ESC: Planet Search volunteer

Name: ESC: Planet Search volunteer
Start: 2024-01-03
End: 2025-01-03
Location: Bruxelles, Belgium

Code: 37555 Copied

Belgium European Voluntary Service Social work European Voluntary Service Refugees +1 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

Vluchtelingenwerk Vlaanderen has a legal helpdesk where lawyers, social services, volunteers, and people in need of international protection can seek answers to their questions concerning the asylum procedure and the right to reception. In 2022, we launched our new ‘Planet Search’ program. This program aims to support lawyers and social services support asylum seekers by providing them with specific country of origin information (COI). Starting from specific cases, the Planet Search volunteer conducts research and supplies sources of information on the situation in the country of origin. Concretely: • Answering ad hoc requests for detailed country of origin information. • Organise a panel hearing and help compile a thorough report on a pressing subject. • Actively establish and maintain an informal network of co-workers in European partner-organisations • Promote the Planet Search program among legal and social practitioners in Belgium.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteer will receive a monthly payment (€973,33) for organisational support, covering accommodation and food expenses, and a monthly amount of €152,08 for individual expenses. The volunteer can choose their own accommodation; many choose to stay in Brussels. Vluchtelingenwerk Vlaanderen will support the volunteer in finding appropriate accommodation by providing relevant sources (websites, social media groups…) where accommodation is published. Home-to-office travel will be paid; the office is situated just a 5-minute subway ride away from the historical centre of Brussels.

🎒 Leisure activities

Intercultural training will be part of the training organised by JINT (the national agency in Belgium). These trainings aim to create intercultural encounters, which are essential in the project, and they will remain a subject in feedback sessions and evaluations. Internal training is being periodically set up to keep staff and volunteers steady on track with these regulations. Every new staff member and volunteer receives an introduction training and folder with essential information on the organization (mission, vision, workplace rules...).

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: • Degree in Law, Human Rights, International relations or a similar field of study • Understanding of and high interest in the situation of asylum seekers and refugees, and of the role of humanitarian and international agencies in providing them with protection and assistance • Understanding of the role of civil society in migration issues • Openness and non-discrimination as core values and working principles • Strong research skills • Strong written and oral English skills • Being able to work independently • Planning and organizational skills, able to adhere to deadlines
Deadline: Application deadline: 20/11/2023

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.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

BE37555

03/01/2024 → 03/01/2025

Closed

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Deadline: 20/11/2023

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

Rue Botanique 75, 1210 Bruxelles, Belgium

Belgium

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 21:02 (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