Short-term EVS position: ’’Volunteering for Acceptance and Tolerance’’

Hosting organization: YOUMORE, Italy

Sending/coordinating organization: CID – Center for Intercultural Dialogue, Kumanovo

Where: Chiari, Italy

When: 01 June 2017 – 01 August 2017

APPLICATION DEADLINE: URGENT!

About the project ‘‘Volunteering for Acceptance and Tolerance’’:

The project ‘‘Volunteering for Acceptance and Tolerance” is an international long-term project, built around the idea of voluntary service as a main tool in raising awareness of human rights, tolerance and acceptance of diversity as well as promoting inclusion and intercultural learning.

The project will focus on the current refugee crisis and develops activities to raise awareness of the communities where the volunteers are hosted about the refugees. It will also aim to promote solidarity and cooperation especially by motivating organizations to engage with the refugees and offer support for them.

Volunteer profile:

Aged 18-30
Good communication/social skills
Social media knowledge and interests in social media development
Open to learn and being (self)motivated
Interested in writing
Responsibility, flexibility and proactive attitude are very appreciated
Experience and motivation for working with youth/children
Good level of English knowledge

About the hosting organization:

Youmore Morcelli Giovani stems from Fondazione Istituto Morcelliano which is active over the District of Oglio Ovest of Brescia from 2001. From 2013 we have provided leisure time activities for young people of 11 Municipalities of Lombardy Region in the North of Italy. Thus we became part of Piano Giovani with the plan of orientation regarding young people aged from 16 to 25. Being one of the foremost youth work providers in offering new and exciting opportunities to young people through full and various programme of sport and other different activities, we also guarantee a comprehensive training programme for staff, leaders, volunteers and young people. Here young people will always find projects of both national and international levels.

General tasks of the volunteer:

The volunteers will be working in a youth center with children from 12-36 months and young adults and in the office of YOUMORE.

In the youth center: They will have picnics, educational activities, movie projections, take care of the children, design games for the children, etc.
In the office: They will need to help out at the office with translations, archiving of documents, designing promotional materials, assisting with social media and visibility, assisting the staff during ongoing activities, etc.

For more information you can visit the website: http://www.youmore.org/

Financial aspect of the project:

Accommodation will be covered by the hosting organization. 2 volunteers will share one room.
Food money 150 ЕUR
Pocket money 120.75 EUR
Travel costs will be covered up to 180 EUR return ticket

How to APPLY?

You can apply for this position by sending your CV and motivation letter to our e-mail address mila@cid.mk with a subject: EVS: Volunteering for Acceptance and Tolerance, URGENT!!!

If you need any additional information, please contact us on info@cid.mk, with subject:

Question – EVS Volunteering for Acceptance and Tolerance