De Toate pentru Toţi

2013-08-20T11:30:00.003+03:00

Profesorii Liceului Teoretic „Nicolae Mihai” din s. Ciobalaccia - pun umăr la umăr! Scris de Mădălina Ichim În cadrul iniţiativei comunitare „Pune umărul" implimentată de o organizaţie internaţională şi cu sprijinul organizatorului civic Oleg Ivancioglo, un grup de profesori din Liceul Teoretic „Nicolae Mihai" din s. Ciobalaccia

2013-08-20T11:26:00.000+03:00

Cărţile trebuie născute dar şi botezate. (Domnica Preşca-Voinu) Scris de Mădălina Ichim Este bine ştiut că cititul joacă un rol

The reading therapeutic benefits

2012-05-20T20:52:00.001+03:00

I have always enjoyed reading. This is one of my biggest passions. While reading a book I let my imagination fly over the actions that take place inside the story creating my characters and environment. For me reading is a pleasure, but in general it seems to be more than this – it can have therapeutic benefit as well. The name of the therapy through reading is named “Biblio Therapy”

Music Therapy at Helenów

2012-05-20T20:44:00.001+03:00

Inside my EVS project, I have had the possibility to attend some very interesting Music Therapy classes. At the end of every activity I and the students really feel different: more relaxed, with a better disposition, more optimistic, and full of positive energy taken from the music, also from the wonderful therapist and my colleagues. For more details of how these classes of

Work camp in Tyczyn

2012-01-31T00:55:00.001+02:00

In the last two weeks I happened to be involved in so many events and activities, a fact that gave me the possibility to get to know new people, to experience new sensations and adventures, to learn more about the Polish culture and way of living (concerning the rural area) and to escape for some time from my daily routine. I and the other three volunteers had

Silent night, holy night...

2011-12-29T16:26:00.003+02:00

After weeks full of work, responsibilities and concerns, Christmas becomes like a fresh sweet shower that has the main aim to fulfill our souls with positive energy, hope, love, trust and the power to go further, knowing that we have good support at every step (people that love and care about us). The beauty of this holiday is that it manages to gather families all

Polish Evening in Warsaw

2011-12-20T21:10:00.005+02:00

It’s amazing how the winter holidays arrival can make people happier, more empathic, creative and full of good energy with the will to endow the light of hope in others hearts and minds. Last week, on Saturday, I met two of these energetic persons (who managed to spread their good mood and enthusiasm) - Justyna Frydrych and Kamil Rzepecki. They implemented a small but very nice project with

A beautiful example discovered during the Young Citizen's Assembly

2011-12-13T23:33:00.005+02:00

In the period 7-11 December (this year), in Brussels, inside the Hotel of Waterman, took place the Young Citizen's Assembly that gathered more than 40 active youth from all over the world. This activity was organized by the Bureau International Jeunesse and DG Education and Culture of the European Commission, program “Youth in Action” (National Agency). This activity allowed me to meet

The art therapy class at Helenow

2011-12-02T20:47:00.003+02:00

It’s amazing how some specific activities can change one’s life for the better, especially when it is about something desired and understood by the subjects. Some of these activities happen to have a kind of therapeutic influence on the humans’ lifestyle, personality, thinking, etc. that`s why,with time,they received the name of "therapy". As I have mentioned in my previous posts, there are

Discovering Wroclaw

2011-11-18T00:16:00.005+02:00

After I read and heard such positive words and stories about Wroclaw - the city with the most beautiful architecture from the entire country of Poland - I decided to join my friends in order to explore its fascinating belongings. My trip began last week, on Friday when I took the Polski Bus around 8 AM. It was very cold outside, and I had to wait almost one hour to enter the bus and be ready for

About Hippotherapy

2011-11-07T23:28:00.001+02:00

As I mentioned in the previous article, here at Helenów, during the week are in progress many types of therapies (where the students are attending with regularity) as: arttherapy, musictherapy, kinetotherapy, hippotherapy, hidrotherapy, etc. Today I would like to speak about the therapy through horses (hippotherapy). For getting more information about this topic I had a nice conversation with the

My host organization in Warsaw

2011-11-06T20:28:00.003+02:00

Some words about the host organization wherein I am volunteering… It is a complex of institutions providing education, treatment and welfare for children, youth and adults. The scope of the host organization activities includes the support and rehabilitation of disabled people at different ages as well as the training of specialists to work with disabled and socially excluded people. The

"Siła Komunikacji" at Helenów

2011-10-15T13:07:00.005+03:00

Today, at Helenów, day seemed to have a special dress from the very beginning: everyone (students, teachers, workers, etc.) was feeling happy and emotional; in the air I could feel the odor of a holiday. Here everybody was preparing for a great event, specific only for this school that coincided with the Day of Education in Poland. The activity started at 10 in the morning being opened by the

On-arriving training

2011-10-11T21:05:00.000+03:00

Last week was one of the best since I’ve been here in Warsaw due to my participation to the on-arrival training, in the framework of my EVS project. Before going there I heard only good thoughts about this training, so I set myself on huge expectations, which in the end, happen to become true. The on-arrival training took place in a cozy and friendly location named “Agricola”, situated very close

Another beautiful weekend in Warsaw

2011-10-02T22:36:00.001+03:00

I enjoy my voluntary work here at Helenow, also the weekends, when I am continuing to discover the capital of Chopin. Yesterday I and my colleagues were asked to help some teachers to take the kids in the wheelchair from the Internat to the city center, to visit some beautiful places and do some shopping. I accepted to get through this experience, which made me see the reality with other eyes. I

