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About the project

Volunteering plays important role in sectors as varied and diverse as education, youth, culture, sport, environment, health, social care, consumer protection, development policy, equal opportunities and external relations.

Volunteering is an active expression of civic participation which strengthens European values such as solidarity and social cohesion. Involvement in voluntary activities can provide people with new skills and competence that can improve their employability.

The Youth Exchange ‘Catch the moment 2’ aims at promoting volunteerism through photographs on the theme of volunteering and including messages about promotion of volunteerism.

The project participants would be taking and selecting photographs and written messages for promotion of volunteersim and comply the photographs and messages in a Volunteers calendar for 2013.

The project objectives include raising awareness for the opportunities of the EVS programme and promoting the EVS mobility through calendars containing photographs made by volunteers or photographs that promote volunteerism complied with messages young volunteers and volunteer enthusiasts want to share with Europe.

The project final product, the Volunteers calendar would serve as a promotion tool and would be offering additional information for those who would like to take part in the EVS experience. The project applicant Youth Press has the hosting role within the project.

The project would take place in the city of Struga, Macedonia , with participants from Macedonia, Turkey, Romania, and Lithuania and will  host 32 participants.

Objectives of this Youth Exchange are:

• To promote young people’s active citizenship in general and their European citizenship in particular
• To foster mutual understanding between young people in different countries
• To promote European cooperation in the youth field