📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
Our association's activities are carried out in three different categories being in local, national, and international levels. Our local works are for the empowerment and support of the youth living in İzmir. Nearly 1,000,000 young people between the ages of 15-29 live in İzmir and the total population of the city is 4.5 million.
As Pi Youth Association, we organize trainings, workshops and seminars for young people, especially the disadvantaged ones, in 10 different parts of İzmir. Moreover, we try to provide opportunities for their personal development, healthy living skills, and inclusion in social life.
ESC volunteers, who will take part in this project, will also help us with the activities that we will organize for the local youth. Apart from the exemplary activities mentioned below, we are also open to new educational ideas, new workshops, and other suggestions for local youth. You can also mention these suggestions in your application (on motivation letter) if you wish.
🏠 Accommodation on site
To volunteers' will be paid,
- Travel Support
- Pocket Money
- Food Money
Also hosting organization will support to volunteers for accommodation, local transportation, invoices of volunteer room, visa and residence permit, language course (Turkish). Hosting organization has a volunteer house and when you accept to be participant of this project you have to stay there. Please do not forget to learn accommodation details from hosting organization.
🎒 Leisure activities
It will be given 3 hours of Turkish language course per week to volunteer. This language course is free. Turkish language courses will be given by volunteers or language courses. In addition, personal counseling support will be provided to the volunteers throughout their stay in Turkey. For this, a mentor staff was established in our association. Mentors will constantly support the volunteers in the process of adapting to my country, to the community, to the region to live. Apart from volunteer mentors, they can also get support from local project managers and local volunteers.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: - Between the ages of 18 and 30
- Microsoft Office programs and internet skills
- To be strong on communication skill
- It’s not the problem-oriented the solution-minded think.
- Fluent in English
- Tend to team work
- Work with young people in different religions and cultures
- Responsible for delivering the work properly and on time.
- They do not require luxury requirements on the study area and accommodation. (Cleanliness and safety are important for us)
- Creative and open-minded
- Looking knowledged / experienced or interested / enthusiastic volunteers on youth work.
Deadline: No application deadline
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.