Invitation for EVS 4.6

Dear Partners and friends,

Europejskie Forum Młodzieży is glad to inform you that we have an approved EVS projects. We

would like to invite you to take part in our action between 1st of March and 31st of May. In our

project we can host volunteers  for 13 weeks. We are looking for:  

2 volunteers from Romania

2 volunteers from Latvia

2 volunteers from Turkey

Age limit is 18-30

The EVS is in frame of project 4.6 -  we can finance only 50% of the travel costs. Food and

accommodation is provided.

About our organization:

Europejskie Forum Młodzieży (EFM) has been involved in European Voluntary Service since 2001.

Ever since that time we have been cooperating with the YOUTH and Youth in Action Programme,

sending people on short- and long-term projects throughout Europe. Since 2002 we have hosted and

coordinated long-term projects, have been working with four schools in Kłodzko. One year later

we started coordinating short-term projects, for which we work with the local municipality as well

as with the Social Help Centre. We furthermore act as a hosting organisation ourselves. Our

experience concerning EVS is given consequently.

Project environment:

Bystrzyca Kłodzka is a small city located near Kłodzko Valley. The city has a population of around

15,000 inhabitants, all of Polish nationality. The town has a significant touristic potential and its

economy and future development is depending on the promotion of its attractions. Ziemia Kłodzka

is a region in the south-western part of Poland, within Lower Silesia, located in the Sudety

Mountains.

There is a lack of youth facilities, resulting in limited options for young people in how to spend

their leisure time. This lack of creativity increases the need for more cultural and sports activities.

There are many groups of young people in Bystrzyca Kłodzka and European Youth Clubs in the

region, containing people with interests in theatre, music, dancing, and sports. However it is critical

that they have adequate support and options to further development of their interests.

Accommodation:

You will stay in Integration Center of International Youth. The building is situated in the

Picturesque village of Długopole Górne near the resort town Długopole Zdrój in the valley of

Ziemia Kłodzka. Ziemia Kłodzka is the region in the South-West of Poland, within Lower Silesia. It

is located in the Sudety Mountains and borders with our neighbour Czech Republic in the West,

South and East.

Volunteers have to share 2, 3, 4 beds rooms, bathrooms and kitchen with other volunteers.

Proposed activities for EVS volunteers:

There is a possibility for the volunteer to take part in a number of activities within our organisation, for example:

1) Offering non formal education opportunities in form of language conversations or discussions on actual themes for local people. Education of this sort provides an attractive alternative for youngsters to the rather formal school education, an opportunity to test out their acquired language skills in authentic conversations and to realize the importance of foreign language knowledge. For adults, these conversations will provide an opportunity to reactivate and improve long forgotten language skills and regain confidence in using them. Also, for the volunteer this will be an opportunity to practice his/her training skills. When it comes to offering language conversation in his/her mother tongue, this activity helps the volunteer reflect on the structure of its own language and see how foreigners react to it.

2) Participating in the monthly 'EuroWeek' camps for young people from all over Poland and leading presentations at these camps on various subjects (EU, stereotypes, the volunteer's country etc).

3)  DPS (house for old people) is another activity we support. There the volunteers can play bingo and other group games with the people hosted, can accompany them for a walk or help the staff in providing them with food. Other activities in the house can be: working together in the garden, assisting in therapy sessions.

4)  Helping in the office with the sending of Polish young people to be volunteers through EVS, or with the writing of emails, making of phone calls or translation of texts which use the volunteer's language skills. Usually the volunteers participate in meetings with candidates for EVS in order to share their experience, to give advices, to promote their project. Volunteers are not required to work in the office but if they enjoy helping with these tasks or they require this experience they are welcome to help us in this way.

5) Organizing events that aim at promoting cultural awareness and tolerance among the locals: European information campaigns, multicultural evenings, food festivals, etc.The volunteers hosted in the project will chose to participate in different activities according to their skills and options. Therefore, the project is very flexible and the volunteer can combine three or four of the activities mentioned. This is also an opportunity for our volunteers to learn how to manage their own schedule according to the activities they chose.

Transport:

• Wrocław Airport “ Copernicus “

You have to take bus, number 406 from Wroclaw Airport to Wroclaw railway station (Wroclaw Główny). The last stop of bus 406 is Dworcowa. You have to go out and you will see big orange building -this is a main railway station of Wroclaw (Wroclaw Glowny).

A bus ticket from Wroclaw airport to Wroclaw railway station (Wrocław Główny) costs around 3,00 PLN and you can buy on the bus stop in the ticket machine, inside a bus or on the airport in newsstand (kiosk). It is better to buy in newsstand!

Please don’t forget to change euro or your currency for polish zloty (PLN)

Here you have the time table of the bus 406 – the bus is departing front of Airport to Dworcowa each 20 minutes.

http://www.um.wroc.pl/rozklady/linie/406.html

Then from the Railway Station (Wroclaw Glowny) you have direct train to Bystrzyca Kłodzka or Domaszkow (direction to Międzylesie) which drive you within two hours.

The train ticket costs around 23,60 PLN.

Before you buy the ticket please tell hours to the booking clerk in the tickets office.

Here you have link of the timetable of the train:

http://beta.rozklad-pkp.pl/en

The last train depart at 19:06 p.m to Domaszków! If you will lost the last train to Domaszkow take the next one to Bystrzyca Klodzka at 21:01 p.m.

• Prague Airport “Ruzyně“

You must take the bus 119 from the Airport to Dejvice wich is the name of Metro station LINE A (Green) then you must change to LINE C (Red One) and exit at the Hlavny Nadazi which is the Central Railway Station of Praha.

Ticket price is around 400 CZK (Czech Krone) which is approximately 20 Euro.

Please don’t forget to change euro or your currency for Czech Krone (CZK)

You can also take direct bus from Praha Aiport to Praha railway station - Airport Express Bus. The bus is going from Terminal 1 (exit D) and Terminal 2 (exit E). A fare of CZK 50 is charged on this route.

Here you have link of the timetable of the train:

http://beta.rozklad-pkp.pl/en

We can finance only 50% of the travel costs. Food and accommodation is provided.

Money and Exchange:

The national currency in Poland is Polish Zloty (PLN). One Euro sells for around 4.33 PLN. Currency may be exchanged in the exchange offices, banks, branches, there are cash machines you could use, besides, almost all shops and restaurants accept Visa, Visa Electron, Euro- and MasterCard.

If you are interested to take part in our project just fill the application from attachment and send to our e-mail address evs@efm.org.pl till 30th of January.

Hope see you soon in Poland!