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European Voluntary Stage: volunteers performing solidarity
Start date: May 1, 2016,
End date: Dec 31, 2016
PROJECT
FINISHED
European Voluntary Stage: volunteers performing solidarity is one month EVS project held in two countries, Italy and Georgia. During July and August 2016 the project will bring together 5 volunteers from UK to Georgia and 2 Volunteers from UK to Caglairi, Italy in order to work on implement Summer , Cultural and music Festivals . Volunteers directly involved in the activity are young people with fewer opportunities aged from 18 to 30, who have strong motivation and interest in related topics, such as youth issues,inclusion, volunteering ,diversity, event-management, media communication and promotion ,By working on the Summer Festivals volunteers gain skills, knowledge and attitudes that will be important to them to be active members of their community and global society (critical thinking, skills in using new media, inter-cultural and inter-personal skills, communication, promotional , project management ) and to be more aware of the opportunities how to be involved and how to make an impact on solving various issues of their community. beside all above mentioned volunteers will have sense of setisfaction after the activities, faith in themselves and their strengths. The main aim of the project is to give certain set of competences to become active citizens, to promote and replicate youth projects and events as a key to develop. During their stay a volunteers will live work in the intercultural team, learn how to organize their work, communicate with each other and cooperate also with the local volunteers in organizing, managing and promotion of the music festival. OBJECTIVES:- to give the opportunity to learn the basics of promotion and management an event;- To boost intercultural dialogue and celebrate diversity - to give competencies for covering the event via social media and new digital tools;-To create comfortable and equal atmosphere in order to perform creativity and establish group dynamic;- to promote volunteering among the international volunteers but also within the local community of youngsters from - showing a positive example of a project which has a strong impact on society;- to let the youngsters perceive and understand some of the cultural specificities and the main issues of youth in Georgia - to develop the social, cultural, as well as soft competencies of young people involved in the project.The presented EVS will have a wide direct impact in Tbilisi , in Anaklia, In Cagliari, as it will be contributing in widely visible cultural events. The dissemination of the project results will be done through several levels and it will ensure very high visibility of our project. We believe that the project will inspire all the participating individuals to replicate the same notions in their own communities to tackle the local needs and issues.