🏢 About the local organisation
GOAL: Through its work, the SCOUT ASSOCIATION of SPLIT long for making a positive educational impact through the non-institutional education of children and young people, and,all the better, to contribute to the achievement of the goals of the Scout Movement, following the principles and methods conceived by the founder of the Scout Movement of the world, Sir Robert Baden Powell, which continue in a line with modern education trends.
As a positive educational influence, as the goals of the Scout organization in the covered context, we are including the effects on membership and external users through activities of interest for the general good of the wider community, and through the following domains of activity (according to the Classification of Activities of Associations - Annex No. 2, with the Law on Associations of the Republic of Croatia):
1) Defenders and casualties
2) Democratic political culture
3) Spirituality
4) Economy
5) Hobbies
6) Arts and Culture
7) Human rights
8) International cooperation
9) Education, science, research
10) Social activity
11) Sport
12) Technical culture
13) Health protection
14) Environmental and nature protection
15) Protection and rescue
16) Other areas of activity - scouting
Target groups:
- Children and young people, from 7 years to more
- Adult leaders as a support to the work of children and young people
Activities are regular Scout activities, such as: trainings, excursions, multi-day excursions, wintering and camping (as multi-day activities of large groups), sports competitions and other sports activities, national gatherings (over 300 - 400 participants), seminars, courses, activities for the community, participating in national activities of a similar type, conducting social activities ...
The SCOUT ASSOCIATION of SPLIT has its own 120 m2 work space (headtquarters), then the“ Rakov jarak“ Scout Center in Fužine, manages with a scout home on Kresevo brdo, and each of the 6 member associations operates in a city space, so, sometimes, work will be organized in those spaces as well, but always under the direction and responsibility of the SCOUT ASSOCIATION of SPLIT.
Also, certain activities, again under the direction and responsibility of the SCOUT ASSOCIATION of SPLIT, will be organized in other areas - elementary schools in residence, elementary school in Hvar, where the Split scouts are successfully operating, in the premises of the association “Collegium Split through history“, in the city center, in which the President of the Split Scout Association is the Vice President, and with it, the scouts are already successfully cooperating. In addition to the above-mentioned association (Collegium Split through history), cooperation and volunteering will probably be organized in the premises of the association "Procultura-house of language and culture-Peristil", with which we have agreed cooperation and programs in our implementation. One of the places where activities are possible (under the direction of the SCOUT ASSOCIATION of SPLIT and our responsibility) is the space of the Civil Protection Center, the State Intervention Unit of Split, with which the scouts cooperate as the part of their reserve.
💼 What the programme involves
Aforrestation... Short-term group volunteering... Group consisting of about 10 volunteers, 14 days of volunteering from at least two countries... Gender balanced... Volunteering on afforestation lasts 5 hours a day, 5 days a week. We plan to plant more than 2.000 seedlings, in total. It’s a great feeling to bring life back to areas ravaged by forest fires, it really is! Activity is going to happen in November 16th – December 6th 2024.
🏠 Accommodation on site
All volunteers in tour will be accomodated in touristic apartments in the centre of the city... There are rooms (2, 3 or 5 people), all air-conditioned, wi-fi... Breakfast and lunch at home (we provide money), and we cook dinner in the space for workshops and mentoring Transport to the volunteering place is ensured.
City of Split is transportation center - airport, train and bus teminal, port... The dishes are local, Mediterranean and Balkan, and for volunteers with special nutritional needs we will try to adapt as well as possible...
🎒 Leisure activities
Training about specific forrest tasks in this climate and area, about global and local ecological and climatic tasks, about local customs and tradition, professional guide for city tour...
Training on vegetation and climatic characteristics...
There will also be training on ways and types of learning, self representing, and to help you create a youthpass.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: We need participants who are team players, communicative, eager to volunteer and socialize, to learn. It’s not a problem if you have difficult access to transportation, or you think cultural or social differences will be a problem for you. We will try to help you with that. Croatia participants - preference is given to young people from the areas affected by the 2020 earthquake. Correct communication in English (intermediate), or one of the languages of the Western Balkans is necessary. A desirable characteristic is (actual, or former) belonging to the WOSM (scout movement).
Deadline: 13/11/2024 21:20
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.