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Information Letter

Olde Vechte Foundation


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The Youth in Action programme funds and supports European projects for young people. Youth in Action is

executed by the Netherlands Youth Institute. www.youthinaction.nl2

Dear participant,

We are very happy to welcome you to theSustainable Communityproject.

This project will take place in Ommen, the Netherlands, from the 24th

of June

until the 22nd

of August.

During this two months period you will be staying in the same house with 29

other young people, from 9 different countries. This way youll build up an

international community with great multicultural diversity, of which you will be

an important member.

We hope that these days you will spend in Olde Vechte Foundation will bring

joyful, useful and unique experiences, which you can take home and use as a

motivation to create new opportunities in your personal and professional life.

In the information letter we prepared for you, you will find all the necessary

information you need in order to prepare yourself and answer all the questions

that you might have.

We invite you to read it carefully, so you will get a clear idea of how it will be

once you are here in The Netherlands.

Warm greetings from,

Naso and Rianne

Coordinators


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Countries participating:

Croatia, Czech Republic,Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania,

Macedonia, Romania.

Activities within the project:

The working week goes from Monday until Friday, with a total of 36 hours,

including travelling time between Olde Vechte and the work place.

You will have the opportunity to work in several different places: Horse farm Pet shelter Forest company Youth camping Bird shelter Horse farm for autistic children Cooking place in tourist industry Supporting and maintaining Olde Vechte.

We are also looking for more possibilities, as the summertime in Ommen

brings extra opportunities for the ones who are willing to go for them.

During the working time you will have the chance to cooperate with people

from all over Europe. This will happen in different groups and in different

environments.

This way you can find what you like doing and what you are good at. Maybeyou even find what is it that you want to do in your life!!

If there is somewhere where you would like to get additional work experience

or that you are already good on doing please let us know. For example:

gardening, enjoy repairing or constructing, organizing tasks and events. Take a

few moments and think about it while filling in the application.


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Free time:

You can spend your free time in many different ways: visiting cities,

sitting around with new international friends, biking, joining Karaoke evenings,

singing songs around a camp fire, movie nights, dancing, etc.

Internet Connection:

In our office, there are free computers that you can use whenever you want.

Also a wireless connection is available in the residency to use your own laptops

and electronic devises.

Food:

There are 3 meals per day during these 2 months: breakfast, lunch and dinner,

like it is in the Dutch culture.

Pocket money:

As a participant of this projectyou receive 115per month to cover your

personal expenses. You will get it per week (approx. 25 per week).


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Housing:

During the project you are hosted by the Olde Vechte Foundation in

Ommen. There are two building that belong to the foundation, one is called

Olde Vechte and the building of your stay which is calledZeesse. There you

have the opportunity to share rooms with people from different countries. Inorder to create a pleasant environment for yourself to live in, you will also

have some housekeeping duties, which are very basic and simple.

And from the inside:

Mentors:

A mentor is a person, who can guide you in order to set and reach goals and

find your own solutions. During the project there will be an international group

of 5 mentors, who have experience on coaching and guiding young people.

They also have personal experiences with volunteering and international

projects and will be there to support you during these 2 months.


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Youthpass

By the end of the project you fill in the YouthPass, which can be very

useful tool for your resume or if you want to apply for a university.

For more information go to:http://www.youthpass.eu/en/youthpass

(Press CTRL and click on the link)

More information:

About Group EVS in Ommen, you can find a video which is made in 2010.

Just go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3vl-g8-zHo(Press CTRL and click on the link)

About Ommen

A quite, green, loveable, farmers town with a

tourist touch during the Dutch summer (as

Dutch people call it). It has many of the

countrys most beautiful bike-routes. To find

Ommen on the map, turn your eyes to the

right. Its the big spot.

What Wikipedia says about Ommen is:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ommen(Press CTRL and click on the link)

About the Netherlands:

To give you a sense about the Netherlands, we are giving you some basic

information:

Currency: Euro

Capital: Amsterdam

Population: 16.500.000

National Language: Dutch

Average temperature during July/August: 18.4 C (Dutch summer!!)

Rain: Most of the daysSun: Sometimes

Ommen
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Stuff Dutch People Like: is a study of all things orange. It investigates

and highlights the idiosyncrasies of the Dutch culture and their uncanny ability

to talk on a mobile phone, while carrying 2 children, 6 bags of groceries, a

television set, and a mattress balanced on a gear-less bicycle. This is a site youcan check to find some stereotyping things about Dutch culture.

http://www.stuffdutchpeoplelike.com (Press CTRL and click on the link)

What to bring with you:

The weather in Netherlands in very unpredictable, so be prepare for

everything. We advise you to have with you besides your summer clothes:

Clothes for indoor and outdoor activities, shoes suitable for sports .

Working clothes and shoes, comfortable for a work day and that youarent afraid to get dirty

Rain coat. Warm clothes: jacket, long pants, sweater etc. Towels and personal care products: shampoo, tooth paste etc. Passport or other ID.

Dates of the project:When you book your tickets make sure that you stick to these dates and time:

*We do not accept early/late arrivals or departures.

Note: For any reasons, if somebody has to come earlier or stay longer, feel free to contact us so that

we can suggest a solution.

Arrival to Ommen till: 17:00 am 24th

of June

Departure till: 20.00 pm 22nd

of August
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How to get here?

1. Take the train to Zwolle (Direct trains from Schiphol, AmsterdamCentraal, Utrecht and Nijmegen);

2. From Zwolle take the train into direction Emmen and get off at stationOmmen (approximately 17 minutes);

3. From train station Ommento the Olde Vechte its approximately 20minutes walk. From the station you go right towards, and following, the

Stationsweg;

4. Once you get out of the train station and you reach the crossing, youturn left and just follow the Stationsweg until the bridge;

5. Just before the bridge you turn right to the Zeesserweg;6. Follow this road and in the turn of the road there is the entrance to the

estate of the Olde Vechte on the left.

For more information and a train planner you can check the website of the

Dutch national train system:www.ns.nl(it also has an English version)

For those who are travelling in Germany please checkwww.bahn.deand for

those who are travelling in Belgium, please checkwww.b-rail.be. Both

websites have an English version.

Please see the map on the next page, for visual representation!
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Map of how to get from the train station in Ommen to Olde Vechte

Foundation.

Address:


Zeesserweg 12

7731 BG Ommen

The Netherlands

Telephone: +31 (0) 529 451963

www.oldevechte.nl

Facebook:Synergy Olde Vechtefoundation,

Groepsaccommodaties Olde

Vechte & Zeesse

We wish you a nice journey and we look forward to having you here!

Warm greetings from,

Naso and Rianne

Coordinators


(If you have other questions or remarks, please do not hesitate to contact us oryour sending organisation!)
http://www.oldevechte.nl/http://www.oldevechte.nl/

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