Category: Intercultural learning

“Fellowship of Volunteers” in Estonia

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GENERAL INFORMATION:

  • Project: Fellowship of Volunteers
  • Coordination organization: Noored Ühiskonna Heaks
  • Location: various locations around Estonia
  • Deadline for application: 10th of July
  • Project start date: September 2020
  • Number of volunteers: 9

NÕO YOUTH CENTER

  • Duration: 11 months
  • Time: September 2020 – August 2021
  • Place: Nõo, Tartu county

Profile of the volunteer: “We are looking for a volunteer who has the desire to work with children and young people, is not afraid of rural areas and is willing to pass on his/her knowledge and skills and learn through it”
Main activities: We expect that volunteer will enrich youth center open area activities with her/his competences, skills and interests. Like carrying out open workshops in youth center and occasionally in village centers (Meeri village center, Laguja youth room) – cooking, handicraft and recycling workshops or something according to volunteer ́s skills, experience, interests. Activities that expand the image of the world for the youth. Also design new activities and opportunities in the youth center, develop the environment for the open youth work, support youth initiative projects and help to carry them out. One of the volunteer’s tasks can be also supporting active youth group – assisting them on planning and implementation of events. To ensure its continuity, help to recruit new members to the group.
We have some examples what we are expecting from volunteer, but the concrete tasks will be settled up with volunteer and tutor:
– language lessons in school or youth center (volunteer will teach her/his mother language to youngsters);
– intercultural learning activities (cultural evenings in youth center, other places nearby);
– organized activities in the youth center open area (workshops in different topics – film, art, craft, adventure games, IT, acting);
– short time projects in cooperation with kindergarten and school, also other youth centers in
the area;
– trainings for youngsters (project writing, project coordination etc.);
– youth camps on school breaks;
– as the youth center rooms are rented out for birthday parties, then there is a possibility to be a party leader.
Other opportunities in the area:
Health trails and events in nature – Vapramäe-Vellavere-Vitipalu SA (www.vvvs.ee)
Volunteering at different events organized by village centers, cultural house, observatory, school, kindergarten, music school etc.
Taking part in Youth organizations activities like Girl Guides and Scouts, Nõo Volunteer
Rescue Association for their prevention events.
Leading different activities and communicating with youngsters will develop also volunteer and she/he will get valuable experience.

Project in the Youth Portal: https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity/placement/2201_en

SOS KEILA CHILDREN’S VILLAGE

  • Duration: 12 months
  • Time: September 2020 – September 2021
  • Place: Keila, Harjumaa

Profile of the volunteer: The volunteer we are looking for should be active and ready towork with children with special needs. We hope for the volunteer to speak good English but Russian language skill and driving license helps also. We hope the volunteer to be able to organize activities independently. Personality traits what we are looking for are open mindedness, patience, activeness and supportiveness.
Main activities: The volunteer will be working daily with children, doing all kinds of different activities. Our Children’s Village offers home for 58 children from the age of 4 to 18. The village consists of 13 houses and each house has around 4 kids. The family consists of children, SOS-mother and SOS-aunt. Our plan for the future is to move out of the village, that would mean that every family would move to their own private property and would become more independent like a real family. We are in the process of doing so but still we have families that have children with special needs that need extra care and the volunteers job would be to support the SOS-mothers and SOS-aunts. Most families won’t be moving out soon, so there is still a need to do activities with the children in the village. The families that move out will still be supported, but it would be more flexible work and not so often. During the summer vacation we have many common outdoor-activities and trips. Many of the trips will be organized by the social workers and volunteers job would be to participate and support the children throughout or propose any new activities. We encourage the volunteer to organize any activities independently. We have funds to organize different activities with
the kids, that the volunteer can use with the help of the tutor. The purpose of the volunteer would be to support the families and also give the kids a chance to explore different culture and practise English language skills. With the help of tutor the volunteer can organize English lessons, different hobby classes, activities dependent on the volunteers skills, experiences and knowledge. In the summertime the job would be more flexible and would mostly consist of outdoor-activities. The volunteer would be responsible for its own working schedule, since the work is flexible and changing to children’s needs. There are many
opportunities to create activities in the surrounding nature. We have many sports activity fields and going swimming is something children are very fond of during summertime.
Annual events in summertime we have are Children’s Village birthday, SOS Football cup, canoeing trip and many more.
During the school year the children will be busy with school and hobbies. So the activities should be more in the evenings and on the weekends. That’s the time when children need help with their English studies. English study and hobby class can be arranged during the week.
In the mornings it’s possible to help out in the nursery school. The educators in the nursery school need assistance with everyday things. Teaching children basic English words and playing games with them and for them to be in contact with someone foreign is a good practice to experience different culture. During the school year the schedule can change also, because we many times organize different events in in the weekends. If the vacation days will be interrupted then another free day will be organized on other days expense.

Project in the Youth Portal: https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity/placement/2198_en

HOOLEKANDETEENUSED SA – support home for disabled people

  • Organization: Hoolekandeteenused Kodijärve Home
  • Duration: 12 months
  • Time: September 2020 – September 2021
  • Place: Kodijärve, Tartu County

Profile of the volunteer: looking for 2 volunteers! We expect that the volunteer is committed to the project, is independent and active, positive, open minded, flexible and willing to learn. Also active to support our clients in everyday activities, working activities, hobbies and also to be ready to give suggestions to improvement of our service. Some experience in work with people with special needs would be and advantage. Positive way of life, friendliness and sociability are the characteristics that describe a successful volunteer candidate. We also expect the candidate to be reliable, responsible and taking initiative.
Main activities: Volunteers have the opportunity to decide for themselves when planning their activities. For example, some Saturdays or Sundays may include scheduled activities with clients, sometimes the day may be longer than shown in the table above (for example, if clients are planning to travel out of home, visit a cinema with clients, and specific work assignments and detailed work schedules (including rest and entry times) and changing the
weekly schedule as appropriate.
We are expecting volunteer to:
● support and guide clients in their work assignments;
● support clients in using services in the local community (cinema, theater, public transportation etc.);
● organize and carry out gatherings and groups for clients (gardening, sports, handicraft, photography, cooking, movie nights, reading etc.);
● organize and help activity coordinators in arranging different functions and parties or spring bees, birthdays etc.;
● help activity coordinators in their everyday work;
● make suggestions in enhancing our services.

Project in the Youth Portal: https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity/placement/22004_en

  • Organization: Hoolekandeteenused Viljandi Näituse Unit
  • Duration: 12 months
  • Time: September 2020 – September 2021
  • Place: Viljandi

Profile of the volunteer: We expect that the volunteer is committed to the project, is independent and active, positive, open minded, flexible and willing to learn. Also active to support our clients in everyday activities, working activities, hobbies and also to be ready to give suggestions to improvement of our service. Some experience in work with people with special needs would be and advantage. Positive way of life, friendliness and sociability are the characteristics that describe a successful volunteer candidate. We also expect the candidate to be reliable, responsible and taking initiative.
Main activities: We are expecting volunteer to:
● support and guide clients in their work assignments;
● support clients in using services in the local community (cinema, theatre, public transportation etc.);
● organize and carry out gatherings and groups for clients (gardening, sports, handicraft, photography, cooking, movie nights, reading etc.);
● organize and help activity coordinators in arranging different functions and parties or spring bees, birthdays etc.;
● help activity coordinators in their everyday work;
● make suggestions in enhancing our services.

