Call for Participants- “Time for Something New”- European Voluntary Service (EVS)
“Time for Something New” is a European Voluntary Service project aiming on improving the personal and professional skills of young people.
The project will take place in Limassol (Cyprus) from 01/10/2017 until 31/03//2018 by the Cyprus Youth Clubs Organization.
“Time for Something New” is going to be an educational project clearly aiming at disseminating certain skills and awareness about Youth Work among the members of the Youth Clubs. This project is expected to play an important role in the dissemination of the European values among the youth of Cyprus.
The volunteers will support local volunteers who are familiar with the specific local needs, such as youth leaders and young volunteers. Volunteers will gather Educational documentation and will produce informational material. They will also support the Education and Culture Youth Officer in certain tasks as communication, events, implementation of educational programs, helping youth clubs in partners search, facilitating events, promoting Erasmus+, promoting the EU values, key priorities and opportunities.
A specific project will be assigned to each volunteer that will be decided after discussion with them and ccording to their personal interests.
At the end of their service they will receive a Youthpass certificate and recommendation letter(s).
The partners in this project are:
PRAXIS (Greece)
Team YouNet (Italy)
Profile of the participants: We are looking for creative, multitasking young people who love youth work and volunteerism.
Group age: 17 – 30
Number of participants: 3 people (1 from Italy, 2 from Greece)
Place: Cyprus
Dates and duration: 6 months, beginning of October 2017 to end of February 2018
Contact person: Theognosia Petrou
Address: P.O Box 28536, 2080 Nicosia, Cyprus
E – mail: projects@cyprusyouth.org
Tel.: +357 22323260 Fax: +357 22321979
Financial Aspects: Food and accomodation are FREE. A monthly allowance of 110 euros will be given to the volunteers.
Travel cost: We will cover the travel cost according to the rules of the programme.
Safety & Insurance: Will also be covered by the organisation.
You may find more information in the info pack.
How to participate: Send your CV and a motivation letter at projects@cyprusyouth.org with the subject: “EVS in Cyprus- Limassol”.
