A. Project environment: profile of the organisation and local community
The project is a youth commitment for social inclusion of the young people from the social risk group from the municipality of Lorca The activities are being delivered through non formal educational activities as well as leisure activities that promote the friendship, knowing better one each other and the educational values. Its purpose is to create an meeting space for dialogue,and to offer alternatives for the leisure time for those young people who are in the margins of the society by offering them another type of possibilities different from the habitual ones.
Geographical i social economy environment:
Inhabitants: 90,000
Extension: 1675,2 km²
Language: Spanish
Orientation: Southeast
Location: Lorca is located in the last part of the Sierra de l Caño, by the river Guadalentín, in the furthest East of Murcia. Its municipality is the biggest in Spain. It borders with Andalucia and with the municipalities of Mazarron, Aguilas, Puerto Lumbreras, Cehegin, Caravaca, Mula, Aledo, and Totana. Lorca is communicated with Andalucia and the rest of the Mediterranean Coast by the "Highway of the Mediterranean", by which you can also get to Aguilas; you can get to Caravaca by the C-3211.
Postal Code: 30800
Economy: centred in the growth of vegetables and pig raising. In the second sector leather, cement and pig meat industries are important. The third sector gives a lot of employment.
The castle of Lorca is a national monument. It was build in the 13th Century on earlier rests and was finished in the 15th Century. The church of San Clemente and the towers Alfonsina and del Espolón are in its premises.
The volunteers will not live with the young immigrants, will live in a flat exclusively rented for them


B. Proposed activities for EVS volunteers
The present plan of the work activities is taking place in the annual framework. The activities down described are constantly developed. The volunteers can always collaborate in any of these activities, considering their preferences and learning needs.
Presently the Youth Association Cazalla has the following activities.
* International level,
- Continuation of: Large Scale Project PLAN OF SUPPORT AND TRAINING FOR YOUTH IMMIGRANTS (financed by the European Commission, Municipality of Lorca, and Region of Murcia (INJUVE and CONSEJERIA DE TRABAJO Y POLÍTICA SOCIAL-MURCIA).
- International Seminar for establishing the European Human Rights Education Youth Network (HREYN) , taking place in Budapest (Hungary) and organized by our association within the Youth Program of Education in Human rights of the Council of Europe.
- Training course in E-Games, taking place in Coy (Lorca), oriented to useful techniques for young people preparing intercultural games adapted to mobile phones. It will take place in January 2008. This course is financed by the YOUTH Program of the European Union.
- Human Rights Education ,using COMPASS, The Manual on Human Rights Education with young people .Program GRUDTVIG of the European Union for developing pedagogical approaches with adults and Education in Human rights. Until 2009
* Local level
- Educational adviser service for the young immigrants and local youth
- Spanish classes for youth immigrants from Maghreb origin
- Collaboration with the project "ALCA" in terms of giving English classes to the children and the youth from the School San Jose de Calasán.
- Collaboration with the Summer School Program in Torecilla , giving English classes for the children during the summer holidays every year.
- Legal Consultant's office for local youth and for the young immigrants
- Radio Program: "Between rights and duties with the Association Cazalla-Intercultural ", broadcasted from Radio Canela all Fridays from 11 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
- Course on prevention of the Islamophobia "Inshalah", oriented to the NGO leaders, employees in the social services and young people, as well as to teachers and other educational personnel. The course will be delivered by several trainers from Morocco and Lorca who will intend during the 4 training days to raise the variety of informal educative methods that will stimulated the revision of the participant's attitudes towards the Islam and its people.
- Training course in Human Rights Education with young people, delivered by the trainers of the association in collaboration with the Youth Institute of the Region of Murcia.
- Course on Intercultural Learning and Mediation, organized and delivered by our association with the support of the Consejo Municipal de Servicios Sociales.
- Training course for Social Theater and conflicts resolution, held in Lorca (Huerto Ruano ) that will be addressed to the NGO leaders , employees in the social services and young people, as well as to teachers and other educational personnel
- Program AULA HUMANA, social-educative initiative addressed to the high-school students, with aim to promote the Human rights and break the stereotypes and prejudices among the young groups of Spanish and immigrants.
- Training course for Development of intercultural competences, for social workers and employees in the social services, willing to improve their skills in the work with multicultural groups. It was financed completely by the Consejo Municipal de Servicios Sociales, from the Municipality of Lorca
- Open days for collaboration and cooperation with the Immigrant's community, for workers in the NGO sector and the public administration who are meeting with this group in their daily work. Financed by the
- Training Course for prevention of gender violence, in collaboration with the Consejo Municipal de Servicios Sociales from Municipality of Lorca
- Training for trainers in prevention of the Islamophobia, in collaboration with the Consejo Municipal de Servicios Sociales from Municipality of Lorca
- Training course in Intercultural projects with NGOs, in collaboration with the Consejo Municipal de Servicios Sociales from Municipality of Lorca
- Training for trainers, working with immigration, in collaboration with the Consejo Municipal de Servicios Sociales from Municipality of Lorca
- Intercultural week in Lorca, in collaboration with the Consejo Municipal de Servicios Sociales from Municipality of Lorca
a) MOBILITY SERVICE and INTERNATIONAL TRAININGS ,with aim to promote the mobility of the young people and other workers in the youth field , to participate in courses and seminaries, as well as to organise groups of young people to do youth exchanges with youth from other countries. Up to date, the Association Cazalla has sent abroad more than 200 young people from Lorca to participate in a different courses, youth event, seminaries and EVS programs
The volunteer´s activities are listed bellow , and in each of them will be required a collaboration of at least 2 European volunteers :
1, SENSIBILISATION:
Activities of sensibilisation regarding the issue of discrimination, human rights, immigration and equal opportunities. This type of activities is carried out in the High-schools in Lorca, through chatting, meetings, common living and educational seminars.
2, TRAINING:
- Training activities for issues related with prevention of racism and xenophobia, as well as management of youth European projects, and projects in the field of Human rights. These courses usually are residential and usefull not just from the training aspects, moreover from logistic and from other practical aspects.
3, SPREADING INFORMATION for the PROGRAM YOUTH IN ACTION:
- Activities for spreading the information for the Program Youth in Action among the youth in High-schools , as well as in different youth organisations and groups, where the activity of the voluntaries is oriented primary to the Young people. They volunteers can speak about their EVS experience and the benefits coming from the Youth in Action Program
4, COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER NGOs:
- Activities for direct support to immigrants in collaboration with other NGOs from the municipality, like Cáritas, Murcia Acoge and the Red Cross, in those very particular occasions where it is required our presence and help and whenever the volunteer can contribute with his/her work This is based on the collaboration between the NGOs of the municipality of Lorca, and usually pronounces at precise moments in where the organisator of the event asks for our collaboration or because their services are overflowed or because is some type of festival or fair where we can present our activities.
5, ORGANIZACION OF SEMINARS and YOUTH EXCHANGES:
- Collaboration in oranising young exchanges at European level with other youth associations of Lorca that wish to join in transnational youth projects.
- Collaboration in organising intercultural coexistence and youth meetings on national and local level. - Collaboration in organising Spanish classes for immigrants and other foreigners.
6, PUBLICATIONS And INVESTIGATIONS: - Collaboration in issuing a newsletter and articles with subjects related with the present immigration issues and human rights in the municipality of Lorca.
Task distribution
-Preparation and carrying out of Human Rights Workshop, Intercultural courses and activities from the Youth in Action Program 40 %
- Collaboration in preparation and development of the working camps during the weekends 40%
- Collaboration in creating and issuing an e-newsletter, developed by Cazalla 20%
The task schedule of the volunteer will be fixed to 32 hours weekly.
- the holiday period, times of rest and distribution of the free time of the volunteer will be fixed of the following form
The volunteer will both have a coincident holiday period with habitual the holiday's dates in Spain, including Christmas (of the 23 of December to the 7 of January) together with two free days per month .Moreover, the volunteer will receive free days during the Spanish holidays.
The distribution of its free time will rely on the weekly program of activities previously mentioned.
Completely free Saturdays and Sundays unless some activity with the young people projected during some weekend, in which case the volunteer will have two days free the following week
Other reflected free hour and part afternoon of Friday in the weekly calendar. (Monday takes 18:00-19:30 and Friday takes 18:00-19:30, part of which they will be used for the training of the volunteer).
The training tasks throughout the project will be the following ones:
- Intensive course at the arrival about the Spanish culture and Spanish customs (physical , social, economic and cultural characteristic of the country, habits , customs and practical aspect of the daily life).
- Linguistic training consisted from an intensive Spanish course of 80 hours
- Possibility for additional trainings through the courses organized by different Councils from the City council of Lorca and that can be from interest for the volunteer.
- Training given by regular task, related to the activities of the project.
The training activities will be made from 17:00 till 19:30 , three days a week.


