📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
Generation XXI follows the need to continue to raise awareness young people for change and looking for better opportunities, but also for the possibility of understanding the local challenges and connecting them with Europe and the global environment. We believe that fruitful experiences of active participation, volunteering, training and mobility support the development of skills in young people and increase their entrepreneurial skills and therefore employment opportunities, offering a incredible opportunity to support the development of local communities and personal and professional development of local youth.
The activities of this project are connected with our areas of intervention and they are:
Youth Information Center
Environment - Pedagogical Farm
Artistic and Cultural Activities - Museum, Library, Casa Manuel Teixeira Gomes
🏠 Accommodation on site
The Municipality of Portimão will host volunteers in accommodation that ensures health and safety conditions. The accommodation will be fully equipped, ensuring all safety rules. There will be internet connection so that they can more efficiently manage their communication with home, family and friends.
Volunteers will be supported in opening bank accounts in order to guarantee the transaction security, and will take place at the beginning of each month. We will monthly transfer of 150 euros from pocket money and a further 130 euros in food allowance.
🎒 Leisure activities
Together with the sending partner organization, we agreed that all selected volunteers will need to have a pre-departure and face-to-face training. We will have an online meetings with the volunteer. In addition to this preparation process, we will have internally at least two interim training related to the volunteer project and several evaluation moments, as well as a final evaluation of the project. We also guarantee the participation of the volunteers in the training provided by the Portuguese National Agency, included in the training cycle.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: We will give priority to volunteers with few opportunities or in situations of long-term unemployment, we will select the volunteers that are included in the list of volunteers registered in the European Solidarity Corps. The volunteer must be dynamic, motivated and enjoy working in an international and multicultural, responsible and friendly group. The project also aims to have and promote gender equality. Respecting the policy of gender equality. Our goal in this project is for volunteers to be motivated to participate in many other projects in their cities.
Deadline: Application deadline: 18/10/2021
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.