Call for EVS in Cambodia – project “Interface II”
6 months duration: September 2010 – February 2011
we are looking for 3 volunteers to work in three different NGOs in Phnom Penh: Youth for Peace (YFP); Youth resource development Program (YRDP); bbjshare.it
Youth for Peace (YFP) is registered as the official organization with the Ministry of the Interior in 2001.
Its mission is: to develop critical thinking skills and qualified leadership; to encourage and empower young people to take an active role in solving community problems; to provide technical and mental health support for youth groups. YFP promotes a society of peace and social justice in Cambodia, through the development of active citizenship of young people in order to understand and practice a culture of peace. Volunteers will be involved in the organization of cultural and educational events with youth-organization.
Youth Resource Development Program (YRDP) is an organization that works with young people in research activities, in organization of youth events supporting young people with few opportunities.
The volunteers will be involved in different tasks: to research: The volunteer will work in collaboration with the Cambodian Communication units carrying out studies and research on youth issues; to fundraise activities to promote new projects and to support young people with few opportunities to continue their studies.; to assist the staff to organize forums, youth competitions, monitoring activities and writing reports.
bbjshare.it Cambodia seeks to promote mutual understanding and tolerance among young people in
Europe and Asia. The long-term vision is to create a network between Europe and Asia youth organizations.
To develop this network volunteers will support the following activities: to research youth organizations in Cambodia, their main activities, their problems and their needs; to get in contact with NGOs in Vietnam and Laos; to develop Interface Blog (www.bbjshare.wordpress.com)
Each of the three selected volunteers will work in one of these three organizations. During the arrival training, which will take place at bbjshare.it the 3 volunteers, with other volunteers from Italy and Portugal will have the opportunity to decide in accordance with their interests, in which NGOs to be involved.
If you are interested sent no later than the 25thMay, your CV and motivation letter in English to the following email address: mobility@cesie.org
