ICYE in Izmir, Turkey
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About the project
ICYE in Izmir, Turkey
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Our association's activities are carried out in three different categories being in local, national, and international levels. Our local works are for the empowerment and support of the youth living in İzmir. Nearly 1,000,000 young people between the ages of 15-29 live in İzmir and the total population of the city is 4.5 million.
As Pi Youth Association, we organize trainings, workshops and seminars for young people, especially the disadvantaged ones, in 10 different parts of İzmir. Moreover, we try to provide opportunities for their personal development, healthy living skills, and inclusion in social life. The volunteers, who will take part in our activity, will also help us with the activities that we will organize for the local youth. Apart from the exemplary activities mentioned below, we are also open to new educational ideas, new workshops, and other suggestions for local youth.
💼 What the programme involves
Organize trainings or workshops for local young people. (You can determine the topics.)
Organize English (or with other languages) Speaking Clubs for local youth.
Organize some sport activities for local young people.
Participate in Turkish language trainings prepared for you.
Writing blogs about your own activities for on the website.
If you have that skills, you can also apply for this project as well.
Take professional video for our activities, and video edit for dissemination
Prepare shot-movie or video to dissemination our local activities.
Take photos from our activities and prepare English bulletin for dissemination
Our Association works between 10.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m. hours. Volunteers will work between these hours to not exceed 35 hours a week in our association or other youth centres which are we have cooperation. The volunteers are permitted 2 days a week Sunday and Mondays. The volunteers will work at our office and designated project site of our association between specified hours in other days. Our activities like youth exchanges and national meetings take place at the hotel or in youth camps. Therefore, volunteers can work in those places in some changing days. The volunteers will have more 2 free days in a month with weekly holiday. Total, they have 24 free days (for example, if their project 12 months) in a year. Without weekly holiday, this free days will be organised with volunteer and hosting organisation for deciding the dates and the duration at least 1 month before. You can find office photos belong organisation under this writing. Volunteers will work in this office.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Hosting organization has a volunteer house and when you accept to be participant of this project you have to stay there. Please don’t forget to learn accommodation details from hosting organization.
📍 About the location
The project is located in Izmir, Turkey.
🎒 Leisure activities
The host and sending organization will provide information about the best alternatives for volunteer access to the project and also volunteer can make the trip plan themselves. The travel expenses of the volunteer will be paid on end of the project.
⚠️ Requirements
Between the ages of 18 and 30
Good knowledge on Microsoft Office programs and internet skills
Strong on communication skill
Not the problem-oriented, the solution-minded think
Fluent in English
Tend to teamwork
Open to work with young people in different religions and cultures
Responsible for completing the work properly and on time
Not requesting luxury requirements on the working area and accommodation (Cleanliness and
safety are important for us)
Creative and open-minded
Experienced or interested / enthusiastic volunteers on youth work
🤝 Meeting point
The volunteers' arrival and departure costs from house to office will be covered by the project budget. Transportation between the house where the volunteers will stay and the center of the association is provided by 1 local transport ferry or bus. This transportation takes around 30 minutes. There is local transportation 24 hours from the volunteers' home to the city center.
ℹ️ Additional information
To volunteers' will be paid,
Travel Support : 20 Euro (for the monthly local transportation)
Pocket Money : 90 Euro (monthly)
Food Money : 90 Euro (monthly)
Also hosting organization will support to volunteers for accommodation, local transportation, invoices of volunteer room, visa and residence permit, language course (Turkish).
There will be a comprehensive health insurance for volunteers from the start date to the end of the project. The volunteer will not pay any fees for this insurance. Insurance costs are covered by the project under the program.
The volunteers will receive an attendance document to be arranged by our association. In addition, a reference letter will be given to the volunteers describing the work and success of the association at the end of the project by board of directors.
It will be given 3 hours of Turkish language course per week to volunteer. This language course is free. Turkish language courses will be given by volunteers or language courses. In addition, personal counselling support will be provided to the volunteers throughout their stay in Turkey. For this, a mentor staff was established in our association. Mentors will constantly support the volunteers in the process of adapting to my country, to the community, to the region to live. Apart from volunteer mentors, they can also get support from local project managers and local volunteers.
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
TR31293
01/08/2022 → 31/07/2023
ICYE/IZMIR
01/02/2023 at 00:00 → 01/09/2023 at 00:00
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
İzmir, Türkiye
Turkey
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Turkey Lira (TRY / ₺)
Exchange rate
1 TRY = 0.017822 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
GMT+03:00
Local time: 21:08 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken