International Community for Development

Článok od dobrovoľníka tu:

https://www.adelslovakia.org/pribehy-ucastnikov/uvedomil-som-si-ako-zbytocne-su-niektore-materialne-veci 

Specific objectives of this EVS project were:

• To educate youth and local people about permaculture (theory and practice), sustainability, eco-building, food production… etc.
• To help in the community at seasonal work during the summer
• To develop hiking and cycling routes and promote them among the area
• To support and develop community spirit, by helping each other and promoting activism
• To promote mobility projects among youngsters, being the EVS volunteers an example of it
• To highlight Latinovac into a bigger community, involving new people into community development
• To create educational and entertainment activities for the local community
• To support solidarity and community spirit, learning from intergenerational and intercultural exchange and mutual understanding about the community; on this way we decrease prejudices and stereotypes
• To promote European values such as professional growth, activism, solidarity… etc
• To help the volunteers to self-develop themselves through their personal projects

Specific Activities: Promotion and education of permaculture: practice in local properties, gardening, waste management and recycling, eco-building…etc

• Healthy lifestyle education: healthy food workshops, gardening, international recopies, hiking and cycling…etc
• Intercultural exchange: intercultural events involving the local community
• Volunteer’s personal projects
• Fall Fest

Information about the village where EVS took place: 

Latinovac is one of the smallest villages in Croatia, located in Easter part. It is part of the municipality of Čaglin with approximately 60 inhabitants. This municipality is on the eastern part of the county of Pozesko-slavonska. It is consisting of 31 settlements. All together, this counts a population size of 2.691 inhabitants according to the 2011 population consensus index. What is striking however is a constant decrease of local population from 312 inhabitants in 1961 to currently 60 in 2015.

Dobrovoľníci boli z Talianska , Bulharska , Poľska , Portugalska , Španielska , Grécka a Slovenska .