The Day of Languages

2011-09-27T23:21:00.000+03:00

Today I had a crazy but fascinating day. I had to get up early in the morning to arrive in time at the university because I had to participate at the European Day of Languages. I almost ran till the bus station, because I had all the chances to lose my bus from 7.30h. At the university I attended the Romanian class; I met there a very talented Romanian professor that performed a wonderful

My first “contact” with the Polish culture and style of life…

2011-09-26T20:31:00.000+03:00

I was really excited to start my EVS project at the Centrum Rehabilitacji Educacji i Opieki Towarzystwa Przyjaciol Dzieci “Helenow”, Warsaw... After a long farewell with my family and friends; and after a tiring journey till the arrival point – the airport of Warsaw- me and my colleague Sergiu finally stepped on the land of the country where we were planned to live for 9 months. There we

Photovoice: ”Viața politică prin ochii femeii”

2011-08-16T19:52:00.006+03:00

Photovoice este o metodă de educație nonformală ce constă în sensibilizarea decidenților la nivel local sau guvernamental prin prezentarea de “fotografii vii” realizate de persoanele care au motivația de a schimba ceva în comunitatea lor. Mai mult decît a prezenta opinii și valori, photovoice este o metodă ce conduce la conștientizarea unei situații prin intermediul discuțiilor de pe marginea

World cafe "Rolurile femeii şi ale bărbatului în societate" (Soros - Moldova, Sida, Eldorado)

2011-07-05T14:01:00.002+03:00

Rolul cafenelei publice, din cadrul proiectului "Prin greutăți spre un viitor mai luminos!" (Soros – Moldova, Sida) care a avut loc pe 26 iunie curent a fost cel de a găsi soluții reale la niște întrebări stringente aflate atît în comuna Ciobalaccia cît și pe întreg teritoriul Moldovei, referitor la egalitatea de șanse. Activitatea a fost moderată de 5 femei din grupul de iniţiativă. Aici au fost

Şezătoare: „Relaţii intergeneraţionale”

2011-06-18T19:26:00.000+03:00

Deşi trăim într-o societate în plină dezvoltare, care se orienteză mai mult spre viitor, noi nu vom da uitării tradiţiile autohtone, care ne ajută de ne descoperim adevărata identitate naţională. Astfel, pe 16 iunie anul curent, OO Eldorado, în cadrul proiectului „Prin greutăţi spre un viitor mai luminos!” (Soros – Moldova, Sida) a desfăşurat o şezătoare cu genericul „Relaţii intergeneraţionale”

Concurs: „Doi într-un fotoliu”

2011-06-18T19:00:00.001+03:00

Pe 1 iunie, după o zi plină de sărbătoare dedicată tuturor copiilor din localitate, OO Eldorado a realizat activitatea concurs „Doi într-un fotoliu” (din cadrul proiectului „Prin greutăţi spre un viitor mai luminos!”: Soros–Moldova, Sida). În cadrul acestui concurs au participat mai multe cupluri din comunitate care pe toată perioada activităţii au înscenat şi schimbat anumite roluri sociale:

Masă rotundă: „De ce nu eu?” (15 mai 2011)

2011-06-18T18:28:00.005+03:00

În cadrul acestei mese rotunde au fost puse în discuţie abilităţile şi calităţile pe care ar trebuie să le posede un consilier din cadrul Consiliului local. Grupul de persoane invitate la această activitate a fost împărţit în cinci subgrupuri a cîte şase membri fiecare. Fiecare subgrup urma să îşi asume nişte roluri din societate. Primul subgrup a reprezentat Asociaţia profesorilor din

Friedensgrund, 27 aprilie - 2 mai 2011

2011-05-10T20:20:00.000+03:00

După o călătorie cu autobuzul de o zi jumate plină de aventuri şi voie bună, noi, cei opt reprezentanţi ai Moldovei, am ajuns la locul destinat - Castelul Lohra (din inima Germaniei) - care urma să ne fie adăpost pe durata întregii activităţi de voluntariat planificată încă cu un an înainte. Ca de fiecare dată în cadrul acestei tabere au fost invitaţi tineri din mai multe state ale Europei (

Este nevoie de o reprezentare proporţională a sexelor în politică?

2011-04-07T21:21:00.000+03:00

Deşi pe 3 aprilie, anul curent, am avut parte de un timp noros şi posomorît (numai bine de stat acasă, în sînul familiei după o săptămînă aprigă de muncă) persoanele invitate la dezbaterea cu genericul „Este nevoie de o reprezentare proporţională a sexelor în politică?” (din cadrul proiectului “Prin greutăţi spre un viitor mai luminos!” sponsorizat de Fundaţia Soros-Moldova şi Sida, implementat

Activitatea culturală "Femeile pot reuşi"

2011-03-06T15:19:00.001+02:00

Activitatea culturală „Femeile pot reuşi”, din cadrul proiectului “Prin greutăţi spre un viitor mai luminos!” (Fundaţia Soros-Moldova şi Agenţia Suedeză Sida de Dezvoltare şi Cooperare Internaţională (Sida), care s-a desfăşurat pe 27 februarie anul curent, a presupus implicarea publicului (format din liderii partidelor din comună, profesori, consilieri, cupluri de vîrsta a 3-a, femeile din