Greetings friends, my name is Michael, I’m Greek and I have been an Interreg IVY reporter for almost a month and a half now. My IVY experience takes place in the vibrant and second-biggest city in Greece, Thessaloniki. I volunteer for the Interreg Greece-Cyprus programme. This specific programme aims to integrate all issues relating to the environment, either in terms of protection against risks or in terms of promotion of the natural and cultural heritage in Cyprus and Greec

Ciao! Živijo! Let me first introduce myself: I am Giovanna and I come from a little town in the North East of Italy, 5 minutes from the border with Slovenia. I lived in different countries overseas, but I have returned here because these are my roots and this is the place I love the most. I have always been fascinated by the fact that I live on a border which I do not feel as a limit, but rather an opportunity. To me, sharing different cultures and traditions since I was litt

Hello everyone, my name is Olympia Driva and I am an IVY Project Partner for the Hellenic National Youth Council. It has been around two months since I started volunteering for the “EduTourism” project, and with this blog post I want to share my experience so far. The EduTourism project is part of the “Interreg V-A Greece-Cyprus 2014-2020" programme and its aim is to develop an educational tourism product targeting young people 16-25 years old. The product will include routes

Hi everyone! My name is Fernando and I wanted to share my Interreg Volunteer Youth IVY experience with all of you. I started volunteering as Interreg Volunteer Youth (IVY) at the end of September at the belgian foundation Finnova. Most especifically, I was part of the team of the Napoctep Project: the Napoleonic Routes in Spain and Portugal. The main objective of the NAPOCTEP project is to enhance the cultural heritage of the Napoleonic era through the creation of routes in

Hello everyone! I’m Gaia, a 25-year-old Italian student, and I’m working as a volunteer in my home country, in an organization called Impact Hub Siracusa, which is a coworking place, a start-up incubator and a place in which everyone is involved in a lot of projects. I’m taking part in a project promoted by Interreg called ENISIE, that supports micro-small and medium enterprises with a social vocation. The aim is to create smart, sustainable and inclusive growth inside the en

Hello/Merhaba/Ciao! This is Emin, from Turkey. I am currently volunteering for the Interreg ADRION Programme as an Interreg Reporter. The office is in Bologna/Italy but due to the global outbreak, I work remotely. It is fun to compare weather in Bologna and in my hometown regularly, but it is definitely not fun to compare the architecture and urban planning :) I should visit Bologna at some point. Is it all about financial support? Most of the time, we focus on the financial

Who are we? Why did we join IVY and the ELAN project in Martinique? Marie: Having graduated recently with an Erasmus Mundus Master in Sustainable Territorial Development, I discovered the ELAN project and IVY (Interreg Volunteer Youth) while looking for some experience in European projects. After working in central administration in France, I wanted to develop my skills in project management on another scale, in an island context in particular. ELAN in Martinique and the Cari