Bulgária

10012

Data de início: 01-04-2021

Data de fim: 01-10-2021

Vagas: 1

Duração: 6 mes(es)

Data limite de candidatura: 10-03-2021

Financiamento: Financiamento por aprovar

Subsídio mensal (Dinheiro de bolso): 65 €

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Resumo: (young people, science, education)
Association is a non-profit organization which has a wide range of activities related to the youth work, education and culture. Partners of ours are many schools and NGOs in Bulgaria, including schools where the majority of the students are from the Roma community.

The main aims of the organization are to work actively in the field of innovations in education, both with young people and with pedagogues. We focus on involving them in non-formal educational processes, on promoting intercultural dialogue, youth mobility, volunteering, entrepreneurship, active citizenship, tolerance and understanding of diversity.

These goals are realized by a number of specific activities provided by our organization, such as seminars, courses, conferences, workshops at schools, spring, summer and winter trainings, as well as activities on local and national level on topics like European citizenship, employment and entrepreneurship, volunteering, Human Rights, innovative educational methodologies, etc. These activities are designed both for pedagogues who would like to integrate non-formal educational methods in the classroom, and for young people among whom we promote these topics, we raise awareness and build their capacity.

1. Project objectives
The main goal of the presented project is to increase the interest of young people to science
and education.

2. Approaches for accomplishment
Our project aims to involve young people as volunteers in the activities of the Association and the Bulgarian Academy of Science, Schools with which we have strong partnerships, the National Museum :
- Trainings, workshops, events, movie evenings, dedicated to promoting science in an
interesting and interactive way among young people
- Organizing short trips in Bulgaria for young people, so that they can learn about different
aspects of the natural sciences - biology, chemistry, ecology, geology and mineralogy -
plant research, minerals and rocks, water sources and soil.
- Involving young people in real research project
- Organizing thematic seminars and discussion meetings

3. Areas of interest
The planned project activities will be in the following areas:
- Geology and Mineralogy – Field trips with young people will be coordinated for collecting mineral samples (minerals, fossils). Thereafter workshop for sample preparation will be organized where the participant will cut and polish their samples in the laboratory complex of the Institute.

- Urban farming – Young people will be involved in the Urban farming project which includes a small city garden with plants and vegetables and an inside growing room with controlled parameters. Alongside, real experiments and research studies will be conducted: influence of the urban environment to vegetable production; zeolite-based growing substrate (so-called Zeoponics); design of a small greenhouse for space experiments and experiments for the Antarctica bases; composting of household residues, etc.

- Building materials – Cement and geopolymer workshops will be organized in partnership with the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy. Young people will learn about the basic properties of concrete and its application in different alternative areas.
Cement and geopolymer will be used for preparation of small artefacts and crafts.

Perfil: Aged 18-30
- With good command of English (ability to clearly understand and communicate in
- English)
- Open to new learning experiences and interested in working with young people
- Interested in the topic of the project – any of the above mentioned areas or similar
one
- With past experience or educational background related to science and education
- Open-minded, tolerant and able to communicate and collaborate with people from
different backgrounds and groups (in terms of age, income, race, ethnicity, religion,
views, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, etc.)
- Flexible and pro-active
- Adventurous and eager to discover new things; open to taking part in outdoor
activities, including physical activities in the urban garden, as well as camping, field
trips, etc.
- Able to commit to take part in the project for a period of 6 months

Tarefas: - Organizing and participating in project events, field trips, seminars, group meetings, etc.
- Email and phone correspondence with partner organizations.
- Event promotion – articles and post writing, school and university visitation.
- Design and organization of the office of the volunteers at the Institute of Mineralogy and
Crystallography Laboratory Base 8km
- Conducting their own research or joining a current one in field of geology, urban farming,
geopolymers, etc.

We also really welcome your own ideas and input on what the activities could look like, we
encourage you to share with us what you are passionate about and what your skills are, so that we
can also adjust our program to you and so that you could make the most out of this unique
experience. We also promote and support intercultural learning, so you will have the opportunity
to share your traditions, culture, food and anything else you would like to share with the team
and/or to organize an intercultural workshop for a broader audience.

Documentação: CV + Motivation Letter