ESC: Youth Enhanced Support

Name: ESC: Youth Enhanced Support
Start: 2022-03-01
End: 2023-06-30
Location: Kalamata, Greece

Code: 26183 Copied

Greece European Voluntary Service Environment Social work Education Culture European Voluntary Service Environment +3 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

Youth Enhanced Support is a long-term volunteering project, through which 5 volunteers from 5 countries will be hosted in Kalamata, Greece for 12 months. The project consists of 3 activities involving 3 hosting organizations: Ipposxesi, ReThink, and Good Cause. Ipposxes - activities will include assistance in the horseback riding therapies and work with children, adolescents and adults with neurological impairment, psychological and learning difficulties, autism, etc., always in the presence of a therapist. ReThink - natural agriculture, organic farming, compositing, seads bank... Good Cause - development of new websites and applications (such as www.pet-us.gr and www.meetkalamata.com) that will deal with animal care problems (giving new digital tools to the public for the adoption and protection of animals ), will promote culture and support the development of the local community. For more information, please contact us through email [email protected]

🏠 Accommodation on site

ACCOMMODATION: The volunteers are hosted in the fully-equipped youth hostel/guest house, with two volunteers in each room. The volunteers are getting a monthly allowance for the food in coupons. Additionally, the volunteer receives a monthly volunteer allowance. TRANSPORTATION: Travel costs to and from Kalamata are covered according to the new Erasmus+ lump sums, based on the travel distance. During the project, if necessary for the work, volunteers will be provided with bicycle or bus tickets.

🎒 Leisure activities

The volunteers will have the opportunity to attend different workshops/seminars, according to their interests.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profil: The project is requiring a high level of commitment by the side of the volunteer, a sense of solidarity and tolerance, and a willingness to work within a team. • The volunteer should be familiar with arts and develop competencies in working in a more independent environment (personal responsibility, sense of initiative). • Motivation to work with deadlines. • Initiative to use open-space for personal projects. • Open to explore the culture of EVS in Greece!
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.

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📅 Available sessions

EL26183

01/03/2022 → 30/06/2023

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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

Salaminos 8, Kalamata 241 00, Greece

Greece

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Eastern European Standard Time

Local time: 21:06 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English