📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Meihof is a Red Cross centre for asylum seekers. After arrival in Belgium, refugees are sent to a center where they receive food and shelter, Meihof is one of these centres.
Meihof is located in Lint, a small village in the province of Antwerpen. Around 150 refugees stay there, of which About 25 children and 18 unaccompanied minors. Since a lot of people from different backgrounds live together there and the asylum procedure is not always successful, life in the centre is far from easy.
💼 What the programme involves
During the summer-time there's a lack of activities for both the children, the youngsters and the adults. The volunteers will mainly organize activities for the teenagers.
The group will also take part in the daily life of the centre.
The residents will be happy with the variation and the positive encounters.
What the group will be doing depends on the needs and on the motivation and creativity of the group, so ideas are more than welcome! Keep in mind that people staying in Meihof are passing a very difficult time and that it’s in the volunteers' hands to make their lives a bit brighter. Therefore we expect every volunteer to be very motivated.
There'll be 5 days of work a week and free weekends.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers will sleep all together in one big room and will use the facilities (toilet, shower, …) of the centre. Volunteers should bring their own sleeping bags
They will eat, four times a day, together with the residents.
Smoking is not allowed inside of the building and alcoholic drinks are not allowed on the grounds of the centre, the volunteers will be asked respect these rules.
📍 About the location
Lint, a small village in the province of Antwerpen
⚠️ Requirements
We expect the volunteers to have a positive inter-cultural mindset, respect for the origin and situation of the residents and for the rules of conduct of the centre and the guiding principles of the Red Cross.
And above all a lot of enthusiasm and openness to meet people from all over the world.
ℹ️ Additional information
Since food and sleeping place are provided by the project, the only money you will need is some pocket money for activities in the weekend.
No alcohol is allowed in the centre.
We also recommend you to visit an asylum seekers centre in your own country before coming to Meihof in Belgium.