ESC: The road to inclusion

Name: ESC: The road to inclusion
Start: 2024-09-01
End: 2025-08-31
Location: Oostende, Belgium

Code: 40360 Copied

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

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

Ithaka vzw, an organization dedicated to supporting people with intellectual disabilities, and/or autism is seeking an enthusiastic volunteer to join our team in Oostende for one year. As a volunteer at Ithaka vzw, you will have the opportunity to gain valuable experience, develop new skills, and make a positive impact in the lives of others. Tasks during the project: Assisting with various activities and events organized by Ithaka vzw, supporting individuals with disabilities in their daily activities, contributing to an inclusive and supportive environment for all participants, opportunity to take initiative and develop projects within our organization. Together we take steps and provide support where necessary. We share our beautiful but also our difficult moments. The journey is what matters, not just the destination. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTIlVIuzN9o

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation:The volunteer will have a private room in a house shared with another ESC volunteer.Transport: Oostende is a middle big place in Flanders, Belgium. The volunteer will have an own bicycle to travel around. Food: the volunteer will receive a food allowance monthly, but will also have the opportunity to enjoy a hot meal during working hours. The volunteer will also receive pocketmoney. Language: the volunteer will get a language course. In Ithaka,there is a separate locker where the volunteer can store personal belongings. Depending on the tasks there is the option to use a laptop.

🎒 Leisure activities

The sending organization takes care for: pre-departure training where the volunteer will gain all information about the guidelines and the organization of his/her stay. Besides that, the volunteer takes part in the on-arrival training and mid-term training provided by the National Agency of Belgium - Flanders. In the first weeks we provide an 'Ithakabad': the volunteer is introduced to the different aspects of the organization. A volunteer is never alone, everything happens in tandem with a collegue who works as a coach with the target group.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We search for a young person with a passion for working with people with intellectual disabilities and/or autism and promoting inclusion. You don’t need to have experience with working with them, but it is important that you are motivated to do so. We search for someone with an open attitude with deep respect for being different, empathy, patience, enthusiastic and dynamic. The person has willingness to learn Dutch (even perhaps before the start of the project) and is willing to work individually and in groups.
Deadline: Application deadline: 02/06/2024

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

BE40360

01/09/2024 → 31/08/2025

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Deadline: 02/06/2024

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

Kaaistraat 35, 8400 Oostende, Belgium

Belgium

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 21:21 (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