The volunteer will be supporting the Centre’s staff in the implementation of the project on the empowerment of Roma rural communities. The project has the purpose to improve the situation of Roma from the rural communities. The empowerment of the communities is regarded to develop the community itself and to endow with techniques like: the mobilization of the population, increasing the level of consciousness, self trust as they must also influence the politics and the processes of taking decisions, also their participation in the decisions that affect them, rising the level of the access at social services and the opportunities of economic development than to solicit help and assistance.

Volunteer will be supporting the Centre’s staff in:

a) Elaboration of social questionnaire on the social services needed;

b)Organizing workshops in schools and universities about the Human Rights;

c) Organizing Health and reproduction education workshops in Roma communities;

d) Helping with the handing the technical assistance to the most vulnerable Roma communities: (potable water, electrical energy, communications, heating, food and hygienic supplies)

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.