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PLACE: international volunteering in the gardening and social inclusion field
20 young people, 5 countries, + 25 workshops carried out, + 500 youngsters involved in educational and gardening activities: these are a few numbers of the European Voluntary Services within the project “Planting Cities” (Erasmus+, Key Action 2 – Capacity Building in...
The Alessandro’s experience in India
For me the EVS experience was fantastic. Very constructive and I would say, enlightening; First, because every single day seemed to be always surrounded by something magical, in a way, or another, but in the end I was also pleased with the minor inconveniences, such...
Chinese seeds – Three months for discovering China through EVS experience
I was born in Europe, but I am feeling daughter of this earth. When I was a child I dreamed about countries around the world several times and I imagined to move from my home with an essential backpack, to board a ship and to land somewhere. Probably, too much...
Five months full of color, life and love in India
I arrived in Bhubaneswar (India) full of fears, uncertainties, everything around me was unknown but with the curiosity of a little girl on her first day of school. the first days were a complete shock, I had to get used to any situation, even the most banal thing...
A Chinese volunteer in Palermo – Ye Wu’s Experience
I am Ye Wu from China, an EVS volunteer hosted by CESIE in Palermo (Italy) within the project Planting Cities (Erasmus +, KA2 – Capacity Building in the field of youth). Before I came here, I was attending university in China and I always wanted to challenge myself...
PLACE – The training course is over with new ideas to share
On 18th of October 2015, an 8 – day training course on urban gardening and youth work, within the project Planting Cities (PLACE), co-founded by the Erasmus+ Programme under the Key Action 2 – Capacity Building in the field of youth, has come to an end. The TC,...
PLACE: training course on urban gardening and youth work
From the 10th to the 18th October 2015 a training course on urban gardening and youth work takes place in Palermo. This TC is organized in the frame of the PLACE – Planting Cities project, co-founded by the Erasmus+ Programme under the Key Action 2 – Capacity Building...
Youth, horticulture and mobility: Planting Cities starts!
Development, sustainability and active citizenship: these are three pillars of Planting Cities (PLACE), a 2-year international project co-founded by the Erasmus+ Programme under the Key Action 2 – Capacity Building in the field of youth. The project foresees the...