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Who are Young Scot?

•National youth information and citizenship charity for Scotland•Established for over 25 years and based in Edinburgh•Supporting young people aged 11 – 26•Provide information using a range of information and opportunity websites•National Entitlement Card – holders can use it to obtain discounts in Scotland and Europe

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Benefits of Volunteering

• Learn new skills or refresh existing ones• Develop your chances of securing employment in a

related sector• Put theory into practice• Build your C.V. and obtain up-to-date and interesting

references• Develop leadership and team working skills

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Why Europe?

• Europe covers an area of 3,930,000 square miles• 50 countries with a total population of 731,000,000• This equates to a huge amount of varied opportunities

and possibilities within a relatively small area• Shorter travelling times (smaller carbon footprint)• For EU countries there is no need to arrange a Visa

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Ways to volunteer in Europe

• European Voluntary Service: opportunities for anyone aged 18-30 to spend a period between 2-12 months volunteering in Europe. Travel, Food and Accommodation are paid for, plus a small monthly living allowance.

• Possible to organise your own voluntary placement in Europe.

• Eurodesk: a partnership network with 900 offices in 31 countries.

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Things to remember...

• There are lots of commercial organisations that charge lots of money to organise voluntary trips and expeditions

• Ethical volunteering• Information websites:

www.youngscotinfoline.org/channels/volunteering www.eurodesk.org.uk www.britishcouncil.org/connectyouth-programmes-evs

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Young Scot InfoLine - Volunteering

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