📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
In the workshop operation La Strada you will do volunteering tasks with youngsters. Our youngsters have dificulties in social skills, learning posibilities or other social or mental problems. During the daytime we provide atteliers (sports, music, art, ...). Your task is to work together with the social workers and the youngsters in providing ateliers.
We have a democratic inviroment were youngsters have a voice in participation. Every week we make a new program.
During school holidays we are closed. But you get the opportunity to be joining outdoor camps with our youngsters and social workers.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will live in a studio in the city center of Antwerp or with a host family.
Transport can be arranged by public transport or by bike, provided by our organisation.
Food is available during the studio operation. In the free time or holidays you will get a food budget (not if you stay with host family)
🎒 Leisure activities
on arrival and mid term training, provided by our national agency
Dutch lessons
Basic training skills on how to work with youngsters
Possibilitie on reflection on own skills
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: Minimum 20 years old
- you like to work with disadvantaged young people between 12 and 18 years old.
- you have social and interpersonal competences
- you are creative, flexible, enthusiastic, engaging, empathic, open for new ideas, perseverant, curious and want to learn and develop
- you are passionate about a certain activity or interest e.g. gardening, crafts like woodwork, music, sport, art, drama, ...
- in time, you want to organize an atelier that is creative, inspiring and engaging youngsters
- you want to learn new ways of approaching young people
Deadline: No application deadline
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.