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monthly brochure with opportunities for young people in Cluj-Napoca, Romania

December, 2012

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Volunteer of the month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-8

EVS: Best Volunteering Programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Art & Culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-13Social . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-23Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-27Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-31Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-39Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-43Activities of Youth 4 Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-46Useful Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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(From the left: Janno from Estonia, Katharina from Austria, Hanna from Belarus, Ieva from Latvia)

Editorial

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Welcome to the second opportunities brochure . At first we would like to introduce ourselves . We are four EVS (European Voluntary Service) volunteers that now are living and working in Cluj-Napoca . We are from four different countries: Katharina from Austria, Hanna from Belarus, Janno from Estonia and Ieva from Latvia . We are working in the project „Youth 4 community“ .

Youth 4 community is a project of the “Support for Youth Deve-lopment” Association (S4YD) . The association was founded on 17th of December 2009 in Cluj-Napoca, being an NGO entirely dedicated to youth development . The goal of our association is to stimulate and support the active, civic and responsible parti-cipation of the young generation within the social, educational, cultural and economic aspects of the communities they live in .

We are making this brochure for you as a tool which you can use searching for different opportunities to take in your life . We believe that even though this brochure can’t hold all the possi-bilities that you can have, still it can be a nice way how to start your journey to a more active and meaningful life . At the end of the brochure you can find our contact details in case you have any suggestions or questions . We will be staying here till first of May, 2013 so you will definitely have a chance to meet us in workshops, cultural events or just to hang out if you wish . We are here for you . Go through the pages and enjoy!

Have a nice December!

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On the pages of our brochure you will find quite often the opportunities to volunteer: for short-term or long-term projects, for an institution or an NGO . And we promise you, that this is going to be a really exciting experience in your life, whatever you’ll do . In our second brochure you again can find a volunteer of the month, a “superhero”, a person who just lives around and does amazing things .

This December we will introduce you Bogdan Romanică, the president of „Dreams for Life“ Association and one of the best trainers we have ever met . Read the interview with him and find out how volunteering and pas-sion go hand in hand .

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Volunteer Of The Month

How and when did you start to do volunteer work? What was your main motivation?I started volunteering in 2005, when I came to Cluj-Napoca to study . The first organization in which I was involved is COS (Consortiul Organizatiilor Studentesti) . It was a big organization at that time and I was involved in a big project Luna Studentului Clujean (The Month of the Student) . I helped with everything: promotion, logistics, and events . Ahh, it was a nice time . I was very motivated . Some of my friends told me that I was too motivated, but that was good, I had a lot of energy . I wanted to do something more: to meet new people, to learn and gain experience from many fields, to have fun, to make new friends and also to give something to the community, especially the student‘s community . But the main motivation was learning . I wanted to learn how to do things .

Tell us about your EVS experience in Netherlands. Hmmm, that was something really awesome . In 2010, I was in Netherlands for 7 months at an international youth organization called Atlantic Bridge . That was the place where I found myself; I’ve got to discover my talents, my passions and my calling . I was working in youth clubs and schools with teenagers trying to build bridges of understanding and friendship between them, because they were coming from different social backgrounds . We used non-formal education methods, and thus I developed a

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strong passion for education . It was not always easy, I had hard times too . Cultural shock, some conflicts with different colle-agues, but these were the things that helped me a lot to become a better person . Thanks to EVS I am a stronger person, ambitious, more flexible and I have the courage to follow my dreams .

You have made voluntary work in Africa. What did you do there? Was it a challenge? I was in Africa in February 2012, in Togo . I was there for 3 weeks, for an international youth exchange . The name of the project was Art Fusion and the idea of it was to bring together youth from Togo, Ghana, Romania and Slovenia . Its aim was to make a fusion using the artistic backgrounds of all the participants . The exchange had three parts: the first was focused on global education, the second on social theater and the last part, and the longest one, on music . I really enjoyed the training on global education . It opened my mind so much! Now I understand better how this world is and the way we are connected . At the end of the exchange we performed a concert, with dances and music, in the community where we lived for few days . It was amazing . About challenges? Oh yes, we had many: the climate, the language, the social behaviors, the food, and the differences between our groups . But this is the charm of this kind of experi-ences, and for sure, there I had the best days of my life .

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Volunteer Of The Month

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You are founder and president of the non-governmen-tal organisation „Dreams for Life”. Could you tell us where the idea of founding the association came? Who supported you?The idea came to my mind during my EVS . I was so sad about the situation in Romania and I was thinking what I can do to change something . I discovered my passion for education and then I realized that the best way you can change something is through education of young people . They are the present and the future of the country . If the people are smart and well prepared, the country will be well prepared . I was inspired by “I have a dream” of Martin Luther King and I was thinking that the youth can get involved much easier if it’s about their dreams, about their passions . I didn’t get a lot of support, but I got as much as I needed to go on . You don’t need somebody behind you to tell you “You can do it!” or to give you money for every single action . You need just some positive feedback from time to time . You need small signs through which you understand that you are doing the right things and that the world needs you .

