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Journalism Centre

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Moldova Study Study Permanent

About the project

Journalism Centre

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Our partner originated from the Dutch program of the Milieukontakt Oost - Europa organization in Moldova. Founded in 2000, it gained official recognition as a voluntary service organization for peace by the international movement Service Civil International in 2003. Since then, our partner has been organizing international work camps, seminars, and participating in trainings and meetings of SCI. Registered in February 2004, the organization aims to promote peace, tolerance, international volunteering, intercultural exchange, a healthy lifestyle, and human rights through voluntary activities. Its objectives include supporting youth associative programs, unveiling and developing the creative potential of young people, promoting democratic values, raising awareness about healthy lifestyles, and collaborating with similar national and international organizations. Our partner also publishes its own materials, including magazines, posters, and leaflets.

💼 What the programme involves

Project: Journalism Centre.

Type : Media.

Brief description: Journalist Centre (JC) is NGO that provides assistance to journalists and media institutions in Moldova. JC runs Chisinau School of Advanced Journalism is conceived on the basis of advanced graduate journalism programs from all of the world.

Main aims and Activities: Journalism Centre sees its mission in supporting professional journalism and aims at contributing to the consolidation of a qualitative, independent and impartial press.

Volunteer tasks & Role: Volunteers support JC staff in preparation and during lessons of School of Advanced journalism:

  • preparation of the materials,
  • moderation of a weekly discussion club for advanced English-language students from the Chisinau School of Advanced Journalism, which includes inviting guests,
  • preparing topics and homework,
  • writing thank you letters, proof reading of the texts and the mass media in Moldova bulletin,
  • assisting in training programs for journalists and trainers from different media, with the participation of foreign and local experts, helping in organization of the annual survey
  • ten Journalists of the Year
  • helping in maintaining web portal www.azi.md, keeping the library;

Working hours: 4-6 hours/day.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation: There are different types of accommodation:

* A bedroom in the host family;

* A bedroom in a flat out side of the project where 2-6 volunteers live together. It depends on the availability of the places for the time of your application

🍲 Food

Volunteers receive food allowance.

📍 About the location

Project is situated in the suburb area of the capital of Moldova – Chisinau. Chisinau is the main administrative, economic, scientific and cultural centre of Moldova. The city has just over 700,000 inhabitants and the whole metropolitan area is roughly one million inhabitants. In terms of number of inhabitants, Chisinau is the largest city of the country. Chisinau is divided in five administrative sectors; Botanica, Buiucani, Center, Ciocana and Riscani. It is often referred to as the greenest city in Europe due to the high proportion of well maintained green spaces.
Additional Info: Check list –what you need to bring with you: * Bed clothes and towels; * Warm clothes and good, waterproof shoes in case of winter; * Some information about your country: pictures, maps, books, coins, recipes, etc; * Small gifts from your country to give to people in your host project.

ℹ️ Additional information

Participation : 1 à 12 semaines. Frais supplémentaires : 420€ pour les 4 premières semaines, puis 110€ par semaine suppl. accueil toute l’année, date d’arrivée libre. Séjour d'une semaine: 190€.

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📅 Available sessions

MOL10/2020

07/01/2020 → 15/12/2023

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MOL10/2017

09/01/2017 → 16/12/2017

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MOL-10

04/01/2016 → 26/12/2016

Closed
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MOL10/2020AUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT

24/11/2027 → 01/11/2031

Open
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MOL-21/2014

06/01/2014 → 15/12/2014

Closed
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MOL-10

04/01/2016 → 21/03/2018

Closed
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MOL10/2018

07/01/2018 → 22/12/2018

Closed
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MOL10/2019

07/01/2019 → 22/12/2019

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MOL-10/2016

04/01/2016 → 26/12/2016

Closed
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MOL10/2020AUTO-EXT

16/12/2023 → 23/11/2027

Open
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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

420.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Chișinău, Moldova

Moldova

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Moldovan Leu (MDL / L)

Exchange rate

1 MDL = 0.049899 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Eastern European Summer Time

Local time: 21:03 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Romanian