Short-Term EVS Volunteering in Albania, May 2012

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From: European Intercultural Forum e.V. <eif.germany@googlemail.com>
Venue: Tirana, Albania //  Dates: 1st of May – 1st of June 2012

A group of 10 volunteers from Germany will be active to promote volunteering and inclusion in various places in the capital of Albania, Tirana during one month. The project lasts from 1st of May to 1st of June 2012 and will gather 10 volunteers, from which 4 should be with “fewer opportunities” (social, cultural, financial and educational obstacles). A short-term EVS proejct allows young people to get to know this programme and eventually do a second long-term EVS project afterwards.

Sending organisation: European Intercultural Forum e. V. (reference 2010-DE-31 in the EVS database: http://ec.europa.eu/youth/evs/aod/hei_en.cfm)

Hosting organisation:  Beyond Barriers (reference 2011-SI-44 in the EVS database)

Activities of the volunteers
The group of 10 volunteers will undertake different activities to promote volunteering, inclusion and active citizenship. The main activities of the volunteers will be:

1.    Assisting in development and delivery of educational activities in the special school for children with learning difficulties in Tirana. Three days per week – Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday – the volunteers will work with the children in collaboration with their teacher by creating social recreation activities for and with them. Volunteers will also help the children in their class and home works by giving them support

2.    Promoting European Voluntary Service and Youth in Action programme in the high schools, universities and local NGOs of Tirana. Volunteers will do this according to the schedule that we will be designed with the volunteer upon arrival (approx. one day a week). The main aim of this activity is to spread information about values of volunteering and participation of youth in the social life of the community. 

3.    Updating a common blog with articles, short movies and photographies to promote the project activities.

The volunteers will have time for developing their ideas about different celebration activities related to youth and to disability for May 21st 2012, the Diversity Day and for Children’s Day (June 1st). The volunteers will be free to propose activities and the staff of the hosting organisation (Beyond Barriers) will support them and create the possibilities to realise their initiatives. The volunteers will work in close cooperation with the staff, the local volunteers and with the special support of the supervisor and the mentors.

Arrangements: The volunteers will share together in a flat (shared rooms with same gender) with shared kitchen and all needed facilities. They will work 5 days per week, 25-30 hours per week. Two consecutive days off per week are planned as well as 2 days holiday. Food and local transportation will be provided to the volunteers. Additionally the volunteer will receive an allowance of EUR 50 (also called pocket money). Support measures, training, insurance, language course are also included in the programme. The grant covers 90% of the travel costs of the volunteer who is responsible to cover the remaining 10% of his/her international travel costs home-venue-home (10% corresponds to about 20-30 EUR)

Application procedures: send CV and motivation letter in English to eif.germany@googlemail.com . Deadline for application: February 4th, 2012. Profile: resident in Germany, aged 18-30, being motivated, cultural awareness. Youth with fewer opportunities are welcome to apply! Applications of youth with migration background will receive special attention!