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Volunteer Of The Month

Volunteering is action, action is experience. Why should the youngsters do voluntary work?Volunteering is education and it is maybe the best form of education . There are researches that say people best learn when they are active and teach others what they know . Everybody should volunteer because thus we have more chances to fulfill our different needs: the social needs - we can meet new people and create new relationships, the mental needs - we can learn new things, discuss new subjects, discover new perspectives, the spiritual needs - we can contribute to this world, we can leave a legacy and reach fulfillment . So, let’s volunteer .

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EVS: Best Volunteering Programme

What is EVS? Is it real for you? Let’s try to figure it out together . Just answer a few questions for yourself and see if it suits you .

y Are you aged between 16 and 30?

y Do you have some free time (2 weeks – 12 months) or just want to make a break between studies/work?

y Do you want to discover a new country, language, people, culture and be useful for the local community?

y Are you open for new priceless experiences?

If your answers to all these questions are positive, you should do your EVS! Some useful tips for you now:

y EVS or European Voluntary Service (in Romanian - SEV, Serviciul European de Voluntariat) is an action in the frame of Youth in Action Programme by European Commission .

y You can become a volunteer and do your EVS in different countries (EU and not only), with all the expences (accom-modation, food, pocket money, work expences, insurance, 90% of transportation) covered by the project .

y All you should do is to find an interesting project according to the country or topic on the database (http://bit .ly/evsdata-base), send your CV and motivation, find a sending organiza-tion (S4YD can be one), prepare and apply!

More info you can find here: http://bit .ly/evsguide or here: http://www .tinact .ro/serviciul-european-de-voluntariatAsk for our advice and opinion on EVS: evs.s4yd@gmail.com, contact our Association if you decided to go: Angela Anton, sev.s4yd@ymail.com

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Japanese Week

What: Japanese Festival WeekWhen: 3-7 December 2012Who: Japan Play TransylvaniaWhere: The main location of the event will be Urban Culture Center in Central Park Casino, Cluj-Napoca . Description: There will be exhibition of the graphics „One hundred proverbs“ which will present a reinterpretation of Japanese writing Kanji . In the entire Casino, visitors will see the most interesting and com-plex origami shapes and a series of theatrical performances that will address the main themes of Japanese culture . Workshops will be held each day of the festival, in the afternoon hours . Since the holiday season approaches, you have an opportunity to learn how to manufacture gift boxes, Japanese-style, and various types of origami .Contacts & Links: http://www .facebook .com/japanplay; http://www .clujlife .com/2012/11/26/saptamana-nipona/

Art & Culture

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35 Years with Semnal M

What: anniversary concertWhen: 10 December 2012, 20:00 For whom: fans of the band and folk loversWhere: Casa de Cultura a Studentilor, Cluj-NapocaHow much: 40 leiDescription: This event will celebrate the Romanian folk band “Semnal M” . You will have the opportunity to listen also the special guests (Iulia Merca, Ioan Gyuri Pascu, A .G . Weinberger & Mircea Baniciu) and to take part in the single and video laun-ching from the new album . Contacts & Links: http://www .semnal-m .ro/, http://on .fb .me/Tto10s

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The Nutcracker

What: 2 act ballet When: 16 (premiere) – 19 December 2012, 18:30 For whom: for all youngsters who are passionate about classical ballet, romantism, directing etc .Where: Opera Nationala Romana, Cluj-NapocaHow much: between 8 - 31 lei (http://www .operacluj .ro/bilete .html) Description: The Nutcracker, is a two-act ballet, originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Piotr Ilici Ceaikov-ski . The libretto is adapted from E .T .A . Hoffmann‘s story „The Nutcracker and the Mouse King“ . In December you’ll have twice the opportunity to watch the ballet which have been played since 1892 . Contacts & Links: http://www .operacluj .ro/prog_dec12 .html#16

Art & Culture

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Masculine Style Fair

What: Men‘s Fashion Market When: 7-9 December 2012Where: Cluj Arena Description: The fair is the place where tho-se concerned with the image they reflect meet with the ones able to build them a chic look, and sure, why not, a winner one . The first event of its kind was designed after a successful Western model, which does not need presentations . At the market you will find male toi-letries, fashion, designer shoes and much more . There will be a seating area with coffee and tea available to the public, workshops and discussions with famous designers .Contacts & Links: http://www .clujlife .com/2012/11/23/targul-stil-masculin-cluj-arena/

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Communication in the Significant Relationships from our Life

