Macedónia

4094

Data de início: 01-04-2014

Data de fim: 31-05-2014

Vagas: 2

Duração: 2 mes(es)

Data limite de candidatura: 13-03-2014

Financiamento: Aprovado

Subsídio mensal (Dinheiro de bolso): 50 €

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Resumo: The project ‘Streets Up for Citizenship and Inclusion’ is a short term EVS project that links social inclusion and active citizenship of marginalized youth particularly of Roma youth, juvenile delinquents and ex-offenders. It aims to
motivate young people to be active contributors to community development by encouraging them to take initiative and be active citizens. It will open the space to explore and exchange practices in the field of youth work development and support processes of inclusion of youngsters from marginalized communities.

The project is build around the organization’s annual event, held in May 2014, where volunteers will implement their service prior and during the final event. The EVS volunteers will be engaged in Art and Culture and Youth Information activities throughout their service they will develop sense for initiative, communication skills and entrepreneurial attitudes.

The short term EVS project will offer vacancy for: 12 volunteers coming from 6 different countries (Italy, Poland, Turkey, Romania, France, Portugal – two volunteers from each country) for 2 month (April-May 2014) in one of the largest interethnic and inter-religious town In Macedonia. The volunteers will have the chance to work on their personal and professional improvement, developing their communication, entrepreneurship and initiative skills.

Perfil: The project will specifically motivate youth with fewer opportunities (Roma, youth delinquents, youth ex-prisoners) to engage themselves in learning and increase their spirit for initiative and participation, thus foster the volunteers for a local follow-up in their countries which will ensure the sustainable effect of the project. All of the partner promoters will work towards the aim to include young people with fewer opportunities on short term EVS projects in order to support their learning and develop competences that will improve their position in the society. Both the hosting and the sending organizations would like to offer possibilities of all interested volunteers that fulfill the Youth in Action criteria (age, legal residence) regardless of the age, religion, cultural, sexual and other background.
Priority should be given to:

• Youth with educational and socio-economic difficulties (people with insufficient education, family problems, young people with limited social skills and economic difficulties), thus involving ex - offenders, youngsters coming from orphanages etc. Further to this a special priority will be given to young people who have never been employed before in order to improve their competences to access the job market.

• Young people facing cultural differences. In regards to this the project will include youngsters from Roma communities, both in the sending organization and in the hosting community.

- Be aged between 18 and 30
- Competently able to work in English language
- Be able and committed to act as multipliers in their community
after the end of the service
- Be resident in one of the following countries: Portugal, Poland, France, Romania, Italy and Turkey
- Full presence on the EVS Service

Tarefas: The volunteers will be working with local youth workers and youth leaders to implement different types of actions and initiatives in the local community in the field of Art and Culture and Youth Information. This short term service is centralizes around the spring outdoor manifestation, Fest. This is a 3 day event, aiming to raise awareness on inclusion of marginalized groups in the local community, and most of all inclusion of young people in general. Therefore the service will be focused on organizing workshops in the Roma community and contributing to improvement of their situation in the society.

Orientation Training and Preparation: This will be an introduction to the local community, culture and environment, focused on getting to know local reality and inhabitants’ relation. In addition to that the EVS volunteers will be invited to participate on workshops that focus on working with marginalized youth, so as to prepare and learn how to approach and work with the target group.

Preparatory Workshops: This part will include meeting with the staff and youth workers to plan the activities that volunteers will deliver within the local community. The EVS volunteers will conduct joint workshops with the local youth workers, in the form of open workshops in the local youth coming from marginalized groups, or in public outdoor areas (such as public photo exhibition, cultural presentations etc.) Festival Activities: This will be activities volunteers will do for the final event. In this part volunteers will organize small open activities for 2-3 hours during the 3 days of festival. They will deliver the activities with local youth workers and volunteers. The activities will include street animation techniques, acting, photography etc.

Evaluation and Learning: Evaluation of the workshops and discussion of the learning aspects of EVS volunteers and what they can apply once they go back in their local communites.

Condições: 1

Documentação: CV + Carta de Motivação em Inglês