Supporting YOUth
Start date: Aug 1, 2016,
End date: Apr 30, 2018
PROJECT
FINISHED
Current EVS project called 'Supporting YOUth' aims at providing non-formal education and intercultural learning opportunities to young people from Kavadarci: Youth Association creACTive, and Estonia: INVOLVED in the period of 21 months.EVS project In Macedonia will be based in the local youth club of the organization in Kavadarci, while part of the activities will be also developed in some villages near the city and the organic farm in creACTive ownership. Target group of this project are young people aged 13 to 25 from the town and the nearby villages, while the activities include various workshops in the fields of arts, culture, sport, language courses, use of computers, sports, theatre, media, games and others. Club is also open for youngsters’ free time activities during the whole day. The club already functions and employs four youth workers. Currently there are 5 EVS volunteers hosted and one volunteer from USA who is a Peace Corps volunteer. INVOLVED is sending 2 LT EVS volunteers to Macedonia. One will be working more in the youth center, whereas the other more with collaboration projects/partners and organic farming.Project includes in total 14 EVS volunteers: two long-term (12 months each, from October 2016 and from February 2017) and 12 short-term volunteers (1 month each, 2 young people together in the period of September, October 2016 and March - June 2017). Short-term is meant for youth with economic/ social and/or educational difficulties and INVOLVED will support them with providing additional support. Focus of voluntary work with youth with fewer opportunities will be in organic farm of creACTive. They will be introduced to organic farming through theoretical and practical classes, will take part in practical work on the organic farm and visit other organic farms in the region, and will be learning and developing business plan and further planning how to continue and to deliver their new experience.Main objectives of the project are:- active involvement of young people in civic participation in the community by way of non-formal education,- promotion of international exchanges and cross-cultural understanding and tolerance,- creation of necessary circumstances that will develop Volunteer's personal and professional growth. We would like to offer our EVS volunteers an opportunity to immerse into the field of non-formal education and in cultural environment of the hosting region/city. Learning foreign language develops competences and social skills. RO staff will support all volunteers in setting, planning and achieving learning objectives and enhancing his key competences within the period of EVS. Methodology of the project is elaborated in such a way that for LT Services it requires volunteer's active participation and involvement in the daily life of RO. Methodology is based on main principles of experiential learning cycle and non-formal education. Through participation in joint activities the volunteers and young people from Estonia and Macedonia acquire new knowledge and develop new attitudes towards different countries. Volunteer will have an opportunity to use all his experience from the project, to create active way of participation and develop competences which are important both for personal and professional future. Involvement in local community ensures that both foreign and volunteer’s community will benefit from the project.All volunteers receive Youthpass Certificate.