What: Seminar When: 8 December 2012Who: Association AVATARFor whom: everybody who is interested and wants to increase the quality of relationships through communicationWhere: Bucharest, Incubator107, str . Traian nr . 107How much: 60 LeiDescription: In this seminar they will offer another way to communicate with important people in your life, an approach based on mutual respect, recognition and acceptance . After attending this seminar you will learn: how you can care for your relations in a way beneficial to you and others; what is your responsibility in a relationship; how to differentiate between the person and behavior and much more . They will use specific tools, concepts and relational rules that you can apply in your daily life immediately . They hope that you will want to actively get invol-ved with real situations and examples in your life . Contacts & Links: www .asociatia-avatar .ro, www .facebook .com/AsociatiaAvatar; Gabriela Dinu-Teodorescu: gabriela@asociatia-avatar .ro, 0724744184

Social

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Spirit of Christmas

What: Spirit of Christmas FairWhen: 14-16 December 2012Who: Cazinoul din Parcul CentralWhere: Cluj-Napoca, Cazinoul din Parcul CentralDescription: You can go and buy yourself different kinds of handcrafts, sweets or christmas decorations . Each day also Santa Claus will come with toys and candies . But what’s more important is that there is also an opportunity to donate toys, board games, clothes, candies, chocolates etc . for bringing Christmas to children who don’t have parents or whose parents can‘t afford to buy things for Christmas . Contacts & Links: https://www .facebook .com/SpiritOfChrist-masFair2012; Diana Trif: 074 423 0308, diana@admen .ro

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Volunteers for Second Chance Shelter

What: Volunteering in a dog shelter When: AnytimeWho: A Doua SansaFor whom: Everybody who is interested and ready for working in a dog shelter, to play with dogs, help to repair cages, to clean, to vet etc .Where: GlinaApplication: doris .alina .luca@gmail .comDescription: Dog shelter A Doua Sansa is searching for volunteers who would like to play with dogs or help with repairing, cleaning, feeding and so on . Also you can donate food or help with transportation . But what they are saying about themselves? „Why A Doua Sansa? For that we must have faith in them, and they must feel confi-dent with us . Because we try to provide a decent living to them and find them cuddled owners . Because we don’t want to turn away and throw them on the street, as happened to them before they reach us . Why another animal protection association? Because although we can not take them all home, we can not remain indifferent . Because we are nice and it seems normal to help them .“Contacts & Links: www .adouasansa .com

Social

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Volunteering in Cluj

What: Volunteering in ClujWho: Centrul de Voluntariat Cluj-NapocaFor whom: AnyoneApplication: http://www .centruldevoluntariat .ro/en/Volunteer-info/info-volunteering .htmlDescription: Do you want to organize seminars, trainings, conferences, prevention and information campaigns? Maybe you want to help children with disabilities, poor children, delinquent child-ren? Or help building houses? Taking care of old people? Maybe you want to create or participate in a health education program? In Centrul de Voluntariat Cluj-Napoca you can do all these things and a lot more . All you have to do is filling the application . Contacts & Links: www .centruldevoluntariat .ro

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Volunteering in APAHNP

What: Volunteering in the association for the protection and help of the neuro-psychic disabled Who: APAHNP - The Association for the protection and help of the neuro-psychic disable, ClujFor whom: Everybody who is interested and ready for working with people who have mental disabilitiesWhere: Cluj-Napoca, Str . Milton Lehrer nr .18Description: APAHNP is an organisation whose purpose is the enhancement of the life quality for youth and adults with severe and acute mental disability, the provision of adapted professional training in protected lucrative workshops . Their aim is to do everything for helping their clients to be able to adapt and to be able to live a normal life with their disability . For this they have 7 creative and protected workshops in their St . Mary Daycare Center like: jigsaw and Arved icons, tailoring, tapestry, weaving, art-therapy, plaster molding, gardening . Also they have different temporary activities . Contacts & Links: www .facebook .com/CentrulSfMariaCluj; www .centrulsfmaria .ro

Social

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EVS in Armenia

What: European Voluntary Service in ArmeniaWhen: 2013-2014Who: Hosting organisation is HUJ ArmeniaFor whom: Young people between 18 and 30 yearsHow much: 10% of travel expenses, everything else is covered by the European Commission .Deadline: 31 December 2012, project will start in 2013 .Description: HUJ Armenia is a coordinating organisation for dif-ferent EVS projects in Armenia . Right now the host organisations are: Benevolent Union for Polish Cooperation “Polonia;“ „Ognem“ Foundation, who is working with children who have leukemia; Medical Psychological Pedagogical Center for children with different kinds of disabilities; The school N 14 for children with eyesight problems; The orphanage “Zatik;” SOS kindergarten and Rehabilitation Center for Disabled Children in YerevanContacts & Links: http://huj .am/index .html; http://www .youthnetworks .eu/SearchVacancy .aspx

