Leaving your country to go and volunteer abroad is anything but improvisation!

Meeting new and different people is hopefully part of your motivation - so start with finding people who will help you make your EVS project come true.

1st step
Find a sending organisation that will assist you individually along the procedure, before, during and after your EVS. In case you do not know any EVS sending organisation in your country of residence contact your National Agency if you live in a Programme country, Resource Centres or international voluntary organisations if you live in a Partner country.

2nd step
Co-operate closely with your sending organisation in order to develop details of your individual project. Start contacting potential host organisations through your sending organisation. Bear in mind that EVS is huge - with thousands of potential host organisations in most different areas of volunteer activity.

3rd step
Keep your fingers crossed and persevere in your search as the difficulty is not to find a placement, but to find the placement that corresponds to your interests and is ready to host you within the time limit you have planned. Keep in mind that preparing an EVS project takes time, both at administrative, organisational and personal level. Therefore, plan ahead, try to think of everything, stay motivated and it will work out for you.

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