📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
The volunteer will take part in activities of the Orléans local branch, aiming at raising young people’s awareness of solidarity and social action, volunteering and discrimination, and at animating actions to enable young isolated migrants to access services, leisure, and culture to better integrate the local community. They will accompany minors to their appointments (administration, health, school…) and invest in these moments together to exchange, and understand their desires, needs and expectations; -Organize awareness and prevention sessions with other associations on sexual violence, sexually transmitted disease, drug addiction, etc; -Host a daily drop-in center for minor migrants with coffee, tea, biscuits, games and a moment to talk and feel at ease; - Put in place collective actions (sports activities, cultural outings, debates on the news, games, initiations to sports of the country of origin ...) with young French Red Cross volunteers and other actors of the territory
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteer will be in a team with another European volunteer from the UK, and French volunteers. They will live in different studios in the same building. They will receive pocket money and money to buy food. They will be provided with a public transportation card and a bike.
🎒 Leisure activities
When they arrive, all volunteers will receive an On-arrival training at the headquarter of the French Red Cross. They will be able to meet some of the previous volunteers, as well as the French volunteers leaving for the UK. They will have two training sessions after that from Erasmus+ and one from the FRC when they leave. During the mission, the volunteer will attend trainings to be able to listen and welcome vulnerable members of the local community and to raise awareness on volunteering and discrimination amongst young people.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: We are looking for a motivated young person, willing to try, and to be creative, who has a particular interest for this specific public and for French culture !
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.