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EVS in Estonia

What: European Voluntary Service in EstoniaWhen: 1 September 2013 – 31 May 2014Where: Elva city and Tudulinna parishWho: NGO Maria ja lapsed, Elva väikelastekoduFor whom: Young people 18-30 years oldApplication: send an e-mail to evs@erinoor .eeDeadline: 23 December 2012Description: Elva Orphanage is a public body maintained by local municipali-ty and attends children all over Estonia and mostly Tartu county and south counties (Võru and Valga) . It provides housing service to 45 children from infants to grownups till the age of 18 . Missi-on of the organisation is to provide the children proper support in the form of individual care, safe environment and educatio-nal activities that will prepare the kids for an independent life . Main activities of the organisation are daily care for the kids, art and acting workshops, excursions, planned visits to museums, exhibitions . As Tudulinna is a rather small community, then EVS volunteers work will be connected with all community and most likely will directly or indirectly influence majority of the popula-tion .Contacts & Links: more info on http://www .youthnetworks .eu/

Social

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Under Pressure

What: Training „Under Pressure“When: 8 December 2012, 10 .00-18 .00Where: Cluj-NapocaWho: Dreams for LifeFor whom: all who want to learn how to control bad emotionsHow much: 50 LeiDescription: Training „Under Pressure“ is a practical training on how we can reduce our negative emotions and to increase the positive . Why?o „So I was mad at X . . . today will not be good for nothing“ „How could I do such a stupid mistake?“ If it sounds familiar, then you have experienced moments when you are upset by someone close to you or maybe you‘re mad at yourself .o „Oh, and I have a lot of work and to sit overtime “, „I‘m nervous“ Sounds familiar? If yes, that means that often you are under pressing tasks and deadlines and know what it means to be stressed .If you want to change your bad emotions to better ones, just apply for the training not later than 5th of December .Contacts & Links: more information and application form: http://dreamsforlife .wordpress .com/2012/11/27/training-under-pressure/

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Children Rights

What: Award competition „Children Rights“When: Registration of candidates on 15 November - 10 Decem-ber 2012, award gala will take place on 12 DecemberWho: Federatia Organizatiilor pentru Protectia Copilului For whom: FONPC will give 5 awards for: a professional in the NGO; a professional within the institutions/public authorities; a journalist; a VIP (public figure) / prize „Janusz Korczak“; a young beginner/reward „Dr . Alexandra Zugravescu .“Where: Nominees from all over the Country, award gala is in BucharestDescription: For the second consecutive year, the Federation of NGOs for Children (FONPC) will award prizes „Children Rights“ to people who campaigned for Children‘s Rights, who fought for compli-ance and have helped change the lives of children . This event will take place in the project Festival of Children‘s Rights „To conquer our rights!“, third edition . Contacts & Links: More information and possibility to register a nominee is available in webpage: http://www .fonpc .ro/

Social

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EVS in Ireland

What: European Voluntary Service in IrelandWhen: 2013Who: Depaul IrelandFor whom: Young people between 18-30Where: Ireland, DublinHow much: 10% of travel expenses, everything else is covered by European Commission .Deadline: 2 January 2013Description: Depaul Ireland in Dublin Ireland is now open for applications for the EVS program 2013-2014 which includes 5 EVS volunteer opportunities in 5 of their specialised services for 12 months . Sundial house 1 July 2012 - 1 July 2013Orchid House 4 September 2012 - 4 September 2013Backlane hostel 1 July 2012 - 1 July 2013Clancy Night shelter 1 July 2012 - 1 July 2013Tus Nua Apartments 4 September 2012 - 4 September 2013Depaul Ireland provides accommodation and key services to people who many others struggle to work with street drinkers, women in prison, families who others have given up on, those with behavioural, self-harm and addiction problems . Contacts & Links: www .depaulireland .org/volunteering/evs/

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Recycle and Reuse What: EVS project in TurkeyWhen: 1 June – 31 July 2013Who: Gaziantep Training and Youth AssociationFor whom: Young People from 18 to 30 yearsWhere: Gaziantep, TurkeyHow much: everything except 10% of the travel expenses is coveredApplication: email to aliaslanozaslan@gmail .com with a CV, motivation letter and a photoDeadline: 15 January 2013Description: Volunteers will help the campaings and workshops in streets and schools to make people think about the importance of recyling reducing and reusing for sustainable environment . Our target groups are students and parents living or studying in the surroundings of the city . Contacts & Links: http://www .youthnetworks .eu/ShowVacancy .aspx?Vacancy=recycle-and-reuse

Environment

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Youth Encountering Environmental Human Rights

What: a study session that aims to promote active youth parti-cipation in environmental human rights education and peaceful activismWhen: 24 February – 2 March 2013Who: European Youth Centre Buda-pestFor whom: youth workers, educators, activists between 18 and 30 – anyone interested to explore the topic of environmental human rights, willing to share their histories of participation and learn new ways of engaging in local and global environmental mattersHow much: a participation fee of 50 €; visa and travel, accommo-dation and board costs are 100% coveredApplication: until 20nd of December: http://bit .ly/1138aqM Description: „During this study session we want to build a network of young people willing to multiply their knowledge and create follow-up initiatives and projects in the field of human rights education, environmental education, education for sustainable develop-ment and youth participation internationally and in their local communities“Contacts & Links: Ilze Jece – ilze@iynf .org; http://bit .ly/UbJ6tJ

