W.A.V.E - W(orldwide) A(ctive) V(olunteers) in E(urope) is a Group EVS project implemented in 18 rural and small urban communities from Gorj and Dolj County – South West Romania that will gather 36 young volunteers from Programme, Neighbouring Partner and Other Countries of the World. The project aims both towards volunteer social and personal development, providing them with opportunities for intercultural learning, new skills and abilities development, multilinguism and European Awareness as well as organizational and community development – encouraging youngsters participation in local communities, promoting European Active Citizenship and encouraging local and international partnership. The project is structured in three main phases: the Preparation phase, EVS service and the Valorisation and Evaluation Phase.
The EVS service phase will start for all 36 volunteers at the same time, will last 9 month and shall compile a set of diverse and learning orientated activities.
Location: W.A.V.E shall be implemented in Gorj and Dolj Counties in the following sites:
- Gorj county: Novaci, Baia de Fier, Rovinari, Balteni, Bumbesti Jiu, Târgu Cărbunesti, Matasari, Ticleni, Tismana
- Dolj county: Amarastii de Jos, Dabuleni, Segarcea, Gighera, Giurgita, Leu, Melinesti, Calarasi, Daneti.
*Please come back soon, the information of the hosting communities is being updated every day.
Follow the links below in order to find out more information about each of the communities- soon to be updated with targeted information for the volunteers recruited.
http://www.judetuldolj.ro/dolj/servlet/portal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolj http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorj
Theme: Community Youth Development and European Active Participation and Citizenship
- Stimulate the intercultural learning process and enhance the European Awareness and Active Participation within the hosting communities from Gorj and Dolj County.
- Provide the context and the opportunities for all volunteers to develop both personally as well as socially by acquiring and improving new skills and competences as well as boost their self-confidence.
- Increase tolerance towards different cultures by learning and accepting the cultural differences.
- Contribute to the community development by boosting the participation and active involvement of young people in their local communities.
- Encourage the participation of youngsters with fewer opportunities
- Widen and strengthen the partnership and co-operation relation in between all project promoters
The project aims to involve the volunteers as promoters and multipliers in order to spur European
Awareness and active citizenship and establish bridges of communication in between sites in their home country and the areas they are established.
All the activities will be developed in 3 dimensions: personal development, development within
the host organization and community youth development.
The volunteers will be charged with designing, organizing, and implementing, in conjunction with local counterparts and youngsters from their hosting communities, a variety of activities such as:
- sports events
- environmental activities
- group games
- thematic workshops
- youth camps
- walks in the cities, visits to different sights and events
- theatre and art creative workshop
- music and dance
- cultural awareness and learning activities, etc.
- all volunteers will get the opportunity to get involved in other national and/or international programmes and activities developed by ARDR during the EVS Service.
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The volunteers tasks will be diverse and focused both on social and personal development of the volunteers as well as the community youth development.
The role of the volunteers will be that of attending all the meetings, trainings and scheduled activities, dedicate their time according to the recommended hours in assisting in the preparation, implementation and evaluation of various activities:
- Attend all preparation, evaluation, planning and thematic trainings ( On Arrival)
- Attend all language classes, participate in the class , learn and prepare accordingly.
- prepare themselves for each meeting with the requested materials (for example: filling on time the monthly evaluation forms)
- Assist the local community facilitator and contribute activly in the preparation, implementation and evaluation of community non formal education activities
- Work with the youngsters of the hosting communities; propose activities , discussion topics, share opinions, cultural and traditional customs, etc.
- Openly communicate with the mentor, the local community facilitator, his/her peer volunteers and the EVS coordinator
- Be responsible and meet one’s tasks accordingly.
On top of that, ARDR needs your support on other ongoing initiatives:
1. EuroSat: www.euro-sat.org
2. Click on EVS: www.clickonevs.eu - Online councilors for potential volunteers that want to join one of the ARDR EVS projects
3. Stage an EVS Caravan in the whole South-West part of Romania (5 counties) for the last leg of the WAVE project
4. EPYD: www.epyd.eu
5. YES for EVS: www.yesforevs.eu - Online councilors for potential volunteers that want to join one of the ARDR EVS projects
6. EVS WAVE monitoring
Accommodation
During the two weeks, all volunteers are to be accommodated at “Nature INN” , a guest house– a beautiful rural location, next to the mountains. The volunteers will share a room (2 persons/ room) with their own bed, bathroom, kitchen, living, dining hall and a wonderful natural surrounding.
After two weeks, the volunteers will be distributed in pairs within the 18 different rural and small urban communities. The volunteers will live either with host families or share a living location together. The living location will meet decent living standards (private room, free access to kitchen and bathroom, current cold water with the possibility of providing hot water at least one hour/day, functioning heating system, clean and secure location).
ARDR in cooperation with each hosting community will make all efforts to find the best accommodation location for the volunteers. All accommodation and utility costs (water, gas, electricity) shall be covered by the hosting organization.
All accommodation costs (including utilities) are to be covered 100% by the coordinating organization
Food will be provided in the first two weeks by the staff of the guest house. The volunteers will help with the preparation of the meals, serving and cleaning.
For the next 8 ½ months buying and preparing the food is to be the sole responsibility of the volunteers. For preparing the food the volunteers will have free access to an equipped kitchen.
In the case of volunteers staying in host families a solution will be to serve meals with the family.
The hosting organization will provide each volunteer with a monthly food allowance from which they shall cover the alimentation costs. The allowance is enough for insuring a very good living standard (being much higher than the amount and average citizen from the region spends for food). However the allowance will not be enough for ensuring every day eating in a restaurant or bistro.
The local transportation costs of the volunteers necessary for the activities implementation will be covered 100% by the association from the project budget.
The international transport of the volunteer from his/her home to the site of the project shall be covered 100% - two ways (Economy flight tickets and/or 2nd class train tickets).
The personal transport of the volunteers (local, national or international) will be not in the responsibility of the association.
Due to the importance of communication with the people from the hosting communities (most of them can not speak any foreign languages) will be of crucial importance for the volunteers to learn the Romanian Language at a good speaking level.
The volunteers will have the responsibility to attend all language courses according to the schedule as well as to make every effort in studying and learning the language.
The Coordinating Organizations will arrange for Romanian Language Courses on weekly basis for as much time as the volunteer will need. The Romanian language lessons shall be provided by experienced language teachers. The content and structure of the language courses will be projected together with the volunteers, taking into consideration their learning abilities and needs.
The language courses will be provided free of charge for the entire period of the EVS project.
The costs of the language training is to be covered by the organization.
Each volunteer is entitled to receive a 60 Euro monthly allowance – pocket money, which they can spent as they choose/want.
Age: 18 – 30 years Selection criteria: - gender and geographical balance - education is a plus - at least basic level of English (being able to make herself/himself understood by the others – able to communicate) Other requests: availability and desire to live in the countryside of Gorj and Dolj County
- Motivation Letter – please make specific reference to the position you have towards living and working in a rural area
- A recent picture and the Curriculum Vitae (European Format - prefferably)
- Support letter from your sending organization and specify the period for which you have an interest to volunteer
Deadline to Receive Applications: July 31st, 2010
Announcing the results for successful applications: August 5th, 2010
Interested in becoming an EVS volunteer ?
Fill in the online application at the Become a volunteer section specify you wish to become a volunteer in the W.A.V.E. project and we will get back to you.
For further information please contact:
Alexandru DIACONESCU,
Head of Life Long Learning Education Unit
Email: alexandru.diaconescu@ardr.ro
Tel. +40766 271694