Project in the Youth Portal: https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity/placement/22000_en

 

TALLINNA LASTESÕIM HELLIK

  • Duration: 10 months
  • Time: September 2020-July 2021
  • Place: Tallinn

Profile of the volunteer: Hellik is looking for an enthusiastic young person, who would love to work with children in the age of 1,5-3 years. We are hoping to host a person who is motivated to do this work 7 hours a day and 5 days in a row.

Main activities: In Hellik Nursery the volunteer would be working alongside with class teacher and teaching assistant with children from different ethnic backgrounds between the age of 1,5 to 3 yrs.
Hellik Nursery has two different age groups: 1,5-2 years and 2-3 years. Volunteer would be asked to work in different age groups every week (where the help is most needed).
Some activities include:
– introduce his/her country of origin to the children of our kindergarten, their parents and staff through different events throughout the school year.
Eg. Photo exhibition or other display about his/her country of origin, food tasting, introduction
of games etc.
– accompany teachers and groups of up to 18 children going on mini trips to museums, exhibitions, libraries, nature etc.
– help the teacher in preparation of learning materials for everyday teaching activities (e.g. prepare worksheets, copy materials, taking out paints, pencils etc.).
– help the teacher and children during the everyday teaching activities and outside playtime (e.g. Art tasks, playing with children etc.).
– help to dress, look after and feed the younger children, support them in their daily activities as well as older children.
– organize sports activities for children (e.g. a weekly outdoor sports activity).
In addition to that, we have traditional events where volunteer can help us. You can see all the events here: https://www.tallinn.ee/est/hellik/
With these activities, volunteer will get a wide experience and knowledge of a child’s development and learning process, she/he will get to know pedagogical aspects/ways of teaching kids, developing his/her intercultural and interpersonal competencies, develop ways and competences to work with different stakeholders (for example parents). Besides that, volunteer will develop his/her team work and self-expression skills, cooperation and learn to analyze situations based on child’s perspective.

Project in the Youth Portal: https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity/placement/5733_en

TALLINNA PLANEEDI MUDILA

  • Duration: 10 months
  • Time: September 2020 – July 2021
  • Place: Tallinn

Profile of the volunteer: an enthusiastic young person, who would love to work with children in the age of 1,5-3 years.
Main activities: In Planeedi Nursery the volunteer is working together with a class teacher for children between the age of 1,5 to 3 years. Volunteer’s tasks involve assisting the teacher with everyday activities: dressing, eating, playing. To help with the materials that the teacher uses for lessons. Also, the volunteer will have the chance to create new materials and bring new topics to the lessons. For example, to bring games and methods from the kindergartens of the country of origin. Also, using her/his own skills, the volunteer can teach new competences to the staff and the children. In addition, the volunteer will be organizing events for the families of the children, to get to know a new culture and other leisure time activities that would integrate the volunteer to the nursery and to have a contact with the parents for a more trustful relationship.

Project in the Youth Portal: https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity/placement/5736_en

TALLINN KINDERGARTEN KIKAS

  • Duration: 9 months
  • Time: September 2020 – June 2021
  • Place: Tallinn

Profile of the volunteer: The volunteer who will join us for the school year must love children and playing with them. It could be very useful if she/he has previous experiences with young children. She/he must be a kind, friendly and courageous person who is willing to teach something new from him/herself. She/he must respect our culture and customs as well as be cooperative with other employees.
Main activities: The main task is to assist the teacher in the everyday work. But we strongly encourage our volunteer to bring something from her/him or hers/his home country to our activities. So when the volunteer is willing she/he can give a little art/sport/dance/ect. lesson to the children.
As we have children in different ages in our kindergarten, the volunteer can practice the work with a 3 year old and also older, 6-7 year old.
This year we have a very wonderful group of children in our group. We have 14 sweet girls and 4 curious boys. So if you are good in braiding hair and pretending to be a princess you are perfect for us 🙂
Main tasks are following:
– participate and help teachers in lessons or in games (playtime) with children,
– prepare lessons and materials for activities,
– help our music teacher in music lessons: she/he can bring songs, games and sometimes teach simple songs in her/his language,
– help to prepare festivals or holidays and exhibitions: teach songs, dances and drama
– make exhibitions about her/his country,
– could be organizing for teachers different events, such as culture clubs.

Project in the Youth Portal: https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity/placement/21994_en

TALLINN LINNUPESA KINDERGARTEN

  • Duration: 11 months
  • Time: September 2020-August 2021
  • Place: Tallinn

Profile of the volunteer: “Our volunteers has to be open minded and ready to work with kids. This work needs calm and creative person. Our volunteer likes to try new things and not afraid of multimedia and robotics. Our volunteer has some extra value he/she wants to spread with us. Educational degree isn’t needed. Our volunteer has to have shiny eyes and singing heart. Hopefully he/she has a little child inside who wants to get out. Our volunteer is definitely ready to jump into the frozen sea”.
Main activities: Volunteer is working 5 days per week, approximately six hours a day. It depends our weekly plans (see the example below). Our expectations for volunteer are:
* Always there for the kids, playing games, coordinating activities, helping and guiding them while they are working individually or groups.
* Once a week will do morning circe (depending on the weeks theme, plan and organise everything for the circle and conduct it.
* Taking part in our meetings and in the beginning introducing himself/herself to our organisation personnel. Planning intercultural night for personnel.
* Taking part every day activity in our Sunbeams (Päikesekiired) group and helping teachers with artworks.
* Taking photos and videos in our daily activities and putting together a blog- with the help of teacher or assistants.
* Preparing worksheets if necessary
* Taking part in the study visits (expeditions), in outdoor education and in the movement activities Assisting the teachers in the preparation of the traditional house events – sports days, study visits, field trips, excursions, etc.
* Helps to decorate the rooms.
* Creates plan of action for robotics lessons. Every other week has robotics for the kids who want to participate.

Project in the Youth Portal: https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity/placement/21999_en

Project “Maarjaküla for Solidarity”. Looking for 3 volunteers to Maarja Village homes for people with learning disability.
The aim is to create solidarity among young people towards people with fewer opportunities. It is about creating a dialogue between individuals in different stages of their life, to reinforce understanding, cooperation and once again, solidarity. All this comes with participants improving their skills and competences to assure better possibilities in the labor market and enhancing personal skills to become a more tolerant and exemplary citizen of Europe and the world. The activities of the project include supporting people with learning disabilities to take care of themselves and grow independency, making activities to stimulate their days and fill it with learning by doing moments. As well as, using the skills, interests and hobbies of the volunteers to teach, create and entertain.

