După cum spuneam în articolul anterior Asociația Curba de Cultură a început să găzduiască voluntari SEV (EVS în engleză – European Voluntary Service), iar Sophie este prima voluntară sosită aici la începutul lunii mai. Iar acum mă veți întreba ce înseamnă mai exact SEV.
Ei bine, Serviciul European de Voluntariat reprezintă cea mai bună și mai la îndemână modalitate pentru tineri de a învăța, ajuta și călători într-o altă țară. De ce e cea mai bună modalitate? Pentru ca vine cu o multitudine de avantaje:
În plus nu trebuie să plătești cazare, facturi, transport local ori să te îngrijorezi cu ce vei face cumpărături, deoarece toate acestea sunt deja prevăzute în proiect. Ba mai mult primești banii de transport înapoi, ai cursuri pentru limba țării în care vei fi voluntar, ai o asigurare medicală completă și mai primești chiar și niște bani de buzunar.
Ce mai aștepți? Caută acum proiectul care ți se potrivește cel mai bine și aplică!
EVS (European Voluntary Service) is an international volunteer programme funded by the European Commission. It enables all young people legally resident in Europe, aged between 18 and 30 years, to carry out an international volunteer service in an organisation or in a public body in Europe, Africa, Asia or South America for a period ranging from 2 to 12 months. It is very similar to the International Civil Service: provides the reimbursement of travel expenses (in full, up to specific limitations) and complete coverage of the costs of food and accommodation for the international volunteer.
Thanks to the intercultural dimension and its non-formal approach, European Voluntary Service is a unique opportunity to come into contact with cultures different from your own and to acquire new skills and abilities useful for your personal and professional growth.
European Voluntary Service is based on the following principles:
– increasing your own skills through the practical experience of volunteering abroad;
– encouraging the learning of another language;
– developing the ability to interact with persons of different language and culture;
– spreading tolerance among young people of the European Union;
– promoting active citizenship;
– supporting the development of local communities.
European Voluntary Service is NOT:
– occasional, part-time volunteering;
– an internship in an enterprise, in a humanitary organization or in an NGO;
– a recreational or a tourist activity;
– a language course abroad;
– a paid job.
European Voluntary Service proposes projects in different areas: culture, youth, sports, social care for the elderly, the disabled and the immigrants, cultural heritage, art, leisure, media and communications, environmental protection and education, rural development and development cooperation.
It is possible to do EVS in:
– all 28 European Union Member States;
– EFTA countries (Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein);
– candidate countries (Turkey, Croatia);
– countries of Eastern Europe and the Caucasus;
– other countries of the world (with different timing and procedures).
European Voluntary Service is practically FREE OF CHARGE!! Travel expenses, accommodation, food, local transportation, health insurance, language lessons and monthly allowance are covered and financed by the European Commission. Volunteers are not even required to pay a fee when applying for an EVS project!
European Voluntary Service is based on a strong partnership between: the sending organization, the host institution and the volunteer.
The sending organization is responsible for the preparation of the volunteer before departure. It informs the candidate about the search procedures of EVS projects, pre-departure training and follows the volunteer at distance throughout his stay abroad and upon his return.
The volunteer will work 5 days out of 7 for a maximum of 40 hours per week and will have 2 days of leave per month (accumulative). He is obliged to participate in pre-departure, on-arrival and mid-term training and must comply with the directives of the host organization performing the tasks specified in the international volunteering project.
During the selection process host organizations cannot require the possession of specific skills or qualifications, only in special cases (duly justified according to the tasks the volunteers are responsible for) it is allowed to select candidates with a specific experience.
E.g. experience in working with children may be required, but not a degree in educational sciences.
Host organizations cannot require volunteers to belong to a specific ethnic or a religious group, nor have a particular sexual orientation or a political opinion.
E.g. it may be required that the volunteer comes from a particular country, such as France, but it is not possible to indicate ethnicity.
Starting from May 2015 Curba de Cultură is hosting EVS volunteers. This is a great news for us but even a better one for the local community of Izvoarele. People here will have the chance of meeting foreigners, of speaking some words in English and of finding out more about other European countries.
Începând cu luna mai 2015 Curba de Cultură găzduiește voluntari SEV. Aceasta este o veste bună pentru noi și una excelentă pentru comunitatea locală din Izvoarele. locuitorii comunei vor avea ocazia de a întâlni străini, de a vorbi în engleză și de a afla mai multe despre celelalte țări europene.
Sophie France is our first volunteer here, she arrived after a long trip by bus from France and after getting used to the place and getting used to speaking only in English she’ll start the work. She seems happy to be here and excited to discover rural Romania, which is way different from rural France.
Sophie France este primul nostru voluntar aici. Ea a venit din Franța după o lungă călătorie cu autobuzul. După ce se va mai obișnui puțin cu locul și cu faptul că trebuie să vorbească doar în Engleză, ea va începe munca. Este foarte încântată să fie aici și dornică să descopere România rurală, care este cu mult mai diferită de Franța rurală.
Here you have some pictures taken by her. Iar aici aveți câteva dintre pozele ei: