Croácia

8814

Data de início: 01-12-2019

Data de fim: 02-06-2020

Vagas: 1

Duração: 6 mes(es)

Data limite de candidatura: 10-10-2019

Financiamento: Aprovado

Subsídio mensal (Dinheiro de bolso): 95 €

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Resumo: This is a local organization that is situated in the mountain. First international groups started to come to Kuterevo in 1978. The aim of these gatherings was to get youngsters explore life outside of a city, to learn about and from nature, to experience simple and traditional lifestyle and to learn about themselves. Kuterevo is a small village, with around 550 inhabitants, where local lifestyle still depends on seasons and they know how to coexist with wilderness. Today, the organization mainly works on preservation of cultural and natural heritage and protection of bears habitat, which includes sustainable lifestyle.

Since 2002, the Association has been running a Bear Refuge for orphan bears. These bears are attracting visitors from all around the world and through presenting Refuge to them, we also present volunteering and messages of kindness, peace and coexisting between people and nature.

The association has been hosting various voluntary activities, with more than 200 volunteers each year, where the
volunteers invest their time and energy for the common idea of doing good, which is creating a better
society step by step. Along individual volunteering, the association is hosting EVS volunteers (both long- and shortterm), SCI workcamps, Youth Exchanges, German Red Cross, scouts groups…

Perfil: We can imagine that interested volunteers are:
 mountain and nature lovers; people, who like to be outside
 hard working and flexible to the needs of the Association
 able to communicate openly, ready to step outside of the comfort zone; open for learning new things
 some skills in writting, photography and video could contribute to documenting the activities
 positive attitude and like to be part of the team
 likes to learn and experience different things
Age: between 18 and 30 years

Tarefas:  Support the work of Velebit Association Kuterevo:
o Maintaining and fixing the facilities (paths, signs, enclosures, constructions)
o Taking care of animals
o Working with other volunteers
o Guiding visitors and engage in discussion with them about nature, wild animals, making change (it’s a great way to share positive ideas) – mostly in spring time
 Support the publication of the Association
 Exploring UNECSO Man and Biosphere program, Nature Park; 2 National Parks, the village and its nature
 Creating educational activities and implementing them with others coming to the Refuge
 Documenting natural biodiversity in the mountain:
o Wildlife and landscape research and documenting
o Searching for tracks and traces of animal life

You should NOT expect from this EVS: tourism, long vacation, living in a big city, being mobile all the
time, unlimited access to resources (shopping centers, unseasonal food, internet…), a lot of privacy,
because you will be sharing your living space with other volunteers…

But DO expect: being active and experiencing challenges, simple living conditions, sharing space with
other volunteers, discovering local way of life, food, customs, vegetarian food (sustainable diet), selfinitiative, learning, lots of inspiration…

Condições: Accommodation: In the village, in houses of local people. Rooms will be shared (2-3 people per room) and they are few minutes walk from the Refuge.

Food: The EVS volunteers will cook for themselves in teams; all volunteers in Kuterevo share meals
together. The food will be vegetarian, as we are trying to be as sustainable as possible.

Pocket money: 120 EUR per month (4 EUR per day), received in the beginning of each month

Insurance: Volunteers will be insured by CIGNA. It is advised to make European Helath Insurance (valid in
all EU conuntries; free to make).

Travel to the EVS venue: Reimburse of the travel tickets will be done according to the rules of the
Erasmus+ program based on distance calculation and at receipt of original documents. The
environmental way of travelling (train, bus, etc.) is strongly encouraged.

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