FOUNDATION MAARJA VILLAGE

  • Duration: 12 months
  • Time: September 2020 – September 2021
  • Place: Maarjaküla, Tartu County

Profile of the volunteer: Looking for 2 volunteers! One of the principles of Maarja Village, is to have no discrimination towards gender or background of volunteers. As mentioned before, one of our main ideas why we welcome all candidates, regardless of their background, is to develop our organization by meeting different challenges and providing young people possibilities to be valued member of our foundation. Our experience shows, that it does not matter if the volunteer has had any previous contact with the area of special needs. We prefer volunteers, who are interested in our way of life.
Main activities: Foundation Maarja Village is a competence centre for people with learning disability. Our aim is to support people with learning disability to become equal members of Estonian society. Volunteers accompany inhabitants of Maarja village. Creating activities and workshops with them, assisting them with their daily activities etc. On Tuesdays, volunteers have reflection day, tutor and mentor meetings and time to create their own initiative projects. That day will also be used for learning experiences that might not have to be connected with Maarja village work activities: getting to know local community and participating activities there, getting to know Estonia and Estonian people.

Project in the Youth Portal: https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity/placement/22008_en

FOUNDATION MAARJA VILLAGE – Tartu Home

  • Duration: 12 months
  • Time: September 2020 – September 2021
  • Place: Tartu

Profile of the volunteer: One of the principles of Maarja Village, is to have no discrimination towards gender or background of volunteers. As mentioned before, one of our main ideas why we welcome all candidates, regardless of their background, is to develop our organization by meeting different challenges and providing young people possibilities to be valued member of our foundation. Our experience shows, that it does not matter if the volunteer has had any previous contact with the area of special needs. We prefer volunteers, who are interested in our way of life.
Main activities: Foundation Maarja Village is a competence centre for people with learning disability. Our aim is to support people with learning disability to become equal members of Estonian society. Volunteers accompany inhabitants of Maarja village Tartu home. Creating activities and workshops with them, assisting them with their daily activities etc. On Tuesdays, volunteers have reflection day, tutor and mentor meetings and time to create their own initiative projects. That day will also be used for learning experiences that might not have to be connected with Maarja village work activities: getting to know local community
and participating activities there, getting to know Estonia and Estonian people.

Project in the Youth Portal: https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity/placement/22010_en

ACCOMMODATION:The accommodation costs are covered. Volunteer will live in a shared flat equipped with all the necessary utilities for comfortable living. The flat will be located not far from the activities place.
ALLOWANCE:Each month volunteer’s receive a total of 270€ pocket and food money.
TRANSPORT:The transportation from home country to Estonia and back will be covered according to the distance calculator of Erasmus+ program: https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/erasmus-plus/resources/distance-calculator_en

The local transport card or a bicycle will be provided.
INSURANCE:The volunteer will have Cigna Health insurance.
LANGUAGE SUPPORT: The volunteer will have access to the Online Language Support to learn Estonian.
TRAINING CYCLE: The volunteer will have an on-arrival and mid-term training provided by the Estonian National Agency.
GENERAL SUPPORT: The volunteer will have a mentor to help with any issue and support the learning process. Every 10 weeks a meeting with all the volunteers and coordinators will take place in different parts of Estonia to evaluate the progress of the volunteering projects, to set goals, socialize and discover new locations in Estonia.

HOW TO APPLY?

Apply by sending us your CV and Motivation letter (with the subject of your email marked with a project name)  on advit_team@yahoo.com 

enquire for more infromation

Improve your communication skills between the generations in Latvia

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GENERAL INFORMATION:

  • Organization: Rezekne pensioner social and health care center
  • Supporting organisation in Latvia: European Association “World-Our Home”
  • Location: Rezekne, Latvia
  • Deadline for application: 5th of July
  • Project dates: 1st of August 2020 – 1st of August 2021 (12 months)
  • Number of volunteers: 2

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The project objectives are the following: to give young people opportunities to learn new set of professional skills, gain experience in leadership, team building and communication, develop intercultural dialogue and cooperation between young people and local inhabitants for better employment opportunities in the future.
Through this project we want to promote solidarity between nations, to integrate and unite the European volunteers and local young people, promoting European cultures, languages and European Solidarity Corps programme, as well as to make changes in young people’s life and environment around them.

2 volunteers will work in Rezekne Pensioner Social and Health Care Center from 1st August 2020 – 1st August 2021. Their tasks will be to make the retirement age people’s life more interesting and active, help them to gain personal and social awareness. Volunteers and the staff working in the center will learn from each other, gain mutual understanding, will make the link between younger and older generation, as well between different nationalities. Volunteers will work also in the Pensioner Day Center, where they will promote the integration of pensioners and young people with disabilities into European society, raise their knowledge of the processes taking place in Europe, promote intercultural dialogue, understanding of the diversity of nations, languages, cultures, provide information on what is happening in their native country, and provide intercultural education. In the center there is a friendly pensioners’ group- active and joyful people who like to spend time together, celebrate the holidays, make handicraft etc. Volunteers will need to bring their enthusiasm and energy into events, sharing their culture and traditions.
Volunteers will give English, German, English, Spanish, French lessons (depending on their own native languages). They will organize informatics classes, cookery, sport lessons for seniors and young people with disabilities. Volunteers will be able to intensively practice Russian and Latvian in the center. Volunteers will gain non-formal learning while doing their work by communicating with their colleagues, other volunteers and local people.

The volunteer will have 7 working hours every working day. The volunteer will have two days off per week on Saturday and Sunday. Volunteer will participate in on-arrival and mid-term trainings organized by Latvian National Agency.
Volunteer will have access to the online Latvian language course.
Volunteer will be able to do other creative activities in the city, cooperate with other volunteers from different cities and organisations.

ACCOMMONDATION:

Volunteers will live in the flat together with other volunteers from different countries. Flat will be equipped with all necessary household appliances, facilities.

FINANCES:

Food allowance: 120 Eur per month

Pocket Money: 4 Eur per day

Travel costs: Reimbursed up till 275 Eur (both ways)

ABOUT European Association “World-Our Home”:

European Association “World-Our Home” is an NGO active at European level working in youth, social, educational and cultural fields since 1999. The main aim of Association is promotion of European active citizenship, solidarity, multiculturalism, human rights and other values as well as non-formal education on local, regional and European level. The organization is busy with European youth exchange projects, seminars, trainings, international cultural projects. The organization actively participates in Erasmus +, Europe for Citizens, EEA Grants programmes. WOH is a hosting, sending and coordinating in EVS programme. The organization gives people the opportunity to learn foreign languages and get acquainted with different cultures in order to get European awareness, to gain more possibilities for social integration into the European community and make successful choice in their career. EA “World Our Home” joins youth organisations around Europe and it has a strong cooperation with public and
education institutions and other European networks.

