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Supporting health & fitness activities within the local community
Start date: Aug 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2015 PROJECT  FINISHED 

Duration of Service: 10 months / Countries Involved: UK & Germany / Number of Volunteers: 1 Location: The Junction Sports & Leisure Centre (Bournemouth YMCA, UK) Type of EVS Project: Supporting health & fitness activities within the local community Themes: Health & Wellbeing, Active Lifestyle, Active Ageing Objectives: The EVS volunteer assisted in our sports and leisure centre. Helping vulnerable users to access our facilities and coordinating children's healthy lifestyle activities. She also promoted our community programme at local events, schools, colleges etc. Impact: The EVS placement had a positive impact on the EVS volunteer, disadvantaged user groups and the wider Poole community. The EVS volunteer learned new skills, developed existing ones and had an opportunity to design and lead her own sessions/projects with staff support. During and after her placement, the volunteer learned and shared knowledge about cultural differences, sport & leisure, policies and good practice.
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