CDC is a youth NGO in a rural community focused on providing young people opportunities for personal and professional development through nonformal learning.
Curba de Cultură is all about reaching out to rural youth. We are an NGO committed to non-formal learning, to culture and to participation opportunities. Our focus is to improve education levels and community engagement for the young people living in rural environment in Romania. We take our work very seriously, yet we do it in a relaxed, witty and humorous spirit. A youthful spirit.
Our main goal is to revitalise rural environment. In our view, change finds its most fertile ground in the ones most aptly equipped for change: YOUTH. Their energy and their desire to set a new way of doing things inspired us to provide for them an organisational framework capable of allowing them to implement this change for themselves and for the community they live in. We believe that our projects function as a pilot initiative addressing the issues of rural development, educational access and better opportunities for the ones who need change and a better life within the rural area.
Our organisation's headquarters are based in Izvoarele, a small rural community near the town of Vălenii-de-Munte, in Prahova county, Romania. The other affiliate organisations we run are located in Roșia Montana, in Alba county, Transylvania and in Slon village, Prahova county. The youth centres are offering information services, coaching, public libraries, leisure time activities and youth advocacy.
Curba de Cultură focuses on teenagers and youth development. Our mission is to use non-formal education as a complementary method to the formal educational system for young people. We want to create the premises for a better development of the young people and their more suited integration within their respective communities. We want to make young people aware that they actively belong to their local and national culture.
For the period of 2014-2018, we, at Curba de Cultură, have prepared a multi-layered strategy targeting our core objectives.
Operationally, we aim at:
• Increasing international exposure for young people in rural communities through Youth Exchanges developed by young people;
• Hosting EVS volunteers in youth centres in Izvoarele and Rosia Montana in non-formal learning, rural development and personal development related projects;
• Capacity building for rural youth organisations in Europe through participation in trainings, seminars and job shadowing mobilities ;
• Providing residence opportunities for young artists with an interest in studying rural communities;
• organizing contact making events for establishing relevant partnerships in youth projects in Europe;
• developing a programme for art residencies in order to create a strong link between performative art and the rural environment, and also to provide the place for reflection and work dedicated to young artists.

The gr8 edition of Ruralympics festival needs your help to make it THE Festival of the year. Join a team of international and Romanian volunteers and bring fun, culture and great time to a rural community. For 35 days the group of young people will experience life in countryside, Romanian culture and beautiful landscapes, as well as living and working in a big international group. This is a Volunteering Team project, so its also open for people that did short/long term EVS/ESC. Check here previous editions of Ruralympics: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3CbWABebBrj2MkJ1HV6drFWyd1-kNuAU&si=8cd5ih8PnioqRoxy

We provide shared accommodation with common kitchen, bathroom and living room; There will be between 4 and 6 ppl in a room according to the total number of volunteers and the distribution in rooms. Reimbursement of travel costs in the end of the stay according to the rules of the programme (green transport is available); food allowance and pocket money; local transport bus permits and car when needed for activities.

- coordination support, materials for activities and equipment - task-related trainings such as teambuilding, health and security, event management, basic youthwork and group dynamics, communication, - language training

The Participant profile: We are looking for simple people, no special skills needed, just between 18 and 30 years old, available for the full 35 days, motivated to do international volunteering, to live and work in rural area and to work with children and young people. If you are motivated to develop new competences and to learn about community development, you can manage in English spoken and written and you are willing to share living spaces with other volunteers, then checks emails frequently (including spam), as we are answering fast and the selection process is very quick. So you might be the one!
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The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?

• Training before and after the project
• Health insurance during your project
• round-trip travel reimbursement
• accommodation and food
• pocket money
• language course
• Return Week-end
• Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.