Croácia

11408

Data de início: 09-09-2022

Data de fim: 24-10-2022

Vagas: 1

Duração: 2 mes(es)

Data limite de candidatura: 14-07-2022

Financiamento: Aprovado

Subsídio mensal (Dinheiro de bolso): 95 €

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Resumo: (environment)
The hosting organization is a nonprofit organization established in January 2013 in Croatia. Our aim is to provide
programs and create a motivating environment for the development of young people who will become model leaders of sustainable development.

Our holistic approach to personal development helps young people adopt a positive value system and empowers them to take responsibility for themselves, other people and the planet.
We focus on youth work, leadership, social entrepreneurship, and environmental protection.

This project is an ESC opportunity that will bring together 12 volunteers as volunteering team and engage them in maintaining urban school gardens in a few primary schools in Croatia, organizing garden festivals for local communities and cleaning needed areas and restoring them to their natural habitat.
Project objectives:
1) Raise awareness about envirnmental issue and practical ways of fighting it
2) Promote local and international volunteering as a way of active participation in democratic life
3) Combat stereotypes and prejudice against religious, national, ethnic, and other minorities by
promoting cultural diversity

Perfil: Age: 18-30
● interested in environment protection, creative expression (DIY, arts and crafts etc.), sustainability, vegetarianism, healthy diet and lifestyles
● willing to contribute to the local community by volunteering
● highly motivated and proactive
● able to communicate in English at least at a basic level
● eager to work with children and local community and organizing workshops in a non-formal way
● eager to learn about gardening
● not afraid of physical work outside, insects, getting dirty etc.
● willing to take part in a vegetarian/vegan challenge during the project

Tarefas: ● Gardening in school gardens – IMPORTANT: involves some physical work, getting dirty or wet, coming in contact with insects etc.
● Promo activity - a public awareness event in the open air
● Volunteering actions - cleaning local areas and restoring them to their natural state
● Organizing garden festivals - creating space for intercultural exchange as volunteers present their countries and cultures thru workshops
● Organizing and helding intercultural event for the broader public

TRAINING ACTIVITIES:
● On-arrival training
● Introduction to Croatian language (basic expressions and vocabulary)
● Gardening training: tools, techniques
● Youthpass

OPTIONAL ACTIVITY: personal project – an opportunity to develop and implement a personal idea that will support the achievement of volunteer’s learning goals

Condições: ● accommodation in a hostel in shared rooms with up to 4-5 other volunteers, shared bathroom and kitchen with the possibility to do the laundry
● vegetarian/vegan lunch on working days
● food allowance to cover the cost of breakfasts, dinners on working days and all meals on free days
● pocket money (€5 per day)
● complimentary private health insurance (EU residents) or full health insurance (non-EU residents)
● public transportation card
● travel cost reimbursement (one return journey) up to the maximum cost as stated in the ESC programme rules

Documentação: CV + Motivation Letter + Application Form (ask to ProAtlântico)