📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
he city of Hendaye (17,000 inhabitants), located in the extreme south-west of France at the border to Spain, will host 2 volunteers. The main objective of this project is to promote Europe on local level.
The volunteers will be involved in various community projects with different partners and age groups. Both volunteers will take actively part in animations about Europe in the town’s leisure center (during school holidays) or within the extracurricular activities of two schools for children aged from 6 to 11. They will also participate in the organization of cultural activities in cooperation with the Cultural Service (theater festivals in May and July). One volunteer will mainly collaborate with the Youth Information Office and youth workers with objectives orientated to the development of international activities. The tasks of the other volunteer will be more orientated towards initiating international exchanges with an emphasis on sports and leisure activities;
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers will share a flat rented by the hosting organisation.
They will receive a monthly budget for food and pocket money. The city will provide them with bicycles, and they can use the free city bus.
🎒 Leisure activities
French language lessons are provided twice a week by a local association. The volunteers will participate in an on-arrival and a midterm training.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: Both volunteers should be interested in youth animation, non-formal education and event organization. The volunteer involved in the activities of the sports service should be into sports and sporting events. French knowledge isn’t a must but would be an advantage.
The application must be sent through this form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/volunteers22-23
Only applications sent this way will be taken into consideration and only candidates pre-selected for the interviews will be contacted.
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.