Seminars together with incoming and outgoing volunteers
What challenge inspired this recipe? Combine outgoing volunteers’ preparation activities with incoming volunteers’ on-arrival or follow-up activities. Sharing a common space for both groups has proven for us to be a vital part of their preparation / follow-up. They can learn from each other, about their host countries and the language, and share common struggles, […]
The consent trial
What challenge inspired this recipe? This method helps to tackle gender based discrimination in IVS activities; the tool can be used as a preventive method in the beginning of a project start to set boundaries and reflect on the topics “consent”, “personal and others’ limits” and “safe space”. ✍️Grenzenlos Ingredients : Paper, seats, benches,, tables, music […]
Starting over
What challenge inspired this recipe? As part of the preparation for volunteers to go abroad and start their journey in a foreign country and culture, we need to address the topic “stereotypes and prejudices” and create and increase awareness of the existence of stereotypes and how they might affect a stent in another culture. That’s […]
Cooking during projects
What challenge inspired this recipe? / ✍️Grenzenlos Ingredients : Kitchen, community space Step by step guide We love to cook during a project when it is possible in order to be able use regional groceries. That way, volunteers can also get to know regional kitchen and cooking, while maybe tasting new and exciting food. Important […]
Waste collection meet-up
What challenge inspired this recipe? In the past years, the Europeers Austria have organized at least one waste-collection meetup per year. The Europeers organized the events and invited local youngsters as well as the international ESC volunteers to participate. In this way, the events were a way of locals connecting with the international volunteers while […]
Supporting personal initiatives of volunteers within their projects
What challenge inspired this recipe? All ESC volunteers staying on long-term project have a chance to submit (a simple) application for a personal initiative to be implemented on their hosting project. EstYES allocates some money from a tiny hosting budget to cover the costs of it, encourages volunteers to take an initiative and supports with […]
Practicing sustainable lifestyle
What challenge inspired this recipe? Estonia is not a “cheap” country to live anymore. Costs of electricity, water consumption, Internet are far from being low. On the top of that there are costs of apartments heating in the cold season which last around 7 months, sometimes even longer. Taking into account low size of ESC […]
Engaging volunteers into practical actions for sustainability
What challenge inspired this recipe? ESC project lasting 6-12 months gives a good time to contribute to environmental sustainability of the country of service. It is not only to practice sustainable lifestyle at your daily living, but also to contribute with your voluntary efforts and time to some projects. EstYES gives such possibility to ESC […]
Problems prevention and solution, conflicts resolution methods
What challenge inspired this recipe? In the course of service various problems may occur. Sometimes there are good reasons behind them – for instance, volunteer may feel unsatisfied about his/ her project. In other cases there can be communication problems between volunteers and their local project coordinators like simple misunderstanding, intercultural difference or personal chemistry […]
Creating tools and equipment for our work
What challenge inspired this recipe? Another part of the ESC project which is hard to finance is to provide all the tools and equipment for the volunteers who are working on a daily basis on the field. While working we kids need a huge variety of equipment to deliver the session which can be very […]