🏢 About the local organisation
The Gizakia Herritar Foundation is a non-governmental organization declared of social interest, apolitical and non-religious, with registered office at 31001 Pamplona, calle Mayor nº75. The tax identification code (CIF) is G31981368. It is registered in the Register of Foundations of Navarra with number 258, in the Register of Associations of the Pamplona City Council with number 446 and under the Social Patronage regime of the Government of Navarra. The governing body is made up of 11 people (six women and five men) who do not receive any remuneration. The mission of the foundation is: fundamentally through volunteering, to work for the prevention of situations of social exclusion in childhood and to improve the living conditions of people in situations of social vulnerability, with the aim of achieving a more socially vulnerable society. inclusive through community work, the social and solidarity economy, the participation of the users themselves, the promotion of human rights and the achievement of social justice for all human beings. Currently more than 400 volunteers of all ages participate continuously. Our main activity began in 2009 with the "Paris 365 Solidarity Dining Room" and we offer 3 meals a day for one euro a day from Monday to Sunday to people who, due to economic, health or social problems, do not have access to adequate food. To provide comprehensive care, the dining room also offers a relational and training space, the Txoko Paris 365 with the aim that people who come to the dining room create social bonds. We also have the Paris 365 solidarity pantry for families with dependent children, who have difficulties in meeting their basic food needs and who can have their own kitchen. We seek to provide nutritional minimums through a balanced basket. It serves 70 different families a month who come once a week to collect fresh and non-perishable food. This resource also includes training courses on healthy eating and learning to cook with local products. Access to food resources is made through the reception, information, guidance and accompaniment service (SAIOA). In some way, it is the "node" of relations from which the main internal connections of the users with the entity are made. and external with the resources, both private and public, offered by the community. It is where the first reception is made to the people who come to the service doing an active listening, information is gathered about the need and seeks to initiate a relationship of trust that allows establishing the first links so that the users consider our resource as a "Safe and helpful space" favoring their openness to new relationships. This service works in coordination with other entities, both public and private, that make referrals of people to our resource, and informs, guides and accompanies users to other resources, internal and external, which may be more suitable and / or complementary. for the improvement of their well-being and / or for the exercise of their rights as members of the community
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteers will participate in the project "Comedor solidario Paris365. The volunteers will do their work in a cross-cultural atmosphere where 80 local volunteers of all ages take part; they will be able to actively participate helping the community resolving social problems. The volunteers will do 30 hours of volunteering a week, parted shifts (mornings and evenings) Activities: -Solidarity dining room, Paris 365: The volunteers will have alternate weekly or monthly shifts in order to not be both of them in the service at the same time. They have to support the responsible person of the solidarity dining room serving food and receiving service users. -Txoko Paris 365 social and community center for service users of the Foundation, including internet computers, library, social worker services (one volunteer will primarily participate in this project). Supporting the coordinator of the Txoko Paris 365 with the management of activities that take place in the center.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: We do not have a pre-defined profile for an ideal candidate; however we are interested in a person who is motivated and feels identified with the projects of the Foundation and its objectives. The candidate must understand the importance of working into a multicultural context and with people at high-risk of social exclusion. We evaluate self initiative, team work, if the candidate is open minded and if he/she is able to adapt him/herself to a changing environment. He or she must be able to speak fluently Spanish.
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.