📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
In Portugal, JRS was created in 1992, since then it has focused on social, psychological, medical, legal and market integration support to migrants and refugees, as well as sheltering of homeless migrants (Centro Pedro Arrupe), support to detained migrants (Unidade Habitacional de Santo António), Portuguese language courses and various skills trainings, among others. Currently, JRS Portugal is also responsible for the Technical Secretariat of the Portuguese Refugee Support Platform (PAR) for managing the Temporary Center for Refugees (CATR) from the Lisbon Municipality, as well as for directly hosting a number of refugee families in autonomous houses.
See: https://www.facebook.com/Plataformadeapoioaosrefugiados/
http://www.refugiados.pt/?fbclid=IwAR31dSMArMMxMlKvWcshlCHbB_8g0CCKli_OpOo1qO1ysyX1UONCBuLqugo
💼 What the programme involves
The organziation Serviço Jesuíta aos Refugiados - Associação Humanitária (JRS - Jesuit Refugee Service) is an international organization of the Catholic Church, founded in 1980, under the esponsibility of Jesus' Company. JRS has as mission "monitor, serve and defend" the refugees, forcibly displaced people and all migrants in situations of particular vulnerability. In Portugal, JRS was created in 1992, and until the late 90s worked essentially as a knowledge platform and information on matters related to the laws on asylum and immigration. Since 1998, JRS Portugal took a more direct involvement with the migrant population and has since been developing activities and projects in the following areas: *Social support, including through intervention with migrants in large socially vulnerable *Psychological support and counseling *Legal support *Support for social integration *Professional insertion of immigrants *Support to qualified Immigrants *Accommodation of homeless
🏠 Accommodation on site
ProAtlântico will provide €5 to cover costs of food and extra expenses during non-working time. During working time the receiving organization provides suitable meal in the organization’s facilities, which is based on a Mediterranean diet. ProAtlântico provides accommodation in an apartment, University residence, hostel, hosting family in multiple bedroom with fully equipped kitchen, toilet and living room - electricity, water, gas, TV and Internet are covered by the project. The volunteers will have towels and bed clothes. A monthly local transport allowance is provided by the RO.
🎒 Leisure activities
on-arrival training - mid-term training - Online Linguistic Support - Other important subjects
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: The profile of the volunteer will have general requirements: proactive, motivated to work in a social housing environment, with sense of responsibility, like to work in a team, flexible, with handwork skills, with communication ability, mature to work with social and economic disadvantaged community. A high motivation to work with vulnerable people and special interest on music, dance, theatre, sports, cooking, computers, handicrafts, gardening, history, photography, arts, can be an added value, since these areas their fields of interest and will be the way to reach their attention.
Deadline: Application deadline: 31/05/2022
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.