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What a Waste – Recycle for Change What: training in ItalyWhen: 7-17 February 2013For whom: The candidate will be expected to be strongly invol-ved in active citizenship inside their own community of origin and to have a collaborative and positive attitude in order to be able to profitably spend days with a group of different persons .Where: Zagarolo, Rome, ItalyHow much: everything will be coveredApplication and Deadline: fill in the regist-ration form (http://bit .ly/SxmuEs) and send to waw@binarioetico .org until 20 December 2012Description: The focus of this workshop is to share the art of reusing computers through the advanced testing of hardware to specific Linux installations . The lessons will be about technical skills but will also concern managerial, economi-cal and legal issues related to the whole lifecycle of computing items . The workshop will not concern only technical aspects but will also focus on fundamental aspects of our changing society, from the e-waste and its environmental threats to digital divide and new forms of social inequality, in order to share thoughts on a wide range of topics concerning consumption, production and disposal of technologies .Contacts & Links: http://www .youthnetworks .eu/ShowEvent .aspx?Event=what-a-waste

Environment

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Fighting with the Poor - Train Farmers

What: a two years volunteering program to help poor farmersWhen: 1 March 2013 – 1 March 2015Who: DRH NORWAY in cooperation with Humana People to People train small-scale farmers in sustainable agriculture practi-ces such as conservation farming, and equips the farmers with knowledge they can use to adjust to the changing conditions .For whom: Young People from 18 to 30 yearsWhere: Oeyer, NorwayDeadline and Application: 30 January 2013Description: The aim is to provide the farmers with such knowledge and organization that they can respond to the needs of their families and communities today, increase their income, and become integrated in the market economy . In this two-year program, all your focus will be on world affairs and the conditions and lives of people on Earth . You will ask the difficult questions about why, with all our knowledge and wisdom, our technological skills and vast resources, our inventiveness and diligence, and the compas-sion, love and humanity that we all possess, humankind has not gotten rid of pre¬ventable diseases, stopped all wars, or quen-ched the misery of The Poor .Contacts & Links: www .drh-norway .org, http://bit .ly/Tu3XtS

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EVS Volunteer in Estonia Uulu

What: European Voluntary ServiceWhen: 1 September 2013 - 31 May 2014 For whom: For young people in age from 18 till 30 years . Where: Uulu village, EstoniaDeadline and Application: 23 December 2012, for applying contact evs@erinoor .eeDescription: The Culture and Sport Centre of Uulu (Uulu KSK) arranges cul-ture and sport courses and hobby courses work in Tahkuranna paris . It also arranges free time of the peole who live in the paris and different events like Woman`s day, name day of Tahkuranna paris, christmas parties, children protect day, summer camps, younster`s diskos, concerts and so on .Contacts & Links: Contact person: Dina Mikfeldt, Coordinating organisation: Estonian Special Youth Work Organisation, Host: UULU KULTUURI- JA SPORDIKESKUS: http://web .zone .ee/tank/kontakt .html

Sport & Outdoor

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EVS in the “Learn@Teach@Learn“ project

What: European Voluntary ServiceWhen: 1 July 2013 - 30 June 2014Who: Experimental Technology Education SportsFor whom: For young people from 18-30 years Where: Vrontados, GreeceDeadline and Application: Write an email to the hosting orga-nization (info@tes .gr) to request a questionnaire . Deadline for sending in the application: 18 January 2013 .Description: The “Learn@Teach@Learn“ project cultivates and advances new technologies and work on them joining with the Education, Culture and Sports . It also helps young people with fewer oppor-tunities, to understand Internet’s capabilities on educational, cul-tural, sport and youth issues . The volunteer helps on a non profit procedure, young people, to understand how to use computers and educational programs effectively and in a positive way . The EVS volunteer deals with the development of projects in an edu-cational, cultural, sports and scientific level helps unemployed people to learn and use and realise projects with educational, youth and sport organizations, teachers, students and young people with the help of W .W .W or New Technologies .Contacts & Links: http://www .youthnetworks .eu/ShowVacancy .aspx?Vacancy=learnteachlearn; info@tes .gr

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EVS Volunteer in Slovakia

What: European Voluntary ServiceWhen: 15 May – 31 December 2013For whom: Young people aged from 18 till 30 years Where: Centrum of leisure time Rainbow Humenné, Humenné, SlovakiaDeadline and Application: 31 December 2013, send applica-tion, together with a motivation letter to the e-mail evs@duha-cvc .sk, as the topic of the letter, please, write „EVS 2“ .Description: The Centre of leisure time in Humenné is a governmental institu-tion which has the main aim to prepare activities and interesting courses that children and youngsters, in age from 6 till 30 years, can attend in their free time . These activities run in the building of the Centre from Monday till Friday, in the morning and in the afternoon . We organize many activities: dancing courses (hip hop, aerobic, break dance, majorettes, folk dances and Roma´s dance), musical courses (instruments lessons, orchestra and choir), English and informatics lessons, drawing and modelling courses, karate, joga, the newspaper of the Centre, etc . Contacts & Links: Agáta Sakaliková: http://evs@duha-cvc .sk

