From 9 to 13 June took place the
second mobility of the VOLARE project. This time, the
meeting was held in Sopot (Poland
This new meeting was aimed at promoting active citizenship and
raise awareness of the different resources available in the field of
volunteering. The week began with many activities that helped to create an atmosphere of trust
between students, a canoe ride and several group dynamics helped
strengthen ties between young people from different countries.
During the rest of the week, students and educators visited some centers
staffed by volunteers. In one of these, a day care center for people with
disabilities, VOLARE project participants worked as volunteers, making
handcrafts to create gifts that would be given to the elderly residents in another
center. This gift delivering took place on Thursday, certainly one of the most
emotional days for both young and older residents, as the ideal environment for
the transmission of life experiences (some of them were as important to the
country as the Second World War) between young and old people was created
during the visit. Students also had the opportunity to discover music and
Polish folklore.
On Thursday night, a small culinary competition was held, in which the
students supported by several volunteers, learned how to prepare a Polish dish: pierogi (pasta stuffed with meat,
spinach and potato).
To close this mobility, all members of the VOLARE team helped in the
rehabilitation of a park in Sopot, in which E2O Polish students took months
working. A barbecue with typical products of the area was the final farewell
for a week full of hard work, emotions and rewarding experiences.
