ESC in Poland for 10 months
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About the project
ESC in Poland for 10 months
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The Polish Association for People with Intellectual Disabilities Branch in Gdansk is a local institution established by the parents of mentally disabled children. Our aims are focused on working for equaling chances of intellectual disabled people, creating conditions of obeying human rights in their surroundings, leading them towards active participation in social life and supporting their families.Our branch includes 200 members and takes care more than 1000 people through diverse forms of day activity. The association leads institutions designed for disabled persons in every age and with every level of handicap.
💼 What the programme involves
Our volunteers will be working with people with intellectual disabilities in many different centers. Volunteers will be working in therapy workshops with art and sport activities, also as a English teacher for people with disabilities.
In Education Rehabilitation Center for people with high disabilities (volunteers are involved in working in group). Those are children from 7 to 23 years old. Children have their educational, school activates, connected with other rehabilitation, sport, music therapy, cafeteria etc.
Volunteers also support our adults in individual work but also in group activities in Daily Center. This is center were people with disabilities have daily activities connected with rehabilitation and outside activities.
Another center is Supported Home for disabled people. This is place where people with disabilities are leavening independently with support of workers. Volunteers are responsible for organizing social activities for them.
We have also orchestra Vita Activa for people with intellectual disabilities and music school for them. We have theatre Razem and music band Remont Pomp for Evs volunteers and for polish disabled and polish volunteers. All those groups are playing concerts and theatre shows regularly.
Another think is “Best Buddies” program. Every volunteer have his own disabled “friend” and they have to meet one time in the week and spend time like a friends. So go to restaurant to cinema or play some sport together.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will be 7 volunteers. Volunteers will live in 3 flats (one flat 3 persons and other flats 2 persons), all are located in Gdańsk Przymorze very close to work and by tramp 25 to the center and 10 min to Sopot for example.
From flats it is not so far to work, and volunteers will get tickets to go everywhere by tramp, bus and train in Gdansk, Sopot and Gdynia.
⚠️ Requirements
French or belgian residents required
ℹ️ Additional information
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eECxYFg6lM
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SVI_ESC-Polish Association for People with Intellectual Disabilities-Poland
16/09/2019 → 24/07/2020
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
Gdańsk, Poland
Poland
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Poland Zloty (PLN / zł)
Exchange rate
1 PLN = 0.228363 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
🛡️ Before you leave
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🗣️ Languages spoken