EVS Project in Italy Sardinia - EVS imprinting: 365 days of community life

EVS Project in Italy
EVS imprinting: 365 days of community life

             Sardinia

EVS Project
Hosting organisation: Association TDM 2000
City: Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy

Starting date: 1st of October 2014—1st of October 2015
Duration: 12 months

Numbers of volunteers: 7
Nationality of volunteers: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Georgia and Latvia

Volunteers age: 18—30

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Summary of the project

EVS imprinting: 365 days of community life it’s a long term service
project that take place in Cagliari
(Italy) and involve 7 volunteer for 12 months service coming from
Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Georgia, and
Latvia. The project promote ad support the importance of the cultur-
al diversity, solidarity and youth information.
Through the activity “Impariamo le culture e la solidarietà” the volun-
teers help pupils to understand better the diversity of the communi-

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ties they are part of and the richness they can have with the discover-
ing of the values and habits of other cultures and also the value of
the solidarity being involved in a voluntary work discovering as well
which is the profile and the action of voluntary work in Cagliari.
Though the activity ‘International summer week’ the volunteers sup-
port the organization to realize one of the most youth intercultural
festival of the Mediterranean. The youth festival gather together
more then 200 people from all over the world giving a huge impact in
the intercultural dialogue among different culture, lifestyle and reali-
ties.

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Through the activity “In-formazione: crea il tuo futuro reloaded” the vol-
unteers support the organization in delivering information to young peo-
ple about European opportunities in the field of international mobility and
education through workshops and radio programmes. The projects aim to
promote the developing of non-formal competencies and soft skills useful
for the personal and professional future of young people.
With the 3 activities the project give a big impact in the local community
and in the EVS volunteers that will get a lot of experience and new skills
through the voluntarism and exchange with their peers in the hosting
community and growing as a person in multicultural environment. The

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visibility done with multimedia tools and materials will be created during
the project (for example #100volunteerdays account and hashtag) a inter-
national impact will be given especially among young people at local and
international level.

The scheduled activities for EVS Volunteers will be essentially 3 and they
will be carried out for 12 months from October 1st, 2014 to October 1st,
2015.
All the activities will be coordinated by members of the Association and by
local volunteers, who will also provide training and support to EVS Volun-
teers.

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Let’s learn the cultures and solidarity
"Let's learn the cultures and solidarity" is an activity carried out in collabora-
tion with primary schools in Cagliari with the aim of disseminating and shar-
ing the importance of multiculturalism, solidarity and voluntary work among
children and adolescents.
The activity will consist in the preparation, implementation and evaluation of
activities that our staff take place in schools, aimed at deepening the
knowledge of the cultures of EVS volunteers, their volunteering experiences,
and to promote volunteerism and values such as solidarity and tolerance.
Through non-formal education sessions, students will be encouraged to ex-
plore the diversity and variety of cultures that exist inside and outside their
small frame of reference (home, school, leisure). They will have the oppor-
tunity to meet third sector and youth volunteers in our community. Another
task will be to draw up a brochure summarizing at the end of the activities.

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Volunteer Profile - Let's learn the cultures and solidarity

                                                                      Let’s learn the cultures and solidarity
   communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to es-
    tablish good relationships with young people;
   patience, tolerance and flexibility;
   creativity and the ability to think outside the box;
   problem-solving skills;
   organizational skills;
   the ability to prioritize your workload and to work to strict
    deadlines;
   motivation and enthusiasm;
   self-confidence and the ability to persuade;
   the ability to use your initiative and be proactive;
   an open-mind and a “can do” attitude;
   a great deal of resilience;
   flexible and non-judgmental approach to people and work;
   the capacity to learn quickly;
   energy, resourcefulness, responsibility, patience and a caring
    nature;
   a sense of humor and the ability to keep things in perspective.
   spoken and written communication skills (English, Italian)

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"International Summer Week 2015" is the planning and im-
plementation of an international event that brings together
more than 200 young people from all parts of the world. The
event takes place every summer in Sardinia for over 15 years,
and in the 8-day event offers space, content and opportuni-

                                                                    International Summer Week 2015
ties for discussion and sharing for those who participate, be-
coming ambassador of tolerance, respect and personal
growth and helps to eliminate stereotypes through the un-
derstanding of other cultures.
 During the long preparatory phase, the volunteers will be
involved in promoting the event internationally, with the aim
of being able to reach the largest possible number of young
people through social networks, websites, blogs and other
appropriate channels of promotion at the local level and in-
ternationally.
The volunteers will also work with the staff in giving infor-
mation support to prospective participants, as indications of
the places of the event, agenda, visas, possible routes of trav-
el, mode of participation, etc.. During the implementation
phase, the volunteers will support the organizing committee
in welcoming the participants, providing the first infor-
mation, managing check-in and check-out and distributing
the material related to the event; collaborate in the manage-
ment of non-formal and intercultural event (thematic games,
discovery activities of the area, visits to archaeological sites,
institutional meetings, etc) and the collection of audio / video
material useful for the promotion and evaluation following
the event.

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International Summer Week 2015
      Volunteer Profile - International Summer Week

   an open-mind and a “can do” attitude;
   a great deal of resilience;
   flexible and non-judgmental approach to people and work;
   the capacity to learn quickly;
   commercial awareness;
   an understanding of appropriate technical equipment and
    relevant editing software;
   interpersonal, communication, research skills;
   creativity and the ability to think outside the box;
   problem-solving skills;
   organizational skills;
   the ability to prioritize your workload and to work to strict
    deadlines;
   motivation and enthusiasm;
   spoken and written communication skills (English);

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"In-training: create your future reloaded", already carried out

                                                                        In-training: create your future reloaded
for years in various forms and in all the territory of Sardinia, will
be held in collaboration with the Regional Agency for the Right to
Education, and the door MoVE (regional Centre for European
mobility). Through these activities, we aim to respond to 'young
people need verified by us to have more information and educa-
tion on the opportunities offered by Europe and by local institu-
tions.
The volunteers support local staff in the creation of sessions for
young people, in the preparation of text and graphics, planning
and development of videos and materials on the experiences of
youth mobility, to be presented within their own business. In col-
laboration with the Association UnicaRadio also create a radio
program to disseminate interviews and experiences of young
people, and information on opportunities for international mobil-
ity.

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Volunteer Profile - In-training: create your future reloaded

                                                                     In-training: create your future reloaded
    an interest in news, current affairs and a good general
     knowledge;
    communication and interpersonal skills;
    good oral communication, with an authoritative voice, con-
     fidence in front of a camera and an “on air” presence;
    an understanding of appropriate technical equipment and
     relevant editing software;
    ability to work under pressure, both within teams and indi-
     vidually;
    analytical skills and ability to absorb, extract and present
     information in a clear and understandable way;
    an interest in people/building rapport, able to handle inter-
     actions with sensitivity,
    empathy and diplomacy;
    an eye for a story, with an ability to generate original;
    resourcefulness and creative problem-solving skills.
    an open-mind and a “can do” attitude;
    a great deal of resilience;
    spoken and written communication skills (English, Italian);

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CONTACTS

Official TDM 2000 website: http://www.tdm2000.org/

EVS blog: http://volunteeringineurope.blogspot.it/

TDM 2000 Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/associazionetdm2000?fref=ts

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