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European Solidarity Corps

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Green management & Sport monitoring in Belgium at The Outsider

De Jonge Wolven VZW

The Outsider

Oudenaarde, Belgium

Description

The Outsider is a center for young people to spend their holiday. We have one center to host 72 people and another for 24 people. In addition we also orginize a number of leisure,outdoor activities such as canoeing,laser battle,visits to archeological sites and a weaving museum, survival workshops, teambulding activities and many more. All our activities are focused on increasing the feeling of personal and social responsibility, sustainable enviromental education and helping the development of life leading skills. We focus on organizing international exchanges intiated and developed by our target group itself under our mentoring and overall support. Our organization gives the possibility to discover and develop hidden resources through real adventures and challenges. Next to monitoring groups is the green management on the domain a main task. Creating new natural places and maintaining the wild grown.

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

Your "international house" and your workspace are located near the lake De Donk and are 800m separated from each other, both close to the township of Bevere, really close to the city center. The house has even a big garden with plenty of space. Every volunteer has his own bedroom and shares the common spaces with the others.As an EVS-voluteer you will get an account and a card at KBC Bank. On that account you receive a total amount of €500 per month. You receive a bike from The Outsider Moerashuis. We give you also a Go Pass with 10 journeys to travel.

Training during the activity

All the EVS volunteers receive an arrival training and a midterm training organized by the Belgian National Agency (JINT). In these training you will meet a lot of EVS from Belgium and The Nederlands. You will take part in the midterm training only if you stay more than 6 months. These occasions will help you meeting new friends.

Participant profile

Supporting local volunteers. Guiding youth camps, youth groups and activities. Be Outsider-minded: adventurous, friendly and energetic! Contribute to the environment of The Outsider Moerashuis. Managing our association's social media accounts/supporting local volunteers in charge of this issue. To take photos the events and activities of the Association. To participate in Dutch language trainings prepared for them.


Activity dates

A total of 52 week(s) during the period 01/06/2024 to 31/12/2025


Activity location

Donkstraat, 50, Oudenaarde, Belgium


Activity type

Individual volunteering


Looking for participants from

Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo * UN resolution, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova (Republic of), Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom


Activity topics

Social challenges

Environment and natural protection

Health and wellbeing

Education and training

Employment and entrepreneurship

Creativity and culture

Physical education and sport


Deadline for applications

No application deadline