Sport & Outdoor

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College Olympics UBB vs. UT

What: Competition between the two universitiesWhen: 6 December 2012 at 10:00 pmFor whom: Come and show us you‘re proud to be a student at UT or UBB and be the one who will establish Olympics of the uni-versities . Description: Come and take part in com-petitions that will take place between the two universities and decide who will be crow-ned the ultimate university . Come and show us you‘re proud to be a student at UT or UBB and be the one who will establish universities Olympics .Contacts & Links: http://www .facebook .com/events/180048482133227/

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Free Courses for Young Enterpreuners

When: 4-19 December 2012 in 5 sessions, each session 3 daysWho: Fundatia Post-Privatizare, Asociatia ORICUM, S .C . GEA Strategy & Consulting SA, Centrul de Cercetare si Consultanta in Domeniul Culturii, S .C . M&C Strategy Development SRL, Universi-tatea Bucuresti si Universitatea de Arte “George Enescu” din IasiFor whom: Young enterpreuners who want to start their own businessWhere: BucharestHow much: FreeDeadline: Three days before each sessionDescription: The project „Promoting Entrepreneurship in the creative in-dustries“ continues the series of free courses devoted to future entrepreneurs in creative industries . How can get an idea and business plan are solutions to obstacles most feared? Young peo-ple who will sign up for sessions of December will go home with a large number of responses grouped by chapters of a business plan: description of the sector, the status of the entrepreneur, marketing plan, communication strategy, sales strategy, financial strategy, legal and human capital and risk management . Note-books students will be transformed, with the help of trainers , within 3 days, their first business plans .Contacts & Links: http://www .crestetalente .ro/

Education

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Creative Seeds for Adult Training in Greece

What: a GRUNDTVIG In service training course in the context of Lifelong Learning Program .When: 27 May – 1 June 2013Who: N .G .O . CIVISplus: http://www .civisplus .grFor whom: those who are interested to work with adults and are eager to learn different techniques .Where: Athens, GreeceHow much: National Agency will cover the 100% of your travel, accommodation and course expenses . Deadline: 16 January 2013Description: Taking into consideration that adults are mostly di-rected to formal education, our course aims to demonstrate the importance of non-formal learning in adult education . Except for the typical methods used in formal education adult learning can be more interesting and effective by including in it games, expe-riential learning, media and new technologies, group exercises and other techniques that will be presenting during the course . During the course participants will gain hands on experience of a range of adult teaching techniques . No matter the subject area taught participants will challenge themselves to adapt creative techniques to any area of adult learning .Contacts & Links: karka@civisplus .gr, Romanian National Agen-cy: http://www .anpcdefp .ro agentie@anpcdefp .ro

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Writing Proposals for Youth in Action Grants

What: Training module „Writing funding proposals in context of Youth in Action“ When: 11-13 December 2012Who: Youth In Action RomaniaFor whom: youth workers, project coordinators, volunteers, members of NGOs, members of informal groups of young people, representatives of public institutions directly involved in working with young peopleWhere: Focsani, judetul VranceaHow much: no participation fee; meals, transport and accomo-dation are not coveredApplication: If you are interested, fill the application not later than 6 December: http://www .tinact .ro/inregistrare/IDevent/766Description: At the end of this training, participants will be able to develop, plan and write eligible projects under the Youth in Action; to use the non-formal and informal Youth in Action pro-gram for initiating specific activities, respecting European values promoted by this program .Contacts & Links: Iuliana Dinu - iuliana .dinu@chanceforlife .ro, Tel .: 0722100162

Education

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Training for Providing Basic ICT Skills

What: Training for providing basic ICT skills for education to people with disabilitiesWhen: Belgium 20-24 May 2013, Lithuania 1-5 July 2013Who: G .M EuroCy InnovationsFor whom: Teachers (Pre-school, primary, secondary, vocational, adult, special needs); teacher trainers; careers officers, educatio-nal guides and counsellors; inspectors; headteachers/principals/managers of schools/organisations offering adult education, etc .Where: Belgium, Lithuania, United KingdomHow much: 850€, but you can apply for funding (100%) to your national agency by 16 January 2013Application: www .eurocyinnovations .com/pre-registration-form/ Description: The objectives of the training course are: To offer an inclusive approach to teaching, learning and assessment of (accessible) basic ICT skills, aiming at inclusive education (people with disabilities within regular education) and have this inclusive approach also embedded in daily teaching practices; To help trainees understand the basic ICT challenges but also competen-ces related to disabilities; Contacts & Links: For funding: http://www .llp-ro .ro/?d=46 and more information about training you’ll find here: http://bit .ly/V2ri2L

