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WelcometoSustainabilityQuestRe:BootandO.A.ZA. TohelpyouprepareforthisEVSwehaveputtogetherthisinfopacktohelpyoulearnaboutour projectandwhoweare. Wehopeyoulikethesoundofourprojectandwouldliketoapplytotakepartinourquesttobecome moresustainableandshow otherswhatadvantagesitcanbringtoourselvesandtheworld! Ifyouhaveanymorequestions,justsendanemailtousattheaddresslistedbelow. SustainabilityQuestRe:Bootisa2-monthshortterm EVSproject(17thSeptember2018-14th November2018)for12volunteersfrom Czechia,Greece,Italy,Macedonia,PortugalandUnited Kingdom. Theaim oftheprojectistomobiliseandencouragetheyoungpeopleofzagrebtoactively engageinsustainabledevelopmentandsustainability.thiswilbethethirdsustainabilityquestevs wehavehosted. Themainemphasiswilbeorganisingthemonth-long SustainabilityChalenge duringwhichwewil motivatetheyoungpeopletoadoptmoresustainablehabitsforamonthinthehopethattheywil continuethem forlonger. Thevolunteerswithsupportfrom thestaffato.a.za.wildesign,promoteandruntheactivities.in previousyearsthishasconsistedofworkshopsabout:savingenergy/water,vegetariancooking, naturalcosmeticsandothers.theremayalsobeworkshopsheldinschoolsencouragingchildrenat theyoungestleveltobesustainable. Youwilbegivenopportunitiestoexploreissuesthatarepersonalorofinteresttoyousothatyou candevelopyourknowledgeofsustainability. InadditionthevolunteerswilbeinvolvedourDORM event(dayofsustainabledevelopmentfor Youth.)Thiseventtargetsyoungpeople,teachers,decisionmakersandNGO workerswithworkshops andseminarsbasedaroundo.a.za.smaintopicsofsocialentrepreneurship,environmental protectionandpersonaldevelopmentwithaholisticapproach. TherewilbevisitstolocalgroupsandNGOsinZagrebtobeterunderstandtheproblemsthatwe faceandwhatiscurrentlybeingdonetopromoteasustainableplanet. Weencourageeachvolunteertosetapersonalchalenge.Theseareofteninrelationtosustainability orfuturelifechoices.wewilprovideassistanceandsupportduringtheprojecttohelpyou accomplishthischalenge.
PROJECTDESCRIPTION (CONTINUED) Duringtheprojectthereisalsotheoptionof lifecoaching byyourmentorandbythepresidentof O.A.ZA.toassistandempoweringyoutosetthenmeetandexceedpersonalandprofessionalgoals. MaintasksoftheVolunteer PlantheworkshopsforSustainabilityChalengeandDORM event. Promotesustainabilitychalengeonsocialmediaandengagewithlocalyouth. Conductworkshopsthenevaluatethem tohelpfutureplanning. ByparticipatinginthisEVSyouwilbeabletoexpandyourknowledgeofsustainabilityandhave examplesofwhenyouhavepromotedit.youwilbeabletotakeawaypracticalsolutionswhichyou canthenimplementinyourcountry. Requiredqualities/skils: CommunicateinEnglish Teamwork Open-minded Abilitytoworkwithpeoplefrom 15-25yearsold. Passionateaboutsustainability Enthusiasm andcommitmenttodevelopyourselfbothprofessionalyandpersonaly Desirablequalities/skils: (Wedonotexpectorrequirealofyoutohavetheseskilsaswewilhaveamixofpeoplewith existingskilsandareaswhichparticipantswouldliketodevelopin.) Marketing Graphicdesign ITskils Photography/Videomaking
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LOCATION ZagrebisthecapitalofCroatia,yetoftenforgotenwhentouristscometoCroatiachoosingthecoast instead.thecitycentreisfulofarts,cultureandgreenparks.zagrebhasalargestudentpopulation sotherearealwayspeopleoutandaboutmostevening. Forweekends,hikingupthehilsthatoverlookZagrebwhilecolectingchestnutsorrelaxingbythe lakesandparksarepopularchoices.ifyouwishtogofurtheraway,zagrebisalsoidealylocatedfor tripstoplitvicelakesnationalpark,oneofcroatia smostvisitedsitesorfortripstothecoastalarea ofrijekaandzadar.foracitybreak,thesloveniancapitalofljubljanaisonly2hoursaway. WewantthatyoumakethemostofyourtimeinCroatiaandwilprovideyouwithinformationon manymorethingstodo. ACCOMMODATION Youwilbeaccommodatedinalocalhostel.ThiswasusedinourlastEVSandafterreceivinggreat feedbackwebelieveyouwilalsoenjoyyourstayhere.theensuiteroomsmaybesharedwith4-6 othervolunteers.thereisafulyequippedkitchen,comfortablecommonspaceandwififoryour use. Thisisnotapartyhostelhoweveritisaperfectplacetorelaxandmeetotherguestswhilebeing closeenoughtothecentreifyouwishtoenjoythenightlife.thehostelisservedbynighttramsto getyoubackhomesafeatwhatevertimeyouchoose.
FOOD Duringtheprojectyouwilbeprovidedwithavariedfreshvegetarian/veganmealduringtheweek. Thisispreparedbyanexperiencedchefwhohasworkedinrestaurantsformanyyears. Weaskparticipantstotryachalengeandgovegetarianorveganfortheirtimeheretoseehow it canbewhenconsuminglitleornomeatthenseewhatbenefitsitcanbring. Promotingvegetarianism isimportanttoo.a.zafortworeasons sustainabilityandnonviolence. -Theexcessiveconsumptionofmeatinthemodernsocietieshasabignegativeecologicalfootprint. -Weinsistonalternativefoodhabitsisgroundedinnonviolence,compassionandcareforother beings,whichwebelieve,makesusbeterhumansinreturn. FINANCE Youwilreceiveamonthlyalowanceof120 (900CroatianKuna)andalso90 (650Kuna)tocover therestoffoodexpenses(breakfast,dinnerandweekends) ThereturntravelwilbereimbursedaccordingtoErasmus+limits.Furtherdetailswilbesentafter selection.
LOCALTRANSPORTATION Youwilbeprovidedwithapublictransportcardthatcoversunlimitedfreetravelonbusesand tramsinzagreb. HEALTHINSURANCE YoumusthaveanEHICcard(excludingMacedonia.)Thiswilcovermosthealthcare.Inaddition,EVS volunteersareenroledonsupplementaryhealthinsuranceschemeforanyothersituationsnot coveredbytheehic. WORKINGHOURS AsanEVSvolunteeryouarerequiredtowork6hoursperday.Formostdaysthiswilbewithin O.A.ZAs standardofficehoursof9am-5pm.occasionaly,wemayhosteventsineveningstherefore requiresomeflexibility. ACCOMMODATION
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