C. Volunteer profiles and recruitment process
Please describe the profiles of volunteers you would like to receive in your organisation. Include information on how you ensure an open and transparent recruitment process as well as the overall accessibility of EVS to all young people. Consider further information about the type of sending organisation you want to cooperate with. This information can help the match-making between volunteer candidates, sending organisations and your organisation.
For us is very important if the volunteer has a capacity for a fast adaptation into a new culture and customs, as well as an ability for an adaptation in a multicultural environment like his working environment.
A great importance is if he/she is an open-minded person, with a luck of cultural prejudices and with capacity for taking initiatives.
As well we find as a very important if the volunteer had a previous interest in social issues.
Another thing that we are taking into account is the volunteer's capacity to take decisions, develops ideas and enthusiasm to participate in the proposed activities and a great dedication to his/her work
The selection of the volunteer is made by a committee, consisted from 4 persons. One person is in charge for receiving CVs and motivation letters from the potential volunteers and then gives them to the other 3 persons.
At the end this committee makes the final selection and decision.
All the CVs have being read from all the members of the Committee
The sending organization that would like to cooperate with us has to provide the future volunteer with the comprehensive information for the EVS Program before coming to Spain


D. Special needs (if applicable)
If your placements are open to hosting volunteers with fewer opportunities, please provide information about the competence, experience and infrastructure and (human or other) resources available in your organisation to accommodate and support them.

E. Risk prevention, safety and protection
Please describe how you will guarantee a safe living and working environment for the EVS volunteers, how you will prevent risks and crises and how - in the case of EVS volunteers aged 16 or 17 - you ensure appropriate supervision, child safety and protection.
Different persons will take care for the volunteer's security and protection. The tutor, one coordinator an a coordinator from the Youth Immigration Office in Lorca.(Joaquin Montalban)
The volunteer will live together with other 3 volunteers in a flat that is just in front of the house of the coordinator of the project .In that way he can always take care of the volunteers security.
In case of emergency, the volunteers can always make a call from their home, where there is a telephone line, as well as from their mobile phones that can start using it as soon as they arrive in the Association.
The volunteers will never be involved in a dangerous or risky activity, neither in a activity that can jeopardize their physical or moral integrity
On the arrival, the volunteer will be introduced with a certain key points regarding his/ her security, like for example how to use the kitchen, hours and places which are less recommendable to be in
The volunteers will have their own space in the office where they can finish their tasks, use internet and study Spanish