There's no doubt that the Peer Education seminar that took place in Ulan-Ude in the beggining of May was really good. We [the participants] received a lot of useable and useful information on peer education methods and tested some of them ourselves:) What I really liked was that we got the knowledge and I dare say skills to work with peers that we'll be able use in very close future. Details...

As a part of the national week of voluntary work, on Thursday, 26th April 2007, a group of AVI volunteers went to the refugee charity center from Chisinau, Buiucani district, to do a work shop on Moldovan culture and cultural differences. The volunteers running the workshop were: Cezar Cernei, Alina Secrieru, Carolina Secrieru and Daniel Nylin Nilsson. Every Thursday in the charity center is dedicated to the presentation of national cultures. Often this will be the culture of the refugees home countries, but on this day AVI volunteers took on the task to present Moldovan culture. First the volunteers visited the management of the center, and were informed about the center’s work and the situation of refugees in Moldova in general. Details...

"Our seminar went really great, almost perfect. It surpassed all my expectations. It was like fairy tale (but useful:).Personally for me this seminar will remain in my memory for rest of my life. All participants got really inspired, learned many things and went to Baikal or home today. Details...

This slogan on a presentation made me ask myself, why – this phrase means “Little ducks - time to start”. Antonina, who was the creator of this presentation, simply answered – to draw attention. Our seminar definitely drew attention. The title may be not so creative, “Volunteering and volunteer projects”, but on our call we received over 30 applications and numerous calls and requests after the deadline was due. Details...

On 27th April, at 14.30, YTNF volunteers from AVI-Moldova, forgathered in the Central Park of Chisinau. There is a fountain in the middle of the park where people usually sit on the sides, lots of alleys where people go for walk or stop and take a seat on the benches. In the middle of this wonderful atmosphere, YTNF Moldova volunteers organized a Free Hugs event. At the beginning we splat in small teams, consisting of 2-3 persons. Wearing our “YTNF” tee-shirts, we took our “Free hugs posters” and started our “Free Hugs campaign”. There were many people very likely to receive hugs : ). The quaintest occurrence was when two police officers approached and asked what political party we represent. Details...

From 07-16th May and from 13th to 22nd May SCI Germany is organising group leader training courses for PMT members from Moldova, Belarus and the Ukraine in Haunetal & Halle respectively. All three groups will also be hosted for three days by SCI´s local group in Berlin. The courses are possible thanks to generous support from the German Ministry for Youth Affairs. Details...

International workcamps are still one of the most popular & good value ways for people of all ages to travel, meet new friends, get deeply aquainted with different cultures, practice a foreign language and, last not least,  make a meaningful contribution to social development, international understanding and peace.  Most workcamps last 2-3 weeks and combine useful & interesting work (5-6 hours per day on average) with lively discussions, fun & games as well as excursions to places of local interest. Details...

During one week, 1st - 7th March, in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, took place the Group Leadership Training. The training has been organized by AVI-Moldova in the frame of YTNF project.  It brought together 28 participants from 10 different countries who had the opportunity to gain new skills, new knowledge and new experience in the field of leadership. The training provided different kind of activities: workshops, brainstorms, reflecting groups, discussions, video and slideshow presentations. During the activities the participants had the opportunity to know each other and the represented organisations, to exchange their views on what means to be a leader. Details...

On the 1st – 7th of March 2007 I was a participant of Group Leadership Training, which took place in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova and was organized by AVI-Moldova. During this training I've got new theoretical information about leadership, motivation, team building, communication, conflict management and practical skills how to do presentations, to communicate with different people and to develop own leadership qualities. As for me all of workshops were organized in a good way, they combined lectures, brain storms, discussions and practical work in small and big groups. These groups were different every time, so it was possible to know all participants better and to improve our communication skills. Details...

We took care of keeping in plus and positive with tea and good discussions. 12 activists met in Artemovsk during the week-end of 24-25 of February, to discuss latest developments, share impressions of Poznan Feedback Seminar, and make planning for 2007 and behind. As an outcome, we made Plan of Action till the end of 2007, discussed in detail activities of the coming 3 months and their preparation, divided responsibilities, planned summer workcamps and activities and talked about cooperation and joint activities with partners in YTNF project. Details...

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