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ESC: Long-term volunteering in Kindergarten "Namins"/LATVIA

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Latvia European Voluntary Service Social work Education European Voluntary Service Social work +1 Fixed dates

About the project

ESC: Long-term volunteering in Kindergarten "Namins"/LATVIA

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

European Association “World-Our Home” is a body active at the European level in the youth field and NGO that works with international and European projects in youth, social, cultural and educational fields from 1999. The main aim of the organization is to promote European citizenship, solidarity, multiculturalism and non-formal education. The main target groups are youth, especially potential volunteers and potential partner organizations in European Solidarity Corps programme. The organization is busy with European youth exchange projects, seminars, trainings, international cultural projects. The organization actively participates in Erasmus +, Europe for Citizens programmes. “World-Our Home” is a hosting, sending and coordinating organization already for 20 years which helps to search for and realize projects for young people who want to be volunteers through ESC programme. The organization also gives people the opportunity to learn foreign languages and get acquainted with different cultures in order to get European awareness, to gain more possibilities for social integration into the European community and make successful choice in their career. Our aim is to continue cooperation with the European Solidarity Corps Programme and gain experience and take advantages which the volunteers can bring to the work of European organizations, thus enriching their everyday professional and personal life.

💼 What the programme involves

The project objectives are the following: to give young people opportunities to learn new set of professional skills, gain experience in leadership, team building and communication, develop intercultural dialogue and cooperation between young people and local inhabitants for better employment opportunities in the future. Through this project we want to promote solidarity between nations, to integrate and unite the European volunteers and local young people, promoting European cultures, languages and European Solidarity Corps programme, as well as to make changes in young people's life and environment around them. The volunteer will work in the kindergarten "Namiņš" He/she will have the opportunity to learn the theoretical and practical aspects of working with children, including learning about Latvian educational system and methods used in children's education.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteer will have 6 working hours every working day. The volunteer will have two days off per week on Saturday and Sunday. The volunteer will live in the flat together with other volunteer from different country. 2 people in one flat. The organization will provide the accommodation from the project budget. The flat will be equipped with all necessary household appliances. Food allowance - 150,00 EUR/month, Pocket money - 5,00 EUR/day. Travel costs - 309,00 EUR.

🎒 Leisure activities

Volunteers will be invited to participate in the On-Arrival and Mid-term training organized by Latvian National agency.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Volunteer needs to know English at least B1 level. Volunteer needs to have motivation to work with children, to help teachers and to show his/her creativity during the project.
Deadline:

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 ?
  • 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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📅 Available sessions

LV48943

01/12/2025 → 01/12/2026

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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

Rēzekne, Latvia

Latvia

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Eastern European Standard Time

Local time: 21:55 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Latvian Russian Lithuanian