EKO is happy to announce that this youth exchange has been completed successfully. The project ‘Solidarity comp: Promoting youth social participation through solidarity and volunteering competences’ united 26 participants. The participating countries were Portugal, Croatia, Italy, Greece, Poland and Romania. It was organized by the Portuguese organization Associacao Sementes de Esperanca and took place in Alqueva (Portel), (Portugal) from 28 August to 01 September 2024.
Aims & Objectives of the project
The aim of the project was to prepare the participants and provide all the necessary information about what they need to know for volunteering and the importance of offering to your society,also where to direct for being a volunteer and how. That aims to motivate young Europeans to volunteer as an engine of inclusion and participation.
More specifically the objectives were:
- Motivating young Europeans to volunteer as an engine of inclusion and participation
- Provide young people with a transnational opportunity for non-formal learning and active
- participation
- Make young people aware of the benefits of volunteering
- To explore volunteering opportunities at local, national and transnational level with young people
- Develop a set of transversal and essential skills throughout the life of young people, promoting their ability to engage in voluntary actions.
Workshops & Activities of the project
Through this project the participants had the opportunity to have interactive activities and make presentations about volunteering. Moreover, they visited the city of Evora where they visited a volunteering center and had a tour around the city. During the project, they had many ice breaking activities in order to get to know each other and build trust between them and comfort among participants.
An amazing opportunity and great experience for EKO’s team
Vivien as the team leader, Giota, George, Abanop, Philipos and Nikos were the Greek participants whom we really want to thank for her contribution and collaboration throughout the project!
As EKO, we are very grateful for that amazing opportunity given to the Greek participant. We thank our partner Associacao Sementes de Esperanca and the members of the hosting organization for all their hard work and for creating such an impactful project!
Thank you – Ευχαριστούμε – Obrigado
