshops during the school time Youth field > To develop cultural activities (concert, festival, exhibition) to the youth house > To organise activities connected to european program (EVS, youth exchange) > To participate in the youth activities (summer camps, week end and holiday activities...) > To carry on his/her own activities with youngsters (sport, leisure, cultural workshop...) > We would like to develop Medias activities (webradio, fanzine...) Family field > To participate in the adult workshops and to help the leader Everything is open, any activities can be created...

Criteria

• Volunteer's project and news ideas (please develop why you would like to work with our organisation) -50%- • Interest of culture and youth/kids work (please develop) -30%- • Motivation of volunteer -10%- • Personal soft skills -5%- • Others experiences -5%- More information on EVS database : http://ec.europa.eu/youth/evs/aod/hei_form_en.cfm?EID=14000956914 More information abour our organisation www.csc-leteil.fr

Procedure

Please send CV and motivation letter CONNECTED to the project before the 10th of January, 2012 at sve@csc-leteil.fr Commission of social and cultural center will take place to select the volunteer around the 15th of January, 2012 • Kids field coordinator • Youth field coordinator • Volunteers of our organisation • Twin-cities members

Міжнародний молодіжний обмін Live Your City (Афіни, березень 2012)

Молодіжна НГО "Іскра" шукає 2-х учасників-хлопців  для проекту “LIVE YOUR CITY”, що проходитиме в Афінах (Греція) 22-29 березня 2012 року.

Робоча мова проекту: англійська.

Основні теми проекту – розвиток місцевих громад, міжкультурний діалог (більше детальна інформація в додатку)

Очікується участь груп з Греції, Латвії, Швеції, Норвегії, Хорватії, Литви, Білорусії, України, Косово, Македонії, Іорданії та Ізраілю.

Кого  шукаємо: молодих людей в віці від 18 до 25 років, зі знанням англійської мови, з активною життєвою позицією, відкритих до інших культур, з інтересом до теми семінару, з дійсним закордонним паспортом. Попередня участь в громадській діяльності вітається.

Організатори забезпечують: харчування, проживання, екскурсії,  а також оплачують 70% проїзду і витрати на візу.

Бажаєте взяти участь?

Надішліть свою мотивацію (одна сторінка А4) і резюме (обидва документи англійською мовою) до 12 грудня 2011 року на iskra.ngo@gmail.com. Результати відбору будуть повідомлені не пізніше 19 грудня.

Information from NGO ISKRA

EVS year in Italy. Urgent

"The EVS volunteers will find their role and place in the mentioned context and will be invited to join every step of our activities: in the beginning they will join our already ongoing projects and than, once they will feel confortable with italian language and get acquainted with our working methodology, they (if willing to) can try to organize and project new activities according to their own ideas and interests.
They will be fully integrated into the local and international activities we organise, either through participation or by being part of the staff; volunteers will also be stimulated to take part in International events (Council of Europe trainings, YiA seminars, etc) exactly on the same level of the “internal” volunteers of the association."

More information about projecthttp://ec.europa.eu/youth/evs/aod/hei_form_en.cfm?EID=42000672501

Маєте бажання спробувати? Чекаємо мотивацію під цей проект, а також СВ і фото.

Дякуємо!

Youth NGO "Iskra"Chkalova St., 63
54055 Mykolaiv, Ukraine

iskra.ngo@gmail.com

www.facebook.com/ngo.iskra

 

ЄВС вакансія в Португалії – шукаємо хлопця-волонтера!

Молодіжна організація «Іскра» терміново шукає волонтера (хлопця) для проекту Європейської Волонтерської Служби (ЄВС) тривалістю 9 місяців в місті Брага, Португалії.

Що отримає волонтер? Повне покриття витрат: 100% витрат на проживання, харчування, кишенькові гроші, медична страховка, місцевий транспорт, мовні курси, віза і 90% витрат на проїзд до Португалії і назад.

Яку роботу виконуватиме волонтер? Він працюватиме з дітьми і молоддю, що походять з національних меншин, матиме змогу  розробити власний проект для молоді.Разом з ним працюватимуть інші волонтери з Європи.

Кого ми шукаємо?

-          комунікабельну і креативну людину

-          віком від 18 до 30 років

-          з дійсним закордонним паспортом

-          зі знаннями англійської мови

-          попередній досвід роботи з дітьми і міжкультурний досвід вітаються!

Своє резюме англійською мовою надсилайте на iskra.ngo@gmail.com

Youth NGO "Iskra"Chkalova St., 63
54055 Mykolaiv, Ukraine

iskra.ngo@gmail.com

www.facebook.com/ngo.iskra

International Training courses. How to apply

The Youth in Action programme runs training courses throughout the year for youth workers and young people for the preparation and implementation of projects. Many of these are specific to an Action but there are also training courses for organisations and individuals interested in a specific theme.
Please note that participants should be at least 18 years old. Be aware that the training courses listed will be in English, without the possibility of permanent translation.
The host National Agency will pay for accommodation, meals, any local transport and 70% of your travel costs.
How to apply:
1. On website salto-youth find training calendar
2. Choose your intersting topic and put your country
3. Read conditions of training, aims and full application form
4. Wait for answer and be lucky :)

Short Study Visit: "South East Europe meets Finnish Youth work" Finland, 8th - 12th November 2011

Short study visit

8-12 November 2011 | Kouvola, Lappeenranta, Finland

This SSV offers the information and knowledge about youth policy and youth work in Finland and aim is to have future cooperation in between the South East Europe and participating countries within YiA –programme.

This SSV offers the information and tools to develop future cooperation in between the participating countries within YiA –programme.
Objectives
Linked to the aim are different objectives.
• To give an overview to Finnish youth policy and youth work
• To promote equal and solid partnerships
• To share experience and good practises
• To clarify the concept behind YiA -projects (why and how) and their life cycles
• Give an overview of where and how to find information on various things (the Youth in Action Programme, partner finding, local funding)
Methodology
There will be different methodologies used during the SSV, such as presentations, project visits, workshops, as well as informal space.
More information ...