ESC volunteering at VIN Day Centre

Name: ESC volunteering at VIN Day Centre
Start: 2024-01-02
End: 2025-01-01
Location: Reykjavík, Iceland

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Iceland European Voluntary Service Social work European Voluntary Service Social work Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

Vin is a day center for people with mental health issues located in Reykjavik and operated by the Municipality of Reykjavík. Its aim is to socially integrate otherwise isolated people struggling with mental illness, to help them change their routines and add something extra to their lives, thus strengthening their physiological, physical and sociological well-being and improving their quality of life. Furthermore, the aim is to help the guests to improve/develop various skills through participation in daily activities. As a volunteer one of your main tasks will be to spend time with the guests, getting to know them, chatting, and engaging them in different activities. Cooking (about two hours preparation),Organizing and participating in the activities of the day, etc.You will be asked to join the staff in some extra activities, like going for a walk or visiting a museum (occasionally). In this project the volunteer's ideas, skills, and initiatives will be welcomed.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteer will live in our volunteer house in the centre of Reykjavik together with 6-7 other international volunteers all working at different projects. The volunteers each have their own private bedroom, then share a kitchen, bathrooms and living room. Food and pocket money allocation as well as bus card for Reykjavik for the whole year included.

🎒 Leisure activities

The volunteers get languages classes and are trained in the project for project relevant skills. On arrival and mid term training are organised by the National Agency of Iceland and are compulsory.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are looking for individuals who are: flexible, open minded, independent, motivated, patient, caring, teamworker and empathetic
Deadline: Application deadline: 01/12/2023

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

IS37742

02/01/2024 at 00:00 → 01/01/2025 at 00:00

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Deadline: 01/12/2023

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

Reykjavík, Iceland

Iceland

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Iceland Krona (ISK / kr)

Exchange rate

1 ISK = 0.007321 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Greenwich Mean Time

Local time: 21:09 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

Danish English German Icelandic Norwegian Swedish