Welcome

Dear partners and participants,

here you will find all the important information about the EVS project that will take place in Craiova, Romania.

Please read all the information carefully! Looking forward to see you soon.

Basic Info

What?: European Voluntary Service (Erasmus+ Project) Title: „Journey” Place: Craiova, Romania Hosting NGO: Asociația Tinerii 3D (Romania) Sending NGO: Semper Avanti (Poland) Date: 1 April 2017 – 31 March 2018

Project Summary

We expect to host 2 Polish girls that will work with us and the youngsters of Craiova as

community journalists.

We have in plan to put the base of a Bi-Annual Magazine for youngsters from where they

can find different articles, ideas, opportunities etc. related to them or to work with youth so we

want to work with volunteers (locals and EVS) that have at least some experience in journalism,

photography, activism, volunteering and other relevant skills that will bring us a plus in our work.

The profile of the EVS volunteer that we want to host it can be find in this documents.

About us

Asociația Tinerii 3D (The Association of 3D Youngsters) is a NGO from

Craiova, Romania existing since 2012, registered January 2013. We are a group of

young who is fighting for respecting the right of the young people in the

community, for social integration and support of the youngsters that below to

disadvantaged social groups and also for to develop a healthy way of life in

3Directions: education for the mind, culture for the soul and sport for the body.

Between our objectives you can found promoting volunteering work, promoting creativity,

gender equality and non-racist prejudices, exploring national and other countries culture, organizing

sport contests, promoting the principles of European Union and European citizenship.

You can find more about us on our website: http://t3d.ro/about/ . Also you can find us on

Facebook: The Association of 3D Youngsters’ official page.

Participants Profile

Participants need to be aged between 18 and 30 years old as it is in the rules of Erasmus+ European Voluntary Service.

We plan to host 2 Polish girls. At the moment when this project will start we will host another 5 EVS volunteers and all of them are boys and we want to make an equilibrium between genders in our multicultural team.

Project will young people who are interesting in having an impact on developing their cities/community after the end of the Voluntary Service.

We expect that the candidates to have good skills in the following subjects:

Journalism

Photography

Photoshop and other relevant photo editing software

Movie Maker, iMovie and other relevant video editing software

Social Media Marketing

Volunteering

Promotion Campaigns

WordPress

Drawing

Also we will consider a plus the candidates that match to our ideal volunteer profile:

Team work

Serious

Creativity

Focused on details

Flexibility

Adaptability to new environment & new people

Good communication

Open mind

Good humor

Passionate in Youth Work

Not all the above skills are a must but we would like to host a multiskilled volunteer. Keep in mind that volunteers will also organize their own activities of course with the

support of the association so activities will be splited in self-organized and weekly/monthly activities given by the team.

We will select the participants after receiving the CVs and the motivation letters by doing

Skype interviews with the candidates that have the best motivation to be volunteers in our team. All candidates need to contact us by e-mail at contact@t3d.ro by 15 th of February 2016.

Location and Accommodation

Accommodation:

The accommodation will be decided by the hosting association

according to Erasmus+ rules. Usually we do it in apartments with more

volunteers. In a room will stay one or two person with different bed for each of you. Keep in mind

that is possible that in the same accommodation can be hosted persons of different gender (but not

the same gender in the same room).

The accommodation place will have all furniture and equipment necessary for living 12

months there.

Food:

Volunteers will receive a monthly allowance for food. The allowance is about 130 Euro per

month.

Pocket money:

According Erasmus+ EVS Rules volunteers will get also pocket money. The amount is decided

by European Commission and for volunteers that will be hosted in Romania in 2017 the amount is 60

Euro per month.

About Craiova:

Craiova is one of the biggest cities in Romania. It has around 270.000 inhabitants (420.000 in

the metropolitan area). The city is a major university center in Romania and it hosts students from all

over the country and also European and international students.

It is knows as a cultural center. It has a lot of museums and cultural centers. It is the only city

from the big ones of Romania that had all the museum renovated because the city values it`s culture

and heritage.

The city is candida ting for European Cultural Capital in 2021 and in last years we can see

that the citizens of Craiova have a „hunger” for culture bigger than in the past. Also in the last years

the youth of Craiova started get involved more and more in the life of the city. You can see a lot of

initiatives of the youth related to their hobbies, to culture, to the city that in the past it wasn`t.

More info about Craiova you can find here: http://t3d.ro/craiova/

Traveling to Craiova

The participants should arrive to Craiova on

01.04.2017 and depart on 31.03.2018.

Airports:

Aeroportul International Craiova (part of city of

Craiova) : http://en.aeroportcraiova.ro/

Bucharest Henry Coanda Airport (230km away from

Craiova): http://www.bucharestairports.ro/en

Sofia Airport (260km away from Craiova):

http://www.sofia-airport.bg/default.aspx

Train Station: Craiova Train Station with national and

international connections.

There are 20 daily trains both ways Craiova – Bucharest so the train connections are very good.

All the train connections are available here:

State trains: http://mersultrenurilorcfr.ro/

Private trains: http://tren.transira.ro/

Bus Station: 2 International Bus Stations: Autogara Craiova Nord and Autogara Craiova Sud:

http://www.autogari.ro/Craiova/Plecari

Very good connections with Bucharest and the main cities and also a lot of international routes.

Travel costs

Travel costs are designated by ERASMUS + rules and by European Commission distance

calculator. Total travel costs tickets, invoices etc. are not measure for amount of travel cost refunds

but still participants need to give to us all ORIGINAL tickets, bills, invoices, receipts, boarding

tags/cards etc. Travels need to be done with the cheapest possible solutions, e.g. second class

railway tickets, bus, ship / catamaran, flights etc

The limit for the travel cost is 275 Euro both ways per person.

In the case that you exced the budget limit you will get you maximum reinburment (eg: your

limit is 170 Euro and your tickets are 200 Euro you will get the maximim of 170 Euro); Keep in mind

that this is the limit and not the ammount you get (eg: your limit is 170 Euro and the tickets price

was 100 Euro you will get 100 Euro).

What to bring

Materials About Your Organisation

During the Voluntary Service, each one will get the

opportunity to present their own organization in a visual

way on Organizational Market Evening

We encourage you to bring as much relevant materials as possible.

To bring with you:

Information about your organization; brochures, leaflets, etc (in English if you have).

All relevant information you have on the previous international project(s) you’ve

organized/been part of (reports, gadgets, and press releases).

Picture, posters, etc.

About Your Country/Region/Town:

Please bring your national food, traditional drinks, music or souvenirs for the intercultural

evening. On this evening you will be able to show what is typical for your country; it can be food,

drinks or whatever you would like to present from your country.

PROOF OF ALL THE TRAVEL EXPENSES

If you come by plane, please be sure to bring evidence of the sum actually paid (invoice) and

boarding pass. Electronic tickets will only be considered as acceptable on proof of payment (invoice)

and on presentation of the boarding pass for the outward journey. Please keep in mind the travel

rules of the ERASMUS PLUS Program. If you come by train or bus do not forget to buy a return ticket.

Please copy your tickets before you leave your home.

ALSO, PLEASE, DO NOT FORGET TO BRING:

Medication, shampoo and other personal items. - Standard seminar equipments; an alarm

clock, an English dictionary, music CDs, varied and comfortable clothes.

Please check the weather before you start packing.

Contact

In case of any problem during your travel or if you need any further information please don’t hesitate to contact us!

Adrian Oprică - Project coordinator +40 766 743 347 / adrian@t3d.ro

Monica Coșerean - Volunteers coordinator +40 755 744 345 / monica.coserean@t3d.ro