Work in Sol de Abril

It is already couple weeks that we have been working in ATL Sol de Abril. Already know the names, characters and moods of the children we work with. They all so different but they all have one feature together - this innocent cute smile and the sparkling eyes. Even though they all come from more or less difficult background, the living area is not suitable for young children but still they are happy and interested in so many things.

Through most of the days the smallest group paint, play, conctruct things of plasticine, do homeworks, dance... At the moment also kids are preparing for the Christmas fest. Youngest ones will be duklings that just love to dance and older ones will sing the song about Christmas during the big day!

I will try to make some photos of the place. It is amazing how much children can do. Even if facility is not the nicest but they decorated it so so well. With all kinds of handcrafts and their smiles of course.

Deineta, my sending organisation

The aims of the organization are: - To promote international cooperation and understanding among young people from different countries and different cultures;
- To help young people realize their voluntary ideas;
- To provide opportunities for young people without distinction to race, language, religion or social status, who wish to acquire cross cultural skills and gain international experience for their personal and professional development.
- Through the activities to promote ideas of volunteering in Lithuania
- To provide young Lithuanian volunteers with local and international volunteering opportunities

The page of organisaiton is Deineta.lt Sadly it is only in Lithuanian. If you are interested more it is possible to trasnlate it with google or just ask me for some help.

EVS MEETING IN AMADORA - LISBOA 11-16/11/2010

Vista da Ponte 25 de Abril 

Apresentação dos voluntários - O Polvo

A hora da mùsica!!!

à descoberta de Lisboa

O tempo do jogo...

de Bilhar!!

Momentos da arte

O queijo feito por voluntários

Conversando com uma mula!!!

Relaxar na praia...

O LUNGO CAMINHO DOS VOLUNTARIOS EM PORTUGAL!!!

                                             BOM TRABALHO E BOA SORTE!!!!!!

My sending organization canakkale onsekiz mart university

EU YOUTH AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS are coordinated by a unit within the International Relations Office of Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University (COMU). The aims of the unit are;

- To introduce the European Union Youth in Action program to COMU students, and to give students the opportunity to carry out international social responsibility projects.
- To support the personal development of university students in terms of engaging them in team work, leadership, project cycle, and budget management by organizing their active involvement in national and international training courses about EU Youth in Action programs.
- To strengthen European Union citizenship by providing intercultural interaction between European youth and local students/the community as part of international projects.
- To send COMU university students to European countries for a period of between 2 and 12 months as volunteers with the EVS (European Volunteer Service) program.
- To develop the intercultural richness of COMU by hosting university students of European Union countries as volunteers under the EVS program.

- To develop the initiative and dynamic personal development of university students in modern life; to encourage them to be open to scientific, technological and artistic development; and to support their being open-minded, respectful of human rights, inquiring, and productive individuals.

 http://dis.comu.edu.tr/abgenclik/

(Esma ipek)

Work at sol de abril

Me and Esma started to work at one after school centre for local kids. It has been just two days there and now we will continue to do that for couple of months. I like it a lot! Still have a lot of difficulties while talking in Portuguese and even more when trying to understand children. But so far they are also helpful and say things a bit more slowly or use hands to explain things to me. My communication also is done in the mixture of Portuguese and Spanish and of course the body language.

It seems children like having strangers foreigners around them and I hope to get to know them very well too. And already looking for words to explain games or activities that we could do together.