PROJECT ENVIRONMENT
The volunteers would be active in the youth centre and the daily open activities and the special activities of the season. The youth centre is located in the eastern parts of Mölndal and the visitors are mostly of Swedish ethnic origin. The atmosphere in the youth centre is very friendly. The centre has a dedicated group that works in the café to raise money to go skiing every spring (each group works about two semesters). The area is basically middle- to upper class. The teenagers are mostly open-minded, although a few of them have difficulties connecting to people of other cultures and socio-economic standards. A lot of these attitudes are believed to come from their home environment. We work hard to prevent the youths from developing racist ideas and attitudes. In the youth centre there is no room for such attitudes and discrimination. In the youth centre we have a fully equipped kitchen and we usually bring lunch / dinner from the home and eat together. For lunch we also eat in the nearby school and take the opportunity to socialize with the young people there.

The Grevedämmet Youth Centre is located in the east of Mölndal, just south of neighbour city Gothenburg. Gothenburg and Mölndal are located on the west coast of Sweden with its very beautiful archipelago. Mölndal has about 60.000 inhabitants and is a city that is growing. In Mölndal there are all the advantages in a city but also the vicinity to nature. From Mölndal City centre to Gothenburg City centre (Valand) it takes 15 min with tram. In Mölndal there are many ways of spending free time, there are many active sports organisations to engage in, gyms etc. We have a big Activity Centre called "Aktiviteten" in the centre of Mölndal, there is also a bowling hall. We have "Åby Simhall" which is the public baths, with adventure bath, gym etc. There is also "Åby Travbana" for horse racing. In the summer season there are many lakes for swimming and you can go to the sea. A wider range of activities is available in Gothenburg city only 15 min away. There is all you want of music, culture, food and entertainments such as amusement park Liseberg. Two major events of the year is "Gothenburg Film Festival" (Jan-Feb) with 2 weeks of international film experiences and the "Gothenburg Book Fair" (Sept) where you are able to meet authors from all over the world.

ACTIVITIES FOR THE VOLUNTEERS
Volunteers in the summer time will be engaged in the Djursjön Summer camp for kids and teenagers- wildlife activities such as canoeing, fishing, swimming, camp life, adventure pedagogic etc. A volunteer that comes to Grevedämmet youth centre will be able to engage in the daily youth work at the centre and will learn how to lead young people and learn to use team building activities, value practice exercises etc. For example the volunteer would be engaged in the "Youth Centre Introduction" for new students at the local school which means to introduce them to the youth centre and making value practice exercises. The "Youth Centre Introduction" goes on for a couple of weeks in August-September for all new seventh grade students.

The volunteer will be engaged in for example boy/girl group activities, or other group activities. The volunteer can also be leading music activities and excursions, helping out in different workshops at the centre such as handicraft, graffiti artwork, journalism- workshops etc. In preparing for the work in our youth centre we will work to find a special theme, task or project for the volunteer. For example to work with creative workshops in the centre, to work on a music project with a special group of interested teenagers, to work with youths who want to arrange different events etc.

Example of a Volunteer schedule:

Monday
9- 12 Meeting with mentor
- Follow up; work, general questions, etc - making plans for the week!
12-13 Lunch break
13-16 Making preparations for evening activities (such as making and putting up posters at the local school and make the teenagers aware of the youth centres activities.

Tuesday
15-16.30 (13-16.30) Attending different meetings or plan and prepare for his/her activities.
16.30-17.00 Food break
17-21.30 Working in the youth centre (Making contact with teens, engage in different music activities, games etc, help the teens with café work)

Wednesday
10-12 Visiting the local school/visiting other youth centres
12-13 Lunch break
13-16.30 Attending weekly staff meeting

Thursday
15-16.30 Preparing for the evening activities
16.30-17 Food break
17-21.30 Working in the youth centre (Making contact with teens, engage in different music activities, games etc, help the teens with café work) Leading group activities/theme-work of his/her choice.

Friday (Every 2nd week works Friday day 10-16 or evening 15-23)

10-12 Planning and preparing for the next week

12-13 Lunch
13-16 Evaluation of the week. General questions etc- //
15-16.30 Evaluation of the week. General questions etc
16.30-17 Food Break
17-23.00 Working in the youth centre. Leading prepared activities for the evening (with help from regular staff)

ROLE OF THE EVS VOLUNTEERS
The Volunteer will be a support and an asset to both youth leaders and youths. We would like the volunteer to take own initiatives and also be responsible for a special own project if the volunteers feel ready for it, of course with support from the instructor. The volunteer will be part of everyday activities in the youth centre and a part of the team.

SERVICE AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
The Volunteer will have the mandatory Swedish learning course. The Volunteer will have the possibility to have a gym-card, transportation/bus-card to be able to travel throughout Mölndal as well as Gothenburg (also includes the archipelago). The volunteer will also get HLR & Fire education.

We believe the volunteers will achieve better social skills, better knowledge about group dynamics and social behaviour, improve rhetoric's and how to speak to groups, learn to lead group activities, knowledge about youth influence & democracy, insights in budget planning and budget implementation as well as knowledge about municipal organisation. The volunteer will improve their English skills as well as studying the Swedish language.

VOLUNTEER PROFILES AND RECRUITMENT PROCESS
We will search for hosting EVS throughout our networks as well as IE database and Eurodesk. We will have a small committee for selecting EVS. There will be an international monthly newsletter for all interested parties in the network. We are interested in making partners with serious organisations.

SPECIAL NEEDS
When taking on a volunteer with special needs we will provide extra support for this person, for example extra time with the hand leader or special support from either inside or outside the organisation. It can be for example time with the Youth counsellor at the school or cooperation with the church or organisations that can provide support of some kind. We also believe that having regular meetings/talks with the volunteer is important to make sure the volunteer is comfortable with his/her placement and his/her work. Also the contact with the home and the contact person it the home country is very important.

A Skype-package for immediate communication can be very helpful. There are also several different disability organisations in the City of Mölndal that we are able to cooperate with in order to gain extra support and mentorship from. In the Lindome youth centre in the south of Mölndal they are cooperating with such organisations in making "Handicap-disco" for example and we are able to cooperate with them. If needed in case of extra support we have the KEKS-network to get help and contacts from.

RISK PREVENTION, SAFETY AND PROTECTION
We will give the volunteers CPR & Fire education, apart from the specific safety precautions of the work place. We will of course give the volunteers know how about the conditions in Sweden and day-to-day knowledge about getting around. The volunteer will have a contact list of phone numbers for people in Mölndal and the organisation. There will also be someone that the volunteers can contact at any time. We will make a contract - like the ones we use for youth exchange- for the volunteer if under 18 years old. (Including no use of alcohol etc). Drugs are always prohibited. We will make sure that we have appropriate contact with the sending org under the whole period, and also have an updated contact list for the volunteer. Of course the volunteer need to be appropriately ensured.

For the volunteers hosted in Mölndal we will engage a young organisation that is former visitors from our youth centres as social mentors. They will make a programme of social activities and take care of the volunteers and show them around in the cities and the different possibilities for young people. The volunteers will also have company from each other in the accommodation. We will also give the volunteers the opportunity to cooperate with each other in projects for linking the youth centre and the visitor together. We hope this will give the volunteers a solid and meaningful social context.

RULES AND CONDITIONS
We don't have a community for the volunteers, and the volunteers will either share or have their own place. There are no special rules, except for common decency rules that apply for all apartments. No noise after 22.00 pm and basic care for neighbours. The volunteer has to clean the place and leave the place as it was found.