📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
"Community Support" Association ( Topluma Destek Derneği) is a youth non-governmental, non-profit making organization working in the territory of Çanakkale region. The organization was established in April 2017 and since then actively working and growing day by day. The main objective is using cultural, educational and art activities to encourage the personal and professional development of the citizens through non-formal education and also the building up and development of active citizenship among them. The organization is an alternative for young people in the region to realize their potential and become an active part of society. It is founded by people seeking positive change for young people in Turkey. We also aim at providing equal possibilities for youth with fewer opportunities. The organization gives them the opportunity to develop their selves by participating in various initiatives and events at local, national and international level. The organization periodically organizes training, workshops, seminars with youngsters in order to provide them with new skills in different areas, to introduce teamwork, time management, critical thinking etc. "Community Support" Association is working with the aim to develop intercultural dialogue and understanding between young people from whole Europe crossing all the difference developing initiatives fighting the racism and xenophobia among youth from different religious, ethnic, cultural, geographical or economic background.
TDD also collaborates with local public authorities, education units, private sector representatives and civil society organizations to improve the work for the benefit of youth.
💼 What the programme involves
With this project, we aim to raise awareness of this issue, provide information to the public, local NGOs, NGOs around Europa and youth workers with details about different programs, and at the same time, give motivation and inspiration to different sectors including some tools and more active usage of the internet and digital tools. Thanks to these opportunities, young people will have the opportunity to take part in voluntary activities where can improve themselves, meet new people and learn something in the local community and work on solving issues or improving the local community and making changes that count.
Our project aims to promote volunteering work, and solidarity as a value, raise awareness of the need of digitalisation and the importance of the use of the internet and digital tools, help people with different workshops and activities/videos to improve their digital skills, to enhance the engagement of young people.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The accommodation, food pocket money and transport are covered through the program.
🎒 Leisure activities
During the project, the volunteer will participate in on-arrival and mid-term training.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: - Be between 18-30 years old
- Not to have a long term EVS/ESC experience before
-To be Motivated and excited to take part in the activities of the project
- to be Open for changes and innovation, ready for work in a team
-to be ready for Taking initiative for creating and develop new activities
-To be flexible in working with international teams
-To be tolerant or the different culture, and to be ready and motivated to experience new cultures.
-in order to support equality, with this project, we want to give a chance to every youngster to apply and to be part of ESC
Deadline: Application deadline: 20/12/2022
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.