Hello everyone! My name is Antoine and I have started my volunteering experience almost two months ago. For years now, I have been engaged in the fight against climate change and I wanted to take this commitment to the European level. Therefore, the opportunity offered by IVY to work with the European team of Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Environment and Energy (AURA-EE, https://www.auvergnerhonealpes-ee.fr) was one I couldn’t miss. AURA-EE is an environmental and energy agency: its g

First of all, I am delighted! But time flies… It’s been already a bit over 3 months that I have had the chance to start my IVY experience and it’s been an incredible journey. Due to the current situation, I have been volunteering remotely, nonetheless it is being very prolific in so many aspects. But first let me tell you why I chose to do an IVY. It’s actually quite a story for me. «INTERREG» has always been something that has been around me throughout my life. Last year, w

Hello from Athens! My name is Anna and I have had the chance to be involved in the IVY initiative as a volunteer in EUROTraining Educational Organization, partner in the MoreThanAJob project. “MoreThanAJob - Reinforcing social and solidarity economy for the unemployed, uneducated and refugees” is implemented in five (5) Mediterranean countries (Palestine, Jordan, Lebanom Italy and Greece) in the framework of the ENI CBC MED Programme. The latest financial crisis in Europe, as

Hello everyone, it's Ana again! Since my volunteering experience is (unfortunately) coming to an end, I decided to post some of the highlights of my experience and some of the most important activities I was part of. It will maybe inspire others to volunteer or just be an interesting read if you are interested in environmental protection. As mentioned before, I am an Interreg Project Partner at the Central Directorate for environmental protection, energy and sustainable devel