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A Fun Guide For Long-Term Volunteers

Dear friends, welcome to a guide on long-term volunteering

Here we’ve gathered a bunch of advice, anecdotes and case studies that will help you to use your Erasmus+ voluntary experience to it’s fullest. Based on true story of UNA Exchange’s communication officer Viktoria Grivina and her Year of Luck.

CONTENTS

  1. Choosing EVS in 5 Steps
  2. Amazing Films to Prepare You for Volunteering
  3. 20 Kilos of My Life: How to Pack for a Year of Volunteering
  4. How EVS Can Help Choose a Career
  5. A Day in Glasgow with EVS Scotland
  6. Volunteering at an organic farm in Wales
  7. Volunteering at Glastonbury Festival
  8. Story of Detention Action Volunteer about Life Conditions in a UK Detention Centre
European Voluntary Service, EVS, Living abroad, volunteer stories, volunteering
« 2 Urgent EVS Vacancies in Belgium Volunteer stories: raising environmental awareness in the Philippines »
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