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European Citizenship in Youth Work Training Course in Turkey When: 8-14 April 2013Who: YiA National Agency TurkeyFor whom: Youth workers, Youth lea-ders, Project managersWhere: TurkeyHow much: Being selected for this course, all costs (accommodation, travel, visa, etc .) relevant to participation in the course will be covered by the NA .Application and Deadline: Until 20 January 2013 you should fill in the application here: http://bit .ly/apply_turkey and also send your Application form - completed, printed and with your signa-ture and a CV in European format or Youthpass to the address: ANPCDEFP - Agentia Nationala pentru Programe Comunitare in Domeniul Educatiei si Formarii Profesionale, Calea Serban Voda nr . 133, Corp A, etaj 3, Sector 4, Bucuresti, cod 040205; specify-ing: „Departamentul Tineret in Actiune - Curs ECTC Turcia“Description: This training course will encourage the develop-ment of a critical, democratic and European Citizenship and in doing so, supporting youth worker in the implementation of youth projects with a European Citizenship dimension . Contacts & Links: Responsible person in Romania: Mihaela Nicolai, email: mihaela .nicolai@eurodesk .eu, tel .: 021 201 07 42, http://bit .ly/yia_ec_turkey, http://bit .ly/curs_turcia

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Do Not Stay Away, Get Involved!

What: Methods and tools for non-formal education in the con-text of the Youth in ActionWhen: 7-9 December 2012Who: Youth in Action RomaniaFor whom: Youth workers, project coordinators, volunteers, members in NGOs, members of informal groups of young people, youth workers, representatives of public institutions involved in working with young people .Where: Targu MuresHow much: The course is free, cost of accommodation, meals and transportation are the responsibility of the participants and are not insured by the organizersDescription: At the end of the course participants will be able to:1 . To define / specify the characteristics of non-formal education; 2 . To select / adapt tools and methods of non-formal education applicable to projects under the Youth in Action (TIA) 3 . Use / implement non-formal tools, methods and appropriate priorities of the Youth in Action (TIA);Contacts & Links: More information and application is available on the webpage: http://www .tinact .ro/detaliu-calendar/IDe-vent/764

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Partnership Building Activity in Portugal

What: Partnership-Building Activity for Action 1 .1 - „REAL DEAL“When: 15-20 January 2013Who: National Agency in FinlandFor whom: Candidate profile : - a member of an NGO involved in direct work with young people - has knowledge of project ma-nagement - is considering a draft submission and implementati-on of youth exchanges as a result of attending this event - has 18 years - has advanced knowledge of English (written, spoken) - is motivated in implementing and further developing partnershipsWhere: Vila da Marmeleira, PortugalHow much: Participation costs (accommodation, meals par-ticipants, costs of program activities) and the transport will be covered entirely by the National Agency of FinlandDeadline: 9 DecemberDescription: Primary objectives are: - providing information necessary for un-derstanding the Youth in Action program philosophy in general and youth exchanges, in particular - provide the framework for creating partnerships - creating and preparing a concrete pro-ject, which will be submitted to the next deadline .Contacts & Links: You can find additional information, how to apply and which document you have to fill in Youth in Action webpage: http://www .tinact .ro/detaliu-calendar/IDevent/757

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Volunteering in Africa

What: volunteering project in TogoWhen: 20 February - 19 May 2013Who: Terre des jeunes TogoWhere: Togo, LomeDeadline: 31 January 2013Description: Terre des jeunes Togo aims to contribute the improvement of socio-economic life at grassroots communities in the preser-vation, environmental protection and management of local or regional natural and cultural heritage . According to our business plan 2013-2015, we are actively seeking volunteers in our area in order to initiate and develop new projects . The volunteer will serve primarily to develop a logical framework for the structure that will have an overview of activities and pro-jects . With the objective of preserving the long-term partnership, we also know that the volunteer should organize fundraisingContacts & Links: http://www .youthnetworks .eu/ShowVacancy .aspx?Vacancy=terre-des-jeunes-togo-29936; Information about association is available here: http://terredesjeunes .org/togo; e-mail: terjeutog@gmail .com

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Imagine EU 2030

What: Essay competitionFor whom: the competition is open to undergraduate and graduate students in social sciences and human universities in Croatia, Greece, Romania, Serbia and Turkey and aims to find out the perceptions of young people from the Balkans regarding the evolution of the EU in the futurePrize: 15 essays will be published and presented at the confe-rence in February 2013, in Belgrade . Author of the best essay will be awarded with a book store gift certificate in amount of € 200 . Application: deadline is 1st of January, 2013Description: Essays may be the subject of any aspect (relevant to the author) linked to EU: European Union en-largement, the future of the euro and the monetary union role EU in world politics, diversity in the EU - and to answer a simple question, yet complex: how the EU will look in 2030?Contacts & Links: http://www .imagineeu2030 .com/, http://www .facebook .com/ima-gineeu2030

