The youth exchange project Volunteering-a path to employability was implemented between 12th and 20th of July 2021 in bansko, Bulgaria, The project was financed by Erasmus+ program of the European Commission trough UK National Agency. The project was coordinated by Active Youth-youth group from the UK and hosted by Pro vision International in Bansko, Bulgaria.
The project gathered young people from Bulgaria, UK, Italy and Spain. The focus of the project was boosting youth employability trough volunteering. Day by day young people were focusing on different aspects and learnt about youth unemployment in their countries and in Europe, about different volunteering programs and opportunities, learnt what softs skills are and how they relate to employability, discovered different opportunitites that EU gives to youth-such as Erasmus+, European Solidarity Corps, Erasmus for young entrepreneurs, etc. As a result of the project the participants became more aware of youth unemployment, employability, ways to gain skills, the importance of soft skills for employability, developed various skills such as team building, language competences, public speaking and leadership skills. Most of all, the participants really got inspired to volunteer and some them became volunteers after the project.
We are happy to share some of the project outcomes with you to make you part of our journey called Volunteering-a path to employability!
Here you can check the online magazine our participants have created and read about their experiences! Enjoy!
In the link below you can watch some of the vide testemonials of participants to get you inspired!
Last, but not least, participants also did some amazing after the project campaigns and initiatives- some presentations in local schools, Zoom presentations and radio shows about volunteering-all to share their amazing experience and inspire other young people to volunteer and take part in Erasmus+!