European Solidarityin Barbagia

(ESBAR)27.03.2020 –27.03.2021 Ollolai (Nuoro)

2019-3-IT03-ESC11-017348

COORDINATINGORGANIZATION

MALIK ASSOCIATION www.associazionemalik.itprogettazionemalik@gmail.cominfo@eubridge.eu  Mob: +39 3406894417 Skype: claudia.sedda

Living in Ollolai is for a young foreigner a great opportunity to experience theauthentic and genuine culture and traditions that characterize the inland area ofSardinia. ESBAR (European Solidarity in Barbagia) is a project that, for a period of 12months, will involve two young volunteers in supporting the Municipality ofOllolai in the planning and implementation of ordinary and extraordinarycultural, environmental and social initiatives. The Barbagia of Ollolai, the "heartof Sardinia", is a disadvantaged area affected by problems of depopulation,isolation (even cultural), lack of services and youth unemployment. Theseweaknesses are, however, counterbalanced by the cultural and landscaperichness that characterizes this territory and represents for young people whospend here a period of their life an excellent opportunity for cultural,professional and human enrichment. The specific objective of the project is topromote the active citizenship of the young people of Ollolai and the Europeanintegration of Barbagia area.

SUMMARY

The project encourages young people to become the main actors of change towards a more inclusive and supportive society,increasing their sense of initiative and, consequently, their employability. It therefore contributes to the achievement of theobjectives of the European Solidarity Body Program. The project aims to have an impact on: volunteers, who will have theopportunity to exchange ideas, opinions, experiences, acquire new skills and grow humanly; local young people, especially NEETs,who will be stimulated to be active citizens and will increase their self-esteem, their spirit of initiative and, consequently, theiremployability; participating organizations, that will exchange good practices; host community, which will have new incentives andwill be encouraged to travel to discover and learn more about other realities; sending communities, which will benefit from thehuman, professional and cultural enrichment of their volunteers.The methodologies used will be non-formal, interactive and based on learning by doing.

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RECEIVINGORGANIZATION

Municipality of Ollolai

Volunteers will be accommodated in aprivate house, identified by MalikAssociation. Participants will sleepin double or single rooms with sharedspaces (kitchen, bathroom and livingroom). The house is equipped withheating and water heater.

ACCOMMODATION

ACTIVITIES

Volunteers will support the Municipality of Ollolai in organizingordinary and extraordinary activities addressed to tourists, children,elderly, young and disabled people (eg. Language classes; culturalevents; music or arts workshops; exhibitions; sport initiatives;recreational workshops; support children with homework; organizingreadings and books’ presentations; etc).The main tasks assigned to the volunteers will be: - support in organizing recreational and cultural activities addressedto elderly people, children and youngsters;

Volunteers will be given a monthlycontribution of 300 euros to coverthe expenses related to board andextra costs.

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- support in organizing all initiatives and events promoted by theMunicipality of Ollolai and local associations; - support to international mobility for work, volunteering andtraining abroad for young people with fewer geographicalopportunities; - promotion of the territory and local identity; - meetings withschools, cultural associations, sports associations, institutions andyouth councils.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The proposed activities promote inclusion and socialcohesion and allow volunteers, using methods ofinformal learning, to improve their abilities, skills andcompetences.The most important skill that we hope to convey is theability to "learn to learn".

Participants, getting in touch with other youth workers and young peoplecoming from different backgrounds, will receive strong incentives for theircuriosity to know. The awareness of the existence of other - and many – realities will accentuatetheir predisposition to learning, the knowledge and the willingness to gobeyond their mere everyday life.Other skills that we aim toconvey are:–capacity building;–ability to work in a network for common goals;–organizational skills;–ability to work in groups;–leadership skills;–analytical skills;–ability to communicate in the mother tongue and in foreign languages;–cultural awareness and expression, because the comparison with othercultures will lead participants to appreciate them and express it;

–social and civic competences, as participants will be asked to take the field, as"social animals" and citizens, with all the rights and obligations that this entails; - digital skills, as they will prepare power point or audiovisual presentations,as well as reports, forms, etc.;–self-esteem.Progress and difficulties of volunteers will be monitored during theimplementation of the project by the coordinators and the referents for theSending, Receiving and Hosting Organizations. Volunteers will be put in aposition to reflect and express their opinions freely. Everyone will beencouraged to express their opinions without being afraid of makingmistakes or saying wrong things, because there will be no "right and wrongthoughts", but "similar and different thoughts". And the diversity will nothave a negative meaning but, on the opposite, a positive meaning. At the end of the Volunteering project, all participants will receive aYouthpass, which will describe what did they learn and gain during theproject activities. The project will have a huge impact even on the local youth and the entirehost community, which will have the opportunity to enrich them culturally,linguistically and, above all, humanly.

With the exception of specialoccasions (eg exceptional eventsorganized over the weekend)all volunteers will beworking 35 hours per week(from Monday to Friday from09:00 to 13:00 and from15:00 to 17:00).

Meetings are scheduled withlocal associations, schools,youth councils,municipalities and provinces,aimed at raising theknowledge of the volunteersabout the territory of theBarbagia of Ollolai

Upon arrival, volunteers willreceive a welcome kitcontaining information onthe area (emergencynumbers, tutor and  mentor’scontacts,  map  of Sardinia, brochures on museumsand attractions of thesurrounding towns, etc).

Malik Association ensures  the participation  of volunteers in the  trainingactivities carried out by theNational Agency and in Italianlanguage classed held on line(through the EuropeanCommission’s platform) twicea week.

The ideal volunteer must bemotivated, enthusiastic,sensitive, curious and lovesnature, genuineness andauthenticity of places.Must be prepared forinterpersonal relationshipsand has capacity to adapt tonew situations andaptitude for team works.The volunteers will beselected regardless of theirsocio-economic and culturalbackground, sexual, politicalor religious orientation. Therequirements thatMunicipality of Ollolai andMalik Association will takeinto account in theselection phase will be theage, between 18 and 30, andthe strong motivation

All participants before departure (within the 15th of March2020) must take a language assessment aimed to evaluatethe level of language they are going to learn and useduring the mobility.Participants will be provided TWICE A WEEK with an online Italian language course through a platform which iscalled Online Linguistic Support (OLS ERASMUSPLUS).The OLS offers participants in European Solidarity CorpsProjects the opportunity to assess their skills in theforeign language(s) they will use to study, work orvolunteer abroad. In addition, selected participants mayfollow an online language course to improve theircompetence.

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COSTS

The ESC project is free of charges for volunteers(pocket money + food money= 300 euros per month). CIGNA insurance (required by Sending organizations within the 10st of March 2020) is included. Board and lodging (rent + bills) will be provided and paid by the organizers. Our organization will refund each participant travel costs according to Erasmus+ rules. Flights can be purchased as soonas possible, with the preventive approvement from the coordinating organization.Malik Association will support volunteers in getting VISA permit, which will be also financially covered by the project.

  If you have any questions  do not hesitate in contacting us: Associazione Culturale Malik www.associazionemalik.itEmail: info@eubridge.eu  Mob: +39 3406894417 Skype: claudia.sedda