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THEME: social inclusion 

In this group EVS 30 volunteers will participate coming from 10 countries for 21 days, hosted in the Netherlands by the foundation Olde Vechte and supported by the youth in Action programme. During these 21 days volunteers will live and work together to get an idea about EVS and voluntary work in the Netherlands. Under supervision of a small team the volunteers are empowered to realise a structure for the 21 days on how to make these days interesting and workable for everybody. The volunteers will get the responsibility to create a living environment, in which every single volunteer will get the chance to develop him/her self on the level that connects to the individual need. Volunteers will be responsible for the working schedule, house keeping and the free time. Together with other volunteers activities will be realised to create fun and relaxation after a day of voluntary work.

The voluntary work will exits out of work that can be done by a group of volunteers, like what we did last year. For example, creating stairs for an outdoor theatre (the biggest in Europe) in the Forrest of Ommen, or cutting threes and bushes so other vegetation can grow, or clearing out tunnels for badges to cross roads safely. All of the voluntary work will be supervised by professionals, and screened on safety. We only do work that is easy and safe to do.

In this Group EVS project, volunteers will have the opportunity to: 

Vision

The Olde Vechte organization works out of one mutual vision:To create a world that works for everyone out of love, care and cooperation.

Dates and place of the EVS project: 

20th of July  – 10th of August 2010, Ommen, The Netherlands

In this project 100% of the volunteers must be less-opportunity, if a volunteer does not comply with two or more of the summings below of what a less-opportunity is, he/she cannot participate.

The defenition that we use for less opportunity youth is:

Youth that has a set of circumbstances (a fact or condition with a relevant to an event or action) that stops them from doing something that is byond their present ability.

Since we are talking about participating in a international group EVS, these set of circumstances are definded as:

-       Belonging to a minority (like gipsys or handicapted (mental and physical))

-       Dropouts (having no education or dropped out of school)

-       Geographical obstacles (living isolated from society)

-       Living in a (post) conflict country

-       Living in poverty (having an income below national average or less)

-       Coming from broken families

-       Lack of social skills (missing the ability to interact in a common way with other people)

The criteria that we use in this group EVS is that at least two ore more of these summings are valid on the participant.

THE ACCOMODATION

The address of the accommodation where the project will take place is:

Olde Vechte Foundation

Zeesserweg 12, 7731 BG

Ommen, Netherlands

www.oldevechte.nl (only in Dutch)

www.s-gr.com (synergy group)

This is accommodation is a guesthouse; a group accommodation that we use for summer camps, exchanges, trainings and other projects.

The house have 3 floors, and in the two upper floors there are several rooms, in every room, there are 4 to 5 beds. Also each upper floor provides 3-4 showers and toilets.
The internet connection and washing machine are provided in the accommodation.  

Responsabile on project: Alexandra Canta

Contact: alexandra_canta()yahoo.com