New Life, HIV/AIDS prevention
New Life, HIV/AIDS prevention
New Life, an umbrella organization of the HIV/AIDs platform of the NGOs working with the HIV/AIDs prevention
The selected volunteers will be involved in:
- Assisting with layout to prepare information material and presentations, attend planning and training meetings of our outreach workers , participate in the outreach activities and assist with presentations, as well as collecting data on services provided;
- Prevention work with youth, intravenous drug users. Concrete tasks in this work area are: communicating with members of these groups , assistance in designing methods of work, participation in outreach activities, as well as collecting data on services provided;
- Assistance in designing the social program for people living with HIV/AIDS and providing psychosocial support and help. Concrete tasks in this work area are : organizing excursions and cultural events (cinema, theatre etc.), assisting in writing articles for the web-sites, assisting in designing and delivering training programmes, assisting in organizing meetings of self- support;
- Participation in our HIV/AIDS, reproductive health and substance abuse peer education program Concrete tasks in this work are: meeting with volunteers who do peer education program, contacting and meeting school authorities where education is to be conducted, designing the program of lectures/workshops, delivering lectures/workshops, evaluating lectures/workshops. Volunteer will undergo any relevant training in relation to these issues;
- Assistance to our staff in conducting campaigns. Concrete tasks in this work are: assisting in designing promotional material for campaigns we organize, esp. 1st December campaign, as well as specific info material for certain vulnerable populations (such as Roma, etc), distributing info material with other volunteers;
- Active membership in our youth club, where they will give their specific input and open new opportunities for learning (for both himself/herself and our volunteers). Concrete tasks in this work are: preparing programs for meetings, delivering workshops, designing and implementing other activities for youth. These activities and tasks and its scope can of course be rearranged in accordance with volunteers' personal preferences.
High level of flexibility and motivation to learn Russian/Romanian is required.
All selected volunteer will have the following practical arrangements during their service:
- Accommodation: single room with shared kitchen, bathroom and toilet in the rented flat together with other EVS volunteers from different countries or single room with shared kitchen, bathroom and toilet in the host family.
- Food: Food allowance will be received from the organization.
- Local transport: Monthly transportation card will be provided.
- Language courses: Intensive course upon arrival plus 30 hours of the language lessons with the private teacher is provided. Volunteers can choose what language to learn Romanian or Russian.
- On-arrival training and midterm evaluation:
- On-going mentoring and support
Through constant communication with Moldovan children and the
staff, playing national games, signing songs, telling tales and etc.,
the volunteer will receive a unique opportunity to get to know Moldovan
culture and probably to discover something new in his/her own culture
by looking at it from another dimension.
Moldova, Republic Of
Long term
starting December 2010/January 2011


