Call for Participants

Call for Volunteers

Rural Sustainable Traditional EVS Camp

Are you outdoorsy? Like building things? Make good things for the community?

Like knitting and arts and crafts? Meet new people and languages?

If you are nodding your head RIGHT now and smiling, this volunteer project in Croatia is perfect for you!

Organized by Outward Bound Croatia (OBC)

August 3rd August 16th of 2015In Veliki itnik, Croatia

Short-term EVS Project | 25 volunteers

Latvia | Portugal | Hungary | Finland | Bosnia and Herzegovina

ResumeVolunteers will do a lot of creative work in traditional crafts - traditional

wooden fences characteristic for Lika region called "pleter", traditional wool

knitting (socks, slippers, hats), weaving, have a lot of practice by helping the

locals with cattle breeding, dairy, farming and gardening. They will learn about

the local customs and folklore, share experiences, have a lot of intercultural

learning, practice foreign languages, and contribute to promotion of

volunteering and Erasmus+ and EVS projects.

The objective of the project is to raise awareness among young people of the

importance of preserving the local customs, old traditions and cultural

heritage of the rural areas, use their experience in their communities back

home, create their own similar projects and spread the word about volunteering

projects and opportunities that young people can create for themselves and

their communities in rural areas.

Profile of volunteers Should be in a good physical shape, since two week project is mostly made doing

different kind of tasks at outdoors;

Interest of old traditions and abilities to put an effort on mentioned tasks above arerequired, but volunteers dont need earlier experience;

Be willing be part of the entire camp for two weeks and be part of the dailyactivities with positive and open mind;

No previous qualifications or educational level will be required;

Be able to communicate in English;

Be able to work as a team with other volunteers;

Must be between 18-30 years old.

Hosting organization and venue

Outward Bound Croatia is a member of Outward Bound International whose experiential

educational programs are recognized in over 30 countries around the world as a valuable

enrichment of the classic school system. The main field of activity is organization and

implementation of innovative outdoor programs for school children and youth. Learning

through experience, challenge and adventure in a supportive environment are the

principles we use to design and deliver programs with targeted outcomes like character

development, leadership and service. We organize training courses, youth exchanges and

EVS projects for youth supported by the Erasmus + and previously by the Youth in Action

program.

As Outward Bound Croatia Educational center is placed in a village Veliki itnik, nearGospi, county of Lika, a rural area in an undeveloped region, with developmentbackwardness and depopulation trend, one of our goals is to contribute to the

development of opportunities for young people of this region through youth projects,

gathering young Europeans and the local young people what we have started with

previous Erasmus+ funded youth exchanges taking place in Lika region.

Objectives and activitiesfor 2 week EVS Camp

Learn about traditional crafts;

Have a chance to try different crafts,arts and work on the country;

Do community service and help thelocal people; Raise consciousness

about the importance of preserving

the local customs, old traditions and

cultural heritage of the rural areas;

Exchange experiences and traditions;

Practice foreign languages (Englishand Croatian);

Improve knowledge Erasmus+opportunities for youth;

Promotion of EVS volunteering;

Establish longlasting friendships;

How to apply?

If you are interested please fill the application form in:

http://goo.gl/forms/K3sWUdM2JA

For any questions and information about the project and application process contact the

sending organizations and contact persons:

FINLAND: Allianssi Youth Exchanges; Tiina Hokkanen; [email protected]

BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA: NGO Youth Power; Marina api; [email protected]

PORTUGAL: AEVA - Associao para a Educao e Valorizao da Regio de Aveiro;[email protected]

LATVIA: Aluksnes Bernu un jauniesu centrs; [email protected]

HUNGARY:AEGEE-Budapest; [email protected]

Or the receiving organization OUTWARD BOUND CROATIA:

Contact person: Lana Novosel

E-mail: [email protected] | Mobile: 00385 91 595 11 78

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