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ESC: Youth for a Better Future

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About the project

ESC: Youth for a Better Future

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Be You is an apolitical, nongovernmental and non-profit organization which is addressed to youth and support the personal development.
An old story says: if you want to help a poor man, learn him to fish rather to give him fish, in this way he will have food for the rest of his life. The message of this story becomes the goal of Be You organization which focuses on the development of self-confidence of youth who being at the beginning of their life are poor in experience.
Be You is an apolitical, nongovernmental and non-profit organization which is addressed to youth and support the personal development of them through art, culture, history, sport and creativity. Be You is open to everyone who wants to participate actively to achieve our goal.
Be You promotes intercultural youth exchanges, organizes trainings, workshops, seminars, camps, trips, informal and non-formal learning programs, cultural activities, sport activities, voluntary (with implication of European Voluntary Service), traveling programs, also Be You represents a place where youth could/can express freely their opinion concerning the local, national and international events.
A man with self-confidence is an active citizen, who is involved in the social process. Starting from this creed/belief, Be You wants to strengthen the self-confidence of each participant, that they could choose the suitable activity having a good start in their life. Regarding our goal we offer an official space for youth activities and each suggestion, any idea of a program, action or activity is welcome and being sustained by us if follows our mission.
The activities carried out by Be You are based on projects. Each project has its own team made up by the members of the organization and persons who came up with the idea for the project. The ideas which match with our purpose will get the necessary information and will be supported for implementation. The next step is to look for resources to finance the project. Once found the resources the idea can be promoted.
Briefly the goal of Be You is:
 To implicate the youth in non-formal education on a variety of topics through national and international projects organization;
 Workshops, seminars, trainings, camps, volunteering, festivals and other activities
 To support and encourage the creativity of youth to/for become active citizens of the actual society
 To promote and implement the principles of non-formal education, learning through experience and cultural learning.
 The development of the civil society and encouraging the active participation of youth in the social process
 To implement activities which support and promote the human and children rights.
 The social integration and support of youth with fewer opportunities
 To support the youth to choose the suitable form of education in order to develop a carrier and to obtain financial independence
 Organizing leisure time activities for youth
 Promoting volunteerism among youth
 To support the international cooperation between youth from Romania and European Union and not only
Be You organization offers activities where each young could find himself, to participate with pleasure and the most important thing……To reach self-confidence.
Be you, believe in yourself!

💼 What the programme involves

Through „Youth for a Better Future” we aim to foster social cohesion (a sense of belonging to the local community, European space, equality between community members, participation in decision-making at all levels) and active citizenship, especially among young people. The program include thematic workshops on active citizenship and community engagement, consultation and public debates, advocacy campaigns, workshops on how to take care of environment, correct recycling, greening actions, workshops on sport activities and healthy lifestyles. Volunteers will help in setting up workshops and events within the program, will participate in the elaboration of communication activities, will give assistance to participants during workshops and will have the opportunity to facilitate sessions, ice-breaking games, energizers. Also they will contribute to the daily activities of the host organization within the local community.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Based on the ESC budget, each volunteer receives 90 Euros/month pocket money and a 150 Euros/month food allowance. Accommodation in Targoviste is exceptional, offering fully furnished and eco-friendly amenities. The house includes a fully equipped kitchen, 2 bathrooms, 3 twin bedrooms, communal dining and recreation areas, Wi-Fi, and bicycles. It operates on green energy, providing solar-powered heating and hot water. Volunteers are accepted for placements ranging from a minimum of 2 months to a maximum of 12 months. For a visual tour, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjGIVYP6nRo.

🎒 Leisure activities

Volunteers will receive pre-departure training which will be provided by support and hosting organization. At the start of the volunteering program the training will be continued with thematic sessions carried out by volunteer coordinator. Also volunteers will be involved in an official On-Arrival training carried out by the Romanian National Agency for all international volunteers. The hosting organization will support volunteers with proper preparation to carry out the tasks, with mentoring and constant feedback. Lessons of local language will also be given on a regular basis.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: This volunteering position require interested persons in the field of active citizenship, community development, facilitation and psycho-pedagogy. The volunteers must be open-minded, proactive, motivated to learn and develop personally and professionally, also to be a sociable persons and eager to work with young people aged 13-20 years old. Volunteers must be open to move in a small city and support the host organization in its daily work with the local community. English skills, B2 – level is required, also willingness to learn Romanian language.
Deadline: Application deadline: 12/04/2024

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

RO39204

04/04/2024 → 31/10/2024

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
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Deadline: 12/04/2024

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

Târgoviște, Romania

Romania

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Romania New Leu (RON / lei)

Exchange rate

1 RON = 0.187953 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Eastern European Summer Time

Local time: 21:07 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Romanian