« Being an active European » Volunteering Activity in France August 21th 2018 – August 18th 2019 The Europe House in Nîmes – Europe Direct Information Centre hosted a 19 years old latvian volunteer for a project of 12 months in Nîmes, a south-east city of France. The volunteer took part to the activities of the Europe House to inform citizens of our departments of Gard and Lozère (total: 700,000 inhabitants) and surroundings, about current events and projects about European Union and more specifically about programs for young people. The aim of the project is to facilitate intercultural exchanges between the volunteer and the local community. As an important actress of our educational service dedicated to schools, her activities were focused on the promotion of this service and the creation and animation of workshops for young people. Furthermore the volunteer participated to the daily animation of the European information centre of the Europe House. Most of the activities of the volunteer were linked to the European youth work, the animation and the information on current events of the European Union. Main tasks of the volunteer: -Animation of the social networks of the Europe House -Updating our website- creation of posters and flyers for events -Helping with the animation of the European information centre -Communication about European mobility programs -Communication about the Europe House’s activities -Helping for the European and intercultural Educational Service -Punctual creation and carrying out of intercultural activities and events Furthermore, the volunteer had the possibility to do tasks according to her skills and personal affinities. A time dedicated to the elaboration of her personal project, important part of the Volunteering Activity, has been offered to her with the support and the expertise of the Europe House team.