Youth in Action Programme promotes mobility within and beyond the EU borders, non-formal learning and intercultural dialogue, and encourages the inclusion of all young people, regardless of their educational, social and cultural background.
With a total budget of 885 million euros for seven years (2007-2013), the Programme supports a large variety of activities for young people and youth workers through five Actions:
Action 1 - Youth for Europe
encourages young people's active citizenship, participation and creativity through youth exchanges, youth initiatives and youth democracy projects.
Action 2 - European Voluntary Service
helps young people to develop their sense of solidarity by participating, either individually or in group, in non-profit, unpaid voluntary activities abroad.
helps young people to develop their sense of solidarity by participating, either individually or in group, in non-profit, unpaid voluntary activities abroad.
Action 3 - Youth in the World
promotes partnerships and exchanges among young people and youth organisations across the world.
promotes partnerships and exchanges among young people and youth organisations across the world.
Action 4 - Youth Support Systems
includes various measures to support youth workers and youth organisations and improve the quality of their activities.
includes various measures to support youth workers and youth organisations and improve the quality of their activities.
supports youth policy co-operation at European level, in particular by facilitating dialogue between young people and policy makers.
In this post we will speak about European Voluntary Service (EVS) as a part of the Youth in Action Programme. In next posts we will provide information about other parts of programme too.What is EVS?
European Voluntary Service is a programme which provides young people with the unique chance to express their personal commitment through unpaid and full-time voluntary activities in a foreign country within or outside the EU. In this way, it seeks to develop solidarity, mutual understanding and tolerance among young people, thus contributing to reinforcing social cohesion in the European Union and to promoting young people's active citizenship. It is a practical and intensive form of education. EVS also provides an opportunity for young people to gain working experience abroad.
What are the criteria for becoming a volunteer?
Age:
volunteers must be 18 - 30 years old on the application deadline.
How to start and how to go on...
Inform yourself about the program. You can find information about EVS on Official web-site of European Commission.
Find a Sending Organisation and prepare your application (CV and Motivation Letter).
There are few web-sites where you can find EVS projects and accredited organizations. Look for a project/Hosting Organisation on these web-sites.
2. http://www.youthnetworks.eu/ here you can find recently added EVS vacancies
Keep the "deadlines" in mind. For projects submitted to a National Agency there are five application deadlines per year: 1 February, 1 April, 1 June, 1 September and 1 November.
Find a project you like, apply for it and after you are selected for this project wait for the approval from the National Agency.
After approval prepare everything for your stay :)
For further information please visit FAQ - Frequently asked questions on the European Voluntary Service
Good luck!
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