📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
People & Planet Project is a transnational volunteering project to promote solidarity, community and environment sustainable development. The project will start in 1st of July and will last 6 months until December 2021. We have the opportunity to invite 6 volunteers from EU partner countries and program countries.
Volunteers will take part in several activities in line with ESC principals and goals; Educational activities with babies and little children; Global Citizenship Education activities and workshops; Implimenting upcycling, restoration and recycling activities in RS’s atelier– sharing knowledge , skills and experience involving local people in the process; Planting and conservation of the solidarity vegetable garden; Support forest preservation tasks and tree planting in the moutain; Support and animation activities for elderly people; Home support service for elderly people; Help in logistics tasks (colecting food, furnitures, etc).
🏠 Accommodation on site
The house in which the volunteers will live is located close to the Rosto Solidário’s office, in Rua da Relva nº 18. The house is equipped with a big kitchen, four bathrooms, five rooms (each to be shared by two people), a big living room downstairs with four sofas, television and some table and a balcony. In the house there may be participants from more than one international project.
The project covers the volunteers' travel expenses according to the program rules and limits defined in ESC guide.
🎒 Leisure activities
Volunteers will participate in specially prepared trainings, such as on-arrival and mid-term trainnings.
During the project volunteers will be able to count on the support of the project coordinator and other organisation staff, whose experience can be very helpful.
In addition, we’ll provide a series of training sessions that will prepare you to take on this challenge.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: Reliable, proactive, dynamic, open-minded and flexible people, with problem-solving and good interpersonal communication skills.
Considering the tasks that will be assigned, the volunteer has to have good mood and willingness to accomplish them.
An intermediate level of English is highly recommended.
Volunteers’ willingness to learn Portuguese is also a key factor in the selection process, although a previous knowledge it’s not necessarily required.
We can host all candidates from Programme and Partner Countries.
Deadline: Application deadline: 15/07/2022
ℹ️ Additional information
Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass:https://www.youthpass.eu/en/
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label. The Quality Label certifies that the organisation is able to run projects in compliance with the principles and objectives of the European Solidarity Corps.