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ESC: Work with seniors in day center

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Latvia European Voluntary Service Social work Culture European Voluntary Service Social work +1 Fixed dates

About the project

ESC: Work with seniors in day center

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Organization is registred on 2014, we have 10 members in ages 13 - 23. The main target of youth organization is to organize activities and free time for young people in age from 7 till 25. We organize regular activities for youngs like workshops, orientation games in city and informing local youngs about posibilities to be involved in non formal trainings. Organization aims: To promote youth iniciatives and participation in decision-making process and in public life, To support and promote positive atmosphere and situation for developing intelectual and creative youngs, Providing young people with the opportunity to acquire nonformal education - essential life skills, knowledge and expertise, Providing young people with the opportunity to make good use of their leisure time, Providing youth with adequate access to information, To cooperate with other Nonformal organizations and Educational instances, Attract and organize people, including young people in voluntary work. The organisation's principles are focused on: youth engagement, recruitment of specialists, targeted activities in the field of social inclusion and the environment. We are open to the implement an ideas of youth, cooperate with local authorities and other non-governmental organisations at local and international level. Target group: 546 young people, with limited opportunities geographical, economical, social and learning difficulties and the risk of leaving school.

💼 What the programme involves

This project is needed to involve youngsters to be active in social activities and promote tolerance towards the elderly. Till now we have hosted youngsters from EVS program and it helps to develop volunteering process in Rujiena. By this project local population is more interested in social activities were EVS volunteers are involved. Also local young's are more interested in local events if they are intercultural and it help to develop personality. Cooperation between different countries helps not to follow wrong stereotypes. Volunteers involved in project will help to seniors keep them active and communication between generations. The main aims of project: -Creativity, culture and susceptibility. During the project, all time creativity and susceptibility are used in activities for seniors.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Living for EVS: Adress: Upes street 9/11, Rujiena, Latvia, LV-4240, Rujiena youth centre, phone +371 25450585. Accommodation is located in 3rd floor. Keep safe keys from building outside door, youth centre door and private room. Outside door should always be locked. Room is for two person. Kitchen, WC, shower, laundry and living area is open for all hostel guests. Room is equipped with bed, table, chair, wardrobe, towel, sheets, blanket, and pillow. Kitchen - stove, oven, refrigerator, microwave, dishes, toaster. Laundry – washing machine.

🎒 Leisure activities

Arrival and midterm training about ESC project and activities, basic elements to work with senior support

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are looking for volunteer who like to help and to support seniors to keep them active in their free time in day activity center.
Deadline: 16/04/2025 12:02

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

LV45263

20/04/2025 → 20/11/2025

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
♂ 0/1 ♀ 0/1
Deadline: 16/04/2025

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

Valdemāra iela 26, Rūjiena, Rūjienas pilsēta, Valmieras novads, LV-4240, Latvia

Latvia

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Eastern European Summer Time

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

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Latvian Russian Lithuanian