ESC: Discover your impact abroad - Volunteer for volunteers - Apr24 /Mar25

Name: ESC: Discover your impact abroad - Volunteer for volunteers - Apr24 /Mar25
Start: 2024-04-01
End: 2025-03-31
Location: Utrecht, Netherlands

Code: 38233 Copied

Netherlands European Voluntary Service Social work European Voluntary Service Social work Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

SIW is an exchange organisation run mostly by volunteers for volunteering projects around the world and in the Netherlands. During your ESC project you will get the opportunity to discover different teams within SIW, depending on your interests. Generally, 2 to 3 days a week you will support the team at the office with different tasks, for example prepare, attend and report meetings, write a guide for other volunteers who come to the Netherlands or digitalise the archive. Other days you will support other teams within SIW and half a day a week is for personal development. With your mentor and ESC coordinator you will discuss regularly which teams and tasks fit your personal goals. Examples are: - Marketing & communication: speaking at a school or fair or making a social media post about volunteering - Financial: learn about the financing of volunteering projects - Training: get skilled to organise, give or evaluate a training course - Summer camp: help to organise a summercamp

🏠 Accommodation on site

Our office is in the heart of Utrecht, close to train and bus station. Utrecht is a vibrant historic university city in the centre of the Netherlands. Your apartment with a private room and shared kitchen/living area is above the office. Because of the location, it can be somewhat noisy during the weekend, but there are abundant leisure activities. Costs for food are largely covered and you will receive pocket money. The travel costs to start the project and to return home when the project is finished are refunded based on distance. We encourage you to travel green and come by train or bus.

🎒 Leisure activities

Half a working day a week is dedicated to your self-development. To reflect on your progress, tasks and personal goals you will have meetings with your mentor and the ESC coordinator. You will attend the on-arrival and mid-term training organised by the National Agency and meet volunteers of other ESC projects within the Netherlands. SIW will offer you different assignments and training opportunities. You will improve your Dutch. A buddy, a Dutch youngster who has done an ESC project is assigned to you and can help with practical questions, finding fun activities, or even doing them together.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: You are social and open person, since a lot of the tasks require you communicating with others. You are interested in the Dutch language and culture and ideally have already some knowledge of the language. You are curious to try out new tasks and enthusiastic to learn new skills. Please note: we are looking for 1 volunteer from April 2024 until August/September 2024 and 1 volunteer form April 2024 until March 2023. Pls indicate clearly how long you would preferrably like to stay. There is some flexibility on the dates as well.
Deadline: Application deadline: 10/02/2024

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.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

NL38233

01/04/2024 → 31/03/2025

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Deadline: 10/02/2024

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

Willemstraat 7, 3511 RJ Utrecht, Netherlands

Netherlands

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 22:11 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Dutch Western Frisian