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Short term EVS for social inclusion of young people
Start date: Aug 1, 2010,

The Short Term EVS for social inclusion of young people aims to engage youth with fewer opportunities in a diverse range of activities, such as the provision of education and services, community and environmental action that will support their social inclusion and integration. In this regards the project contributes to a cohesive society creating bonds of trust and solidarity and, thus, social capital. The project will provide space for 15 young people from 5 countries (Macedonia, Italy, Iceland, Poland and Russia) with diverse religions, socio- economic backgrounds and ages to contribute to positive change in another country thus to stimulate active and responsible European citizenship, which is central to European ideals and values of democracy, solidarity and participation. The volunteers will be hosted in 4 countries (Macedonia, Poland, Iceland and Italy) for a period of one month.The project provides space for the volunteers to gain and exercise competences in leadership, communication and organisation skills, to extend their social networks and increate the possibility for them to move on to paid jobs in the future. The volunteering provides non-formal learning opportunities and is therefore a crucial instrument in the life-long learning. The project will aim to develop awareness of the volunteers about openness to learn and improve, as well as initiate a process of self-directed learning that would help a lot in the follow-up and sustainability of the project. Thus a web platform will be established to share the different experiences. There are two types of activities where the volunteers will be involved: " Running workshops for local young people using artistic tools such as paining, acting and other toolsthat can be useful for group learning. " Rural and urban development activities linked with the personal development of the EVS volunteers aswell as the local community development.
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