The Baltic States have been for a long time a hidden gem in the North of Europe. With harsh winters and a reputation of unfriendliness, they hardly make it through the first images running through one’s head when thinking of their next destination. So why EVS in Estonia?

My EVS story…and why you should make your own

Before we get started let me introduce myself. My name is Ferenc Barabas or Frici for short, and I am your average student in his early twenties who gets bored a lot of time in the classes and rather wants to travel and visit.

About myself!   

My name is Hunor and I am volunteer in the United Kingdom. But what it means to be a volunteer? Obviously you have any idea about it, if you are reading this blog, but let me to show you some pictures, that what it means for me the volunteer life. As you can see a lot of memories, manyfriends, many places, and a lot of experience.

The Youth Association from Transylvania - an NGO from Cristuru Secuiesc, ROMANIA - is looking for one EVS volunteer aged 17 to 30, from Greece. The activity would start in the first week of February 2016, lasting 10 months. You will join 4 EVS volunteers coming from Spain and Hungary.

Between 3 and 11 July we organized a youth exchange in Cristuru Secuiesc with the participation of 35 youngsters from Romania, France, Belgium, Slovenia and Slovakia. The mobility was funded by the European Union. After two introductory days the participants started visiting villages around Cristuru Secuiesc in order to identify their actual touristic endowments, strengths and weaknesses. During the afternoons the youngsters developed personalized touristic strategies for these villages. By developing these plans the participants got aware of many touristic possibilities and perspectives which could ensure them a source of living. These touristic ideas could help these small communities to get more attractive for tourists, to improve their social - economic situation and to reach a sustainable development.

The town twinning event organized by our association and the local government ended and during the four-day event more than 10,000 people visited it. The event was supported and mad possible by the European Union and we would like to thank all the inhabitants of  Székelykeresztúr for their contributed to the success of the event.

DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT FOR TRANSYLVANIA, the 18 month, long term EVS project which has the Reference Number RO-21-106-2013-R2 has ended. All the volunteers left home and we are now in the evaluation and dissemination phase. Through this article we present the summary of the activities done by Suzanne and Zsuzsi who did recycling and up-cycling activities.