Call for and EVS volunteer for an approved project in Romania
Project Dates: 01.02.2017-01.10.2017
Brief description of the host organization:
Asociatia ‘Clubul Tinerilor din Sfantu Gheorghe’ – HITI Volunteering Centre Youth Club of Saint George is an organization founded in 2007 and legally registered in 2008.
The main goal is to realize local and international youth projects. The staff members are young professionals (sociologist, social workers, economists, teachers, psychologist, youth workers) with several years of experience in the youth field (having been members and leaders of other
organizations). The NGO is organizing regular activities for a group of 30 volunteers, most of
them youngsters. The organisation has organized also major events like the Youth Festival, a contest for the youth NGO’s from our county where more than 100 youngsters competed and shared experiences. The staff has also international experience as we have participated in several youth exchanges and trainings under the Youth In Action program. We also organized a 4.3 training in the town called ‘Triple C: Cultures-Communication-Cooperation’. Our organization is also involved in green projects in our town, we are working together with 77. Bora Istvan scout team in this field.
The Project:
After various national and international projects that we had done, we came to an understanding that there are many problems, challenges that occur when people with very different cultural backgrounds are working together as a team. The problem becomes even more dramatic in the case of youth with fewer possibilities, those who are on the road of social exclusion. One of the most important activities of our organization is connected to youth with fewer opportunities, especially to Roma children. At the last census in Covasna County there were 8238 Roma people, 1133 living in urban and 7105 living in rural areas. In reality they are more Roma people living in Covasna County.
Both Roma and non – Roma young people have to recognize together the values of Roma culture, traditions. Roma and non – Roma youth workers, youth leaders can and have to be supported by youth organizations. Nevertheless, they have to have methods and tools on how they can do that. This is the reason what why we plan to host 5 EVS volunteers from Hungary, Armenia, Estonia, Italy and Turkey to share and provide methods and tools for youth workers to recognize their cultural differences and to exchange them between Roma and non-Roma young people. We have two big separated places near Sfantu Gheorghe. One of them is Örkő area of Sfantu Gheorghe, an area separated by a long wall, where more than 3ooo Roma people live and also Roma youth from Valea Crisului, the nearest village.
The main aim of our project is to raise the level of information and to increase awareness about the importance of cooperation between different cultures.
Objectives of the project:
1. To involve Roma youth from Örkő area of Sfantu Gheorghe and Valea Crisului into youth
activities through non-formal education methods
2. To support Roma community development with the involvement of EVS volunteers
3. To promote cultural diversity and fight against discrimination of Roma people
4. To develop cooperation with other civic youth organizations
5. To promote voluntarism, EVS and Eramus+ program among Roma and non-Roma youth
Regarding to the project objectives the proposed project activities are the following:
1. Informational workshops with volunteers to inform about the developement of the project
and the working methods provided in the project
2. Non-formal workshops with Roma and non-Roma young people
3. Intercultural evenings in 4 cities of Covasna county: Sfantu Gheorghe, Covasna, Targu
Secuiesc and Baraolt.
4. EVS Caravan, promotion of voluntarism, EVS and Erasmus+ program in 4 cities of Covasna
county: Sfantu Gheorghe, Covasna, Targu Secuiesc and Baraolt.
5. Round table discussions about the future cooperation between Roma and non-Roma young
people with other civic youth organizations
6. Preparing and implementing NO HATE campaign for/with the locals to raise awareness
about the diversity and the importance of tolerance in order to live together in equality by
organizing Human Library.
Beneficiaries of the projects: 5 EVS volunteers from Hungary, Armenia, Estonia, Italy
and Turkey; 25 volunteers of our association; 50 Roma young people (25 from Sfantu
Gheorghe, 25 from Valea Crisului); 50 non-Roma young people (25 from Sfantu Gheorghe, 25
from Valea Crisului); 250 young people informed about the voluntarism, EVS and Erasmus+
program, 600 blog readers (EVS volunteers blog), 250 participants in the Intercultural evening,
200 participants in the NO HATE campaing (Human Library)
Volunteer’s Profile
– to be aged between 18 and 30 years
– to be from one of the program or partner countries involved in the Erasmus+ program
– to be available for an 8 months long EVS stage
– interested in social diversities and are motivated to work on this field
– open minded persons
– interested in non-formal education
– open to work in an intercultural environment
– open to work with disadvantaged people (roma youngsters, disabled people, etc.)
– ready to be a part of the host orgnisation and local community
– open to fullfill the project goals with their active participation
– ready to multiply the results of the project in their own community
– positive expectation is creativity and social skills.
Working hours and free days:
The volunteers will work about 30 hours a week, from Monday to Friday. The weekends will
be free. They will have 2 free days in each month, and it has to be arranged between the
volunteers and organization when they want to enjoy this free days.
Project environment:
Sfantu Gheorghe is the capital city of Covasna County, Romania. Located in the central part
of the country and in the historical region of Transylvania, it lies on the Olt River in a valley
between the Baraolt Mountains and Bodoc Mountains.
Sfântu Gheorghe is one of the oldest cities in Transylvania, the settlement first having been
documented in 1332. The city takes its name from Saint George, the patron of the local
church.
Sfântu Gheorghe is one of the centers for the Székely people in the region known to them as
Székelyföld in Hungarian – which means “Székely Land”, and it is home to the Székely
National Museum.
Food and accommodation
Accommodation will be offered in mixed flats by the host organization. The volunteers are
going to share kitchen and bathroom. The place is going to be equiped with all the neccessary
things (washing machine, fridge, etc.). It will be situated close to the working place of the
volunteers.
The EVS volunteers will receive monthly food allowance and will be able to preprare his/her
meals.
Pocket money
Each month, the volunteer will receive pocket money which amount is set by the Erasmus+
program Guide according to the standard of living in each country. In our case, the pocket
money for Romania is 60 euro/month.
Local transport
We are living and working in a quiet small city, so we don’t really need to use public
transportation, but if the volunteers decide to use local transportation (bus), it is going to be
financed by the hosting organization.
Any work-related travel expenses will be covered by us.
Travel cost up to 275 EUR will be reimbursed by the hosting organisation
HOW TO APPLY
Send your CV and Motivation Letter+ the Attached Application Form to info@fioh-ngo.com
