📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteers are given the opportunity to contribute to our members associations assignments. The tasks is based on the associations “current needs and the volunteers interest and skills”. The associations are active in the sustainability work in different areas such as inclusion people with lesser possibilities, environmental work such as recycling, which the volunteers make an active contribution to in different ways. The work is based on "learning by doing" and solidarity spirit where everyone can make an effort and at the same time get a chance to learn new and develop theme selves. The volunteers work is to help the organizations with practical everyday tasks such as cleaning, small repairs, cooking, serving, gardening, marketing in social media, recycling, technical support and also with special projects and activities at youth camps. The volunteers will get to know Åland, its nature, culture and people by making a joint effort in the third sector.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers have their one room in a shared apartment (kitchen and bathroom). They mainly take care of food themselves and make a lunch box to the workplace. The apartment have wifi and i situated in the city center. When they participate in camps and activities were food is served they like other participants, get food and can also take care of leftovers for their own part. Transport is daily done by bicycle and sometimes with public transports and when its needed privat cars.
🎒 Leisure activities
The languish training will be in Swedish at OLS and in a study circle for practitioner. The volunteers will train their project skills and continuously evaluate they're learning in text and together with the mentor.
The volunteer will take part in onarrival training and midterm training arranged by the National Agency. During the year there will be different opportunities for lectures on studies depending on interest. The volunteer will learn have to work in project and will be able to work with smaller and bigger projects depending interests and skills.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: We are looking for socially and open minded persons. You should be able to work independently and in collaboration with others. Age from 20 years old and speak relatively good English. We want you to contribute with curiosity, interest and commitment to other people, especially young people and be an active part in activities, camps and projects. You should have a solidarity perspective in your volunteering. You have to have an interest in nature and outdoor. You have to be able to go by bicycle. You have to have knowledge or want to learn about social media.
Deadline: Application deadline: 15/08/2022
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.