Living Library in EHO

A session were held, on the 19th of February, in the Ecumenical Humanitarian Organization (EHO) in Novi Sad (www.ehons.org) who are actively involved in building a cohesive civil society in Serbia by working in the following areas: poverty reduction, development of interchurch cooperation and promotion of human rights.

We met in the organization, the participants who were interesting in the programme and our contact Tamara (and for the translation from English to Serbian) who received us and prepared the session with the youngsters with fewer opportunities. It was a real pleasure to meet them and to explain that they have the possibility to participate to the Youth In Action programme as everyone else. Indeed one of the priority of this programme is to encourage projects with a thematic focus on inclusion.

"One of the participant, who has a physical disability told us that he came because he was the first time that someone told him that he could volunteer and help the others as well."

We began the session with a name game to get to know each others, to get a good atmosphere and an active participation within the group.
During the session, we explain what is the Youth In Action programme, European Voluntary Service project and Youth Exchange project. The Youth Exchange was explained because some of the participants were under 18 years old. The EVS project is mainly for youth above 18 years old.
We explain how to build a Youth Exchange project, that the ideas are coming from the youth. And that we can build wide and different projects.

We are trying to send in short term, 2 EVS volunteer in Spain with fewer opportunities. We will apply for them in the Spanish National Agency to the deadline, 1st of April. For all of this work, thanks to Carmen, one of "Ti u akciji" member working mainly about inclusion.

And thanks to the participants who participate to the Living Library.