Interreg Volunteering Youth

Eva and Stella are undergraduate students in the Department of Plastic Arts and Art Sciences, University of Ioannina and their main activities in the projects are related to the Arts and working with the elderly. Matoula is an undergraduate student in the Department of Architecture, University of Ioannina, and her activities within the project focus on working with the elderly as well as the engineering and constructing aspect of the project’s implementation. Last but not least Ilias is a post-graduate student in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, and his main scope, along with working with the elderly citizens, is to help with the website, software or related infrastructure development.

Interreg Volunteer Youth Initiative aims at involving young European volunteers to support, promote and report the concrete achievements of cross-border, transnational or interregional programmes and related projects, as well as generally promote European Territorial Cooperation and related values such as solidarity.

IVY is an opportunity to young people throughout Europe to provide a new point of view and a fresh perspective to organizations that for the general public seem close, inaccessible and stiff, and why not to reverse this belief. Also, by involving young and engaged Europeans, they are familiarized with Interreg and the many benefits of collaboration among EU internal borders, promoting cooperation across European borders and fostering related values such as solidarity.

Through IVY young volunteers can learned what EU does to support local communities, and give them the opportunity to have a lifetime experience.

We are sure that more young volunteers should be informed and participate, as through this unforgettable adventure they will experience what European solidarity means as well as widen their horizons, learn new things, meet new people and further develop their skills.