📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The Rehabilitation Center of Torture Victims 'Memoria' (RCTV 'Memoria') is a non-governmental, nonprofit,
apolitical and independent organization, having the status of public institution, was established on 12
November 1999 and registered at the Ministry of Justice on 7 December 1999. We have 10 full time and 3 part time employees and 1 local volunteer.
Our main activities are the following:
1. Medico-social rehabilitation: providing free of charge medical, psychological, informational and legal
assistance;
2. Prevention of torture: organizing conferences, workshops and other events with main topic - the
medico-social rehabilitation of the torture victims, as well as any other kind of the activities with scientific,
legal and humanitarian character, inclusively taking part in similar actions;
3. Information and Advocacy: elaborating and editing of the own publications, reports and informative
materials;
4. Improving knowledge of the Center”™s staff members: organizing and participation at various national
and international events;
5. Developing partnerships with relevant organizations and institutions: participations as an active
member in various local and international alliances and networks in order to achieve efficiently the objectives
of our organization.
💼 What the programme involves
Proposed activities for the volunteer are: to keep and develop collaboration with other NGOs and public institutions; to maintain and update our web page; to encourage and promote local volunteering; to help in organizing conferences, workshops for medical professionals and other events
related to 26 June (International Day in Support of Survivors of Torture) - with main topic -
the medico-social rehabilitation of the torture victims; to help in editing reports, informative materials; to help developing social contacts with our beneficiaries by organizing thematic
workshops, discussions or simply daily conversations. To organize cultural activities, e.g.: cultural evenings, film festivals with torture subjects. Handmade crafts: making candles, bags, cards, handmade jewellery. Fundraising activities (writing letters to different donors, organizing fundraising events). Language lessons for our beneficiaries.
🏠 Accommodation on site
There are different types of accommodation: 1/ A bedroom in the host family; 2/ 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. - 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.
ℹ️ Additional information
400 EUR one month, 100 EUR for every additional week. Minimum 1 week, Maximum 12 weeks