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Between 1st and 10th of December 2017, 6 participants from Moldova took part in the Youth Exchange “Splashes of Diversity” in Ukraine, Sumy region. 6 countries gathered together and had the opportunity to learn from each other by sharing knowledge gained during previous experiences. During 10 days, the participants talked about values, tolerance, and rights, applying all of these things into practice. During the sessions, participating countries got the place to discuss many social issues and eventually to come up…

The urge of development and empowerment of civil society organizations that work with refugees, resulted in the creation of “Inclusive Europe” – a 2-stage project targeting 36 youth workers in CSO activists in 16 countries. The first stage of the project – a Training Course – took place in Vilnius, Lithuania, while the second part – a Stud Visit – took place in Yerevan, Armenia. The project involved 36 youth workers from Armenia, Belarus, Czech Republic, Estonia, FYR Macedonia, Georgia,…

“Digitizing rural entrepreneurship” is a project that took place in TSAGHKADZOR, ARMENIA (04-15 November 2017); it is based on an innovative approach of combining non-formal education in the field of entrepreneurship and digital literacy with outdoor activities (in particular hiking). The main aim was to provide practical entrepreneurial skills and knowledge, encourage youth mobility, and develop digital competencies and sense of entrepreneurship among youth coming from rural areas. The participants were young people aged between 18 and 30 from Norway,…

 “Managing Diversity” project was born out of a concern that many young people in Europe have lack of opportunities and spaces to get involved and to express themselves. Being different from mainstream societies, many are being excluded and marginalized. This is why 13 non-profit organizations have developed “Managing Diversity” – a long term project working with youth workers, youth trainers and educators, trying to develop their diversity management skills and support them in learning how to implement a culture of…

On 21th of October for a period of 2 weeks, eight volunteers from France, came to Chisinau, Republic of Moldova. Their visit was aimed to assistance at two Centers that are working with children with disabilities “Atentie” The Association for disabled children and social inclusion ” and “Small Group Homes”, the beneficiaries of this organizations are children with physical and mental disabilities. While staying in the organizations the French volunteers try to assist in development and improvement of the center,…

This Youth Exchange “What do YOU THink” brought together active youth from the countries of Armenia, Belgium, Croatia Estonia, Georgia, Russia, Moldova, Portugal and Spain. All participants, armed with vast experience and different cultural backgrounds, came together to Moldova in order to develop and promote critical thinking skills with the use of non-formal tools of education. During 10 days we shared, cooperated, contributed, learned and most importantly stayed active. Each day was packed with energizing activities, followed by workshops and…

It is already 5th day of the Youth Exchange project “Boosting youth entrepreneurship through “AgriCULTURE”. During the youth exchange project young people are getting practical entrepreneur skills and knowledge in agribusiness. On 1st of September participants arrived to the venue place of the project Tsaghkadzor, Armenia and will stay there till 12th of September. Total duration of the project is ten days. In the Youth Exchange project eight countries are participating: Latvia, Armenia, Moldova, Georgia, Italy, Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine.…

On 23rt of May, our volunteers Natalie Sommer, Luc Fedon, Laura McCoy and Zaïnab Raibati visited Artico for an event organized in partnership between Artico and ADVIT Moldova. The porpose of the event was to talk about different forms of national volunteering around Europe and to get inspired by best practices. After short presentations about popular programs in the volunteers’ home countries, the event offered the opportunity to exchange experiences and general conditions with local volunteers and representatives of Artico. The meeting was a huge enrichment for all participants. Thanks again…

Hi all, Let me introduce myself: my name is Celine and I come from Liege in Belgium. I started a European Voluntary Service in January 2017 with ADVIT as coordinating organization. It all began with checking for hours the hundreds of projects on the EVS Database and applying to the ones I was the most interested in. I finally ended up in Chisinau, the capital city of a small country of Eastern Europe: the Republic of Moldova! I have to…

Last Saturday, 17 EVS volunteers and 2 ADVIT coordinators travelled by bus in the early morning to explore Soroca, a beautiful city in the north of Moldova. Originally, the trip was scheduled to occur one week earlier but due to a sudden revival of winter in late April (aka #snowpocalypse), it was impossible to leave the house. This time, the weather gods were favourably inclined towards our group, so we could feel the warm sun rays when we left the bus two hours later. Fortunately,…