ABOUT Rezekne:

Rezekne is a city in the Rēzekne River valley in Latgale region of eastern Latvia. It is called The Heart of Latgale (Latvian Latgales sirds, Latgalian Latgolys sirds). Built on seven hills, Rezekne borders with Russia, Lithuania and Byelorussia. It has become a border city between EU, NATO and the Eastern states. Rezekne is located 242 km from the state capital Riga, 685 km from Moscow, 450 km from St. Petersburg, and 860 km from Warsaw. It has a population of 31,216 making it the 7th largest city in Latvia.

Check out the video made by Rezekne Tourism Agency: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMAM1OBpT9o&t=11s

HOW TO APPLY?

Apply by sending us your CV and Motivation letter (with the subject of your email as “Rezekne Latvia”)  on advit_team@yahoo.com 

Poland calling

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GENERAL INFORMATION:

  • Organization: Fundacja Centrum Aktywności Twórczej
  • Location: Leszno, Poland
  • Deadline for application:
  • Project dates: two-month projects in a gap of 01.01.2020 – 31.08.2021 (12 months)
  • Number of volunteers: Minimum 10 people

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION:

With the necessity of making a change in the local environment gathered already dozens of people between the age of 13 and 30 /generally as we have also younger and older volunteers from kids to seniors. It is because of the accumulation of the following ideas Foundation CAT was called to existence. We aim to stimulate the local community and promoting the idea of voluntary service. We’re not afraid of new challenges, we do believe that there are no things impossible to make. Our motto is: Voluntary service changes the world. Voluntary service changes us. We have a wealth of experience in terms of cooperation with the business sector, public sector, non-governmental organizations, polish and international organization networks. We’re a member of Euro-Mediterranean Foundation of Anna Lindh. Also, we’re cooperating with Youth for Exchange and Understanding Network. Since 2009 we’re the only Eurodesk Centre in Greater Poland.

WE HAVE: WORKSHOPS, COUNTRY PRESENTATION, CULTURAL GAMES, CRAFTING, PAINTING, EVENTS,
DESIGN, WINTER-SUMMER CAMPS EVERYTHING IN CAT FOUNDATİON IS MORE FUN WHEN YOU DO IT WITH MOTIVATION TO HELP OTHERS, TO MAKE A CHANGE & IMPROVE THEIR WAY OF DOING THINGS. FOR SURE YOU WILL HAVE A GREAT TIME HERE WITH US EVERYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE IS POSSIBLE TO DO: ANY CRAZY IDEA FOR A WORKSHOP LIKE CRATING ZOMBIES, SOCK PUPPETS, INGENIOUS BRACELETS, UNICORN HORNS FOR CATCHING SOAP BUBBLES OR ANY CRAZY IDEA FOR PRESENTING YOUR COUNTRY LIKE “TOMATINA” WATER BALLOON FIGHT, DRIVING AN IMAGINARY CAR TO YOUR HOMETOWN, PAINTING WITH FEET THE MAIN PLACES IN YOUR COUNTRY …. OR COMICS, INGENIOUS VIDEO EDITING … ANYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE IS POSSIBLE TO DO! CAT FOUNDATION HAS THIS TRADITION OF REALLY BEING OPEN AND GIVING A FREE HAND TO VOLUNTEERS IN ORDER TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES

ABOUT THE PROJECTS:

A1 :12April-12June 2021
-Group activity of 12 volunteers ( international)
– 21st February is International Language day; volunteers contribute to the development of appropriate guidelines and learning materials.
-Will work on workshops focusing on the global issues concerning recycling, minimalism, reusing, eco-friendly products for everyday consumption in order to reduce packaging consumption.
SUPPORT: By involving a common “Learning mentor” pedagogical degree MENTOR will work to impose management structures and sense of responsibility

A2 : 15April-14June 2020
-Group activity of 11 volunteers (10 international, 1 national)
-They will support the organization celebrations of Europe Days and the NGO Trade Fair in LESZNO.
-Educational exhibition of non-formal education workshops ( language workshops, gamification).
-Encouraging recycling/ workshops, organic cosmetics & DIY.
SUPPORT: By involving a common “Learning mentor” pedagogical degree MENTOR will work to impose management structures and sense of responsibility.

A3 : 1July-30Augs. 2020
-Group activity of 11 volunteers (10 international, 1 national)
-Summer-camps; experimental workshops, sports activities ( bike rides, have
activities in open spaces; parks, stadiums etc.), language games, cultural games, environmental conservation and “end of week parties.
-International Youth Day is held each year on the 12th of August. concerts/ volunteer conference discussing the possibilities of ESC, exhibitions of young people’s art/ photography / participating in their own baseball game that will play in a community park.

A4 : 13Oct-11Dec 2020
-Group activity of 12 volunteers ( 12 International )
-Will focus on developing Human Rights active workshops, ( improvement of relationships between people of different cultural traditions)these workshops we attempt to implement practices and methodologies.
1.Presentation in the local library
2.photo exhibitions
3.running of a monthly newspaper by volunteers themselves
SUPPORT: By involving a common “Learning mentor” pedagogical degree MENTOR will work to impose management structures and sense of responsibility.

A5 :12Jan-12March 2021
-Group activity of 11 volunteers (10 international, 1 national)
-Interactive Train To Coolture- Winter – volunteers will conduct educational workshops for children and youth.
-Together with Polish volunteers of the Action Reaction initiative group, which is part of Leszczyński Volunteer Center will design workshops of science or experiments nature, culture & geographic, sports & well being.
-Need to promote social cohesion and improve individual well-being from a young age.
SUPPORT: By involving a common “Learning mentor” pedagogical degree MENTOR will work to impose management structures and sense of responsibility

THE CITY OF LESZNO:

Reaching Leszno is quite simple; the town is located between two major airports; Wroclaw and Poznan. Both big cities are only 1.5hrs away by bus or train. SO DON’T FORGET TO TRAVEL!!!!!!!!!!
If you don’t have flight connections to these cities, there are other options. You can fly to Berlin or Warsaw. Both cities are connected by FlixBus, which is easy to book and efficient. The website even has an English version! Prague and Krakow are also connected to Leszno, by train and bus. However, it will take you a bit longer to reach Leszno. Wroclaw is quite close to Leszno, around 1 – 1.5hours by train and bus.

Poznan is even closer than Wroclaw, busses and trains are quite cheap and efficient. Point 3 on the map represents Krakow, one of the most beautiful cities in Poland. It used to be the capital of Poland. Gdansk, Sopot and Gdynia – These 3 cities require a long trip of 6-7hours.

Prepare yourself! ESC here in Leszno means a lot of a great time. There will be time for everything: work, walks, traveling, having fun, probably less for sleep, friends, new people, new places, thrilling experiences, tons of positive vibes. And always keep in mind that you can make a difference in tomorrow’s day just with your attitude. All that we can say is have fun and make all work as good as you can!

HOW TO APPLY?

