ESC: 1.Time to Act 2.Bridging the gap. 3.Penguins Can Fly
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Greece
European Voluntary Service
Social work
Environment
European Voluntary Service
Social work
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About the project
ESC: 1.Time to Act 2.Bridging the gap. 3.Penguins Can Fly
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Real passion for youth work!
SYSTEM AND G is a real volunteering success story:
Was June 2010 when two ex evs volunters after they finished their service, decided to create an iformal group in order to offer mobility and non formal education opportunities to Greek youth of Olympic Village.
Not Another organization for youth:
December 2010 System and G became an organization (NGO). Created by young people with fewer opportunities for young prople with fewer opportunities!
Our compass it's You(th):
Our aim is to educate young people giving priority to youngsters with fewer opportunities. We offer local, national and international quality projects giving youth the opportunity to acquire new international experience, knowledge and skills supporting them to develop a set of competences in a tailor's made approach.
Serious Fun Learning :
Combining outdoor activities with digital tools, traditional and new methods we believe that learner "choose" the method and not the other way around. You(th) can learn individually, interacting with society, with others, Online, outdoor and indoor, in groups, in couples. You(th) can learn beyond any imagination and always you can learn better Your Way! Creativity, HR, culture, art, nature and environmental awareness, intercultural dialogue, joy, European awareness, research, democracy, active participation, tolerance, inclusion, information, informal education and voluntary - these are the key themes of System and G activities.
💼 What the programme involves
1."Time to Act" is an ESC activity that will run in Komotini, Greece. Our organization with the support of the municipality has
created the youth lab, a space for creativity and youth participation. We conduct workshops together with municipality at the two elderly houses of the city, we are running non formal educational programs together with the Directore of Secondary Education of Rhodope at the region schools, we make environmental actions and restoration at Nymfea forest.
2.Our intergenerational workshops in cooperation with municipality of Komotini at the two elderly houses
3.Our activity -as all our activities- practices effective youth work that helps young people learn about themselves, others
and their society through non-formal educational activities that include enjoyment, competences and learning.The
purpose of our youth work is to achieve educational results with young people and specific
with people with fewer opportunities and special needs.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteer will provide his/her services between 6 hours per day for 5 days of a week, depending on needs of the NGO.
The volunteer will have 2 days of holidays per month which can be accumulated and taken, upon pre-vious agreement with the project coordinator with a minimum of 2 weeks notice. All days off must be communicated as soon as possible and cannot coincide with main activities and deadlines of the host-ing organisation.
The travel costs will be covered according the Distance Band calculator. Accommodation is 5' on foot from the office.
🎒 Leisure activities
All volunteers will have on arrival training by the Greek National Agency. Volunteers over 6 months will also participate to the mid term evaluation seminar by the Greek National Agency.
For each workshop training will be provided to the volunteers by experts. All volunteers will have a 5 days welcome training on non formal education methodology and our organization activities.For those volunteering in the elderly houses and the workshops with people with special needs will be provided one extra week of related to our activities training.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: We expect enthusiastic, energetic volunteers aged 18-30 who is eager to learn, enjoy working with youth and are full of
creative ideas. All activities are done in the mixed groups of volunteers from different nationalities that will have their ESC
at the same time at our organisation. Volunteers are expected to be interested in the themes of our project and strive to
continue working on them during their voluntary service in Greece. Related studies with social work will be taken under consideration.
Deadline: No application deadline
Deadline: No application deadline
ℹ️ Additional information
Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass:https://www.youthpass.eu/en/
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label. The Quality Label certifies that the organisation is able to run projects in compliance with the principles and objectives of the European Solidarity Corps.
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EL29239
01/02/2022 → 30/11/2023
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ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–30 years old
Solidarity donation
0.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Tsanakli 15, Komotini 691 00, Greece
Greece
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)
Timezone
Eastern European Standard Time
Local time: 21:26 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
Collective
🗣️ Languages spoken
English