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ESC Breña Alta Town Hall

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About the project

ESC Breña Alta Town Hall

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Breña Alta City Council is the local public body that guides and executes part of the actions that are directed towards the young people, under the principles of participation and coordination with the initiatives that arise from the youth reality itself, both individually and collectively. Our main objective is to promote and support all those initiatives that are of special interest to the youth of our municipality, promoting healthy youth leisure. The fundamental objective of Youth policies is to promote the transition of the young person to the adult world and accompany you on this journey, through measures that promote their participation and insertion in social life, economic and cultural of the municipality. From this town hall, programs and services specifically aimed at young people are managed (subsidies,courses, housing, health ...): Youth Fortnights, Training Courses, Prevention campaigns (AIDS, sexuality, drug addiction, gender violence ...), etc. And from the social Care Department and youth, we offer services such as guidance and information on issues related to youth life (education, work, culture,free time ...), access to development programms and services, freetime educational activities, learning an training activitie, coordination, management and support for associations youth and informal youth groups, as well as the organization of activities aimed exclusively at the sector youth. From this area, an annual program full of activities has been consolidated, runing during all hole year y coordination with others activities as Cultures, Sports, Rural Development,etc. In all activities we want to have the support and proposals of European volunteers. Young people can contribute their opinions, new points of view, propose changes or start new activities, relying on City Hall resources throughout your stay on the island. Ayuntamiento de Breña Alta es el organismo que orienta y ejecuta parte de las acciones que van dirigidas hacia los/as jóvenes, bajo los principios de participación y coordinación con las iniciativas que surgen de la propia realidad juvenil, tanto en el ámbito individual como colectivo. Nuestro objetivo principal, es potenciar y apoyar todas aquellas iniciativas que sean de especial interés para los/as jóvenes de nuestro municipio, fomentando un ocio juvenil saludable. El objetivo fundamental de las políticas de Juventud, es favorecer la transición del/la joven al mundo adulto y acompañarle en dicho recorrido, mediante medidas que promuevan su participación e inserción en la vida social, económica y cultural del municipio. Desde este ayuntamiento se gestionan programas y servicios dirigidos específicamente a los/as jóvenes, (subvenciones, cursos, vivienda, salud...): Quincenas de la Juventud, Cursos de Formación, Campañas de Prevención (SIDA, sexualidad, drogodependencias, violencia de género...), etc. Y desde el Centro de Información Juvenil, se ofrecen servicios tales como la orientación e información en los temas conectados a la vida juvenil (educación, trabajo, cultura, tiempo libre…), acceso a equipos informáticos, conexión a Internet, coordinación, gestión y apoyo a asociaciones juveniles y grupos informales de jóvenes, así como la organización de actividades dirigidas exclusivamente al sector juvenil. Este Centro es un espacio creado para favorecer el acceso a la información juvenil, siendo un lugar de encuentro y reunión entre los/as jóvenes para el desarrollo de actividades. El ayuntamiento oferta numerosas actividades de formación, participación, información juvenil y tiempo libre. Desde esta área se ha consolidado una programación anual repleta de actuaciones que se dividen por semestres, separando y dándole especial importancia a la campaña de verano, debido al aumento de tiempo libre. En esta época estival se les ofrece a los jóvenes deportes náuticos, actividades al aire libre, campamentos de verano, deportes de aventura, etc., fomentando alternativas de ocio saludables y previniendo los riesgos asociados al tiempo libre de los/as más jóvenes. En todas actividades queremos contar con el apoyo y propuestas de los voluntarios europeos. Los jóvenes pueden aportar sus opiniones, nuevos puntos de vista, proponer cambios o empezar con las nuevas actividades, apoyandose en los recursos de Ayuntamiento durante toda su estancia en la isla.

💼 What the programme involves

This Voluntary Project will take place in Breña Alta, a municipality on the eastern side of the island of La Palma, Canary Islands. The biggest challenges the municipality faces are its immense unemployment, shortage of public transport, risk of social exclusion, lack of European awareness (Erasmus+) and child poverty. You will work in the social projects of the City Council, helping out with activities for young and old: - young people in risk of social exclusion - children, elderly people and people with social needs - language workshops - food bank - language workshops - promotion of ESC and Erasmus+ - infinite possibilities for your personal project The volunteer's creativity, and eagerness to contribute will be essential and personal ideas and input of the volunteers will be highly appreciated. Make sure you can volunteer for the whole 11 months! TO APPLY: write to [email protected] in order to receive application form

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers will have a private room in a shared flat with another volunteers from the same project (4 people) All costs for travel, food, local transport, health insurance are all covered by the organization under the European Solidarity Corps rules. Please, make sure to be able to have your European Health Card before starting the project.

🎒 Leisure activities

When the volunteer arrives at the island, we will provide him/her with basic training to promote his/her inclusion in local community, and to explain tasks, activities and context. You will also be invited by the National Agency to take part in the On-Arrival Training and the Mid-Term Evaluation, together with international volunteers from all over Spain.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Young people between 18 and 30 years • Dynamic, entrepreneurial, outgoing and participative • Creative and open-minded • People who like to be in touch with the nature and like to live in rural areas. • Interested in working in youth projects and with youngsters • A basic level of Spanish so they can begin to help with basic tasks • Passionate about culture (Spanish) and youth and eager to discover new cultures and experiences Make sure you can volunteer for the whole 11 months! TO APPLY: write to [email protected] in order to receive application form
Deadline: Application deadline: 15/11/2023

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.

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📅 Available sessions

ES37515

15/01/2024 → 15/12/2024

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
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Deadline: 15/11/2023

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

38710, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

Spain

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Western European Standard Time

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

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Spanish