BE THE CHANGE 2021 / Community animation

The project is focused on community animation and youth empowerment. The main areas of activities are:

1. Intercultural dialogue - sharing cultures and discovering local cultural identity via making videos, online webinars, podcasts.

2. Environmental & global education - social campaign responding to environmental issues in the local area (ex. air pollution).

3. Youth center - cooperating with the youth team which manages the first in town, newly opened youth center, promoting the concept via campaigns in social media, simple manual works (interior decorating). Example of accompanying activities: English classes for local animators, language cafes, discussion clubs, intercultural workshops for children & teenagers, creating content & events for #TimeToMove Eurodesk campaign (October), International Volunteers' Day (5 Dec), Santa Claus visit (6 Dec). The interaction with the local community will depend on the COVID-19 situation.The hosting organisation provides support and training in the area of social animation, intercultural education, communication and non-formal methodology. Depending on the volunteer's interest the organisation may also offer training or practical experience in other areas such as project management or event coordination. Volunteers receive practical instructions and guide on the simple manual tasks in the field of gardening and interior decoration.Strongly motivated to contribute energy and effort to the local community of Mińsk Mazowiecki and to support Fundacja EBU; passionate about working with young people and motivating them to be active in the local environment; responsible; creative and well-organized; with potential to be a role model. Open to work in teams and to fulfill manual tasks and digital youth work. Preferably with competences in the area of social media, video making, graphic design.