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ESC: Merry Go Fest

Code: 41828 Copied

Romania European Voluntary Service Education Culture European Voluntary Service Education +1 Fixed dates

About the project

ESC: Merry Go Fest

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Onestin Youth Association was created in December 2005. We have well over 150 members ranging between 14 and 35 years of age from different social backgrounds. The members of the Onestin Youth Association have established themselves as a NGO interested in promoting youth activities, which aim to achieve better inter-human communication and build strong partnerships through the development and involvement in social and cultural projects at local, national and international scale. Throughout the lifespan of our NGO we have developed and maintained a series of different youth activities, according to the community needs. Onesti is a former industrial town that used to have an intellectual background profile but, over the years it has suffered a major workforce migration and depopulation. Therefore, Onestin Youth Association has been built to develop the community life, more precisely to increase the civic values and to involve the youth in the social life of the town by providing them a wide variety of activities and actions. Namely, we have had music courses, children summer activities: ”Gradinita de Vara 2011-2013” an official choir ”Corul Onestin 2005-2019”, theatre workshops facilitated by Simona Vasilica Nica (actress at Bacau Municipal Theatre and Diana Croitoru (actress at National Theatre, Bucharest), Communication and Media: ”Şcoala de vară în jurnalism şi comunicare”, workshops about traditional culture, citizenship and youth law: ”Campania de recrutare”, ”Săptămâna Naţională a Voluntariatului”, ”1 Decembrie”, ”6 Decembrie”, European Youth in Action and Erasmus projects, social and human rights conferences, charitable and eco-educational activities: ”1 Iunie - Fă o bucurie dăruind o jucărie!” and ”Caritate de Crăciun și Paște.” In conclusion, we aim to preserve and promote the moral, cultural and intercultural values, at a local, national and international scale.

💼 What the programme involves

Merry Go Fest” is a 2 months Volunteering Teams project focused on organizing the Christmas Fest in the local community of Onesti town (on 5,6,7 December), based on Activities for Children, Workshops for Teenagers, Arts, Crafts products and organization of a Handmade Fair, developing practical skills and community spirit in a rural background among 15 participants from different cultures To apply it's necessary to read the infopack and to complete also the application form https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pe1-BdX8nq7Dd6h00ac1-Xx0OC2jW-wP/view

🏠 Accommodation on site

Farm is hosting Erasmus+, European Solidarity Corps projects, summer camps and other group projects since 2021, when it started as a socio-cultural space and educational center. Different permaculture actions are implemented and designed at the place and is completely surrounded by the forest. The village is about 10 minutes walking and Onesti town is about 15 km away. It is the main urban center around and hosts the headquarters of the Onestin Youth Association, where activities and workshops are implemented for the local teenagers.

🎒 Leisure activities

The general timetable implies one week of team-building and accommodation process, 6 weeks of preparing, promoting and implementing the festival, including crafting, farm tasks and non-formal activities with the local youth, and one evaluation week Fest Organization: Logistics Arts & Crafts Activities for Kids & Teens Social Media, Visibility & Video-Making

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: 15 participants aged 18-30 years old Adaptable, flexible and open-minded Willing to live in a community context with shared facilities and responsibilities Priority in the selection process will be given to young people with fewer opportunities and/or participants with special abilities or interest in developing creativity and practical skills, as well as experience in event organizing (social media, promoting, logistics, management, etc Participants will be involved in tasks meant to promote the project and the organization, take care of the cleaning and maintenance of the farm
Deadline: 30/08/2024 12:37

ℹ️ Additional information

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?
  • Training before and after the project
  • Health insurance during your project
  • round-trip travel reimbursement
  • accommodation and food
  • pocket money
  • language course
  • Return Week-end
  • Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

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📅 Available sessions

RO41828

20/10/2024 → 17/12/2024

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
♂ 0/1 ♀ 0/1
Deadline: 30/08/2024

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Bloc 16A, Strada Doctor Victor Babeș 16A, Onești 601119, Romania

Romania

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Romania New Leu (RON / lei)

Exchange rate

1 RON = 0.187953 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Eastern European Summer Time

Local time: 21:01 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Romanian