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ESC: Discover your impact abroad - Volunteer for volunteers

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About the project

ESC: Discover your impact abroad - Volunteer for volunteers

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

SIW is an organisation run by mostly volunteers for volunteering projects around the world and in the Netherlands. During this ESC project you'll get the opportunity to discover different departments within our organisation, dependent on your interests. Two to three days a week you'll help out in the office with different tasks, for example digitalising the archive or writing a guide for other international volunteers who come to the Netherlands. 1-2 days you can help in 1 different department and half a day a week is for personal development. Together with the mentor and coordinator, you'll discuss regularly which departments and tasks fit your goals. Some departments: - Marketing & communication: for example speaking in a school or making a social media post - Financial: learn about the financial organisation of volunteering projects - Training: learn to organise and/or give training - Summer camp: help with the organisation and/or participate in one of the summer camps

🏠 Accommodation on site

Our office is in the heart of Utrecht, close to train and bus stations. The apartment is above the office and will be shared with one other volunteer in the future. Each volunteer has their private room and they share the kitchen/living area. Because of the location, it can be noisy during the weekends. Costs for food are covered and the volunteers receive pocket money. The travel costs to arrive at the start of the project, and to return home when the project is finished, get refunded based on distance. We encourage volunteers to travel green and come by train if possible.

🎒 Leisure activities

We encourage volunteers to learn/improve their Dutch. Half a working day a week is dedicated to your self-development, in which you'll get guided by your mentor. There are different meetings to reflect on your progress and tasks with your mentor and the ESC coordinator. There is the on-arrival and mid-term training from the National Agency, and you'll get access to the SIW online e-learning for international volunteering. You'll get a buddy, a Dutch youth who has done an ESC project and can help with practical questions or finding fun activities.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: The volunteer should be social and open, since a lot of the tasks are communicating with others. The volunteer should be interested in the Dutch language and culture. The volunteer should be curious to try out new tasks. The volunteer should be enthusiastic to learn new skills. This opportunity is still under the approval of a Quality Label.
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

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.

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📅 Available sessions

NL35613

01/07/2023 → 30/09/2024

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
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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: 21:57 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Dutch Western Frisian