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2013 Millennium Youth Camp

What: International Millennium Youth Camp is a free program to the youth of the world interested in mathematics, natural scien-ces, information technology and other sciences .When: 9-16 June 2013 Who: Technology Academy Finland, Finland’s Science Education Centre LUMA, University of Helsinki .Where: Helsinki, FinlandHow much: free of chargeDeadline: until 17 December 2012 . If you are born in the years 1994–1997, you may apply for the camp on: https://elomake .helsinki .fi/lomakkeet/37232/lomake .htmlDescription: Millennium Youth Camp offers young people between 16 and 19 years an overview of Finnish expertise and top-level research in the natural sciences, mathematics and technology . Students network with each other, with individuals in Finnish companies and organisations, and with top scientists . During the one-week-camp, Youth Campers are introduced to a number of Finnish companies and higher educational institutions .Contacts & Links: Address: Pohjoises planadi 33A, Helsinki, 00100 Finland; Tel: +359 9 6980 410; email: info@technologyaca-demy .fi; http://www .technologyacademy .fi/events/millennium-youth-camp/

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TrainFest 2012

What: Train models exhibitionWhen: 13 December -16 DecemberFor whom: inhabitants and visitors of Cluj-NapocaWhere: Gara CFR (railway station), Cluj-NapocaHow much: 5 leiDescription: A look at the world of train models and not only .Model rail route about 40 ml, which will run non-stop trains in miniature . Presentation and sale of railway models and beyond .Contacts & Links:http://www .vinsieu .ro/eveniment/cluj/cluj-napoca/expozitii-si-lansari-de-carte/trainfest-2012/76240/e .htmlhttp://www .facebook .com/TrainFest .ro

Others

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Speakers’ Arena Special Billingual Edition

What: public speaking support group, the last edition for 2012When: 8 December 2012, 12:15 - 15:30Who: Asociatia „Support for Youth Development”For whom: Speakers’ Arena is a free event for anyone who is willing to improve their public speaking abilities . Where: Piano Cazola Cafe, str . Virgil Fulicea, nr . 3, Cluj-Napoca Deadline & Application: Until 6 December 2012, 18:00, you may registrate at http://tinyurl .com/SpeakersArenaSpecial as a:- spectator: you listen to the speeches and give useful feed-back- speaker: you deliver a speech (in English or Romanian) about your passion, about a subject of interest or about a project you‘re working on etc . You are filmed and you receive direct and written feed-back from the spectators .- facilitator: you take part in our event planning meetings and help us with the organization (film, take pictures, take care of the technical part etc .)Description: Speakers‘ Arena is the place where you can experi-ment with different public speaking techniques, give and receive feed-back and learn about public speaking from the most inte-resting and diverse people . Contacts & Links: Ilinca Toderean (Project Coordinator) 0746336546; http://facebook .com/SpeakersArenaCJ, e-mail: speakers .arena .cluj@gmail .com

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Language classes: Latvian. Starting with first of November we, four EVS volunteers in S4YD, are teaching our native languages to the youngsters in Cluj . We are teaching Estonian, Latvian, Belarusian and German . I am a Latvian language teacher and I enjoy a lot preparing and giving the classes . I just love it . I lived in Spain for 1 .5 years and there I gave classes of Basic English and Russian languages . Last year in Latvia I taught some Spanish but now this is my first time of teaching Latvian .

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Activities of Youth 4 Community

I would say that it is even more challenging to explain rules, exceptions and ways of expressing in the language in which I have been fluent from the first time I started talking . It is a lot easier to teach something the same way as somebody else taught you especially when it concerns the grammar . For me it is very surprising how much Romanian people are interested in learning new languages . I have taught already basic phrases, countries, some grammar, numbers and colours to my students . I am trying my best to make the classes interactive and fun because the least my students need are boring classes after or before having a long work day . That’s why they not only study Latvian language but also explore some aspects of Latvian culture like music, cartoons, food, etc . After the first six classes I am giving a test to my students and I feel very excited about how they will manage to do the exercises . I am sure they will make me proud . :-)

Ieva

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Activities of Youth 4 Community

Janno is teaching Estonian

on a trip in Săpânța at the Merry Cemetery

we were visiting a dog shelter

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Links

Useful Links to Search for More Opportunities:

y www .eurodesk .ro

y www .evoluntar .ro

y www .resursetineret .ro

y www .voluntar .ro

y www .tinact .ro

y www .tinapse .ro

y www .voluntareuropean .ro

y www .stiriong .ro

y www .blogunteer .ro

y www .youthnetworks .eu

y www .europa .eu/youth

y www .youthforeurope .eu/

y www .comunicatedepresa .ro/

y www .voluntarinlume . millenniumcenter .org

y www .facebook .com/ support4youth/

y www .salto-youth .net

y www .ongcluj .ro

monthly brochure with opportunities for young people in Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Made by: EVS volunteers (Youth 4 Community project)

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22 Octavian Petrovici Street, Ap . 1, 400018 Cluj-Napoca

Tel . +40-364-43743

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