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“Being a volunteer is like a Monopoly game” | YOU(th) IN ACTION

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Volunteering as an attitude. Being a volunteer is like a Monopoly game. András Magai is a volunteer who came from Hungary to Estonia to work in Elva Väikelastekodu. A substitute home painted by the calm of two lakes and the vibrant energy of more than 40 children. Here are the impressions of six months of European Voluntary Service. Why did you chose Estonia to do your EVS? More than three years ago, I studied at the University of Tartu and I was singing in an Estonian choir. Being a volunteer is sometim...

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The winter of Bahar: a tragicomedy in Estonia | YOU(th) IN ACTION

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Volunteering as an attitude. The winter of Bahar: a tragicomedy in Estonia. In November, Yusuf directed a movie cycle in Kohvik Kompott, Tallinn. Yusuf is a volunteer in Kinobuss. An organization created in 2001 on the wheels of a bus keen to democratize cinema in Estonia by taking it to the most remote areas of the country. Keeping the seventh art alive, promoting Estonian and European film production and boosting audiovisual literacy are their main goals. The bus which takes fiction to reality. This en...

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Making noise with THE SOUND OF(F) | YOU(th) IN ACTION

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Volunteering as an attitude. Making noise with THE SOUND OF(F). 8220;the sound of the train that is coming”, by Laura Chiantello, is one of the pictures that you can find in Vabaduse Valjak tunnel until the 29th March. After marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, in December, Invert to Alert. Initiative continues raising awareness in Estonia. The exhibition THE SOUND OF(F). What about the sound of a train? The opening, on the 3rd March, International Day for Ear and Hearing. Fill in ...

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Stefano and the smiley absence of Nutella | YOU(th) IN ACTION

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Volunteering as an attitude. Stefano and the smiley absence of Nutella. Stefano’s picture in the exhibition THE SOUND OF(F), in Tallinn. What makes a young man keen to informatics and travelling want to work in the field of disabilities? I thought I was going to work in the middle of a forest but, actually, I’m in a park : : things that can happen when one search for the incorrect address in Google Maps. How come there are 14 cases in Estonian language? There are swans in the Baltic sea! You are commenti...

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About volunteering | YOU(th) IN ACTION

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Volunteering as an attitude. And not so common answers). What is a volunteer? The word “volunteer” comes from the latin “voluntarĭus”, which means an action or behaviour based on “volunta” (will). So, a volunteer is an spectacular, exceptional and amazing person with courage, will and strength, who uses to the maximum her human skills and instincts to help people around her and also herself. Why volunteers are unpaid? Because their work is priceless. What do you need to know before becoming a volunteer?

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Estonia united with One Billion Rising campaign | YOU(th) IN ACTION

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Volunteering as an attitude. Estonia united with One Billion Rising campaign. When Zsuzsa Földes, a volunteer from Hungary, found out One Billion Rising campaign, a decision came very fast into her mind: let’s do it in Estonia! So, she started to gather efforts to put people moving in V-Day’s 15th Anniversary, on the 14th February. Besides discussing, dancing and rising hands for women’s rights, they screened the movie UMOJA: The Village Where Men Are Forbidden , in OMA Keskus. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.

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Want to volunteer? | YOU(th) IN ACTION

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Volunteering as an attitude. Volunteering EVS services coordinated by ngo noOR:. Check active EVS services:. If you are under 30 years old, you feel volunteering is the right thing to do at this moment of your life and your wish is to contribute to society’s development in a specific field, than you should consider firmly doing European Voluntary Service. You can find general information here:. Http:/ ec.europa.eu/youth/youth-in-action-programme/actions en.htm. Just go ahead and be a volunteer! The winte...

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Learning the verb “to go” | YOU(th) IN ACTION

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Volunteering as an attitude. Learning the verb to go. A poem in English was Tânia’s suggestion to elevate Christmas spirit in JUKS. One brunette crosses the corridor, again and again, with stacks of papers under her arm. No glasses, no pen on the right ear, no high hills and no homework. Far from stereotypes, in the end, the Portuguese volunteer Tânia Ferreira feels like an English teacher. Since she’s in Tallinn (for the past five months), her daily routine takes place in JUKS. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.

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Meet “Youth In Passion” EVS volunteers’13-14 | YOU(th) IN ACTION

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Volunteering as an attitude. Meet “Youth In Passion” EVS volunteers’13-14. Shoghik from Armenia* *. Hello, I am Shoghik from Armenia! I am 25 years old! I am very excited to come to Estonia and start my EVS experience. I will stay and work in Parnu. I am excited to start a NEW life; different culture, different people, new language, new home and new friends. See you very soon! Jutta from Germany* *. My name is Jutta Blum. I’m 19 years old and I come from Germany. Nena from Slovenia* *. My name is Nena an...

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Putting oneself to the test | YOU(th) IN ACTION

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Volunteering as an attitude. Putting oneself to the test. Carlos and Alessandro came from southern lands to Estonia to test their volunteer’s profiles and to add a new culture to their backgrounds. Is it good? It’s better , they say. The southern trio: Andrea (Alessandro’s assistant), Alessandro and Carlos. The same colourful feeling approached Alessandro, 28, who came from Rome with the goal of testing his autonomy in a faraway surrounding. Here I can do much more things alone, which makes me feel b...