ESC: Foster Home in the rural (working with children and with the farm)
Code: 42668 Copied
Spain
European Voluntary Service
Social work
Environment
European Voluntary Service
Social work
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Fixed dates
About the project
ESC: Foster Home in the rural (working with children and with the farm)
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Parkeri(Spain) is a non profit organization,which develops projects to promote non formal and informal learning.
Asociación Parkeri
(Spain) is a non profit and non governmental organization, which
develops projects in order to promote non formal and informal learning since 2014.
We work in different topics: Gender, Inclusion, Learning support, team work , youth social
entrepreneurship and since 2021 we moved to Serrada de la Fuente (Puentes Viejas), a little
village in Sierra Norte, in the region of Madrid.
Our work approach is connected to non
formal education, and we want to bring and
connect our work to the rural areas. We want to connect our experience in Youth Work with
the reality of the rural area we are living now and with the rural areas of your local
communities, with the work you are developing now. In this link you can see the video of
one of our training activities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiWEF7Lbbqs&t=57s
Asociación Parkeri
(Spain) is a non profit and non governmental organization, which
develops projects in order to promote non formal and informal learning since 2014.
We work in different topics: Gender, Inclusion, Learning support, team work , youth social
entrepreneurship and since 2021 we moved to Serrada de la Fuente (Puentes Viejas), a little
village in Sierra Norte, in the region of Madrid.
Our work approach is connected to non
formal education, and we want to bring and
connect our work to the rural areas. We want to connect our experience in Youth Work with
the reality of the rural area we are living now and with the rural areas of your local
communities, with the work you are developing now. In this link you can see the video of
one of our training activities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiWEF7Lbbqs&t=57s
💼 What the programme involves
The collaboration of CITAP(Berzosa foster home) as a host entity,together with the Parkeri NGO https://www.instagram.com/asociacionparkeri/ )as the coordinator NGO, we are looking for 2 volunteers, from July 2024 until June 2025. The main aim of the project is to improve quality of life and support the psycho social development for young people at social risk, some of them with mental health issues.Regardless of the different therapies carried out by various professionals, the leisure life of minors is focused on taking advantage of the natural resources of the environment, as well as the varied residential facilities. The project tasks include workshops on horticulture,animalcare (horses),masonry,carpentry,performing arts,sports to be developed with the beneficiaries and also the support on the daily life activities with the children and youngsters in the Berzosa foster home Other tasks are related with the care of the space (working in the farm and taking care of animals)
🏠 Accommodation on site
We are located in a very small village, Serrada de la Fuente, Madrid, Spain. Serrada de la Fuente is located one hour and a half by car from Madrid city center and 3 hours away by public transport. Serrada de la Fuente is a beautiful area in the mountains in Madrid, totally rural with 70 inhabitants ( https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serrada_de_la_Fuente ). Parkeri NGO will be in charge of accommodation (one house for you and other volunteers to live), for food and transport arrangements according to the European Solidarity Corps standards.
🎒 Leisure activities
Parkeri NGO staff are experts on the European Solidarity Corps (trainers on the Programme since 2014), so constant support will be provided to the volunteers. Mandatory trainings, like On Arrival training and Mid Term Evaluation, will be developed according to the Spanish National Agency calendar. Learning support will be provided and Youthpass will be given at the end of the volunteers' projects. We will also offer the volunteers to participate in trainings connected with non-violent communication, sociocracy and other non-formal education trainings/activities.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: Due to the nature of this volunteer project, in a rural area and that will work with young people in risk of exclusion and mental health issues, we need: - High motivation to accompany children and youngsters in their daily life activities with a caring and supportive approach - Person committed and mature to hold difficult situations - Negative certificate of sexual misdemeanors - Negative certificate of criminal/penal misdemeanors - High motivation to develop the project in a very isolated rural area in the mountains In Parkeri, we believe in INCLUSION, GENDER EQUITY, SOCIAL JUSTICE, SUSTAINABILITY and we have an ANTI-RACIST and DECREASING approach as organization principles.
Deadline: 04/10/2024 12:01
Deadline: 04/10/2024 12:01
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 ?
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.
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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01/11/2024 → 31/07/2025
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Deadline: 04/10/2024
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
C. Baja, 44, 28195 Serrada de la Fuente, Madrid, Spain
Spain
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)
Timezone
Central European Summer Time
Local time: 22:20 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
Collective
🗣️ Languages spoken
English
Spanish