ESC: ACTION AND EDUCATION VOLUNTEER

Name: ESC: ACTION AND EDUCATION VOLUNTEER
Start: 2023-09-01
End: 2024-10-31
Location: Gent, Belgium

Code: 36313 Copied

Belgium European Voluntary Service Social work Environment Education European Voluntary Service Social work +2 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

Gent Fair Trade is a partnership between the City of Ghent and Oxfam Worldshops in Gent. The City of Ghent and Oxfam Wereldwinkel Gent-Centrum are putting fair trade on the map, together with a broad group of partners. We promote Fair Trade practices and a sustainable lifestyle toward the inhabitants of Ghent, people who visit, shop, work, study... (in) the city, support entrepreneurs that sell ethical products and promote fair trade in general. We focus on three topics: fashion, food and electronics. The main focus of this volunteer program is organizing events, set up actions and support the educational program of Oxfam, a.o.: - Making educational material and giving workshops - setting up actions and campaigns - Organizing events like our Fair Fashion Fest (fairfashionfest.be) Full vacancy: https://gentfairtrade.be/uploads/Esc-vacature-action-education2.pdf

🏠 Accommodation on site

We offer: - a position as part of a team of volunteers and professionals. You will work together with local and international youngsters and people who work for Oxfam (non-profit organization) as well as civil servants who are working for the city of Ghent - a work week of 30 hours a week (Monday to Friday) and 24 days of holiday. - A monthly fee of €500 to cover daily expenses + a reimbursement of (co)housing cost (with a max. of €450 per month) + reimbursement of travel cost from and to Belgium at the start and end of the project;

🎒 Leisure activities

For each volunteer we work out a specific learning path. This contains development of skills and competences in the field of project and event management, education, communication. You'll gain insights in the topics we work on (Fair Trade, social justice...) As part of the educational team of Oxfam, the participant will apply teaching methods and gain insights in the creating process of interactive educational practices.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are looking for someone who - is motivated to work in an organization that promotes a sustainable lifestyle; - can write and speak well in English; - is creative and likes to do content creation for social media (mainly Instagram and Facebook); - is motivated to work with volunteers; - is willing to learn about social and environmental sustainability: - is younger than 31 years old; - can identify themselves with the principles of the Fair Trade movement
Deadline: Application deadline: 06/08/2023

ℹ️ Additional information

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?

Training before and after the project
Health insurance during your project
round-trip travel reimbursement
accommodation and food
pocket money
language course
Return Week-end
Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

BE36313

01/09/2023 → 31/10/2024

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Deadline: 06/08/2023

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

Lammerstraat 16, 9000 Gent, Belgium

Belgium

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 21:09 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Dutch French