Apply by sending us your CV and Motivation letter (with the subject of your email as “Circus in Karlsruhe”) by 15th of February on advit_team@yahoo.com

For more information send us an email or visit the original infopack: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GnDMAHaG-TnOt74WYoAcKLGCqBesE5hx/view

Volunteering in a German Circus

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GENERAL INFORMATION:

  • Organisation: Aktions- und Zirkusbüro Otto-Dullenkopf-Park
  • Location: Karlsruhe, Germany
  • Deadline for application: 15th of February
  • Project dates: 01.05.2020 – 30.04.2021 (12 months)
  • Number of volunteers: 1

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The “Aktions- und Zirkusbüro” develops and creates circus pedagogical offers, participation projects, events as well as actions on the big areal in the Otto-Dullenkopf-Park which is situated at the southeastern part of the city Karlsruhe. The “Aktions- und Zirkusbüro” is part of the “Stadtjugendausschuss e.V.” which is an umbrella association for children and youth organizations in
Karlsruhe.
On the areal of the “Aktions- and Zirkusbüro” innovative possibilities are offered. Children and youngsters with or without special needs as well as educated athletes, musicians or artists are invited to try themselves out within the topics sports, arts or culture. Big and small circus tents, different site caravans and small frame houses are part of the circus areal. An area for parcours, dirtbiketrails and a beach volley court, a fireplace, patches, a clay oven, a play yard – all these are parts of the terrain. The infrastructure offers many possibilities for projects and events for various age bands.

Children and youth can bring in their own ideas, follow their interests and have the possibility to co- determine what happens in the park. The concept is changeable and can be adapted to the current necessities. The ideas and the knowledge of the children and youth is an essential part of the planning for the future, they are involved in all steps.
A big and important part of the work of the “Aktions- und Zirkusbüro” is the circus “Maccaroni”. It’s a circus created by children and youngsters from Karlsruhe. Fixed training groups for children, youngsters and young grown-ups are besides pending offers for everybody, workshops, projects with schools and social organizations, holiday programs, performances, festivals and conventions. Within the trainings all circus disciplines are offered: Juggling, aerial art, acrobatics, balance, fire juggling, Chinese mast and clownery.
A European Volunteer will have the possibility to get to know all fields of activities of the “Aktions- und Zirkusbüro”. He*she will support the circus pedagogically offers for children and youth and can depending to his*her interests and experiences develop and realize own projects. The volunteer will work 30 hours per week.

COORDINATING ORGANIZATION:

The Kreisjugendwerk (KJW) of the AWO Karlsruhe-Stadt is the Coordinating Organization for this EVS project and responsible for the administrative tasks connected to the project.
www.jugendwerk-awo.de | http://europa.eu/youth/volunteering/organisation/936962868_en

ACCOMONDATION, FOOD, AND TRANSPORT:

The volunteer will be living in a shared flat with others. You will have your own room but you’ll have to share kitchen and bathroom with the other flat mates. You’ll get a bike or a ticket for the local transport for your way to work and to move around in the city. During your EVS you’ll receive monthly pocket money and food allowances.

TRAINING AND LANGUAGE SUPPORT:

The EVS volunteer will participate in an On-Arrival and Midterm-Seminar. He*She has the opportunity to participate in a 4-week German language course.

VOLUNTEER PROFILE:

  • At least 18 years old
  • Interest in pedagogical work, especially circus pedagogics
  • Experiences in circus disciplines or circus pedagogics or any other pedagogical art (theatre, …)
  • Interest and some experiences in working with children and youngsters
  • Good knowledge of English, basic skills in German would be helpful but aren’t obligatory
  • You have an accredited sending organization (PIC number, accreditation number, name and contacts on sending organization)
  • You’re open to get to know Germany, the German language and the German culture and you’re interested to live in another country for a year.

HOW TO APPLY?

Apply by sending us your CV and Motivation letter (with the subject of your email as “Circus in Karlsruhe”) by 15th of February on advit_team@yahoo.com

Finland is waiting for you!!

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GENERAL INFORMATION:

  • Organisation: ICYE Finland
  • Project name: Dagtek serviceenhet
  • Location: Ekenäs, Finland
  • Deadline for application: 13th of February
  • Project dates: 15th of April 2020 – 14th of April 2021 (12 months)
  • Number of volunteers: 1

ABOUT DAGTEK SERVICEENHET

Dagtek serviceenhet (community) is a part of Kårkulla samkommun (federation of municipalities), which offers services for intellectually disabled persons with learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorders. The activities Dagtek offers are divided into several sections that all focus on different areas. The participants in the LO (Livsorienterad verksamhet in Swedish) life skills activities need a lot of guidance and support in their daily activities. The LO activities take place in small groups consisting of 2–4 people and are always planned according to the condition, interests and needs of the participants. About 20 people take part in the LO activities daily, some of them participating also in the activities of the arts & crafts workshop Dagtek facilitates. Dagtek’s daily activities consist of, for example, music, arts and crafts, painting, different games and going outside for walks. The goal is to encourage every participant to be active, get involved, make their own decisions and affect the content of their daily lives, taking into consideration every participant’s individual starting points.

  • Location: Dagtek is located in Ekenäs (Tammisaari in Finnish). Ekenäs is a small town of about 15 000 inhabitants and it is situated by the sea in the Southern Finland. The majority language is Swedish (81%) and only about 17% of the population speak Finnish. Ekenäs is a part of the Raseborg commune (28 000 inhabitants). Dagtek is located in the centre of the town.
  • Volunteer’s role and tasks: Through ESC volunteer cooperation, Dagtek wishes to offer its community members a possibility to build networks and get a wider perspective on the world around us. At the same time, we hope to have one more person to be present for our clients and assist in the daily activities and in social and practical situations during the day. The volunteer’s role in the LO activities is to support and give guidance, but also help in the clients’ daily activities related to meal times, going to the toilet and walks outside, as well as walking the clients to and from their car transportation when they arrive and leave Dagtek. According to their skills and interests, the volunteer can also organize activities for small groups or individually. Dagtek values different creative activities such as music, arts and dancing. Dagtek’s clients also appreciate, for example, having a possibility to bake together with the volunteer every now and then. The volunteer can also contribute in the production of pedagogic and photographic materials and the documentation of Dagtek’s activities through photographing, for example.
  • Volunteer’s requirements: It is important that the volunteer is socially active, flexible and motivated to participate in the community life as being there for the participants, being social, talking with the people, and bringing up their ideas to the colleagues and mentors. Dagtek hopes that they can receive a volunteer interested in working with adults (18–60-year-olds) who have developmental disorders. Dagtek also wishes that the volunteer has good social skills and is open to meeting new people. The voluntary workplace appreciates flexibility and a positive outlook on life and other people. It is also important that the volunteer is able to tolerate fast-changing situations. Experiences or skills in alternative communication methods are an advantage, but not a requirement. If you feel like you have the ability to motivate and encourage people and awaken their interest in participating and being active, you are a good match for Dagtek’s team! The working language of Dagtek is Swedish, so it is important that the volunteer is motivated to learn Swedish.
  • Accessibility: The workplace unfortunately does not have resources to offer support for volunteers with physical, sensory or other disabilities. If you feel you would be able to carry out the volunteering tasks rather independently but are unsure if the position would be suitable for you, please contact us for consultation before sending the application.
  • Accommodation and practical arrangements: The volunteer is accommodated in a host family. Lunch will be provided at Dagtek together with their participants and the team. Other meals are provided by the host family.
  • Website of the organisation: www.karkulla.fi/enheter/vastra-nyland

Apply by sending us your CV and Motivation letter (with the subject of your email as “ESC Dagtek”) by 13th of February on advit_team@yahoo.com

For any questions feel free to contact us

Start your September in Leipzig with ONE OF SEVERAL long term ESC projects

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GENERAL INFORMATION:

  • Organisation: Soziokulturelles zentrum “Die VILLA”
  • Location: Leipzig, Germany
  • Deadline for application: 24 of February 2020 – To apply scroll till the end
  • Start of project: 1st of September 2020
  • End of project: 31st of August 2021 (12 months )

VOLUNTARY SERVICE IN LEIPZIG: ESC

We are supporting and hosting organisation for the voluntary service „European Solidarity Corps“ (ESC). We have different hosting organisations in Leipzig and offer voluntary places every year.

