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Start date: Apr 29, 2014,

Egyesek Youth Association organizes its yearly short-term EVS project which we address only to youngsters with multiple challenges since 2010. Our intention is to develop the project and create learning opportunities for the international volunteers as well as for the local community. We invite 30 volunteers from 10 countries (GR, PL, FR, LV, HR, UA, RUS, Mexico, India, Vietnam) to a community center called Creative Space which is located in Nógrád county, one of the poorest region in Hungary. The volunteers plan, organize, realize and evaluate action-based learning activities for disadvantaged rural children and youngsters in English language. The programme consists of 3 days on-arrival training, 2 weeks of non-formal learning activities (playsessions) in 5 villages, 1 environmental action day, open event, closing and evaluation. The volunteers are responsible for running the group accommodation and documenting the camp in films, photos, writing and promote it in diverse ways. These complex tasks enable youngsters with different backgrounds, to be active citizen and realize what can they learn from volunteering. It gives them deeper understanding of life and what they want from it. At the same time our activity aims to involve local youngsters and to show them example by the EVSers how to be responsible for themselves and take action for their communities. The methods we use are experimental learning which is supported by professional mentors living and working together with the volunteers, and enable them to take initiative in their own lives to implement what they learnt during the service. According to the feedback of the ex-volunteers and local stakeholders our activity is highly appreciated and essential: we bring international experience to their life and create unique opportunities for everyone who is involved in the project. The diversity of the people and the activities we do in this project creates high energy on both individual and collective level.

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