📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Tarvastu Avatud Noortekeskus is a public youth center that provides opportunities fo leisure time activities and non-formal studying through workshops, trainings and youth meet-up projects. Its target group is youth aged 7-26 living in Tarvastu area, Viljandi parish regardless of their backround, circumstances or beliefs. TANK hosts annual sports tournaments (table tennis & pool), art and crafts workshops, is participating in community activities and active citizen projects for local youth together with its partners. TANK works on the open youth work method principles and is a member of nationwide Association of Estonian Open Youth Centers (AEYC).
💼 What the programme involves
NGO Continuous Action is searching 2 volunteers for a long-term volunteering project in Viljandi County, Estonia. Both volunteers main hosting organisation is Tarvastu Open Youth Centre. 1 volunteer would work directly in the youth Centre and plans the activities in Mustla together with nearby local partners (High School, Music School, kindergarten). The 2nd volunteer will move around in nearby Youth Centres and help them to plan activities in Ramsi, Saarepeedi, Kolga-Jaani, Leie.
The youth center offers leisure time activities for youth aged 7-26 years old who are living in Tarvastu area, Viljandi parish regardless of their background, circumstances or beliefs. In youth center, youths have a chance to understand the world around them by talking with people and getting advice, also learning about different possibilities for future. TANK (Tarvastu Open Youth Centre) hosts annual sports tournaments (table tennis & pool), art and crafts workshops and participates in community projects.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation and local transport: Volunteer is most likely living in a shared household if not agreed otherwise. The local transport is organised.
International transport: The travel grant depends on a travelled distance and can be 275€ / 360€ or 530€ for round tickets. Visa costs and other exceptional cost are covered up to real costs based on justification (if needed and applicable). Volunteer receives pocket money 4€/per day.
🎒 Leisure activities
Volunteer is attending at on-arrival training and mid-term training organised by Estonian National Agency. In addition volunteer is supported before mobility by support organisation and will also take part in local orientation in host organisation.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: Volunteer with a level of English language ability, interest and willingness to work in this field. Openness to integrate into new culture. No extra experience required, but having it is an advantage.
Deadline: Application deadline: 18/09/2022
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.