ESC: Meeting the world. The life in an asylum seekers centre.

Name: ESC: Meeting the world. The life in an asylum seekers centre.
Start: 2024-08-01
End: 2025-12-31
Location: Eupen, Belgium

Code: 39697 Copied

Belgium European Voluntary Service European Voluntary Service Refugees Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

The asylum-seekers Center “Belle-Vue” is managed by the Belgian Red Cross. It is located in Eupen, in the German speaking community of Belgium. The Belle-Vue Institut accommodates 105 inhabitants (Families, non-accompanied minors, women, men) of different cultures, nationalities and religions, asking for asylum. The Red Cross tasks consist in the administration of the house as well as welcoming and supporting the refugees during their asylum procedure. The volunteer will take care of the basic work (serving meals, distribution of bed sheets and sanitary articles, working on the reception desk, medical transports…). The volunteer will also participate in the organization of the different activities offered in our center, such as sport, culture, art and music activities as well as cooking, language lessons (French or German) or manual work, according to his/her ability and interests. Moreover the volunteer can use all his/her creativity to develop and realize new projects.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Food: The volunteer will receive a food allowance monthly. There is a kitchenette in the volunteer’s house where he/she can prepare the food. The volunteer can eat in the Center's canteen during the working day. Accommodation: A studio in the center of Eupen will be rented by the hosting organization (it consists in one sleeping room with kitchenette and a private bathroom, in the owner's house), 15 minutes by walking from the Asylum seekers Center. Transport arrangements: the volunteer will have a bicycle and a rail pass for travelling in Belgium by train.

🎒 Leisure activities

The volunteer will participate to an on-arrival meeting and to a mid-term meeting organized by the national agency. The volunteer will participate to a two-days team seminar. Red-Cross trainings are offered as well. Language lessons (French or German). Team meetings take place weekly. The purpose of the meetings is to discuss difficulties and to promote the collaboration within the team. The volunteer will have a mentor who can help him/her for any issues. Here a video of our prior volunteer experience: https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity/placement/563_en

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: The volunteers should be open-minded, ready to get in touch with different cultures and beliefs. They have to assist people without any kind of discrimination. The volunteers should have a particular interest in the problems of asylum and migration. They respect the 7 fundamental principles of the Red Cross. As the volunteers have the opportunity to develop and realize a project they have to be active, enthusiastic and motivated. The volunteers will work with a large multicultural team, so they should be open for teamwork and speak french and english fluently- german would be an asset!
Deadline: Application deadline: 16/06/2024

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

BE39697

01/08/2024 → 31/12/2025

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Deadline: 16/06/2024

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

Eichenberg 11, 4700 Eupen, Belgium

Belgium

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 22:05 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Dutch French