ESC: Creative workshop for adults with disabilities

Name: ESC: Creative workshop for adults with disabilities
Start: 2024-09-01
End: 2025-08-31
Location: Czech Republic

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Czech Republic Education European Voluntary Service Social work Education European Voluntary Service +1 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

We believe that the long-term voluntary service abroad is a unique opportunity in every person’s life to learn more about themselves, other people and God.

We believe that volunteering in a different country is an enriching experience to gain a new perspective about people, culture, religion and country.

We believe that volunteering challenges values, norms and attitudes and can change both people and communities.

We stimulate enthusiasm for personal, professional and spiritual growth among all those who participate in our programmes.

💼 What the programme involves

Come to Karviná and become a volunteer for socio-therapeutic workshop. It is a center for adults with chronic mental illness, mental or combined disabilities (18 - 65 years). Its mission is to help service users to gain and maintain work habits. ACTIVITIES: You will support and assist clients during various therapeutic workshops, for instance pottery, creative workshop and basketry workshop. You will learn several creative techniques such as basket weaving, clay work, plastic work, jewelry making, wool work, canvas painting, collage, marbling or encaustic. You and the client will produce a lot of small gifts and decorations. You will participate in other group therapy sessions such as music, art or morning devotions. You will practice social skills with clients by speaking to them about various topics. You will have the opportunity to talk about your country or teach clients the basics of a foreign language. To find out more, visit our website www.intervia.cz

🏠 Accommodation on site

Costs related to the voluntary service are covered mainly by European Solidarity Corps programme. As for accommodation, it will be provided for you. A flat is usually shared with other volunteers - don’t worry about your privacy, each person has own bedroom. Moreover, you'll receive food allowance 170 Eur/month and pocket money 7 Eur/day. As for travel costs to the Czechia and back home, these are reimbursed to a specified limit depending on the distance. Travel costs to your workplace/seminars/day with are reimbursed as well. You pay only your special activities in your free time.

🎒 Leisure activities

By saying YES to this volunteering opportunity, you’ll have a chance to be part of the group of 25 international volunteers within Slezská Diakonie (SD). These young people have also decided to “bring light into the lives of the needy” in the following year. You will have a chance to meet during seminars to encourage each other, share and reflect on your learning journey. Moreover, you will have the chance to visit the placement of other volunteers (Day with) or to create a common project (Go for it). Join us! We are looking forward to hear from you!

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: If you're a person with an open heart for others, you want to improve your professional skills and gain new experience, you are looking at the right project. PREFERRED PERSONAL TRAITS: be able to work with people with mental disabilities, an advantage is to be able to play a musical instrument, not to be afraid to communicate, responsibility, creativity, empathy and proactivity.It is important to be proactive and have will to learn Czech language.:) You don't need any experience or special knowledge, we will teach you everything. :-)
Deadline: No application deadline

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

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

V Aleji 435/12, Ráj, 734 01 Karviná-Karviná 4, 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 Standard Time

Local time: 21:06 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

Czech English Slovak