📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
The project, Hertha, is a living community for mentally handicapped situated in a small village, Herskind, consisting of with families and singles, who integrate themselves into the lives and rhythm of the handicapped. It is integration, where normal people integrate into the lives of handicapped.
The living community consists of 2 houses with 19 mentally handicapped residents. The residents have different psychological and mental restrictions and some of them are also physically impaired, but all of them are able to walk. The level of function varies from nearly “normal” to few without any verbal language. Most are aged 18-30 years.
In the village there are different workshops: Bakery, biodynamic market garden, biodynamic farm, dairy, weave shed, kitchen and laundry where the mentally handicapped work. In the workshops we produce products spent by the residents in the village and the bakery and dairy produce products to be sold in ecological shops and other institutions in the area.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteer will live at the project; he will receive 180€ pocket money per month and a food fee from the project. Herskind is a small but quite vivid community, there is a smallgrocery, a community house where cultural and social events are celebrated, a sports club, were they play soccer, handball and badminton and where the volunteer can join the activities.
🎒 Leisure activities
There is a mentor who is responsible for answering any questions and supervising the work of the volunteer. The volunteer will participate in an on arrival training and mid-term meeting.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: The project has the following expectations towards the volunteer’s required skills and interests: - non smoker
- punctual – the volunteer must show up on time to the agreed activities
- tolerant, open, extrovert who can take part in our daily life with a positive attitude
- calm personality, flexible and accepting of adjustments to plans since changes can occur with short warning
Deadline: Application deadline: 26/05/2022
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.