An old fridge ditched in a yard, books, magazines, board games , meant for recycling….. some paint, imagination, willingness, inspiration. This is the recipe for a smart idea of creating a public point of exchange of books, magazines, games. No administration, 24/7 service, self managed and everyone happy!! The fridge…
The concept of Qui.L.T. encloses the Quality in Learning and Training experiences that Politistiko Ergastiri Ayion Omoloyiton Just like quilting, where various patches come together to create a cohesive and vibrant whole, our courses are stitched in such a way to bring together different elements to create a rich and…
Based on our more than 8 years of field experience, offering opportunities for organizations to build capacity concerning Volunteer Management Skills is essential for a quality implementation of international volunteering projects (focused e.g. on the European Solidarity Corps Programme – ESC), we have proceeded in implemeting the Training Course Mentors…
The eighteenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage will take place at the Cresta Mowana Resort in Kasane, Republic of Botswana from Monday 4 to Saturday 9 December 2023. An opening ceremony is scheduled on Sunday 3 December 2023. Politistiko Ergastiri as a NGO accredited to…
Dear colleagues, partners and friends, we would like to offer again to you the opportunity to join one or more of the following events within the project series „Making Magic in the Kingdom of Volunteering“, targeted at volunteering project coordinators, (support) staff of ESC hosting & sending organisations, mentors (to be)…
“Volunteer Management Enhanced (VOLU.M.E)” is a project that includes a Training Course (A1), a practice phase and a Seminar (A2) in 2023 focusing on promoting and raising awareness regarding youth work recognition, improving the quality of volunteering management, mentoring and inclusion of young people and promoting non formal methodology and education among…
Our organisation, Politistiko Ergastiri Ayion Omoloyiton in Cyprus, has been accredited with the Erasmus+ Youth Accreditation! With this accreditation, we wish to create our own framework of learning mobilities and activities to enable those involved in international and European projects, particularly under the Erasmus+ or ESC programmes and those working with young people (youth…
With the “Beacon of Values” project, a small-scale strategic partnership project of the Erasmus+ programme approved by the Cyprus National Agency, we wish to create and develop a tangible, transferable tool that will be used mainly by educators and youth workers in schools, educational institutions and NGOs, to create learning…
AN ESC VOLUNTEERING TEAMS PROJECT IN NICOSIA, CYPRUS1-16 JUNE 2022 The issue to be addressed is the need for a greater understanding of the importance of reducing the single-use or disposable plastic. While plastic has many valuable uses, we have become addicted to single-use or disposable plastic — with severe environmental…
Another Newsletter, for the month of March 2022. This time the last volunteers of the UNITY-iOS project share their thoughts and feelings about their volunteering experience with the European Solidarity Corps programme and our organisation. Read here if you want to find out more about their adventures and the life-changing…