ESC: Long-term volunteering at Lääneranna Youth Centre

Lääneranna Youth Center coordinates the youth work of Lääneranna municipality through youth work units and in cooperation with educational institutions. The structural units of the youth center are youth rooms located in different areas of Lääneranna municipality. We are mainly operating in Lihula Youth Center, but as well in around areas in Lõpe, Kõmsi and Varbla Youth Centers. The main objective is to support young people, help them to create possibilities to volunteer at the local and international level. In previous years we coordinated many projects, involving more than hundreds of local youngsters in volunteering in local society and as well abroad. We promote Europe and its values to the local youth community. The mission is to empower youth work in Lääneranna parish, to create opportunities for young people to contribute to the local community and grow up to be responsible citizens. More information and how to apply: https://estyes.ee/en/projects/laaneranna-youth-centre/

Work tasks and Proposed activities
The arriving volunteer will have the opportunity to help out at the local school and youth centers around the Läänemaa municipality.

Main tasks of the volunteer will be as follows:

organising and hosting a language and culture club at the local school. The main objective of the culture club will be to provide the opportunity for the local youngsters to get to know the culture, heritage, history and language of the volunteers’ home country. The activities will be prepared, chosen and managed by the volunteer themselves.
Doing youth work in Lihula Youth house. The volunteer will interact with local youngsters that come here after school, help out around the youth center and host an activity once a week: the activities itself will be for the volunteer to decide ( painting, crafts, music or photography related, football club etc.) The main objective of this is to develop new skills and competences of the local youngsters and try out new things.
Writing a column about ESC and volunteers’ life at least 2 times a month for Lääneranna Noorteportaal. This will increase the visibility of the project, raise awareness about Erasmus plus and opportunities of the programme among local youth and help the volunteer to reflect back on how their ESC journey is going on a regular basis.
Doing youth and culture work at Lõpe klubi one day a week. In Lõpe we have a wonderful youth and culture center where there is plenty opportunities to apply yourself creatively and socially while helping out with organising and running events for the whole community of Lõpe and surrounding areas.
Helping out with organising youth activities in Kõmsi noortetuba. In Kõmsi there is a small space for the youngsters to come together which would really benefit from outside help; exposure to the foreign culture and language would mean a lot for the local kids, The volunteer will be able to plan and organise