Olde Vechte Foundation s hosting a new YES EVS project  that give a volunteering  opportunity for 12 months for long-term fewer opportunity youngsters. The service can start in September 2018 and in January 2019. Tasks of the volunteers The idea is that all volunteers are running Olde Vechte foundation with the help of the rest [...]

Between 4th September- 3rd November Olde Vechte is hosting the 11th generation of Group EVS  in the project "Wider Horizon". The main general goal of the project is to increase the inclusion and employability of young people with fewer opportunities across Europe. The target group of the project are “young people  with fewer opportunities” - [...]

As part of OUR WAY strategy delivery and our focus on Youth Empowerment, the World YMCA is organizes every year the “Programme Innovation Camp” which will focus on training and sharing of best practices in order to scale up youth empowerment initiatives and deepen YMCA’s Involvement in strategic areas. The Innovation Camp will train and [...]

After ending their  European Voluntary Service in Baia Mare, Romania at YMCA Romania, our former EVS volunteer from Portugal, Barbara Pereira, together with her project colleagues - Jonathan van Varik, Cecilia Fini, Angelika Petritz, Maeliss Vray launched the HIDEAWAY movement. HIDEAWAY MOVEMENT is a team of people that aims to increase awareness of the living [...]

În data de 30 iunie 2018, s-a încheiat proiectul Erasmus Plus - Serviciul European de Voluntariat (SEV) Youth Power Space gazduit de Federația YMCA Romania prin care 6 voluntari străini au desfasurat activități educationale în Baia Mare, Copalnic Manastur, Somcuta Mare, Cavnic : Jonathan van Varik (Olanda – 7 luni), Maeliss Vray (Franta-6 luni), Barbara [...]

Readaptation is never easy. I already knew that from my Erasmus in France but every time, after a long trip full of new experience, coming back home can be quite hard. I came back more than one month ago and still, being in my city is a little bit strange. Everything is the same but [...]

YMCA - YWCA Global - Norway is organizing between 1st-7th August 2018 at Sjøglimt Leirsted, Marker Municipality, a mobility for youth workers with the focus on Advocacy, Subject to Citizen, Creating Global Movement, Sustainable Development Goals and Civic Engagement. Other activities will be : - Welcoming session, introduction and getting to know each other: after [...]

In perioada iunie-octombrie 2018, Federatia YMCA Romania  implementeaza  proiectul  „BaseCamp - leadership in programe de tabara” care are ca scop stimularea participarii tinerilor la viața societatii prin implicarea in programe de tabara calitative si in siguranta si cresterea capacitatii administrative a organizatiilor de tineret de a implementa astfel de programe comunitare transformationale. Proiectul are ca [...]

Does life after EVS hard? No. After is not an end, but a start. the knowledge that I acquired as an EVS, I would say, is “in maturation stage”. During my time in Romania I heard several times an expression that reflects exactly what is life - “a learning process”. I am still learning about [...]