EVS project in EU (Austria, Italy) and EECA countries (Lithuania, Poland, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Ukraine)

14 long-term volunteer placements from February 2008 to November 2008

The main project aims were to promote dialogue and foster partnership building between youth voluntary service NGO’s and institutions/centres working in the field of social inclusion. The young volunteers engaged in a variety of local hosting projects, ranging from youth clubs, disabled care and refugee centres to community development and social work projects. The involvement of international volunteers in these projects increased awareness about the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008 and stimulated discussions about cultural diversity and social inclusion.

EVS project in EU (Finland, Germany, Italy, Lithuania) and Asia (China, India, Nepal, Vietnam)

13 long-term volunteer placements from September 2007 to June 2008

Project Documentation

The main aim of this project dedicated to the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue – 2008 was to foster intercultural dialogue between youth from European and Asian Countries. The young volunteers engaged in a variety of local hosting projects, ranging from youth clubs and youth initiated networks to community development and social work projects. The involvement of international volunteers in these projects stimulated intercultural dialogue, as well as promoted volunteerism among the youth in the respective host communities.

EVS project in EU (Estonia, Italy, Lithuania, Spain) and Latin America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador)

16 long-term volunteer placements from August 2007 to May 2008

Project Documentation

The main project aims were to enhance young people’s participation, leadership skills and their engagement in civil society by involving them in local development activities run with and for young people, targeting particularly young people in rural areas or from vulnerable groups. The young volunteers engaged in a variety of local hosting projects, ranging from youth clubs and youth initiated networks to community development and social work projects.

Multilateral EVS project in EU (Germany, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania) and SEE (Albania, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, Macedonia)       

14 long-term volunteer placements from August 2006 to May 2007

The main project aims were to enhance young people’s participation, leadership skills and their engagement in civil society in European Union and South Eastern European countries as well as to facilitate dialogue and exchange between young volunteers and youth from minority groups. Volunteers were placed both in youth NGO’s and public institutions running awareness-raising and civic education programmes with young people from multicultural, multiethnic and multi-faith backgrounds to empower their participation in local campaigns and local development.

Multilateral EVS project in EU Austria, Italy, Lithuania,  and EECA countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova)

10 long-term volunteer placements from March 2006 to November 2006

The objective of this EU – EECA multilateral EVS project was to enhance youth mobility in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova and Georgia, offering mobility and voluntary service opportunities in projects dealing with youth and children in need. The young volunteers engaged in local hosting projects dealing with youth and children, ranging from child care, migrant, refugee and IDP, to local youth centres, providing an added value to the local communities and gaining valuable experiences in working with children and youngsters.