The EVS project "Together we can achieve more" will be mainly focused on the providing social assistance for the people with disabilities and commonly disadvantaged people. Our aim is to provide the disabled people with vocational education and the training programmes that improve their manual and organisational abilities through handicraft workshops (felting, clay, leather-craft, scrap-booking etc.). The group work is accompanied by the individual ("case") assistance in socialization and overcoming social obstacles. It helps people with physical disabilities to become employed into the working world by providing them jobs appropriate to their capabilities thus improving their social life. The project will take place in the training centre NGO Uus Sild which is located in Narva, the third largest city in Estonia and the easternmost point of the European Union. It lies 212 kilometers from Tallinn (the capital of Estonia) and 130 kilometers from St. Petersburg. Nowadays over 90% of the current city population are Russian-speakers, mostly either Soviet-era immigrants from parts of the former Soviet Union or their descendants. We would like to host 1 volunteer over 18 years old for 9 months starting from 1st October 2014. The volunteer will work 30 hours a week, 6 hours per day (including the language course and lunch break) and will have two days off during a week. The volunteer will participate in the following activities: - Participation in handicraft workshops (felting, clay, leather-craft, scrap-booking etc.) for people with disabilities (preparation of the room and materials, assisting clients and a teacher during workshops) – 30 % - Organizing outings and visits to the place of interests for people with disabilities (going for a walk, to a museum, a library, or any other cultural or sport activity) in order to encourage and support their social skills and life – 30% - Participation in our national and international projects (if interested) – 20% - Volunteer’s mini-projects – (presenting his/her country, language, traditions, own workshops and activities) – 10% - Supervision and Russian/Estonian language course – 10% The volunteer will have chance to propose his/her ideas and use creativity in work with clients. We will welcome a motivated, flexible and initiative volunteer with a heart for working with commonly disadvantaged people. The one who is able to overcome barriers in the communications with disadvantaged people and people with disabilities, to cooperate with them and support their social skills and life. Volunteers doesn’t need to have previous experiences in social work neither special education. Most important is that he/she is willing to work with disadvantaged and disabled people. Since most of our clients doesn't speak foreign languages and staff of the organization has just started to learn English we understand the necessity to host a volunteer with at least basic knowledge of the Russian language. If necessary the volunteer will be also provided with linguistic support before his/her arrival to Estonia, otherwise the intensive language course will be organized in the hosting organization. The selection process will be primarily made on basis of available application forms (incl. motivation letters and CVs) sent by the volunteer or his/her sending/coordinating organization. After pre-selection made on basis of CVs and motivation letters we will conduct an interview on Skype with the candidates and ask them about their expectations and possible contribution to our organization, as well as tell them more about our work and offered activities.