Practical Arrangements

Volunteers will be provided with suitable accommodation (private rooms in shared flats). Local travel expenses will be covered from the living place to the organization. Any project related national travel will be covered. Volunteers will be covered by the EVS insurance plan. Volunteers' allowance including food allowance will be paid on a monthly basis. Local bank accounts will be recommended. Volunteers in need of visa will receive all the necessary support from the sending and coordinating organizations.

Safety precaution and regulations will be discussed with the volunteers on several occasions: pre-departure meeting with the SO, on-arrival meeting with the CO, the first meeting with the mentor at the receiving organization, on-arrival training by the National agency. To better prepare for the arrival of volunteers the coordinating organization holds local partner meetings prior to every new project and one in the middle of EVS.

Volunteers will have experienced mentors assigned to them who will guide them during the EVS (help with the learning plan, personal support, integration in the organization and the local community, periodic reflections and progress monitoring). The organizations take care about the meaningful and safe free time of the volunteers, seek to make they integration easier and quicker by assigning additional mentors from the local community or local youth NGOs.