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YOUTH FOR EUROPE PROGRAMME
BENEFICIARY SERVIZIO CIVILE INTERNAZIONALE ITALIA
Description
SCI Italy is the Italian branch of the ''Service Civil International'', a non-governmental organisation, member of UNESCO and the
Council of Europe. The activity proposed here is for 15 volunteers from 4 European countries (I, D,B,E) to organise activities with
the children hosted in a community in Castel Volturno a small village in Campania (South of Italy). During the programme the
volunteers will be involved in training sessions in order to give them the opportunity to get to know each other better and to
understand the concept of voluntary work, of intercultural learning, the philosophy of the organisation and compare different points
of view. The foreign participants will have the opportunity to get to know a different way of life, to see how problems in that area
are handled and to learn to respect each others point of view.
Project theme(s) Migrants, Youth and children, Social exclusion in general
Contact Anna COZZOLI
Address SERVIZIO CIVILE INTERNAZIONALE ITALIA
Via G. Cardano 135
I-00146 ROMA
Reference: 57640-A.2.2-IT-04-1998-R3
BENEFICIARY SAARENKYLÄN NUORISOSEURA - SIEPAKAT
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FINLAND
Description
The applicant, Siepakat, is a folkdance and music association situated in Lapland, Northern-Finland that works with children,
young people and adults. They organise folk dance and music groups, festivals, seminars at local and international level. The
volunteer is a voluntary worker from the association. The hosting structure is Frommern a similar organisation in Balinge in
Germany which fosters the folkdance culture and organises different activies in the youth field, as well as multicultural events. The
background of the volunteer and the experience of the hosting structure provides a good basis for the project. The voluntary period
involves: working with children and young people; taking part in the daily activities of the hosting organisation, such as cultural
education of folkdance and music on national heritage issues; youth work among the young people in the locality; taking part in
seminars and training. The volunteer will be involved in the arrangements of the international folk dance festival.
Project theme(s) Youth and children, Art and culture
Contact Paula PITKÄNEN
Address SAARENKYLÄN NUORISOSEURA - SIEPAKAT
Matinmutka 7
FIN-96900 ROVANIEMI
Reference: 42624-A.2.2-FI-01-1998-R1
UNITED KINGDOM
BENEFICIARY UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION - INTERNATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE
WALES
Description
UNAIYS is a registered charity working in international and European youth work in local communities. The main working area is
international short term voluntary service projects, involving the volunteers in local work of various sorts. The project this time
concerns a multiple placement of 12 young volunteers from DK, FIN, F, DE, NL and UK, in South Wales working on a play
project running in the Penywaun area. The young volunteers will receive initial training and will then, alongside local workers and
volunteers, work with children and youngsters from 5-14 years old in their after-school play activities. The young European
volunteers will stay in a community house and take part in the local activities and social life of the hosting community.
Project theme(s) Urban improvement, Youth and children
Contact Sheila SMITH
Address UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION - INTERNATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE WALES
Temple of Peace, Cathays Park,
UK-CF1 3AP CARDIFF
Reference: 42632-A.2.2-UK-01-1998-R1