“Increasing Employability - EVS in not for profit organisations in Wales” will be a group EVS project for 7 EVS volunteers from Spain, France, Poland and Austria. The volunteers will be based in Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, and St. Davids and will be engaged in a variety of activities based in different not-for-profit organisations. 2 EVS from Spain and Austria will be volunteering with ASH Wales, tackling tobacco use; 2 EVS from Poland will be based at Merthyr Tydfil working in various schools and support young polish migrants in English Language Acquisition, 2 EVS from France will be volunteering with COCA in St. Davids, a community based agriculture scheme and 1 EVS volunteer from Spain will be volunteering with Youth Cymru, supporting Youth organisations across Wales.The projects will focus on themes such as cultural awareness, youth work, healthy lifestyle, organic community based agriculture, ICT and intercultural learning. The individual activities will be long term to allow the volunteers time to really get involved with their organisation and the work that they do, as well as having the opportunity to develop their own personal projects. The projects will allow young people from across Europe to interact, share ideas, exchange cultures and learn about each other in a safe and supportive environment. The volunteers will be fully integrated into the activities of their hosting organisation and will be given the opportunities to focus on elements that most interest them and to develop new skills, experiences and knowledge that will enhance their employability and personal professional development.Volunteers will be involved in activities such as; Events support/ organisation, community growing, digital media work, leadership opportunities, training support/ attendance, promotions, community development, training, research and youth work as well as having the opportunity to bring in their own ideas and work on personal projects where appropriate.This project will promote active citizenship and will help to foster engagement in the local community whilst bringing to light both global and local issues. Volunteers will be encouraged to bring ideas and opinions from their countries of residence to the UK to share with others, to break down international barriers, as well as take new ideas back to input into their society, thereby creating a wider European Community.