On August 11th, on the Nistru riverside, at Vadul lui Voda beach, is going to be held Vadul lui Woodstock Festival, where through the international language of music, rock groups from the two sides of Nistru are going to give Live performances promoting peace and friendliness, persuading people of culture, art and media to enliven public dialogue in order to straighten relations between plain folks of both sides of the transnistrian conflict. The festival is not a commercial action; the participation of groups is voluntary. This event is expected to be joined by a great number of youngsters, both from left side of Nistru and from the right side - Transnistria (Pridnestrovie). Details...

In the period of 26th – 29th July 2007, the Association of International Volunteering from Moldova, in the frame of Youth Transcending New Frontiers, is organizing the “Human Rights on bicycles” activity. During 3 days, a group of 13 volunteers are going to ride to Sarata Galbena , Mereseni and Caracui. They are going to organize there Human Rights Seminars. Via a bicycle “convoy” they will distribute announcements about the seminars and lot of leaflets about the meaning of human rights. The target group of the seminars will be children aged between 16-18th years old. 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...

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...

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...

Dear AVI members and YTNF volunteers, AVI Moldova would like to announce the contest of selecting one active member/volunteer who will represent the organisation while job shadowing in the Netherlands and Germany. Details...

In the period 2nd to 7th of March, AVI-Moldova will organize a “Group Leadership Training” for 19 volunteers (14 YTNF+ 5 international) who will learn about the concepts of leadership. This training will take place within the framework of the Youth Transcending New Frontiers project (YTNF) - sponsored by the European Commission. For this training, “Group Leadership Training,” there are needed 14 YTNF volunteers, 3 from each country and 5 international volunteers. YTNF volunteers will be elected by their local organization and international volunteers will apply directly to us. The training will take place in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova. Details...

Chisinau, November 12th 2006, 18.04 The training took place at 11th of November, at AVI-Moldova’s office. It was facilitated by Alina Dabija, YTNF volunteer. The target group of the training where YTNF volunteers. During the 3 hours of the training, the participants where familiarized with the steps that should be taken in order to organize a Press Conference, to write a Press Release or a Newsletter. Details...

Activity: Curriculum Development course Place: Chisinau, Republic of Moldova Time: 6.10.06-7.10.06 Organizers: MilieuKontakt Oost-Europa in cooperation with Facilicom Consult Training informational support:  - Handouts containing the plan of all sessions of the course and the description of each method of curriculum development were given to every participant  - All participants will receive the digital version of the handouts, that will allow to other NGO members to acquire information from the course Short description: Milieukontakt Oost-Europa in cooperation with Facilicom Consult organized a training course on Curriculum Development. Details...

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