Our volunteers live in shared flats. Everybody has an own room and share bathroom and kitchen. The flats are full equipped and have internet connection.

During the voluntary service, volunteers get budget for food, transportation and pocket money. It is financed by the EU programme European Solidarity Corps.

We are offering young people the opportunity to volunteer in Leipzig, in general for a period of twelve months.

We offer a variety of placements in the social, cultural and educational sector.
If you are interested in taking part in ESC, you should be between 18 and 30, live in an European or partner country and be willing to commit your time, energy and enthusiasm to volunteer for a longer period of time.

OUR HOST ORGANIZATIONS IN LEIPZIG:

 

ESC – bilingual kindergarden: KiTa Hohe Straße (one place)

project topics: pedagogy and didactics, afternoon activities with kids (age: 2 to 7 years, eating, singing, dancing, music, games…), creative activities

volunteer profile: age 18-26 years / French applicants because the kindergarden has French/German profile and French/German bilingual groups / language: basic German knowledge is requested (A2) / interest in working with children / some practical experience in the work with children is welcome

project details: pdf

ESC – bilingual kindergarden: KiTa Thomasiusstraße (one place)

project topics: pedagogy and didactics, afternoon activities with kids (age: 2 to 7 years, eating, singing, dancing, music, games…), creative activities

volunteer profile: age 18-26 years / Italian or English applicants because the kindergarden has bilingual groups / interest in working with children/ some practical experience in the work with children is welcome

project details: pdf

ESC in Media laboratory in Social Culture Centre »Die VILLA« (one place)

project topics: one ESC place: media laboratory (work with children and youth within media pedagogical projects, assistance of preparation, process and follow-up of courses and workshops)

volunteer profile: age 18-30 years / language: basic German knowledge is required (A2 / B1) / interest in working with children and youth/ active and interested in social and cultural work / interest in media and media technics

project details: pdf

ESC in Social Culture Centre »Die VILLA« (one place)

project topics: manual reparation of bikes, assist local community with fewer opportunities to develop their own projects, conceptual thinking, media-pedagogical projects, support of weekly “Filmclub”, language evenings, music projects etc.

volunteer profile: age 18-30 years / language: basic German knowledge is required (A2 / B1) / interest in working with children and youth/ active and interested in social and cultural work / interest in media and media technics

project details: pdf

ESC – international youth work: »Kindervereinigung Leipzig« (one place)

project topics: international youth work (support and take part in international youth projects), youth work like creative games and sportive activities, cultural youth education

volunteer profile: age 18-30 years / languages: basic German knowledge is requested (A2 / B1), good English knowledge / interest in social and cultural work / some practical experience in the work with children and youths is welcome

project details: pdf

ESC – Montessori Kindergarten (two places)

project topics: Kindergarden, pedagogy and didactics, afternoon activities with kids eating, singing, dancing, music, games, creative activities…

volunteer profile: interest in working with children/ some practical experience in the work with children is welcome, interest to see and live the Montessori-concept, basic German knowledge, open-minded and communicativ

project details: pdf

ESC – After school care/nursery at Nachbarschaftsschule (one place)

project topics: pedagogy and didactics, afternoon activities with kids (age: 6 to 12 years, eating, singing, dancing, music, games…), creative activities, after school, homework

volunteer profile: interest in working with children/ some practical experience in the work with children is welcome, be openminded and interested in free/progessive/reform pedagogy. A basic knowledge of German is essential. A plus is if the volunteers speak French native because of the bilingual profile.

project details: pdf

ESC – open youth club Rabet (one place)

project topics: afternoon activities with kids and youth (age: 10 to 18 years; sports, music, games…), creative activities

volunteer profile: open-mindedness for all religions and social backgrounds, interest in working with youths and some practical experience in this field, asertiveness, friendliness and humour, German knowledge is needed.

project details: pdf

ESC – cultural youth work: »Kinder- und Jugendkulturwerkstatt JuKuWe« (one place)

project topics: artistic youth work (theatre, ceramics, art, literature, pottery, drawing, photography), leisure time activities with children and youth, creativity and culture, pedagogy

volunteer profile: age 18-25 years / language: basic German knowledge is a plus / interest in our social and cultural work / some practical experience in the work with children and youths is welcome

project details:pdf

For any further questions feel free to contact us by email or phone number

Apply by sending us your CV and Motivation letter (with the subject of your email mentioning the exact project) by 24th of February on advit_team@yahoo.com

Training course (Un)mapped grounds in Slovenia

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  • Training course topic: (Un)mapped grounds organized by YOUTH CENTRE OF DRAVINJA VALLEY
  • Activity dates: 16.03.2020 – 24.03.2020
  • Number of participants: 2
  • Deadline: 24.01.2020
  • Location: Gorenje nad Zrečami, Slovenia

ABOUT YOUTH CENTRE OF DRAVINJA VALLEY

Youth centre of Dravinja valley was established in 2003 by Students club of Dravinja valley and is a private institute and social enterprise that is working with youth on local, regional, national and international level. Our vision is activation of young people, promotion of active citizenship, raising cultural competencies, increasing social responsibility, promoting youth mobility and non-formal education. Youth centre of Dravinja valley also provides space for the operation of a number of youth associations in the municipality, music groups, choirs and other organizations. In the local area we are perceived as an important player, we are achieving the highest ratings among youth centres on the national level, internationally we are among the most active youth organizations.

Our core activities are divided into 4 pillars: youth centre, cultural event centre Patriot, intergenerational centre and social incubator Kreaktor. In “youth centre” our main activities are youth mobility projects (organizing, hosting and sending), local volunteering promotion and activation, support to other organizations, intercultural dialogue activities, non-formal education
modules development, implementation of youth, sport and cultural events. In cultural event centre Patriot we take care of promotion of young unknown bands, organize concerts, performances, reading clubs, exhibitions etc. Intergenerational center is carrying out activities that connect generations (daily activities). Program pillar “Kreaktor” promotes social entrepreneurship, co-
working and carries out activities that gives youngsters knowledge and increases their employability.

