UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI CATANIA CUTGANA (CENTRO UNIVERSITARIO PER LA TUTELA E LA GESTIONE DEGLI AMBIENTI NATURALI E DEGLI AGRO-ECOSISTEMI)

Gli studenti e i laureati dell'Università di Catania, che non hanno superato i 25 anni di età, in possesso dei requisiti sotto menzionati, che intendono partecipare al programma comunitario Servizio Volontario Europeo possono presentare domanda di partecipazione ai seguenti progetti:

Youth information in the Rioja Youth Council (vedi allegato 1)
Requisiti richiesti:
- Studi in settore umanistico (lettere, lingue, scienze politiche, giurisprudenza, economia);
- conoscenza della lingua spagnola;
- conoscenze informatiche di base.

Espaces-CHantiers Environnement Local (vedi allegato 2)
Requisiti richiesti:
- Studi in scienze naturali o biologiche;
- Conoscenza di base della lingua francese.

Quanti fossero interessati dovranno presentare al CUTGANA, c/o Dipartimento di Biologia Animale, Via Androne n. 81 Catania, entro e non oltre il 30 Giugno 2000, domanda in carta semplice, con indicazione dei propri dati anagrafici, della cittadinanza, del possesso dei requisiti richiesti, del recapito per eventuali comunicazioni, e del progetto al quale si intende partecipare.

La domanda dovrà essere corredata dai seguenti documenti:
- Curriculum vitae;
- Scheda per il volontario (redatta in lingua inglese o nella lingua del paese della struttura di accoglienza);
- Lettera di motivazione alla partecipazione al progetto (redatta in lingua inglese o nella lingua del paese della struttura di accoglienza)
- certificato di iscrizione o di laurea;
- eventuali attestati di conoscenza di lingue straniere;
- eventuali attestati di esperienze di volontariato

Il CUTGANA provvederà a comunicare le candidature valutate idonee, alle associazioni responsabili dei progetti. La selezione definitiva dei candidati verrà fatta dall'associazione straniera di accoglienza.

Il Direttore
(Prof. Angelo Messina)

Allegato 1

EVS Hosting project
Project number: 0-ES-224
Project title: Youth information in the Rioja Youth Council
HowLong: 6 months

Organisation

Consejo de la Juventud de La Rioja
Address: República Argentina, 6 entreplanta
Postal code: 26002
Town: Logroño
Country: Spain

Community: La Rioja is a small region in the North of Spain with 268.848 inhabitants. The city of Logroño, the capital of the region, has 126.000 inhabitants and has the biggest number of shops , banks, companies, associations, etc. La Rioja is well known for its wines, being great part of the agriculture is dedicated to it. It is a community with an important number of small towns with a great cultural and gastronomic value. The climate of La Rioja is continental, with cold winters and warms summers; La Rioja has a ski station. The landscape is very varied: there are vineyards and different crops as well as green valleys and mountains with big forest areas. Logroño is a small city where the central places are at foot distance: "Laurel" is very well known for its variety in "tapas"(spanish gastronomy). o

Activity: Rioja Youth Council is an organization that was created thanks to a group of Youth Associations which were warred that if they were together they could make a lot of things, so they decided to join.

The most important areas in the Youth Council are:
ASSOCIATIONISM: Annual organization of young associations trade-fair of La Rioja; The diffusion of council; Actualization of information and references point interesting issues for young people; Courses and training.
SAFETY CENTRE AND INFORMATION YOUNG PEOPLE: Aims of the centre: Promote healthy among young people; Warn against the risk of the use and abuse of toxic substances; Sexual information; Warn against the risk of eating disorders.
EUROPEAN VOLUNTARY SERVICE: The Council is a sending organization and it coordinates hosting projects.

Community: La Rioja is a small region in the North of Spain with 268.848 inhabitants. The city of Logroño, the capital of the region, has 126.000 inhabitants and has the biggest number of shops, banks, companies, associations, etc. La Rioja is well known for its wines, being great part of the agriculture is dedicated to it. It is a community with an important number of small towns with a great cultural and gastronomic value. The climate of La Rioja is continental, with cold winters and warms summers; La Rioja has a ski station. The landscape is very varied: there are vineyards and different crops as well as green valleys and mountains with big forest areas. Logroño is a small city where the central places are at foot distance: "Laurel" is very well known for its variety in "tapas"(Spanish gastronomy).

