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COMPROMISSO SVE: PESSOAL, SOCIAL E AMBIENTAL
COMPROMISSO SVE: PESSOAL, SOCIAL E AMBIENTAL
Start date: Jan 5, 2016,
End date: May 4, 2017
PROJECT
FINISHED
"COMPROMISSO SVE: PESSOAL, SOCIAL E AMBIENTAL" is a Group EVS project with 1 Coordinating Organisation (AMC from Portugal) and other 5 Host Organisations from Portugal and 6 volunteers (1 per country) from EU Programme Countries (Slovenia, Hungary, Greece, Romania, Latvia and Spain) during 12 months, from 5th February 2016 until 3rd February 2017. The EVS project´s main themes are social inclusion (children and Intergenerational activities) but also youth (mobility and participation, ooportunities, healthy lifestyles, culture and free time activities) with the aim of supporting AMC and its local partner institutions.The venue and all EVS Activity will take place in Amarante where volunteers will be involved in different tasks that will be developed in the Host Organisations (Casa da Juventude de Amarante managed by AMC and in 4 other local institutions: Cooperativa CERCIMARANTE, Associação A TERRA DOS HOMENS, União das Freguesias de Amarante and Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Amarante).The main activities will be the support to technicians on training and free time activities for children, elderly and disable people as well as support to local Youth Center (Casa da Juventude de Amarante) elaboration and implementation of activity program for young people, strongly involved in mobility and participation projects under Erasmus+ YA Program.The working methods will be based on Non Formal Education, active participation and learning by doing. The EVS volunteers will learn by their own experiences in direct contact with other youngsters and target-groups from each Hosting Organisation. The volunteers will use several methods of Non Formal Education during their tasks: brainstormings, round tables, work in small groups and plenary presentation, production of multimedia material (photo and video), exhibitions, energisers, role-plays, simulations, activities from COMPASS (Manual for Human Rigths Education with young people), sports and outdoor activities, guided visits, etc..This will be a very important moment of learning, personal growth and an opportunity to open their horizons and enrich their knowledge. Volunteers will also have the opportunity to develop their autonomy, communication skills and social interaction.This EVS project intends to create a great impact both to volunteers and host organizations, and by that, to the entire community. The regular presence of foreign volunteers in those institutions, valorize the role of young people in society, reinforce the values of solidarity, also at intergerational dimension, and place youth organizations such as AMC as local coordinators and "embassators" of Europe and its opportunities.