ACTIVE VILLAGERS WITH VOLUNTEERS

Project number: 101126603

Topic: ESC-SOLID-2023-VTHPA

Grant: European Education and Culture Executive Agency

Project duration: 24 months

Project leader:  CLUB KARGENC CEVRE SPOR KULUBU, Turkey

Partners:

• Nevo Parudimos Association, Romania
• A.M. EUEXIA ASSOCATION MULTIDEPORTIVA EUEXIA, Spain

Nevo Parudimos Association, together with CLUB KARGENC and EUEXIA ASSOCATION is implementing the “Active Villagers with volunteers” project for 24 months.

The aim of the project is to involve all individuals living in rural areas (children, young people, adults and the elderly) to become socially and athletically active. motivated by direct interaction with young volunteers who are active in the field of sports.

The specific objectives of the project include promoting sport in volunteer groups, organizing training activities for coaches, developing skills for sports branches within volunteer groups, promoting an active lifestyle in society through sports activities for various target groups, encouraging eight sports branches and outdoor activities in rural areas, promoting a sustainable active lifestyle in local communities with sports activities planned for villages in different periods and seasons, increasing the visibility of the ESC program and raising awareness of partner organizations through sports initiatives in rural areas. The project will involve 192 young volunteers from three countries: Turkey, Spain and Romania.

In the context of this initiative targeting certain demographic categories in the chosen localities, we delineate four distinct groups of beneficiaries:

Group 1, centered around children which will involve traditional sports

Group 2 which addresses young people, with activities focused on volleyball

Group 3, which focuses predominantly on adults, especially women, with activities including dance and pilates-yoga

Group 4, dedicated to seniors and involving bocce and board games

All these activities will take place simultaneously in 4 rural areas in each partner country, to be facilitated by 6 international ESC volunteers, with a 42-day internship each, as follows: 2 from Spain, 2 from Turkey and 2 from Romania, centralizing a total of 64 volunteers over a period of two years.

The 42-day internships scheduled for 2024 are held in three distinct periods: May 1 – June 15, with the involvement of 6 volunteers, followed by a more extensive involvement of 12 volunteers in July and August, and ending with another group of 6 volunteers in September and October.