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ESC: Assist the Elderly in Prague 2025

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About the project

ESC: Assist the Elderly in Prague 2025

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

INEX-SDA is a non-governmental, not-for-profit organisation founded in 1991 to carry out and support international voluntary service and intercultural education. By organising international voluntary projects, educational programmes and campaigns we aim at:
1. assisting the development of a tolerant and open-minded society,
2. encouraging an active and responsible approach to the world around us both locally and globally.

INEX-SDA Prague main activities include:
1. Sending Czech volunteers abroad to short term international voluntary projects (called workcamps) and mid- and long-term voluntary projects (about 500 per year);
2. Hosting volunteers of our partner organisations from abroad (about 340) and the Czech Republic at 30-35 short-term workcamps organised in the Czech Republic;
3. Sending Czech volunteers to short and long-term EVS/ESC projects abroad (about 15 people per year) and hosting 2 volunteers in our office within the Erasmus+ programme European Voluntary Service and European Solidarity Corps (ESC);
4. Preparing and running projects in the field of Global Education, Inclusion and Non-Formal education (e.g. GLEN, Football for Development, Global Volunteering Cycle, Agents of Change);
5. Promotion of volunteering and its contribution to the personal development of the volunteers (in schools, at conferences, in international networks, publishing materials);
6. Organizing and hosting seminars and trainings related to the theme of volunteering and Global Education (trainings for workcamp leaders, trainings for trainers, evaluation meetings for volunteers, seminars on Global Education issues, preparatory seminars for volunteers going to "Global South");
7. Running INEXup programme which is a space for volunteers to turn their ideas into practice and create their own projects.

💼 What the programme involves

This project takes place in the outskirts of Prague, at 45 min by public transport from the city center. It is organized in cooperation with the Centre for Social Care and Nursing which provides support and assistance to users of the service who have found themselves due to their age, health, chronic illness, or crisis in their personal life in a situation where they are dependent on the help of another person. This project aims to support intercultural and intergenerational exchange, gain mutual understanding, and respect, and maybe even a new perspective on life. In this project, you will actively contribute to UN SDG3 Good Health and Wellbeing and UN SDG10 Reduced Inequalities. Volunteers will work with the elderly and participate in occupational therapy. You will help to organize leisure time activities, garden parties, go for walks with the clients, assist the nurses with daily tasks, and potentially do some manual work (e.g. gardening, cleaning, helping in the kitchen, etc.).

🏠 Accommodation on site

The accommodation is in a university campus dormitory. Volunteers do not need to bring anything. All facilities are included on-site for hygiene. Wifi is available in the accommodation, but there is no laundry on-site. The accommodation may be adjusted depending on availability and pricing. Location: Prague 15 is a municipal district located on the southeastern outskirts of Prague. All services you might need are accessible within walking distance.

🍲 Food

Breakfast and dinner meals will be provided in packages and lunch will be served at the organization's cafeteria.

🎒 Leisure activities


⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: The project is suitable for students of humanities, future teachers, health workers, social workers, psychologists, artists and other empathetic, creative and cheerful people who respect the elderly. You can get a certificate confirming your voluntary service in the Center for Social Care. Requirements: Bring your favourite music, pictures, or small games with you to share with the elderly. Also, bring comfortable clothes for your well-being. You don't need any special experiences. Important are personal qualities, such as respect for old age, creativity, patience and kindness. For more info about ESC, you can read our FAQ here https://www.inexsda.cz/en/faq-esc/ and visit https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en. This project could also be suitable for volunteers with fewer opportunities under the program Volunteering for All.
Deadline: No application deadline

ℹ️ Additional information

Training on how to work with clients and occupational safety. You will learn about social care in the Czech Republic and an ethical approach to social services and communication in an environment with language barriers. Students can also obtain a certificate of practice in a social and healthcare facility. In Prague 15, there is Kozinec Hill, where the existence of an old Slavic fortified settlement is documented, and Hostivar reservoir. There is also an ornithological ringing station and the Center for Ecological Education.

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.

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📅 Available sessions

CZ44660

03/08/2025 at 00:00 → 17/08/2025 at 00:00

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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

Parmská 390, 109 00 Praha 15, Czechia

Czech Republic

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Czech Republic Koruna (CZK / Kč)

Exchange rate

1 CZK = 0.041274 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 21:08 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

Czech English Slovak