EVS-Tønsberg Youth work
Start date: Jun 17, 2014,
End date: Oct 16, 2015
PROJECT
FINISHED
There have been 4 EVS-volunteers working this year in Tønsberg Kirkelige Fellesråd.They have run Quasimodo International Youth Cafe. The cafe is for 13-20 year old teenagers. We have the cafe open 4-6 days a week. The youths who come are searching for friends and acceptance. And many of the youngsters who come to the cafe has had a tough history and backgroundarry. The volunteers have focused on including, connecting and creating different activities together with the youth.
By working in the cafe and lead various activities and groups, the volunteers build stronger relationships with the youngsters.The teams goal is to model family values and make everyone feel welcome and valued.The volunteers have been working under the Deacon and alongside 1-2 youth workers.
The team has also worked with refugees in town.The Cafe is open one day a week for refugees women and their children, Mamma Cafe. Some of Our volunteers have also helped in a refugees Cafe in town.
Since some of the EVS volunteers speak arabic and russian, they have been able to build relationship with some of the refugees coming from arabic- and russian speaking countries.
During the year we have involved the youth who come to the cafe in various activities, festivals and camps. They have also got the opportunity to connect with youth coming from all over the world, from different cultures and countries. We think this make our youth more open minded and learn them how to build friendship with people that are different from themselves.
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