More info about the organization on www.mcdd.si

ABOUT THE PROJECT

Youth centre of Dravinja Valley (MCDD) is a highly experienced organization in the field of youth work and a recognized player at the local, regional, national and international levels. During the years we have been noticing that the transfer of knowledge from generation to generation of youth workers is very hard, mostly because of unstable funding, which resulted in a rapid change of staff. The youth workers who form a permanent core of MCDD are therefore prone to burnout, occasional non-motivation and loss of contact with youth. That is why we have decided to establish a model of sustainable organizational development and staffing monitoring plan. The model takes into account various internal and external factors that affect the youth worker, organization and youth work as such. The establishment of a sustainable MCDD development plan was a systematic process. Due to good results within MCDD, we wish to share our model with partner organizations of the project.

Goals of the project:
• mapping out youth workers’ personal and professional characteristics and the impact of both on youth work and the development of the organization;
• who is the ‘’ideal’’ youth worker and how we want to get closer to that ideal;
• the circumstances and working conditions of the organizations in which youth workers operate and how to influence them;
• the challenges of youth work and how to address them through collaboration, the exchange of good practices and different methods;
• the traps of getting burnout at work and how to avoid it;
• the importance of an internal balance for effective communication and relationship with the outside world;
• identifying the challenges with which young people, youth workers and society in general in partner countries and other societies are facing;
• the importance and effectiveness of methods for building healthy societies, that are emotionally engaging and at the same time have sufficient space for critical reflection and judgment;
• the situation of marginalized, discriminated target groups who, due to various systemic and social barriers, do not have a real opportunity to access social goods;
• creative power of youth worker and the creative power of teamwork to address different social phenomena through youth work;
• the importance of a program such as E + for sustainable development of youth work,
• activation of youth workers and young people;
• to promote Erasmus+ program: Youth in action and opportunities offered by the program in the field of youth;
• to promote Youthpass as a tool that contributes to strengthening the social recognition of youth work.

Results of the project:
• providing participants with a tool for becoming aware of the state of different personal dimensions within themselves and definition of themselves and their own work;
• participants will learn/create/share new methods of work with young people for addressing the various and current needs of young people and encouraging their active participation;
• issuing an e-publication in which the methods and the identified challenges and possible solutions will be collected;
• increasing the visibility and importance of youth work.

PARTICIPANTS PROFILE

From each country we’re looking for:
• 2 youth workers/leaders;
• with a low or medium level of experience in youth work;
• between 18 and 35 years old;
• with at least basic English language skills;
• with an interest in gaining knowledge and skills for professional and personal development within youth work;
• with an interest in sharing methods and tools after the training course;
• fully motivated to participate in 100% of activities.

Additional VERY IMPORTANT notes:

  • Please find the cheapest way of travelling. You are eligible only to use public transfer. Costs of coming by car or car rental, taxi fares, … will not be reimbursed. Before booking you have to get approval from our side – Mladinski center Dravinjske doline!
  •  The meeting point will be Youth centre of Dravinja Valley located at Žička cesta 4a, 3210 Slovenske Konjice. From there we will provide transport to the venue of the training course in Gorenje pri Zrečah. Due to that 5€ per person of reimbursement money will be deducted.
  • If participants spend more than the maximum reimbursement amount, it will be participants’ responsibility to cover the rest of the traveling cost. If participants spend less than maximum reimbursement amount, they will be only covered for the amount they spent.
  • The reimbursement will be done by bank transfer, only after we receive all original travel documents (receipts, ticket, boarding passes, …). We need all your original receipts, tickets and boarding passes so make sure you keep all your original travel documents for both ways!

FINANCIAL MATTERS

Organizers will provide accommodation and food during the whole period of the training course. There is no participation fee. The accommodation and food costs during the training course will be fully covered within the project. Due to the fact that we will provide transport from Slovenske Konjice to Gorenje 5€ per person of reimbursement money will be deducted.

 

VENUE OF THE TRAINING

Training course will take place at the inn Gostišče Smogavc, from 16. 3. until 24. 3. 2020.
Location: Gostišče Smogavc
Address: Gorenje nad Zrečami 27, 3214 Zreče, Slovenia

TRAVEL INFO

VENUE OF THE TRAINING COURSE

A few professional photos from the venue:

 

Apply by sending us your CV and Motivation letter (marked with a project name) on advit_team@yahoo.com

Feel free to contacts us for any questions

Two long term projects in a Finnish NGO

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There are two long term ESC projects in Finland with Maailmanvaihto – an organization with 60 years of experience.

1) Kårkulla samkommun / Dagtek community / Life skills activities

Dagtek serviceenhet (community) is a part of Kårkulla samkommun (federation of municipalities), which offers services for intellectually disabled persons with learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorders. The activities Dagtek offers are divided into several sections that all focus on different areas. The participants in the LO (Livsorienterad verksamhet in Swedish) life skills activities need a lot of guidance and support in their daily activities. The LO activities take place in small groups consisting of 2–4 people and are always planned according to the condition, interests and needs of the participants. About 20 people take part in the LO activities daily, some of them participating also in the activities of the arts & crafts workshop Dagtek facilitates. Dagtek’s daily activities consist of, for example, music, arts and crafts, painting, different games and going outside for walks. The goal is to encourage every participant to be active, get involved, make their own decisions and affect the content of their daily lives, taking into consideration every participant’s individual starting points.

  • Volunteering period: 28.1.2020–27.1.2021 (12 months)
  • Number of volunteers: 1
  • Location: Dagtek is located in Ekenäs (Tammisaari in Finnish). Ekenäs is a small town of about 15 000 inhabitants and it is situated by the sea in the Southern Finland. The majority language is Swedish (81%) and only about 17% of the population speak Finnish. Ekenäs is a part of the Raseborg commune (28 000 inhabitants). Dagtek is located in the centre of the town.
  • Volunteer’s role and tasks: Through ESC volunteer cooperation, Dagtek wishes to offer its community members a possibility to build networks and get a wider perspective on the world around us. At the same time, we hope to have one more person to be present for our clients and assist in the daily activities and in social and practical situations during the day. The volunteer’s role in the LO activities is to support and give guidance, but also help in the clients’ daily activities related to meal times, going to the toilet and walks outside, as well as walking the clients to and from their car transportation when they arrive and leave Dagtek. According to their skills and interests, the volunteer can also organize activities for small groups or individually. Dagtek values different creative activities such as music, arts and dancing. Dagtek’s clients also appreciate, for example, having a possibility to bake together with the volunteer every now and then. The volunteer can also contribute in the production of pedagogic and photographic materials and the documentation of Dagtek’s activities through photographing, for example.
  • Volunteer’s requirements: It is important that the volunteer is socially active, flexible and motivated to participate in the community life as being there for the participants, being social, talking with the people, and bringing up their ideas to the colleagues and mentors. Dagtek hopes that they can receive a volunteer interested in working with adults (18–60-year-olds) who have developmental disorders. Dagtek also wishes that the volunteer has good social skills and is open to meeting new people. The voluntary workplace appreciates flexibility and a positive outlook on life and other people. It is also important that the volunteer is able to tolerate fast-changing situations. Experiences or skills in alternative communication methods are an advantage, but not a requirement. If you feel like you have the ability to motivate and encourage people and awaken their interest in participating and being active, you are a good match for Dagtek’s team! The working language of Dagtek is Swedish, so it is important that the volunteer is motivated to learn Swedish.
  • Accessibility: The workplace unfortunately does not have resources to offer support for volunteers with physical, sensory or other disabilities. If you feel you would be able to carry out the volunteering tasks rather independently but are unsure if the position would be suitable for you, please contact us for consultation before sending the application.
  • Accommodation and practical arrangements: The volunteer is accommodated in a host family. Lunch will be provided at Dagtek together with their participants and the team. Other meals are provided by the host family.
  • Website of the organisation: www.karkulla.fi/enheter/vastra-nyland
  • Deadline for applying: The 1st of December 2019

