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ESC: S.M.I.L.E in Pomoc u kuci

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Croatia European Voluntary Service Social work European Voluntary Service Social work Fixed dates

About the project

ESC: S.M.I.L.E in Pomoc u kuci

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

The aim of the Association is to provide and exercise rights to the unemployed, especially women over 40 years of age, single mothers, long-term unemployed women and other unemployed through the realization of their own and other programs/projects, in order to increase their competitiveness in seeking and obtaining employment, and to organize humanitarian projects actions for the purpose of collecting and distributing material, financial and other goods to the sick, infirm, abandoned or poor children and socially disadvantaged families, single parents and the elderly and disabled improving the quality of their lives, and of all other people in need. Activities of the Association: - Promoting and developing volunteerism - the activity of volunteer centers - promoting the development of social entrepreneurship - the right elderly person - poverty reduction - improving health - lifelong learning and adult education - education for sustainable development, healthy lifestyles and nature conservation - help and support for the elderly - assistance and support to persons with disabilities - Assistance and support to persons at risk of poverty and social exclusion - assistance and support to the unemployed - counseling and assistance - help in the house - living room for the elderly - home help and care services - preparing food and providing food service - preparing and serving drinks and beverages - purchase and sale of goods - tourist services involving sports, recreational or adventure activities - maintenance of public areas - transportation of passengers in public transport - car taxi transfer - transportation for own needs - the activity of public road transport of passengers and freight in domestic traffic - professional help and support - short stay, playroom, workshops, clubs - organizing leisure activities - help and support in your own home and community - other social service activities - improving the quality of life and health of the socially excluded - organizing humanitarian concerts, sporting events, and other public gatherings - other humanitarian aid activities - sports recreation - physical activities and games organized in order to promote health and recreation - organizing and conducting a recreational exercise - organizing sports and recreational competitions and sports and recreational educational projects and programs - cooperation with other humanitarian and social organizations, and joint appearances in public media communication with other institutions - production and sale of useful and decorative creations of the members of the Association - Informatics and computer science - improving the quality of life of older persons

💼 What the programme involves

This project aims to support the work of a noble organisation called Pomoć u Kući (Help at home) that works with and cares for elderly citizens from 2 towns and 40 villages.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteer will live in a private room in a fully equipped apartment with another ESC volunteer. Lipik is a small town that is in a remote agricultural area of Croatia. That makes it difficult to come to Zagreb via train or bus (they go once per day). The volunteers will get a bicycle they can use to get around town. The travel budget allows for up to 275€, which can be arranged through Ocean Znanja. You will receive 3€ day for food expenses on working day and 5€ on non-working. You will also get 5€ as pocket money per day. Subsequent payments will be between first and fifth of each month.

🎒 Leisure activities

During the duration of the service, the volunteer will go to the training cycles done by the Croatian National Agency: on-arrival training (5 days), mid-term meeting (3–4 days). The volunteers will get an orientation training organized by Ocean Znanja in the first week of their arrival. During the whole volunteering project, the volunteer will have the opportunity for further training and education based on preference and time constraints.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Passion for the relevant role: interested in improving their skills and developing themselves further, motivated people who want to help others and people that are passionate about working with elderly. The most important characteristics for working in "Pomoć u Kući" are high level of motivation in working with elderly, self-initiative, patience, flexibility, openness to others and adaptability. The volunteer should be interested and willing to learn Croatian because it will be very important in developing a connection with the old people and the locals.
Deadline: Application deadline: 02/09/2023

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.

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📅 Available sessions

HR36933

20/09/2023 → 31/05/2024

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
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Deadline: 02/09/2023

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

Baranjska ul. 18, 34551, Lipik, Croatia

Croatia

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

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

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Croatian Serbian