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ESC: Volunteering with community promoters to advance gender justice and prevent gender-based violence

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Bolivia European Voluntary Service Social work Education Culture European Voluntary Service Social work +2 Fixed dates

About the project

ESC: Volunteering with community promoters to advance gender justice and prevent gender-based violence

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

ASPEm, in collaboration with Yachay Chhalaku in Sacaba (Cochabamba), promotes a project aimed at preventing violence against women from rural communities and students in educational institutions. The volunteer will support the community work of local advocates, mainly women survivors of violence, who assist others in reporting and awareness processes. They will also collaborate in communication and visibility activities to prevent and combat gender-based violence: content writing, social media outreach, production of materials, media relations, and event support. Activi-ties will take place mostly in the field, with some office work, and travel times may vary and be long depending on the location. The volunteering experience will take place Monday to Friday, 30 to 40 h/week, excluding transport time. The initiative is part of ASPEm’s commitment to rights, empowerment, and social transformation through educational, community-based, and advocacy actions.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The house is in Cochabamba, where ASPEm’s local office is based, a city offering activities, courses, shopping centers and services. It is in a safe area, shared with other volunteers, each person having a private, lockable room. Utilities such as water, gas, electricity and internet are included. The house is in the northern area, close to shops, pharmacies and banks. It has good access to safe and affordable public transportation to reach Sacaba, where the project activities take place. Vegetarian/vegan options are limited, but there is more variety available in the city center.

🎒 Leisure activities

ASPEm promotes training spaces to strengthen key competencies such as preven-tion of gender-based violence, community engagement, intercultural awareness, awareness-raising campaigns and understanding of cooperation dynamics. Online meetings with other volunteers in the project are planned as spaces for training, sharing experiences, challenges and good practices. Participants have access to platforms such as OLS, GOT and SALTO. Cross-cutting skills such as autonomy, teamwork, time management and problem-solving will be developed. All learning outcomes will be certified through the Youthpass.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are looking for a person who is eager to get involved and has a spirit of service, with values such as adaptability and respect for different cultures, empathy, solidar-ity, patience, and commitment. Knowledge or training in social work, communication, and content creation (writing, designing materials, sharing through social media and media outlets) is appreciated, especially if oriented towards awareness-raising and the defense of human rights and gender equality. Experience in designing and facilitating workshops, campaigns, and training or support spaces for people in situations of vulnerability is a plus. The person should be available for field-work, partially combined with office tasks, and willing to travel frequently, according to the project’s needs. Eligibility: Candidates must be 18 to 35 years old, reside in one of the eligible countries (EU Member State, North Macedonia, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Turkey), have completed the compulsory Humanitarian Aid Volunteering training and not have participated before in individual Humanitarian Aid Volunteering. When adding together this new volunteering opportunity and any previous participation in EU volunteering programmes, the total duration cannot exceed 12 months.
Deadline: 04/07/2025 23:00

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.

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📅 Available sessions

BO46540

31/10/2025 → 31/08/2026

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
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Deadline: 04/07/2025

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

Luis H. Baya & El Greco, Cochabamba, Bolivia

Bolivia

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Bolivia Boliviano (BOB / $b)

Exchange rate

1 BOB = 0.076143 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Bolivia Time

Local time: 22:05 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Spanish Quechua Aymara