ESC MARIANA HELYSH VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCE

1. EUROPEAN SOLIDARITY CORPS Mariana Helysh

2. EUROPEAN SOLIDARITY CORPS It is a European Union funding program that creates opportunities for young people to volunteer and manage their own charity projects to benefit communities across Europe.

3. WHERE HAVE I DONE MY VOLUNTEERING? 15th of June 2023 - 31st of March 2024 Voluntaria at Fundacio Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain

4. WHO WAS HELPING ME TO COMPLETE MY VOLUNTEERING? Support before starting the mobility and technical issues during the project as well as guidance with project closure Preparation managing the housing, bills, issues on the place. General coordination of my volunteering. of the tasks, was

6. WHO AM I? MARIANA 23 years Ukrainian obsessed with my dog, Rosalía and Rihanna in love with politics and human rights inveterate and extroverted traveler

7. MY TASKS “PICTURE IT” ▪Management of the foundation's social media accounts (Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Mailchimp) ▪ Graphic design of reports, posters and websites, illustrations, logos, etc. ▪ Writing articles and publications. ▪ Represent the foundation at the national and international levels. ▪ organization of events, support in the activities made by FCV ▪ participation in training for social workers on the inclusion of immigrants in society. ▪ Preparation of sessions on improving the quality of life of refugees and migrants. ▪ Interviews for partner organizations dedicated to solving problems of socially excluded people. designing the toolkits, infopacks, calls for partners for various projects and our partners

8. A brief graphical representation of my volunteering in Barcelona and my life around made by me during the on- arrival training in Coma Ruga, Catalonia

9. There you can see some typical days in the office. Celebration of the birthdays, welcoming new volunteers, having fun while working.

10. I was doing the Instagram stories daily in order to build the visual brand of the foundation Coordinating the daily contact with the subscribers and interested people in our services

11. I have even built the website from scratch - the design, maps, visual brand, navigation, transfer of the information from the old website.

12. To see more examples of my work you can scan this QR code and explore

13. Some more photos from the pieces of training and daily office life

14. MY LIFE IN BARCELONA My friends and family visit me more often than when I lived in Poland hahaha

15. I experienced the biggest glow-up in my life went to Madonna's concert Made amazing friends My friends are so international that my mother doesn't remember their names. Participated in the Podcast episode of FCV Partners improved my soft and hard skills fell in love with Catalonia Went to various trainings about social media management and SM strategy creation went to the art workshops. Represented FCV in the Anna Lindh Foundation Network yearly meeting

17. AND MANY, MANY MORE...

18. PERSONAL CONCLUSIONS I got rid of anxiety I found my love I started taking care of my health I learned Spanish and continue to learn Catalan. I went back to painting and all the crafts. Many trips Finally found peace in my heart and mind

19. I GUESS, I AM STAYING...

20. T'ESTIMO BARCELONA T'ESTIMO EUROPA

21. THANK YOU!