ON ARRIVAL TRAINING 27th March - 1st April 2008

Organizer: Asociatia Initiativa Tinerilor and Fundatia Sfintii Trei Ierarhi
Location: ‘Lunca Muresului' National Park;
Trainers: Laurentiu Lazăr, Daniel Nita, Paul Hac, Mirela Onita;
Volunteers from: MIllENNIUM Center association, Sfintii Trei Ierarhi organisation;

Objectives:
- delivering data regarding the host country and community
- giving information about the organizations of former EVS volunteers
- Being aware of the manner and importance whit which proper cultural differences and conflicts can be solved
- acquainting the volunteers with the role of every partner involved in each step of the project and with the responsibilities of the project implementation team
- acquiring basic conversation skills in Romanian and/or English
- getting to understand the meaning of volunteer-ship
- identifying clear objectives connected to the activities to be performed during the volunteer stage

Day 1, 27th of March:
 Arrivals
 Going out in the city

Day 2, 28th of March:
 09:00 - 10:00 - Breakfast ;
 10:00 - 11:00 - Presenting participants and trainers, practical things about the place, transport ;
 11:00 - 11:45 - Collecting fears and expectations, presenting objectives of the on arrival training ;
 11:45 - 12:00 - Coffee break;
 12:00 - 13:00 - Get to know each other ;
 13:00 - 14:00 - Hosting organizations presentation, project's presentation;
 14:00 - 15:30 - Lunch;
 15:30 - 15:45 - Energizer;
 15:15 - 16:45 - Youth in Action, focusing on EUROPEAN VOLUNTARY SERVICE and viewing materials created from YOUTH and YOUTH IN ACTION financed programs ;
 16:45 - 17:00 - Coffee break;
 17:00 - 18:00 - Personal objectives during EVS stage and project objectives ;
 19:00 - 20:00 - Dinner;
 21:00 - Disco in the city;

Day 3, 29th of March;
 09:00 - 10:00 - Breakfast;
 10:00 - 13:30 - Arad city game;
 13:30 - 15:00 - Lunch;
 15:00 - 16:30 - Cultural shock and the management of differences ;
 16:30 - 17:00 - Coffee break;
 17:00 - 19:00 - Romania - between myth and history;
 19:00 - 20:00 - Dinner;
 20:00 - 21:00 - Viewing of a documentary about Romanian history; facilitated talks;

Day 4, 30th of March;
 09:00 - 10:00 - Breakfast
 10:00 - 10:30 - Energizer
 10:30 - 11:30 - Visibility of financers and partner organizations. Dissemination methods of the activities implemented and good methods and practices ;
 11:30 - 11:45 - Coffee break;
 11:45 - 13:00 - Assistance and mentorship service through out the whole volunteer stage;
 13:30 - 15:00 - Coffee break;
 15:00 - 16:30 - Corporate Social Responsibility ;
 16:30 - 18:00 - Romanian language introduction ;
 18:30 - 19:30 - Intermediary evaluation;
 20:00 - Dinner;

Day 5, 31th of March;
 08:30 - 09:00 - Breakfast;
 10:00 - 11:00 - Host communities - presentation; - + EVS volunteers who visited the places already;
 11:00 - 12:00 - The responsibilities of insurers: medical insurance ; The role and responsibility of the doctor;
 12:00 - 13:30 - YOUTH PASS ;
 13:30 - 15:00 - Lunch;
 15:00 - 16:30 - Follow-up activities ;
 16:30 - 18:00 - Presenting activities planned to follow through out the entire volunteer stage;
 18:00 - 19:30 - Romanian traditional dress, dance and music;
 19:30 - Dinner ;

Day 6, 1st of April;
 09:00 - 10:00 - Breakfast;
 10:00 - 13:30 - ‘Lunca Muresului' activities. Laboratory experiments and paper recycling;
 13:30 - 14:30 - Lunch;
 14:30 - 15:30 - ‘Lunca Muresului' activities. Laboratory experiments and paper recycling;
 15:30 - 16:30 - Final Evaluation;
 16:30 - 19:00 - Preparing intercultural evening;
 19:00 - Intercultural evening; farewell party;