WELCOME / Bienvenidos
to the EVS project ¨The other way¨ /al proyecto SVE
Dear volunteers / Quieridos voluntarios
In this welcome letter I hope you will find some usefull information and materials that will help you to discover the project, people behind it, link you to other volunteers, and kick off the preparation process. I am very happy to say - it is time to start the preparation!
In the end I would like to share with you aborigine proverb that was shared with me by our Indonesian partner and I am finding in it a lot of meaning as well for our project: “If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.”
best wishes and good luck to all of you
Aga
Project coordinator from Cazalla Intercultural
EN ESPAÑOL
Es un gran placer darte la bienvenida a bordo de nuestro proyecto SVE ¨The other way¨. En este momento se inicia una nueva etapa en tu vida - viajarás a un país lejos de tu hogar, tu familia y amigos, pero esperamos que puedas encontrar un nuevo hogar en el país de acogida, rodeado de nuevas personas, lugares y olores :) Esperamos que esto sea un período para experimentar algo nuevo, aprender, descubrir, ¡y disfrutar! Entendemos que para algunos de vosotros pueda ser un reto, por lo tanto, me gustaría que supiérais que hay un gran grupo de personas detrás de este proyecto dispuesto a transformarlo en una experiencia inolvidable.
En esta carta de bienvenida encontrarás información y materiales útiles que te ayudarán a descubrir el proyecto, la gente que hay detrás de él, además de conectarte con otros voluntarios, y poner en marcha el proceso de preparación. ¡Es el momento por tanto de empezar con la preparación!
Al final, me gustaría compartir con vosotros un proverbio aborigen que compartió a su vez conmigo nuestro socio indonesio y al que cada día que pasa le voy encontrando más y más sentido, tambien para nuestro proyecto: "Si has venido aquí para ayudarme, estás perdiendo tu tiempo. Pero si has venido porque tu liberación está ligada a la mía, entonces trabajemos juntos ".
¡Nuestros mejores deseos y buena suerte a todos!
Aga
Coordinadora del proyecto - Cazalla Intercultural
About the project
Project aims at offering the unemployed youth EVS possibility to take them out of the constant circle of unemployment (no job–no perspective for job–deteriorating economic situation-lack of motivation to do extra trainings–lack of motivation to look for a job–no job).
The project will be composed of the 30 EVS mobility from Spain, Poland, Lithuania and Italy, to the Philippines, Indonesia, China and Nicaragua. All the details of the projects implementation will be published on bevolunteer.net We will keep updating the webpage constantly in order to provide examples of the successful stories of unemployed youth. We believe that those successful stories are the best way to promote European Mobility Projects among youth with fewer opportunities.
OBJECTIVES
- To empower unemployed youth to further develop their competencies (especially L2L), sense of initiative, and improve their position on the labor market
- To take young people out of the unemployment circle by restoring their motivation, encouraging active citizenship and offering possibilities to participate
- To foster the exchange of experiences and contribute to the local development in the hosting countries in the spirit of global understanding
- To empower volunteers to act as multipliers in home communities, and be active citizens
- To contribute to the development of the quality in EVS exchange with other partner countries (to create publication with advices for volunteers)
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Communication / Comunicación
Different actors in the project:
Sending organization - each one of you will have a person from your own country responsible for the preparation, she or he will be always the first contact person regarding your preparation, travel, paper work, reimbursement etc. this person will be as well in touch with you during the project.
Hosting organziation - there will be always several people being in touch with you - your mentor repsonsible for supporting you, evaluation of your learning and helping you to integrate to the local community, and supervisor of activities - responsible for your daily work and tasks. In some cases there will be as well local coordinator.
Coordinating organziation - in this project it will be Cazalla Intercultural, and in particular me - Aga. I will be responsible for the general coordination of the project, evaluation, and visibility - like putting your blog online. I will be contacting you only regarding the general administration of the project - maybe asking you to fill out some feedback forms, or contribute to the final publication. In case of any problems, first you should contact your hosting organization, then sending organization, and only if the problem will not be solved, then me.
COMMUNICATION CHANNELS
- official affairs - if you want to be sure that you will get an answer, use the official channels of communication that are: e-mail, phone call (to the office) and visiting the office of your sending organization. If you want to use other forms of communication (like facebook, viber etc) please be aware that in this way you might not be answered.
- facebook group - we decided to create the facebook group to give you a space for the volunteers to communicate between yourselves. It is not obligatory to join, since all of the official information will be alwasy communicated by e-mail of phone.
- www.bevolunter.net - here will be a space where we will upload the news from the project, your blog entries and photos. You can share this link with your friends and family so they can see what is happening in the project.
- facebook page of bevolunteer - we will be posting there the same content as on the webpage - so for those who like social media more then the webpages you can follow the project there.
EN ESPAÑOL
Hay muchas personas involucradas en el proyecto, y por lo tanto muchas formas de comunicación posible. Me gustaría resumir un poco qué tipo de canales de comunicación tenemos y con quién contactar según qué tipo de situaciones.
Los diferentes actores en el proyecto:
Organización de envío - cada uno de vosotros va a tener una persona de su propio país responsable de la preparación; él o ella será siempre la primera persona de contacto en todo lo relativo a su preparación, viajes , papeleo , reembolso etc, esta persona va a estar en contacto con vosotros durante toda vuestra actividad.
Organización de acogida - habrá varias personas que estarán en contacto contigo - tu mentor responsable de apoyarte en todo momento, de la evaluación de tu aprendizaje y de ayudar a integrarte en la comunidad local; y el supervisor de las actividades - responsable de tu trabajo diario y tus tareas . En algunos casos habrá también un coordinador local.