OBJETIVOS DEL PROYECTO:
1. Ofrecer información a los jóvenes sobre los cursos, becas etc.
2. Potenciar el prestamo de libros de la biblioteca del Consejo
3. Ayudar en la difusión del Consejo entre los jóvenes de La Rioja.
4. Actualización de la página web del Consejo.
Colaboración en la revista que publica el Consejo

Volunteer's Tasks:
Horario de lunes a viernes: a la mañana: de 10:00 a 13:30 y a las tardes: de 16:30 a 19:30
El primer mes el voluntario se encargara de aprender y conocer cómo funciona el Consejo de la Juventud, las funciones y recursos con los que cuenta.
- A la mañana: ayudará junto con los trabajadores del Consejo a atender las consultas de los jóvenes sobre cursos, becas etc. Ayudará también a la actualización de la información. Para ello el voluntario tendrá que dedidar parte de su tiempo a conocer la información existente. A las 11:00 de la mañana todos los días se hace una reunión de equipo en la cual el voluntario también participara.
- Por la tarde: El voluntario ayudará en la gestión de la biblioteca, clasificar y ordenar los libros .Apoyará en el control de los prestamos de libros. Tambíen trabajara en la elaboración de la revista que publica el Consejo trimestralmente y en la actualización de la página web del Consejo de la Juventud. Así como en la elaboración de un directorio de direcciones de internet.
Pasado un tiempo en el cual el voluntario ya conoce el Consejo participará en las actividades que realicen las tres áreas de trabajo: como por ejemplo talleres de prevención de drogodependencias, promoción del Consejo y del asociacionismo en el área de asociacionismo.
En el período de navidad el voluntario tendrá vacaciones los días de fiesta. Y dispondrá de 15 días libres.

Board:
El voluntario se cocinará su propia comida para lo que tendrá todo lo necesario. Cada mes recibirá un dinero para manutención y el se tendrá que comprar su propia comida.

Lodging:
Seguramente el voluntario compartirá piso con otros voluntarios que se acogeran en otros proyectos. Tendrá una habitación propia

Linguistic training:
The association ATIME, which works with immigrants, will be in charge of the linguistic formation of the volunteer. They offer Spanish courses given by language teachers and with the appropiate means. The volunteer will join an adequate level and will receive 6 hours/week of classes during the necessary time.

Support and training
The tutor of the host programme will give him all information he needs for a good integration in Rioja Youth Council. The organization will also help the volunteer to integrate himself by organizing trips in the city and in the region. The responsible of the EVS in the Youth Council, Alba, will be in charge of the aquirement by the volunteer of the local culture and of the associations which belong to the Council, so that he knows the social, economic and cultural reality of the region.

Allegato 2
EVS Hosting project

Project number: 98-FR-2401
Project title: Observatoire local de la biodiversité et du paysage
How Long: 10 months

Organisation

ECHEL (Espaces-CHantiers Environnement Local)
Address: 5 rue de Pontarlier
Postal code: 25000
Town: BESANCON
Country: France

Community: The project takes place in Métabief and Cléron. Métabief, in the Haut Doubs (25), a few kilometres from the frontier with Switzerland at 1000 metres of altitude. There are 300 permanent residents. Métabief is also a ski station in the Jura mountains and lives from tourism in the winter season. There are also numerous activities that take place in the summer season. The project "observatoire de la diversité" takes place in Cléron, on the plateau d'Amancey (25). Cléron is situated in one of the most beautiful areas of the Franche Comté at about 600 metres altitude. Cléron has about 200 inhabitants and is in a valley which is in the process of desertification.
Cléron is situated between Besançon (220 000 inhabitants), 30 kilometres away, and Pontarlier (20 000 habitants) also at 30 kilometres.

Objectives: for the volunteer, allowing him to live out a European experience from the point of view of language, culture, learning how to do and how to act, around a local development project. For the community : setting up a new development initiative around a local adult education project with the participation of 2 European Volunteers. For the Association: implement new activities around local projects by developing an active European Citizenship. For the Project : rally the inhabitants, the young people in particular, with regard to the essential components of their daily context of life. Allow for an inventive form of conservation of the familiar countryside and the normal eco-systems. Promote the acquisition of knowledge via an exploration of the living environment (heritage, countryside, environment). Return the data to the local elected officials and the population.

Activities: inventories of the land (educational activities with the middle-school colleges and placing the data gathered into the network (exhibitions, Website, etc.)

Target population: people, whether disadvantaged or not, strongly environmentally-motivated (with good basic knowledge of biology, ecology, botany) and via work experience within a new cultural environment. Links with other projects. The EVS Volunteers will be associated with the volunteer work camp motivation/ leadership teams organised by the ECHEL association in the Franche Comté. The 50% co-financing will be implemented by the Community of the Municipalities of Amancey Project.

Volunteer's tasks:
- Setting up a local observatory in the Lison Valley;
- Travelling around the area in order to make the inventories on the topic of bio-diversity: flora, countryside, rural heritage, environment.,
- Leadership of the groups composed of the inhabitants of the municipalities, the young people and the retired folk.
- Educational activities with the school-children
- Placing the data gathered into the network via the Internet, photographic exhibitions and technical data sheets.
- Participation in local life : activities concerning the local population and the exploration activities will be organised around a main theme which will be chosen by the Volunteers (e.g. the exploration of the region via its flowers and exploration of the countryside of the towns of the Franche-Comté.

Board: Housing in an apartment in one of the municipalities, Eternoz, with a budget accorded for meals. Please Note : this village with 200 inhabitants is very isolated in a rural area in the process of having its population draining away. It might be an advantage if the Volunteer is able, to bring his or her own vehicle, to provide greater independence.

Training support: Two youth leaders will provide the mentoring. One youth leader for the technical aspects and one (female) youth leader, also a teacher of French as a foreign language, to mentor the Volunteers in the language and educational contexts.