Harbour city situated at the end of the maritime Danube. It is one of the oldest cities of Wallachia (region of Romania), first mentioned in an official document on January 20, 1368.
The city evolved from the little fishermen village that it was around 1300, to the harbour of intense commercial exchange, once the main commercial road of the country was established between Transilvania and the Black Sea.
During the Turkish administration (1538-1829) the harbour kept its importance, maintaining the traditional commercial links, the only difference being that most of the exported products were destined for Istanbul. During this period Br?ila was the spiritual center of all the Christians living in the territories under Turkish administration.
The emancipation of the city and of the harbour is based on the falling of the Braila fortification, the most powerful Turkish fortress on the Lower Danube.
Br?ila was rebuilt after a modern town-planning, which has made the city look original. The medieval settlement was systematized and the slopes of the ground, oriented in the shape of an amphitheatre facing the Danube, were put into value.
Once the harbour received the porto-franco status, in Br?ila settled many Romanian and foreign merchants: Italians, Greeks, Jews, Armenians, British, French and Russians. The cosmopolitan character of the population, their prosperous situation, the attraction for the occidental civilization determined the town-planning and architecture. The buildings around the central square adorn the city and they mark its evolution throughout time. Monumental constructions expressing through their architecture the social status of the owners - great merchants, farmers and industrialists - are lined up along the streets of Br?ila.
The old city center keeps alive the memory of many cultural and scientific personalities of European level who were born in Br?ila thanks to the memorial houses and centers of the city. Hariclea Darclee, the legendary Romanian soprano, Panait Istrati, Romanian writer of both Romanian and French languages and Ana Aslan, specialist in gerontology are some examples of this kind.
Braila has a population of 216929 inhabitants. At the present moment in town there are about 50 schools, over 10 highschools and colleges, and 2 universities "Dunarea de Jos" si "Constantin Brancoveanu", each with multiple sections. Since 2004 to 2008 took place The European Theatre Festival in Braila, once in 2 years. From 2008, this becomes an annual event. The town disposes of a major movie theatre, The Youth Cultural House, The Puppet Theatre, The District Library with a large book fund.
"Maria Filotti" Theatre in Braila was built in 1896 as "The Rally Theatre". In 1919 it becomes "The Communal Theatre", in 1949, "The State Theatre Braila-Galati", si in 1969, obtains the present name, in honour of the Romanian actress Maria Filotti (1883-1956).
We underline the remarkable living together traditions of the population of diverse ethnic minorities in a harmony that can be promoted as a model on national and international level, what creates a harmonious frame of progress, which can represent a human valuable potential.
About the Braila district: localized in the S-E of the country, having a lowland relief, a temperate-continental climate and a population of 373199 inhabitants. People's activities are: agriculture, constructions, transport, post office, communications, financial activities, real-estate transactions, public administration, health.
The Salt Lake is a commune of the Braila District. Inside the commune lies a salt lake and on its borders raised the station with the same name. The beginnings of the station dates from the 2nd half of the 19th century, the first establishments being described by the writer Alexandru Vlahuta in Picturesquely Romania. In the first years of the 20th century the station was connected with the city through a tram-way that works even today. In the inter-war period it had the statute of Royal Station.
A voluntariate in which young people declare their opinions, collaborate in work-shops, share experiences and are supported to act consonant with European awareness and to involve themselves in local community actions.
A voluntariate in which you can express yourself, dialogue and know yourself and others like you better. A voluntariate in which your words will have echo. EVS volunteers's own initiative will be appreciated. They will be encouraged and supported.
We provide non-formal educational dimension and intercultural learning. We aim at a correlation between the volunteer profile and tasks.,by offering an adequate personal, linguistic and task-connected support, inclusively the identification of a mentor for the volunteer. A learning arrangement will be prepared.
THE ROLE OF THE VOLUNTEER IN THE HOST ORGANIZATION
The volunteer could work in the promotion teams of the projects and could organize in the community different types of activity such as: elaborating promoting materials, digital typing, distributing materials, constructing the promotion campaign concept.
The volunteer wil be able to participate in activities as a member of the teams deling with implementing voluntariate projects in fields such as: social exclusion of children and youngsters with low opportunities, informal ecological education, thematic voluntariate camps.
The volunteer will be able to initiate activities and to suggest voluntariate project ideas for the local community.
The volunteer could become a member of the voluntariate teams which will organize the activities related to the non-formal education of young people: trainings, workshops ( specific activities : recruiting and selecting participants, realizing lecture supports, keeping in touch with younsters)
Depending on the previous voluntariate experience, the voluntary could benefit from the internship program in volunteers management organized by the Association (activity types: recruiting and selecting of volunteers, volunteer orientation, valuation of volunteer activities, volunteer instruction).
The volunteer could develop or coordinate group activity of young promoters of European information inside VOLTIN club.
Depending on the previous experience in youth projects field, the volunteer could initiate, develop and coordinate: activities with european dimension specific to Youth in Action programme, projects of youth exchange, forming activities, networking and co-operation with partner countries, projects for participating democracy.
The volunteer could initiate and participate in events organising for celebrating youth values in European Union ( vonluntariate, solidarity, multiculturalism, free initiative).
The volunteer could initiate, organise and develop youth information campaigh for the local community regarding young peoples' rights from their position as EU citizens: free circulation of people searching for jobs, experience exchange, the right to acess high quality education, the right to access information, the right to freely express oneself.
The young EVS volunteer will be demanded to have the availability of achieve a real partnership with the Host Organisation. To fully benefit by the association's supplies is required from the volunteer to respect the clearly defined learning arrangement. The volunteer will properly integrate him/herself if adheres to the organisation's mission and values. We provide the normal working programme, but the volunteer will assume his active role in putting in practice the activities.
The volunteer must give proof of seriousness and involving, beeing fully aware of the importance of his/her actions in determinating the community's welfare.
We provide the benefit and the contact with the locat community, while the volunteer must participate in the valuation process of the project and his/her activities.
Because the proposed activities for EVS volunteers are very diverse, will be able to effect useful activities the young people without experience and also those with an abundant experience in voluntariate and who want to achieve a superior level in voluntariate and projects management. The volunteer selection will be made on non-discriminating criterions, it will be based on the correspondence between the volunteer profile and the requirements of his/her role in the project. The Association has experience and is prepared to accommodate young people with fewer opportunities.

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