Organzación de coordinación - en este proyecto será Cazalla Intercultural , y en particular - Aga . Yo seré la persona responsable de la coordinación general del proyecto, la evaluación, y la visibilidad - como por ejemplo poner tu blog online . Contactaré con vosotros en todo lo relativo a la administración general del proyecto - tal vez pidiéndole que rellenes algunos formularios, o que contribuyas a la publicación final. Si surgiera algún problema, en primer lugar debes ponerte en contacto con tu organización de acogida , a continuación, con tu organización de envío, y sólo si el problema no terminara de resolverse deberías contactar conmigo .
CANALES DE COMUNICACIÓN
- asuntos oficiales - si quieres estar seguro de que obtendrás una respuesta , utiliza los canales oficiales de comunicación que son : correo electrónico, llamada telefónica ( a la oficina ) y visitar la oficina de tu organización de envío. Si deseas utilizar otras formas de comunicación (como facebook , Viber , etc ), por favor, ten en cuenta que de esta manera puede que no seas contestado.
- grupo de facebook - hemos decidido crear un grupo de facebook para darte un espacio para que los voluntarios podáis comunicaros entre vosotro. No es obligatorio participar, ya que toda la información oficial será siempre comunicada por e- mail o por teléfono.
- www.bevolunter.net - Éste será el espacio donde vamos a subir todas las noticias del proyecto , las entradas del blog y las fotos. Puedes compartir este enlace con tus amigos y familiares para que puedan ver lo que está sucediendo en tu proyecto.
- página de facebook de bevolunteer - Publicaremos allí el mismo contenido que en la página web - así que para aquellos que prefieran las redes sociales a las páginas web podéis seguir el proyecto allí.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
I will be waiting for your questions till 28th of February. You can submit them via e-mail: aga@cazalla-intercultural.org
PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT
AGA (Spain)
Cazalla Intercultural
e-mail: aga (at) cazalla-intercultural.org
tel: +34 968 477 566
Explore and don´t be afraid! Remember that everything is solucionable, and write nice blog entries :)
TEA (Spain)
e-mail: tea (at) cazalla-intercultural.org
tel: +34 968 477 566
Every moment of you volunteering experience will be the opportunity to learn, to change yourself and the people around you. Live it! Learn, learn and learn more...
Polish Team
On the photo from left to the right:
- Alice - responsible for action in Nicaragua
- Joline - Philippines
- Hanna - common coordinator of the project
- JJ - responsible for action in Indonesia
e-mail: semperavanti.evs (at) gmail.com
phone: 0048 883 779 522
Jolita (Lithuania)
culture (at) in-action.eu
Daniele (Italy)
daniele (at) vicolocorto.org
Ronald, Janina, Santa (Nicaragua)
e-mail: santa_lv (at) inbox.lv
Ismi (Indonesia)
iiwc1 (at) yahoo.com
Misael (Philippines)
misael (at) ysda.net
Lou Han (China)
louhan (at) cango.org
USEFULL MATERIALS
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2igg0n0potanvmo/G4ymaZoH2U
2) Information about the partners in the project:
http://www.bevolunteer.net/partners
3) Blog of the ex-volunteers in the Philippines:
http://www.bevolunteer.net/tags/philippines
4) Blog of the ex-volunteers in China
http://www.bevolunteer.net/tags/china
VIDEOS FROM DIFFERENT PROJECTS
CHINA
NICARAGUA
INDONESIA
PHILIPPINES
Cazalla Intercultural (Spain)
3 main fields:
1) Voluntary Service – we are working as the EVS SO HO and CO working on the quality in the EVS projects and fostering the cooperation with other partner countries of the world.
2) International Cooperation in the field of youth – promotion of the youth exchanges and offering the youngsters from our local community their first international and intercultural experience. We focus on exchange of experiences, networking and implementing the training courses in the fields of expertise of Cazalla – HR and HRE, ICL, GBV,participation, and quality of youth work.
3) Local youth work – that is composed of the youth information centre, and the local project with the aim to foster the participation of the young people, integration of migrants, fighting against racism and discrimination
Email: info@cazalla-intercultural.org
Website: www.cazalla-intercultural.org
Location: Calle Fuerzas Armadas, Lorca, Spain
Phone: 968 477 566
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cazalla.intercultural
Twitter: @cazllaintercul
Youth for Sustainable Development Assembly (Philippines)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/YSDA-Pilipinas/461494027302404
Semper Avanti (Poland)
The main aims of the association are:
1.to promote international co-operation and understanding among young people from different countries and cultures
2.to provide young people with the opportunity to gain international experience for personal and professional development
3.to encourage involvement of young people in cultural events
4.to promote Poland and Lower Silesia in Europe
The main undertakings of our association are:
-International Youth Exchanges - e.g. artistic and educational workshops, international youth exchanges;
- Voluntary Service - national and international. The idea of the volunteer service is virtually non-existent in post-communist Poland.
- Conferences, Training and Seminars for young people and youth workers
Website: Www.semperavanti.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Stowarzyszenie-Semper-Avanti/259497943629
Kulturos centras “In Actio” (Lithuania)
Website: http://www.in-action.eu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/inactio.eu
China Association for NGOs Cooperation
In 2009, CANGO cooperated with Development of European and Citizen Initiatives (ADICE) to launch the YOUTH IN ACTION Programme in China. During February to June, CANGO hosted three French volunteers.
Website: www.cango.org
IIWC Indonesia
Website: iiwcindonesia.wordpress.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iiwcindonesia?fref=ts
Asociacion Pro Ayuda a la Niñez Nicargüense - APAN (Nicaragua)
Website: http://www.ayudanineznicaragua.org/
Vicolocorto (Italy)
Website: www.vicolocorto.org