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Data de início: 01-05-2013

Data de fim: 01-05-2014

Vagas: 1

Duração: 12 mes(es)

Data limite de candidatura: 01-01-2013

Financiamento: Candidatura

Subsídio mensal (Dinheiro de bolso): 95 €

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Resumo: The organization's programme focuses on providing educational, informational and leisure time activities to children and young people in the the town (some projects include as well the Prespa cross-border region-Greece, Albania and fYROM) as also activities for the touristic development of the area. Non formal learning about arts and new technologies, informational and support activities on topics such as volunteerism and civil society, social inclusion, physical, psychological and mental health and job opportunities as well as awareness raising about important issues such as the environement, gender, human rights, cultural diversity and European integration are the main topics of the project. The key participants are NGOs and other Youth institutions, the local communities, young people and the touristic stakeholders. The main goals are: information, non formal learning, awarness rasining, collaboration and networking.

All the projects are long-term (minimum 1-2 years) including activities such as:
A programme of activities including workshops, seminars, informational activities, support groups, exchanges, meetings and cultural activities (concerts, exhibitions). The programme aims to support young people's initiatives and to help them develop as European citizens.
Running of a cultural space in cooperation with the Municipality of Prespa that includes a library, informational activities, raising awareness, non formal education, events, exhibitions and also works as a meeting point for young people, offers information, written and audiovisual material for the visitors and tourists and informational material on topics such as physical, psychological and mental health, volunteerism programmes and job opportunities.
Youth exchanges and youth trainings.

The organization Box: educational activities in all villages of Prespa (workshops, moving library, games and events)
The research, revival and utilization of our cultural heritage includes: research through a variety of research methods (reviewing previews, research and literature; interviewing and travel); compilation of reports based on the research results; and revival of costumes, traditions, crafts and occupations through workshops, events and other activities.

Coordination of actions for the touristic development of the area (in the area of Western Macedonia: program Transnatura, in the cross-border region: cooperations in the frame of the INTERREG programs) with main goal the collaboration among touristic stakeholders in the areas of Aminteo, Nestorio and Prespa for the development of a modern model of rural tourism with main force the cooperation of the local stakeholders and the use of the natural and cultural heritage.

Perfil: Useful for this programme will be if the volunteers:
are interested in children and youth and in designing and implementing small to medium sized projects for them (the duration of these projects can be from 3 days to 10 months)
are creative and can design educational, informational and recreational activities for children and youth
are interested in alternative ways of tourism and sustainable development of a rural isolated area
are enthusiastic, sociable, open-minded and communicative
are interested in research and contact-making
have artistic skills
Generally, a capacity for self motivation and experience in rural and isolated communities will help the volunteer to gain as much as possible from this experience.

Tarefas: Designing and Preparing of projects: the volunteer will assist in supporting project leaders by helping to develop the content of a project, assist in designing the work plan, research on possible partners involved

Designing, Preparation and Realisation of Events: the volunteer will support the project leaders in compiling an action plan (transport, accommodation, board, visas, material, publications, promotion, etc.) for the event (cultural events, educational activities, meetings, round table discussions and conferences) in drawing up a budget for the event, in collecting material for the event (e.g conference: guidelines, background briefs, agenda, etc), partner search on a national and international level, in arranging the different tasks of the action plan, in supporting the participants of the events, in compiling the conclusions and in drawing up a follow up. For example: the annual youth exchange. The volunteer can also organises small events on own initiative, or together with the team of volunteers but always with the support of the host organization team. Events such as; Break-dance Party, Cultural Carnival, Balkan Night, Treasure hunt, etc. The will also be able of participate in the touristic development activities that include mainly cooperations with tourist stakeholders in the area, but also cross-border areas in Albania and FYROM. The activities include research, organisation of seminars, networking, creating of promotional material and propulsion through modern tools of network and promotion.

Workshops and other educational activities: The volunteer will help to devise a series of workshops to stimulate the young people's interest in the fine arts, new technologies, to create awareness about important issues such as the environment, gender, human rights, etc and to help young people create a better understanding of their cultural heritage, their individual cultural expressions and their cultural diversity. The volunteer will be involved in the designing, planning (organisational and technical details) and realising of the workshops. Workshops organised in the past: photography, drawing, music, dance, theatre, handicraft, computer, internet and English conversation workshops.

The organization's Box: Three times a week the volunteer will visit the villages of the region to meet with the children. They will play games, make handicraft workshops, or play theatre and prepare the outcome of the workshops: public presentation, exhibition. Concert, etc. The volunteer gets freedom in the choice and organisation of the activities.

Research: The volunteer will assist in devising and co-ordinating research where needed, i.e. help review available literature and previous research (where linguistic skills allow), research on funding possibilities, NGO and youth centre activities, research on possible new collaborations, for good and bad models of tourism in similar rural areas of Europe, tools for the promotion of touristic products etc. They will also assist in conducting interviews where possible or to contribute to such a programme of interviews, assist in compiling reports, creating profiles and a database (possibly also creation of a website)

Running of the Cultural Space ('The Library'): The volunteers will participate in running the public library, Prespa. Random tasks in the centre are recording books, playing games with youth, assisting youth on computers etc. The volunteer will be responsible for organising small activities such as games, workshops or music/ movie nights on weekly basis, or bigger events on a monthly basis. The volunteer will also assist in the organisation of small activities on weekly basis for youth like games, activities, music and movies nights or bigger activities on monthly basis.

Contact making activities: Research on possible new partners and interested parties (internet search, etc), contact-making meetings (travelling involved), assist in developing a relationship with the young people of the wider area sufficient to encourage their participation in the programme

Participation in trainings: In addition to the on arrival and mid-term training, the volunteer will have the opportunity to participate in different trainings and seminars according to her/his field of activities in Greece and abroad.

Documentação: CV + Carta de Motivação em inglês