📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Cork City Council is the local authority (municipality) responsible for local government in the city of Cork in Ireland. It operates over an area with a population of 210,000 people and provides services including roads, housing, arts, emergency management, environment, community, libraries, recreation and parks, water and drainage. The Council operates out of Cork City Hall in the heart of Cork City. There are 31 elected members of Cork City Council.
💼 What the programme involves
Cork City Council is delighted to invite volunteers from our partner cities, as well as Cork, to engage in a dynamic programme of environmental awareness raising. What began as a conversation about Plastic Straws has expanded to take in microplastics, single use plastic of all kinds, consumption in public spaces, academic interaction with this important field, and water infrastructure in our City. Cork has a proud maritime heritage and of environmental activism in the community. As well as this, the European Commission has recently announced that Cork is to become one of Europe’s first climate neutral cities. During this two week programme, volunteers will learn more about the challenges facing the local environment in Cork, as well as how this reflects the broader challenge with plastic waste in waterways and oceans. The group will tap into the interest at community level to work proactively on this challenge, as well as enjoy an immersive experience in Cork City life.
🏠 Accommodation on site
All volunteers will be accommodated in University College Cork accommodation. Each volunteer will have their own room and will share kitchen space with other volunteers in the group. Each apartment will be allocated a budget per week to manage the purchase of food, and cooking duties will be shared by the group. Transportation, accommodation and meals expenses will be covered by the project. Each volunteer will be allocated €5 per day pocket money.
Cork volunteers who would rather stay in their own accommodation for the duration will also be welcome to do so.
🎒 Leisure activities
Volunteers will undertake 'on the job' training around litter surveying and single use plastics auditing in a campus environment. There will be a strong emphasis on information and capacity building. Volunteers will work on event management skills, as we explore avenues to run environmental awareness sessions in the community and with the general public.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: We want to hear from young people with an interest and commitment to working in and learning more about environmental conservation, climate change and environmental communications, community development and potentially youth work. The specifics of the project will be tailored where possible according to the applications we receive- so we welcome applications from volunteers with an interest in science, community work, engineering, and environment and sustainability. Priority will be given to young people with fewer opportunities, facing obstacles including economic, social, geographic .
Deadline: Application deadline: 31/05/2022
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.