What we are about to tell here is the story of two young people who, two months ago, embarked on, what came to be, a life changing journey. This is a story about how 13 people from various corners of the world got together to create a small community built on love, acceptance and support. To each of us, CampoSfera wasn’t just a place that created the perfect environment for self-reflection and expression of the inner self. Rather, CampoSfera could…
From 6 to 12 of September , 2019, an Erasmus + youth exchange took place in Trento, Italy, with 24 young people from Portugal, Georgia, Italy and Moldova. The topics addressed were: Blogging; Media Literacy; Active Citizenship; Digital Natives; Storytelling . Trento is the capital city of the autonomous province of Trentino Alto-Adige, situated in North Italy. The city is a major educational, scientific and political centre with sheltering the University of Trento which is ranked among the best universities…
In this vlog we spent a weekend in Vukovar, Eastern Croatia. It was not my first time in Vukovar, as that I did my volunteering service there last year. I revisited the places we have been and recollected a few videos from last year. I talked about EVS= ESC(2019) service and how to become a volunteer. I am not equipped to talk about Vukovar’s tragedy, but as a volunteer living there I heard a lot of stories during the war…
GENERAL INFORMATION: Organisation: Kreisjugendwerk der AWO Karlsruhe-Stadt Location: Southampton, United Kingdom Deadline for application: ASAP Start of project: October 2019 End of project: September/October 2020 PRACTICAL INFORMATION: The volunteer will live in a five-bedroom house which is on the same site as Tools for Self Reliance. The volunteer will have their own bedroom but will share communal areas such as the kitchen, bathroom and lounge with the other ESC volunteers. There are bicycles available for the volunteers to use. The…
GENERAL INFORMATION: Organisation: Azienda Servizi di Bolzano Location: Bolzano, Italy Deadline for application: No deadline SOME WORDS ABOUT BOLZANO: Bolzano-Bozen is an autonomous province situated in North Italy with having its borders to Austria and Switzerland. Together with Trento, it makes up the region of Trentino Alto Adige/Südtirol one of the five autonomous regions in Italy. Bolzano happens to be a unique example of cohabitation with hosting Austro-Hungarian origined inhabitants as majority of its population who speak an Austro-Bavarian…
GENERAL INFORMATION: Organisation: ISTITUTO COMPRENSIVO COMENIUS (school) Location: Trento, Italy Deadline for application: no deadline SOME WORDS ABOUT TRENTO: Trento is the capital city of the autonomous province of Trentino Alto-Adige, situated in the Adigeriver valley in North Italy. The city has a population of around 120.000 inhabitants excluding the periphery layouts and is a major educational, scientific and political centre with sheltering the University of Trento which is ranked among the best universities in Italy and in Europe. Having…
GENERAL INFORMATION: Organisation: YouthMix Location: Dilijan, Armenia Deadline for application: 5th of October 2019 Start of project: 02/11/2019 End of project: 13/11/2019 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The main aim of the project “Exploring cultural diversity through traditional games” is to unite the youth who encounter Geographical, financial and social privation from rural and remote areas of 8 different countries; Norway, Latvia, Romania, Spain, Armenia, Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova. 40 young people will get together during 10 day exchange project. The project…
It was a great challenge. About two weeks spent learning together, 8 countries, 40 participants. Hospitable Armenian, awesome Armenia and unpredictable Dilijan’s weather. Tomorrow it is going to be finished. Two days left and so many emotions. I remember the very first meeting under the Big Clocks in Yerewen’s Republic Square. Almost strange people gathered to do great things even to improve our digital competencies and to have an intercultural exchange. And now I can say, we did it. Every…
General information: Location: Belgium, Kasterlee Deadline for application: October 4th 2019 Start of project: 03/11/2019 End of project: 11/11/2019 Dear participants, Local community have a huge potential in terms of informing, making awareness, including and building a community therefore specific methods designed for community work are highly recommended in this field and specially in times when they are not so widely applied. Youth work plays an essential role in reaching and bringing together young people who face exclusion on a…
GENERAL INFORMATION: Organisation: Kreisjugendwerk der AWO Karlsruhe-Stadt Location: Karlsruhe, Germany Deadline for application: September 21st 2019 Start of project: 01/02/2020 End of project: 31/01/2021 ABOUT THE HOSTING ORGANISATION: The Kreisjugendwerk (KJW) of the AWO Karlsruhe-Stadt is a nonprofit children’s and youth organization in Karlsruhe. As an independent youth foundation, the KJW organizes different activities and summer camps for children and young people between the ages of 6 and 20 years, non-formal education and workshops, as well as intercultural encounters and…