📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
Associação Viver Telheiras is a non-profit organization which facilitates community dynamics in the neighbourhood of Telheiras, in Lisbon, interconnecting local population, institutions and economic activities’ interests and needs.
Volunteers are going to be considered and treated as members of the team and they will work in an intercultural environment, both formal and non-formal. They will be expected to spend 30-35 hours a week working, including language lessons, social activities, and development of their own project ideas.
Their main tasks will include: participating in projects of different organizations of the “neighborhood organizations network” and work with different publics (children, elderly, disabled), supporting in the organization of social and cultural events for the local community, organizing workshops on different themes, and collaborating on the creation and management of content for social media and the Association’s website, among others.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The travel from Italy to Lisbon and back is reimbursed. The coordinating & hosting organization will provide the accommodation in a flat as close to the office and the city centre as possible. The volunteers will have to share the room with another volunteer/student/young person. They may also – if so, wished by the volunteer – receive a monthly accommodation allowance and be solely responsible for finding and paying for their own accommodation. Volunteers will also receive a monthly allowance of 330€ (180€ regarding food money, and 150€ regarding pocket money).
🎒 Leisure activities
The volunteers will attend three training sessions: a pre-departure training before leaving Italy; a so-called "on arrival training" in a few weeks after their advent in Portugal; a so-called "midterm training", around the half of the volunteering experience. Lessons of Portuguese are also provided on the spot.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: We are looking for pro-active volunteers, aged between 18-30 years, who bring their own ideas and opinions. They are not required to have any particular degree of formal education, the project is open to all volunteers who show interest in social and environmental issues.
It would be also good if you enjoy and have skills in communication and media, like writing articles and working with video and photography, although this isn’t a must.
Having some previous knowledge of the Portuguese language would also be good, but not mandatory.
Deadline: No application deadline
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.