📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
The youth exchange organisation Maailmanvaihto – ICYE Finland invites European Solidarity Corps (ESC) volunteers to its office team in Helsinki, Finland! Maailmanvaihto also offers other volunteering possibilities in Finland for young people who are interested in ESC volunteering. Maailmanvaihto coordinates ESC projects at various locations in the country.
Maailmanvaihto is a non-profit NGO working in the field of international volunteering, organising long-term volunteer work programs for young adults. As part of the team of Maailmanvaihto, the volunteer supports the staff in informing young people about the volunteering possibilities and in organising volunteer programs. The volunteer gets the opportunity to experience intercultural learning and learning about the activities of a youth exchange organisation as well as about media and communication work.
Projects currently seeking volunteers: https://maailmanvaihto.fi/en/volunteer-in-finland/esc-available-projects/
🏠 Accommodation on site
How the meals are arranged varies according to the workplace. The volunteers either get lunch from their voluntary workplace or are provided with an allowance for food. The same goes with the other meals.
Typically the volunteers live at their workplace. In a folk high school they may stay in a student dormitory and in a living community for people with disabilities, the volunteers live in the building of the community along with the other residents. In some of the voluntary workplaces, the volunteers are accommodated in a local host family.
🎒 Leisure activities
The language support offered for volunteers varies according to the voluntary workplace.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: Young persons from from 18 to 30 years who are interested to work with different people with different backgrounds. Willingness to learn Finnish, interested in working with people, able to take own initiative, interested in Finnish 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.