📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
Green-it Up is the 2023-2024 YEU Cyprus X ESC project. This project aims beyond bringing youth from different countries together under common European goals and solidarity, to advocate for sustainability and environmental action/s.
Through participation in non-formal education and volunteerism, Green-it up promotes awareness of sustainability and climate change and builds the ECO capacity of YEU Cyprus and other NGOs. Moreover, this project aims through the cooperation of youth coming from different backgrounds to create actions towards the elimination or the decreasing of environmentally harmful production/s & consumption/s. The project starts with research on the local needs and the good sustainable practices present already on the island. Then during the development phase, the volunteers will be asked to plan, design and develop activities based on non-formal education methods. Lastly, the project will conclude with the publication of the results of this experience.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers will be accommodated in a shared mixed-gender flat located in Nicosia city centre (30 mins walk) and most probably will be stay in shared (single-gender) bedrooms with shared cooking, washing, laundry and social facilities. A monthly food allowance will be provided (140 €) and meals will be prepared by the volunteers. An additional monthly allowance of 5 €/daily and a bike are given.
Travel expences will be reimburced up to a maximum based on the EU distance calculator (starting point, your hometown. Ending point Cyprus – Only LCA, PFO airports).
🎒 Leisure activities
During the opportunity, the volunteers will have the chance to develop their competencies and skills as these are highlighted by Youthpass through workshops and trainings (On-arrival, occasional, Midterm).
Competences include the Multilingual and interpersonal competence, Citizenship competence, Entrepreneurship competence, Cultural awareness and expression competence, Digital competence, and Literacy competence. For the Greek language, access will be given to the EU Academy (former OLS).
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: -Are you motivated and willing to learn?
-Are you openminded and willing to collaborate with people with different religions, sexualities, habits and learning needs?
-Are you committed and willing to spend 12 months abroad in a foreign country?
-Are you adaptable and easy- going?
-An EU citizen?
-Are you flexible in working environments and open-minded?
-Are you a team worker?
-Do you have the willingness and openness to learn new things, such as working with ICT tools and non- formal methodology?
Then this experience is the best opportunity for you!
Deadline: Application deadline: 28/02/2023
ℹ️ Additional information
Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass:https://www.youthpass.eu/en/
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label. The Quality Label certifies that the organisation is able to run projects in compliance with the principles and objectives of the European Solidarity Corps.