Living conditions for EVS in Moldova

Your living conditions as EVS volunteer in Moldova: what can an EVS in Moldova offer you?

Maybe you have questions about your living conditions in Moldova, on where you will live, what money you will get…! These are of course natural questions and here we tried to review all the practicalities of your EVS in Moldova so that you know in advance what we can offer you!

                      Accommodation: where will I live?    During   the first 2 weeks (and during the training), the
                      EVS volunteers will be accommodated in double-rooms in a recreation center in the Dubossary
                      region with private bathroom. After this, all volunteers will be distributed in pairs to the different
                      communities throughout Moldova, mostly in the regions, in cities or villages. Volunteers will live
                      either with host families or share a living location together.
The living location will meet decent living standards (private room, free access to kitchen and bathroom,functioning heating system, clean and secure location). ICCD in cooperation with each hosting community will make all efforts to find the best accommodation location for the volunteers. All accommodation and utility costs (water, gas, electricity, up to a set amount) will be covered by ICCD.

                                Food: what will I eat?   EVS volunteers receive a monthly food allowance (in addition to
                                the pocket money). Of course, this allowance is not enough for you to eat every day in a
                                restaurant or bistro, but it is totally fine   to buy your food on the numerous open-air
                       markets, in European-style supermarkets (in cities) or in the small grocery shops   (“alimentara”) that you can find at each corner of the streets. All products are available (fresh fruits and vegetables, meat and fish, dairy products…).
Buying and preparing the food is to be the sole responsibility of the volunteers. For preparing the food the volunteers will have free access to an equipped kitchen. In the case volunteers are staying in host families, we can work out a solution for you to have meals with the family.

                        Transport: how to move around?       The local   transportation   costs   of the volunteers
                        necessary to live and work in Moldova will be covered 100% by ICCD from the project budget.
                        The international transport of the volunteer from his/her   home to the site of the project
                        shall be covered 100% two ways (Economy flight tickets and/or 2nd class train tickets). Other
                        personal transport of the volunteers (local, national or international) and that is not work-
                        related will not be covered by ICCD.

                                Language training: how will I communicate with people?    Due to the importance
                                of communication   with people from the hosting communities (most of them cannot speak
                                any foreign languages), it will be of   crucial importance for the volunteers to learn the
                                Russian or Romanian language at a good speaking   level. Language courses will be
                                provided free of charge: an initial 12-hour crash course of the chosen language will be
                          followed by a 30-hour course to be completed within the duration of the project. The volunteers will have the responsibility to attend all language courses according to the schedule as well as to make every effort in studying and learning the language. The Russian/Romanian language lessons shall be provided by experienced language tutor. The content and structure of the language courses will be decided together with the volunteers, taking into consideration their learning abilities and needs.

                             Let’s speak about money! Each volunteer is entitled to receive an 80 Euro monthly
                             allowance - pocket money , which theycan spent as they want. Money will be transferred
                             each month on a bank account open at the arrival of the volunteer in Moldova. A debit card
                             comes with the bank account and ATMs can be found in cities.


                             Internet: stay connected! In location where volunteers   live together, it is possible to
                             subscribe to an internet service. ICCD will help with   the subscription   paperwork but the
                             monthly costs of internet will NOT be covered by ICCD. There are also many internet cafes
                             in cities.