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“Going back to the village, moving up to the future”

Total number of 4 volunteers will participate for 10 months ( 1-7 Octomber 2013 – 1-7 August 2014) in an EVS program taking place in Bulgaria. The main purpose will be decreasing the young people’s unemployment and fighting against the social isolation among the youngsters living in detached areas. The selected volunteers have to initiate contacts with local residents and work for their life positive outlook. Based on the traditional art, literature, customs, culture and the environmental way of life, the volunteer’s activities are supposed to be the main interaction with the locals.
Main part of the activities are related to the nature – landscaping, adding a forest path signalization, mountain climbing etc. By using environmental resources and their own creativity, volunteers are supposed to innovate and recreate the Community center’s building in Rebrovo village. At the foot of the Stara Planina mountain volunteers has to organize and release events, workshops, art ateliers for children and youngsters. Promote the volunteer’s activity trough the local residents is one of the main project’s aims. The volunteers will be taught in Bulgarian according to the method of Suggestopedia – a UNESCO recognized teaching method invented by the Bulgarian psychiatrist – prof. G. Lozanov. As a result of project’s activities and the experience exchange we are expecting establishing a model of international standard for realization (according to the market requirements) of young people with social and economical difficulties.

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  • Learn and fun in Bulgaria by Kristina Stancheva (27/06/2013)
    Become a volunteer in “Youth in Action” Program

     And take a Part in a Project called

     

    “Going back to the village, moving up
    to the future”

     


    Activities   list: 

     

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    Attending to few folklore festivals mostly in rural regions where
    everything is so authentic.

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    Attending to film and theateral
    festivals in Sofia we can enjoy even join.

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    It's going to have lots of hiking. A camp is planned to be to one of the
    mountains picks and even more.

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    Craft working with environmental friendly materials.

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    Participating in local festivals and promoting the EVS program

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    Promoting the project “Going back to the village, moving up to the future”
    goals (craft made items, initiatives, recreating achievements etc.)

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    A Bulgarian learning course via Suggestopedia method. Takes place in
    Sofia,  4 weeks term (3 hours per day).

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    Courses in non-formal approaches in working with kids.

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    Self-motivation and leadership orientation practices.

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    Active-learning workshops

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    Activities are related to the nature – landscaping, adding a forest path
    signalization, mountain climbing etc.

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    There would be a
    demonstration of the Bulgarian customs

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    Food degustation

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    Traditional Cook and
    dances lessons.

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    Any suggestions and
    preferences for a funnier inspiration will be discussed.

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    One of the global tasks for the participants of the project is running a
    play in the end of their residence in the village (involving the residents of
    the village (especially youngsters)). The plot of the play highlights the good
    moments of the volunteer service. The stage performances will be supervised by
    a specialist in the field.

     

        * Those
    are the main activities during the project. The selected volunteers will be accommodated
    in Sofia for the first two months and then all the activities taking place in a
    mountain village near to Sofia. Visits to the cities where “4th
    April” Organization is represented are included (Plovdiv, Veliko Tarnovo,
    Blagoevgrad). Some visits of another charismatic places captured the Bulgarian
    spirit are a due. Having Fun all the time is not permitted, but recommended.

     

    ** All
    the accommodation, travelling, visa cost are covered by the “Youth in Action”
    Program. Volunteers have “pocket money” of 65E per month. There’re no taxes on
    any of the training, workshops or the courses.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    This little black spot, on the picture behind me, is me waiting for the
    adventurers from Latvia and France

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Themes: Themes: Art and culture, Environment, Rural development, Equal opportunities, Health, Social exclusion (in general), Youth information, Youth leisure, European awareness
Targets: Targets: Youth and children, Unemployed, Local Community

Countries involved:

  • France
  • Latvia

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