2) Helsingin lyhytaikaiskoti ja työpaja Lyhty ry / Lyhty B Housing Unit

Lyhty B housing unit is a part of a non-profit non-governmental association called “Lyhty ry”, which provides housing, education, and work activity services for adults with learning disabilities. Lyhty B is a home for 8 adults with learning disabilities.

  • Volunteering period: 28.1.2020–27.1.2021 (12 months)
  • Number of volunteers: 1
  • Location: Lyhty B is situated in Helsinki in an area called Konala.
  • Volunteer’s role and tasks: The volunteer’s tasks include assisting the residents in free-time activities such as going outdoors, assisting them at the supermarket or pharmacy, going to movies, concerts, library etc. And also providing a clean and esthetic home for them: doing laundry, cleaning rooms and kitchen. Volunteers help all so preparing meals for residents. Participating in the community and activating people in it as well as other daily activities. Work includes morning and evening shifts, as well as weekend work shifts (five work days a week).
  • Volunteer’s requirements: Good social skills and motivation to work with people with special needs are important. The work can be dynamic at times and requires such mentality.
  • Accessibility: Unfortunately, the voluntary workplace cannot host a volunteer with physical, sensory or other disabilities.
  • Accommodation: Depending on the availability of host families, the volunteer stays either in a host family in the capital area or at one of the housing units of Lyhty. Flexibility and motivation to share the everyday life with host family and adapt to the family life are important. Lunch is provided by Lyhty and other meals by the host family. In case the volunteers lives in a housing unit of Lyhty, they get a food allowance for other meals than lunch.
  • Website of the organisation: www.lyhty.fi
  • Deadline for applying: The 1st of December 2019

How to apply? Three simple steps:

  1. Choose from the list above the project you wish to apply to.
  2. After selecting the project, send your motivation letter and CV in English to advit_team@yahoo.com .
  3. Check your email regularly for an application form that we will send to you in response.

For any questions feel free to contact us via email or social media platforms. 

Experience: Gender Equality Awareness Youth Exchange in Italy

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GEA – Gender Equality Awareness

  ”GEA – Gender Equality Awareness” is a project that took place in Trento, Italy (21-28 September 2019). it is based on a continue process of learning, dissemination and perceptions of information, facts, and experiences about Gender Equality topic in our communities, countries. This main goal was achieved due to non-formal education, intercultural exchange, and, of course, because of every emotion that we lived together.
So, in this YE were involved three teams from: Italy, Norway, Moldova and also I want to mention our beautiful project manager, Francesca who did her best for making our trip a real Erasmus+ fairytale. Energizers, conference, workshops, team-building games (cooking), survey, flash mob, free time, pizza these are just some examples of great combination for real impact.
Namely, we really want to underline that this project has three-dimensional impact:

  • Firstly on participants, their family, friends,
  • On local community from Trento through our flash mob, and survey about Gender Equality topic in this region of Italy, and for sure,
  • Handbook is really a great idea that can help to develop and create fantastic Erasmus+ projects based on previous experiences of each of us.

Youth Exchange – Let’s Blog

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From 6 to 12 of September , 2019, an Erasmus + youth exchange took place in Trento, Italy, with 24 young people from Portugal, Georgia, Italy  and Moldova. The topics addressed were: Blogging; Media Literacy; Active Citizenship; Digital Natives; Storytelling .

Trento is the capital city of the autonomous province of Trentino Alto-Adige, situated in North Italy. The city is a major educational, scientific and political centre with sheltering the University of Trento which is ranked among the best universities in Italy and in Europe. The city has a picturesque Medieval and Renaissance historic centre, with typical ancient buildings and touristic attraction points such as the Trento Cathedral and the Castello del Buonconsiglio. 

The hosting structure was located in Villazzano, suburb of Trento situated up the hill, disposing a beautiful panoramic view of the city and the mountains around. The structure did not have WIFI. The participants were divided into groups and were responsible for cooking and cleaning; The participants had to organize the national dinners.

Here are some stories and insights of the participants of the project.

  • It was a very nice experience with a lot of upsides and almost no downsides. The topic was very relevant and explained properly, as blogging is now a very useful for those who would like to share an interest, an opinion or even a tragedy that had occurred in their past. The participants were very friendly, becoming in the end one big family with one representative nation – the world.
  • Youth exchange is a challenge. A challenge to get out of your comfort zone(NO WIFI), to meet new people, to learn something new. This is the 5th project for me, and it will stay in my memory as one with the most breathtaking view on the mountains, and the most intense.The intensity started from our first day when our flight was postponed, and we found ourselves in the middle of the Trento at 3 AM, packed with luggage and without internet or possibility to find a taxi. Our group decided that there is no time to wait, and we took the mountain by assault and walked for almost 2 hours to our final destination, Villazano. We had a lot of responsibilities during this project, including cooking and cleaning in  mixed groups of people. Sometimes we stayed till 2 AM doing our duties. There was also no internet!! This triggered us to follow the trail to the bar every evening))) Although it might seem that all mentioned above would lessen from the value of this YE ,actually the bonds which were created during this project, and the insights we had were much stronger than usual due to these factors. No internet caused us to talk a lot with each other, we couldn’t organize our evening or how it will be spent, one would go out into the dining room/courtyard and would see the surprise that awaits you. Cooking, cleaning, working on the blog diary in random groups caused us to interfere with new kind of settings, new environment and new people . Yes, this trip was a challenge, and a challenge worth taking chances.
  • You may hear that any Youth Exchange is about stepping out of your comfort zone. In a way, yes. But Youth Exchange ‘Let’s blog’ was about creating a comfort zone, where everyone could share their ideas without fear, be creative and find like-minded persons or listen to the opposite points of view. What’s more important for me is that the atmosphere we created there let us be ourselves and help us grow personally and develop our skills. And all of this was possible thanks to the people who participated in this project. So, yeah, I faced some unexpected problems and challenges, but at the end, the people I met, the projects we did, the time we spend together is totally worth it. 

-It was a really nice time which i spend with new friends. I am proud to had part in this youth exchange. From this project i took a lot of knowledge and experience which will help me in my future life with blogging, and i`m also promise that will share this stuff with others