29 August 2024
Starts: 29 August
Ends: 1 September
Oinoi, Greece
Young Caritas Europa Forum 2024
Bridging Hearts, Building Hope – Young volunteers to put Caritas values into practice.
The Young Volunteers Task Force invites young volunteers and youth professionals for the Young Caritas Forum “Bridging hearts, building hope” to explore together how young volunteers put Caritas values into practice. The aim of the Forum is to allow its participants to grow as volunteers – to improve volunteering skills, create an international network of young Caritas volunteers, exchange good practices and ideas, and strengthen the motivation for long-term volunteering.
The Forum will be organised around the values of Caritas: Fraternity, Solidarity, Sustainability, Centrality of a person, Charity and Participation. Each session will focus on one of the values. Participants will have an opportunity to gain concrete tools, knowledge, and inspiration to practise their values and promote them after the forum in their local communities. The Forum’s agenda also includes a visit to Caritas Hellas projects.
Rooms will be booked for registered participants by Caritas Europa at the Manresa Hellas retreat centre:
Πλάτωνος (τέρμα αριστερά) Οινόη Αττικής, Οινόη, Ελλάδα, 19012
The Forum takes place at the centre.
See the venue here: https://manresa.gr/
Participants will stay in shared rooms or dormitories.
You do not need to book the room yourself.
All meals during the event will be organised by Caritas Europa.
The Forum is open to young volunteers engaged in European Caritas organisations and to youth professionals. One member organisation can propose one young volunteer and one youth professional to participate in the event. If there are additional spots after the first round of registrations, a second round will be organized to allow more participants from interested organisations to join.
- Participation fee: 100 euro
- Accommodation, meals and transport in Greece: fully covered by Caritas Europa
Travel costs:
If you can feasibly travel by train you are encouraged to do so.
Caritas Europa covers the travel expenses, flights or (international) trains, of one young volunteer per organisation based on the CARES or CETS rules. Other participants’ travel should be covered by their organisation.
Accommodation during the event is booked and paid by Caritas Europa. Lunches and dinners during the event are organised and paid by Caritas Europa and will not be reimbursed.
An expense claim form will be provided to request reimbursements.
The event will be in English. No translation will be provided.
register
Registration deadline: 31 May
