Who are we and what do we do? We are Youth Ambassadors for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Sustainable Development Goals, numbering about 25 young people (aged between 15 and 27) from Vorarlberg, the westernmost part of Austria. Our project started nearly eight…
Caritas Belarus, together with Renovabis (an initiative of the German Catholic Bishops’ Conference focusing on East and Central Europe since the end of the Cold War) and Caritas Linz (Austria), launched the International Humanitarian Charitable Project YES! (Youth Empowerment and Strengthening) in 2020. The YES! project - ‘Poverty reduction through…
‘My right’ project engages a group of young Caritas volunteers, who took the initiative to develop peer-to-peer activities for the inclusion of youth with disabilities. What is notable in the project is that the Caritas organisation supports the youth initiative without taking over its control. Youth clubs in Armenia are…
Many Caritas organisations work with volunteers. As a principle, volunteers do not earn a salary; their work has nonetheless an economic value, in addition to the social value. Measuring this economic value can be useful to demonstrate how much volunteers contribute to your organisation. What is the economic value of…
My name is Francesco Holmes, I’m 26 years of age, I’ve worked for more than two years in a CAS (Center of First Assistance) of the Lodi Caritas. I am a child of the nineties, post-fall of the Berlin wall, and my life has always unfolded, swinging between the small…
The 7th MigrAction-Weekend of youngCaritas took place from September 10 - 13. For four days, various national and international aspects of the topic of migration were highlighted in various workshops, panel discussions and lectures. What distinguishes the MigrAction-Weekend? Open to all interested individuals The MigrAction Weekend is open to all…
The regional programme YourJob in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Serbia gives young people orientation, provide trainings, coaching and support. Until now, the effects of the wars in the former Yugoslavia continue to shape the living conditions of many people. While youth unemployment in the Europe Union stands at…
Young people in Serbia face numerous problems. However, unemployment seems to be the most challenging and tends to hit the youth the hardest. After finishing school, young people have difficulties in finding a job, especially a job in their field. In addition, the most difficult is to find a first…
When they first met in 2018, Anush Mkrtchyan and Misha Asoyan were both participants in 9 Steps to the Labor Market* project, an employment preparation course specifically adapted for people with disabilities. Although Anush had to quit the programme early because of family reasons, she still learned much from her…
My name is Taís Assadurian, I'm from Brazil and I'm here in Armenia participating in the Birthright Armenia volunteering programme, which brings Armenians from all over the Diaspora to the motherland so they can experience Armenia through volunteering work and engaging with the locals. I have been doing volunteer work…