📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
"Closer to the Roots" is team volunteering project which seeks to contribute to raising awareness about sustainable development by promoting national and international cooperation among young people from different countries, as well as implementing activities for environmental protection and increasing understanding and tolerance of different cultures and beliefs.
12 participants from different countries will be involved in activities such as "Everyone is learning" community festival, cleaning walks with local youngsters, gardering - community garden in VitaTiim and Art residency, fashion show (from "Tuda-Sjuda" boutique clothes) and swap party, filming about ecology in teams - tiktok videos, workshops: sustainable bags, soap and scrub making, smart cooking, healthy lifestyle; preparing community evening, volunteering in camp (work with kids, organising activities, supporting camp team), preparing digital exhibition "closer to the roots".
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will be accommodated in hostel-house near VitaTiim organisation. Participants will live in shared rooms of 2-6 people in appropriately furnished house. They will have a shared kitchen, a bathroom and a toilet. Food allowance will be given to the volunteers. They will cook by themselves, except for the days when the food will be ordered.
🎒 Leisure activities
Volunteers will receive the information about the Sustainable Development Goals. Besides that, they will learn how to make sustainable bags, soap and scrub from the natural materials, they will get to know smart cooking and healthy lifestyle topics too.
Also, before each activity volunteers will receive clear instructions that will give them the confidence to complete tasks and implement activities.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: We are looking for a friendly, open for communication and exchange of experience, hard-working young person with a sense of initiative or wish to develop it. Moreover, volunteers should have the motivation to bring solidarity to the host community. Since this is a team project, the volunteers have to be ready to work in a team. We welcome and be happy, if a potential candidate has special skills, interests or knowledge in sustainability topics.
We are supportive to participants with fewer opportunities, such as cultural, economic difficulties and geographic obstacles.
Deadline: Application deadline: 03/06/2022
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.