Training About EVS

This activity wanted to familiarize more the EVS volunteers with the EVS concept and to make them understand the role of the communication in achieving the tasks.

The training:

• Energizers: each volunteer had to choose a greeting and then all volunteers walked in the room using that greeting.
• Definition of EVS: each volunteer had to write a word coming in his mind when talking about EVS. After, in groups, the volunteers had to make the definition of EVS using all the words written by them.

• Ideal mentor: divided in 2 groups, the volunteers had to make the portrait of the ideal mentor (showing what they expect from a mentor) and presented in front of the other team and facilitators.
• Ideal volunteer: this session was aimed to ask the volunteers to reflect about what they would like to improve (the skills and competences missing.
• Communication: for this session we made a game called “How old is Maria?”. The participants were sitting in a circle with the face in exterior. They had to solve a problem but they could not talk between them. The communication was done only through notes given to the facilitators whose role was of postman

All the activities were designed so that the volunteers reflect to their needs and expectations and about the role of communication in team work.