ESC: Supporting hippotherapy sessions

Name: ESC: Supporting hippotherapy sessions
Start: 2026-09-01
End: 2027-08-23
Location: Warsaw, Poland

Code: 49818 Copied

Poland European Voluntary Service Social work Education European Voluntary Service Social work +1 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

“Helenów” is a complex of institutions providing education, treatment and welfare for children, youth and adults with disabilities. It specializes in treatment of children with Central Nervous System dysfunctions - it runs a kindergarten, schools and offers various forms of therapies such as hippotherapy, physiotherapy, music therapy, art therapy, etc. The main role of the volunteer is to support educators and therapists of various units located in “Helenów” Center.. Two volunteers are responsible for leading horses during the sessions of hippotherapy that the Centre has been organizing for more than 20 years. They are also in charge of supporting the therapists and cleaning the animals. Infopack: https://www.spw.ngo/helenow-infopack

🏠 Accommodation on site

- Accommodation: Shared flat on the premises of the host organization. Possibly shared room with one more volunteer of the same gender - Food: Volunteer receives 150 EUR/month and should be cooking on their own - Pocket money: 180 EUR per month - Language support: Polish classes on the Online Linguistic Support platform - Local transport: Volunteer receives city transport pass which allows to use all means of public transport in Warsaw - International travel: Reimbursement up to 211 EUR, 309 EUR or 395 (or a bit more in case of "green travel")

🎒 Leisure activities

- Orientation training (coordinating organization): introduction to the project, getting to know the cooridinators and the organization, integration with other volunteers and mentors, planning - On-arrival training (National Agency): Getting to know Poland, ESC introduction (5 days) - Mid-term training (National Agency, 5 days) - Final evaluation (coordinating organization) - Evaluation meetings/trainings (coordinating organization): intercultural education, learning, cultural adaptation, communication (once every two months)

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: - Friendly, making relationships with people easily - Willing to work with children and youth with disabilities - Communicative English - Physically active (able to work in stables and walk a few km everyday) -Enjoys outdoor activities and hiking; no prior experience with horses required. - Reliable and diligent
Deadline:

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

PL49818

01/09/2026 → 23/08/2027

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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

Warsaw, Poland

Poland

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Poland Zloty (PLN / zł)

Exchange rate

1 PLN = 0.228363 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 20:55 (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 Polish