ESC: Empowering children from socially disadvantaged background

Name: ESC: Empowering children from socially disadvantaged background
Start: 2024-07-01
End: 2024-07-14
Location: Bedekovčina, Croatia

Code: 39834 Copied

Croatia European Voluntary Service Social work European Voluntary Service Social work Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Institution for education of juveniles Bedekovčina is a part of Croatian social care system and it provides social services out of the families,help,counseling and half-day treatment in schools for children and young people with behavior problems,mental health issues as well as for children and juveniles at risk from developing behavior problems. Our mission is to create safe and encouraging environment for children and young people and help them to overcome behavior and emotional problems they are facing as well as education deficit. Focusing on life skills development we help them to develop tools and gain knowledge so they can become responsible and productive members of the community. The goal of the institution is to open towards local community and wider in order to raise interest in its work and to include other relevant stakeholders which can contribute in creating positive environment for children and young people. Besides our regular activities, we have organized 5 international voluntary camps with the participation of more then 50 volunteers from different countries of Europe.Also,we work with local civil associations on the projects that include volunteering and its promotion in the society.

💼 What the programme involves

The main goal of this solidarity project is empowering children and young people from disadvantaged background by creating encouraging and supportive environment where they can develop new skills,gain new knowledge and broaden their horizons.Activities are based on group work principles and intended to improve teamwork, encourage initiative,showing one's skills and abilities.Volunteers will get the opportunity to participate in different interactive,creative,musical and sports workshops but also to prepare and conduct workshops on their own.Starting time of the activities will be 10 am and ending time with the lunch break included will be 2,30 pm.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers will be placed in a student dormitory in Bedekovcina.Dormitory is equiped with rooms with two beds,bathrooms and living room with internet access. Breakfast,lunch and dinner will be provided in "Community social service center Zagorje" facilities which is 5 minutes walking distance from the student dormitory.Bedekovcina is a small town situated 50 km from Croatian capital Zagreb and is easily reachable by train.

🎒 Leisure activities

Volunteers will get a chance to learn through experience of connecting with others.They will be introduced with group work principles and encouraged to take initative in preparing and conducting interactive games and workshops for the children which will help them in developing group work techniques, motivation skills as well as sharing knowledge and experience

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are looking for open, responsible, communicative and creative participants who are interested in working with children,willing to learn,ready to share their ideas and experience with others and work as a part of a team.We need volunteers who will help us to create positive and encuraging enviroment for children.
Deadline: Application deadline: 19/05/2024

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

HR39834

01/07/2024 → 14/07/2024

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Deadline: 19/05/2024

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

Aleja Dragutina Domjanića 15, 49221, Bedekovčina, Croatia

Croatia

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 21:42 (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 Croatian Serbian