This part has to be filled in only if the applicant requests to be accredited as host organisation. The points below are intended to serve as a guide for the description of activities foreseen by the host organisations.
A. Project environment: profile of the organisation and local community
" Outline the project environment for the suggested voluntary activities, including the local community where the project will take place (e.g. geographical, social and economical environment).
" If the host placement is located in a live-in community, please include the rules and conditions that apply also for the volunteer.

The YIVC is a youth organization with non-profitable aim - established at the end of year 2005, from several youths with a great interest of volunteering and its different types of activities. Members of YIVC have already participated in Youth Programme of European Voluntary Service (EVS), as well as in other types of voluntary work - international voluntary camps, group voluntary initiatives, voluntary internships.

We have participated in a seminar "Inclusion - Breaking the Barriers of Social and Physical Disadvantages through Voluntary Service" organized by the Association of Voluntary Service Organizations (AVSO); and also we have participated in a training "Together - volunteering in Europe" organized by the Youth Office, Zalaegerszeg, Hungary , and in
training "Train2EVS" , in Bonn , Germany, organized by SALTO EECA RC.
Varna is the third big city in Bulgaria and the biggest one in the North-East region. It is situated on the Black Sea coast. Its port, airport, people and cargo transportations are defining its key importance for the district with 12 municipalities. With its geographical situation Varna is a unique bridge connecting Europe with Asia, Russia, Ukraine, etc. The city is one of the biggest industrial, transports, commercial and cultural center in the Black Sea region. The region is also a very attractive destination for investors, thanks to the developed industrial sector, high-qualified employees and workers, the geographical situation of the transport links and communications.

The active development of international tourism /respectively 5 resort complexes with over 35 000 beds/ is possible thanks to the comfortable climate. Also due to the beaches with total length of 17km; the sea waters with good recreation qualities, which fulfill the European requirements; the forests around the sea; the rich network of protected territories; 4 yacht ports; well developed building structure along the coast.

Varna is one of the most important cultural centres in the country. Six national festivals take place here. There are also 4 theaters, festival and congress center, 8 museums, art galleries, and libraries.
The main activities, which are going to be realized within the project, will be done on the territory of Community centre "Otec Paisi" which is one of the bigest one in Varna. Our organization has its club there. The building is situated in the center of Varna . I n our club we have the main radio studio of youth radio, Youth information Consultation Centre and administrative part.

B. Proposed activities for EVS volunteers
" Describe what you can offer to volunteers in terms of service and learning opportunities.
" Please, explain what will be the role of EVS volunteers in the host organisation.
" Describe the activities in which the volunteers could be involved and the activities the volunteers could create in your organisation. Give examples of typical activities for the volunteers.

The main activities, which are going to be realized within the project, will be done on the territory of Community centre "Chitaliste" . Our organization has its new club there. The building is situated in the central part of Varna.
The volunteers will work as a part of our team , They will support the working team in the organisation, management and carrying out the different local activities suggested by the organisation . At the beginning, they will have a period of time to adapt themself . They will go then to know us, our work, the different activities, will begin to learn our culture and language. The first 2 months the volunteers will receive a Bulgarian language intensive course.
After adaptation period our daily, regular activity is work in our information centre for youth and preparing of internet radio program . The EVS volunteers should bring an international atmosphere in the centre. It should help young people to learn about other countries, cultures and different kind of living .A lot of young people have troubles in the communication with the official institutions, they don't know, how to find the information, or to find some adviser. Our aim is to help them to find any kind of information or advice, what they need and what they are looking for. We also will arrange activities to develop the sense of European identity of young people, such as international exchange programmes, the participation in European networks, projects and volunteer groups to contribute to the application of the Charter of the Council of Europe, to enhance the active participation of young Europeans in the city life through more up-to-date initiatives than the obsolete scheme of city councils for the young, to promote voluntary cervice.

The volunteers will be occupied 28-30 hours average per week. Most of the time, they will spend in the building of the Community centre (50%) working in the different areas as internet radio, youth information, consultation.... We also expect from the volunteers to help us in the repair and maintenance work in the building (5%), according to their possibilities and skills. Part of the time will be spent out of the building (15%) and, depending in the type of the activity planned, we will visit institutions, schools, hospice for old people and people with physical disadvantages. We plan to participate in different city events - festivals, concerts, and fairs (10%). At vacation time (15%) the volunteers will participate and support the organizing of different camps - voluntary and children. We count on the own initiative of the volunteer to prepare trainings (5%) for exchange of experience and knowledge on themes, which he is quite familiar with.
The working time of the Community centre is from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day, but the volunteers according to their actives defined, will be occupied from 4 to 7 hours dayly during the week. Some of our activities are done during the weekend, and that is why Saturday and Sunday are not always the days for rest. In case there is an activity planned to be done during the weekend, the volunteer will take rest in another day of the week.
Each month there are 2 free days apart from the official holidays and the weekends, and the volunteer can use them as they want - for travels, rest, meetings, etc. If he wish, he can use these days each month or all of them as a holiday at once for the full periods of the voluntary project.

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