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Latvia Environment Children Manual work Social work Teenagers Environment Children +3 Fixed dates

About the project

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📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

The youth association Jaunatne smaidam / Youth for Smile is a non-profit non-governmental youth organization established in 2005. The mission of the organisation - strong and value-based children and youth non-governmental organization, which purposefully pursues its goals, tasks and basic principles of action, acts as an impetus for strengthening society s growth and civil society principles.The aims of the organisation are:1.To bring together children and young people with a view to promoting their involvement in non-formal learning processes in order to develop a comprehensive capacity and ability to actively participate in community processes at local, national and international level;2.To foster the development of non-formal education, volunteering and peer education as an integral part of it, and to enhance its importance in the development of the local community;3.Promoting a healthy lifestyle for young people.The tasks of the organisation are:1.To develop and promote youth initiatives, creating favourable conditions for their intellectual and creative development;2.To provide young people with the opportunity to acquire the skills, knowledge and competencies necessary for life through non-formal education;3.Provide young people with an opportunity to make good use of their leisure time;4.Provide young people with access to relevant information for their development needs.Our target group is children and youth in Bauska and Vecumnieki municipalities.

💼 What the programme involves

Volunteers will organise creative workshops and outdoor activities for youth in Bauska municipality. Trough project activities we want to promote youth personal growth and motivation to actively engage in public activities. At the first days of work camp participants will have a preparation training for outdoor activities with youth, such as orientation, sport tourism, low and high ropes, non-formal education methods for team building and conflict management. As well they will plan 3 two-day events for youth. Volunteers will organise activities for youth from the age of 13 up to 17.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Living conditions are very basic. Volunteers will be accommodated in the building of the youth house i in the attic under the roof. Sleeping will be on the mattresses. There will be only one common room for sleeping. Sometimes it could be necessary to stay in tents if the work requires. Toilets and washing facilities will be provided. Cooking will be done by volunteers themselves in the kitchen or on a campfire. Volunteers should bring their sleeping bags. Do not forget some traditional or typical food from your home country for the international evening.

📍 About the location

Work camp will be organized in B257;rbele village, Vecumnieki municipality but project activities will run in different places of Bauska municipality. More information on region - https://www.tourism.bauska.lv/en/. More about Latvia - https://www.latvia.travel/en. During a work camp we will have possibilities to visit different cultural and historical places. Volunteers will have possibilities to organise intercultural events, etc.

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📅 Available sessions

YS02

16/06/2019 → 30/06/2019

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YS 02

04/07/2016 → 17/07/2016

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YS05

29/07/2018 → 11/08/2018

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Volunteers registered 6 / 8
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YS07

26/08/2018 → 08/09/2018

Closed
Volunteers registered 6 / 8
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YS06

29/07/2017 → 11/08/2017

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YS03

30/06/2020 → 14/07/2020

Closed
Volunteers registered 11 / 10
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YS08

26/08/2017 → 08/09/2017

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 8
♂ 0/4 ♀ 0/4

YS03

30/06/2019 → 14/07/2019

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 8
♂ 0/4 ♀ 0/4

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

16–99 years old

Solidarity donation

50.00 EUR

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

📍 Location

Bauska, Bauskas pilsēta, Bauska Municipality, LV-3901, Latvia

Latvia

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Eastern European Standard Time

Local time: 21:05 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Latvian