PROJECT DESCRIPTION

In response to these problems and the needs of young people, our team developed an alternative youth space- cultural and educational center to be a platform for local youth to express their ideas,to provide cultural and social activities,access to advice and quality youth information, a place for sport, culture, dance, music, craft and a youth library and develop a volunteer culture.The role of the EVS volunteers will be to support the Center’s activities and to help organize social, cultural, educational events as well as promoting the youth activism and encourage the interest in volunteering: – Creating an effective and sustainable model for engaging young people and offering a range of services and information -Changing the cultural model – engaging more young people with useful extra-curricular activities, promoting reading, civic activism and volunteering -Implementing young people’s access to alternative activities for organizing their leisure time.

ACCOMMODATION, FOOD AND TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS

Accomodation: The volunteers will be accommodated for free with full utility bills paid in fully furnished apartment in double room with another person from the same gender. There will be free wifi connection for the whole duration of the service. Food and pocket money:Volunteers will receive 100 euros for food and 90 euro for pocket money per month Transportation: Participants’ travel costs from their home city to Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria will be reimbursed on actual expenses of the participants and also according to bands in http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/resources_en#tab-1-4

TRAINING DURING THE PROJECT

On arrival training organized by the receiving organization Mid term evaluation organized by the receiving organization

VOLUNTEER PROFILE

– All participants must be over 18 years old – All participants must be currently residing in the country they will represent and be able to prove it if needed with documents – Open minded , willing to volunteer and motivated to be part of our team

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