Contributes to the development of society, innovation and knowledge.
Help develop measures to counter violence and discrimination.
Supports adults in enhancing skills to promote their professional growth and participation in social and civic life.
Promotes quality and efficiency in education.
Supports and promotes educational activities, training courses and mobility projects aimed at young people.
CESIE ETS is a European center for studies and initiatives based in Palermo, Sicily.
“It’s time to do something useful and I love to do it“ that was my simple motivation to ask to be part of (Able like you III) project with CESIE organisation. I am Tasneem Fareed, I am 26 years old and I am volunteering in “coop. La Fraternità” which works with...
Hi! My name is Rocío and I am from Alicante (Spain). I am carrying out my EVS in Palermo, Sicily. I find the experience that I am acquiring from this EVS really important. I am 26 years old and this is the first time I travel to a foreign country, living and working...
Some time ago I arrived to Palermo with my backpack and all of my energy in order to initiate a nine-month European voluntary project. This project is called “Able like you 3” and me and other volunteers offer our dedication in many centres for people who are disabled...
I decided to apply for an EVS opportunity in France after two years of working experience which takes me to a period that could be considered as "interior crises". I thought that the EVS project could be a good opportunity to make new experiences towards volunteering,...
I am Ye Wu from China, an EVS volunteer hosted by CESIE in Palermo (Italy) within the project Planting Cities (Erasmus +, KA2 - Capacity Building in the field of youth). Before I came here, I was attending university in China and I always wanted to challenge myself...
The training course “Absense of War is not Peace” took place in Setúbal, Portugal, from 3-9 May 2016. It gathered 24 youth workers, youth leaders and people that works with youth from Portugal, Armenia, Italy, Georgia, Poland, Moldova, Egypt, Luxembourg, Sweden,...
EVS is a great experience that everyone should enjoy at least once in life. It is an unique possibility to get in touch with a new culture, to know different point of views and to meet many new people from very different backgrounds, with different religions and...
My name is Daniele, I am 25 years old. My hometown is Pescara, a city in Abruzzo region, central part of Italy. I spent my European Voluntary Service experience in Lisbon, Portugal. I choose Portugal because I am fascinated by its culture and history, furthermore I...
Da tecnico sarei stato pronto a lunghe sessioni d’aula e sviluppo applicazioni; ma l’approccio learning by doing mi ha permesso di scoprire (e riscoprire) le mie capacità.
I think that some sentences are not enough to explain all emotions and experiences lived during the youth exchange “Stand up for you MED”, which took place at Marsa, near Tunis, from the 4 to the 10 March 2016. The young participants were from different Mediterranean...
Before my arrival in Doboj I did not know a lot about Bosnia and Herzegovina and everything I knew was from television during the conflicts in 90s. In addition, I did not know about the existence of Republika Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina where Doboj is located. I...
During the training course “Multimedia for Inclusion” organized by “Vi Pratar Ryskaho” I had the chance to do so many things, but there are three things that come to my mind that I consider were the most valuable. First of all, I had the chance of meeting new people....
Before moving to Kenya I was very skeptical about the existence of what they call "Mal d'Afrique" (a term that doesn't even exist in English!), and I was a 100% sure that something like that could never happen to me: I was totally wrong. But what does “Mal d'Afrique”...
My name is Giulia Mormino and from 8 to 15 of November 2015, I took part in a learning mobility project called “Coaching Young Entrepreneurs- Providing Support in Making the First Step” in Limassol, Cyprus. The project was hosted by DOREA Educational Institute WTF, in...
As part of the “The more attention, the less problem” project within the Erasmus+ programme KA1- Mobility project for school education staff, a group of 12 Turkish teachers stayed in Palermo, Italy from the 26th of January to the 5th of February. The group has come to...