Solidarity... yes we can 2025
"H2O"-Associação de Jovens de Arrouquelas
H2O - Associação de Jovens de Arrouquelas
Arrouquelas, Portugal
Description
This is a social project, long term,(flexible) which takes place in, rural area of Portugal, 1 hour from Lisbon. Volunteers have the opportunity to develop their projects in different fields of work, in a rotating program in order to combat the routine and provide new challenges for young people and community. we look for criativity. We work: inside of community, with kids; people with disabilities, people with reduced mobility, community environmental projects, dog shelter, community social development, forest surveillance, food projet, project management youth association, and mobility. criativity and iniciative. The aim of this project is to give them the opportunity to get to know our country, our culture and our work. Volunteers will live in our local community helping children and trying to integrate them with the elderly population. Arrouquelas the population is mostly elderly, so we want volunteers to create a greater interaction between the young people and these people.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
The volunteers all live together in a house in our village in interaction with the local community, a large house with 5 double bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. with all living conditions and all household equipment; internet; a small farm for farming and domestic animals, a small pool. There is a car that volunteers can use under some rules. some meals are made in the workplaces, others should be prepared at home by the participants, they received food money. Mobility is organize by organization, we are smaal village. not so many public transport. https://www.facebook.com/h2oarrouquelas/
Training during the activity
Arrival training and MID training provide by Portuguese NA.
Participant profile
Young motivated to work on a social project, with dynamism and creativity. Who likes to live in a rural region, a small village, and that suits this situation well. who likes to work as a team in an intercultural dimension. respect other cultures, like animals. Be responsable, take iniciative. In "H2O" all board members are volunteers and we don't have limits for our motivation and creativity, our organization is a big open door for many things that help young people to develop a positive and active participation in the community, and learn in the process of doing.
Activity dates
A total of 48 week(s) during the period 01/06/2025 to 30/12/2026
Activity location
Rua Fundadores da Junta de Freguesia nº73, Arrouquelas, Portugal
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Kosovo * UN resolution, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova (Republic of), Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine
Activity topics
Social challenges
Citizenship and democratic participation
Environment and natural protection
Creativity and culture
Deadline for applications
No application deadline
Project code
2025-1-PT02-ESC51-VTJ-000346302