Last week we had on-arrival and mid-term training for volunteers in Bohinj. I think we all had great time, got useful information and evaluated projects. Next trainings for foreign volunteers will be in June/July

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ADVIT Moldova is looking for the EVS volunteers for the following hosting projects starting September/October 2010. All the project are situated in the capital of Moldova – Chisinau.

1. Animation Centre for Youth and Children that aims to offer everyone (children, young people and adults) in one of the Commune of Chisinau (capital of Moldova) and the opportunity to raise awareness of their own competencies and achieve personal development in a friendly centre with social, cultural, sporting and educational activities. The Centre is an innovative and reactive intervention resource for young people. The volunteer will work in the Centre as a person who co-organises the ideas which the young people and instructors realize during the workshops. The Volunteer will initially be in the place as the assistant, but gradually his/her contribution to the content of the workshops will grow.

2. Development of the Human Right in Transnistrian Region of Moldova (Promolex)
The volunteer will get the opportunity to get involved in the various aspects of PROMO-LEX’s activities:
1. Writing applications and managing projects: seminars, study visits, conferences; 2. Following European policy developments in the Moldovan youth sector; the compilation of the PROMO-LEX newsletter and the updating of the PROMO-LEX website; 3. Assisting in finding partners and creating new projects in the Europe and the rest of the world; 4. Assisting with research projects; 5. Managing a clear-cut project in line with his/her skills, personal interests and goals; 6. Developing his/her own idea or initiative.
Recruitment requirements: previous experience in Human rights area.

3. New Life, an umbrella organization of the HIV/AIDs platform of the NGOs working with the HIV/AIDs prevention. High level of flexibility and motivation to learn Russian/Romanian is required.

4. The Roma National Center (RNC) a non-government organization which promotes through its activity the values and interests of Roma in Republic of Moldova and outside the country in accordance with national values, civic, of democracy and state of law, partnership, opened competition and respects the ethical norms of the non-commercial sphere. The volunteer will be supporting the Centre’s staff in the implementation of the project on the empowerment of Roma rural communities. The project has the purpose to improve the situation of Roma from the rural communities. The empowerment of the communities is regarded to develop the community itself and to endow with techniques like: the mobilization of the population, increasing the level of consciousness, self trust as they must also influence the politics and the processes of taking decisions, also their participation in the decisions that affect them, rising the level of the access at social services and the opportunities of economic development than to solicit help and assistance.

5. Centre for Assistance and Protection (CAP) is the first contact point in Moldova for the persons returning home after a dreadful trafficking experience abroad and also for the victims of domestic violence. The Center, which has been operational since 2001, provides crisis interventions in a safe and friendly environment; during the stay at the shelter, residents can benefit from a range of "in-house" services.
Volunteer will be involved in: - social activities with beneficiaries of the CAP : manual work, sport activities, writing workshops, ice-breakers ( for community life), life skills activities ( managing a budget, developing self-confidence, self-knowledge, discussing about values, human rights, communication abilities….), sensitization about AIDS, familial planning - Accompanying beneficiaries to different places (for juridical procedures, vocational school, shopping….) - Office support for staff ; - Implementation of new services in the shelter (library, partnership with sport hall) - Cultural excursions (theatre, museum, cinema, events in Chisinau…) - Helping with the surveys (+ analysis of the results.) f.e. evaluation of the quality of the services - Preparing events for the local volunteers;

All selected volunteer will have the following practical arrangements during their service:
Accommodation: single room with shared kitchen, bathroom and toilet in the rented flat together with other EVS volunteers from different countries or single room with shared kitchen, bathroom and toilet in the host family.
Food: Food allowance will be received from ADVIT Moldova.
Local transport: Monthly transportation card will be provided.
Language courses: Intensive course upon arrival plus 30 hours of the language lessons with the private teacher is provided. Volunteers can choose what language to learn Romanian or Russian; On-arrival training and midterm evaluation;On-going mentoring and support

Through constant communication with Moldovan children and the staff, playing national games, signing songs, telling tales and etc., the volunteer will receive a unique opportunity to get to know Moldovan culture and probably to discover something new in his/her own culture by looking at it from another dimension.

All interested candidates must submit their CV and motivation letter indicating the project they are applying for before April 25, 2010 to ADVIT Moldova by email Ta e-poštni naslov je zaščiten proti smetenju. Če ga želite videti, omogočite Javascript. . The selection of the candidates will be on-going. We remain at your disposal for any further clarification.