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European Solidarity Corps

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Broaden our horizons in teams SUMMER 2024

CENTRUM INICJATYW MIEDZYKULTUROWYCH HORYZONTY

CIM Horyzonty

POZNAN, Poland

Description

Project includes summer series of creative activities in the city's public spaces of Poznań provided for 30 enthusiastic volunteers from different countries during holidays 2024. Participants will facilitate public animation for kids who stay in the city the whole summer and prepare our own art-street festival like a grand finale! The crosscultural activities will enable children to “travel” to distant cultures without leaving Poznań, improve language skills & acknowledge the importance of cross-cultural collaboration. Volunteers will take part also in outdoor festivals around Poznań to prepare them for creating our own festival. Main values are • INTERCULTURAL EDUCATION • ARTISTIC EDUCATION• ECOLOGY AND HEALTH • PEACE Volunteers will develop their creativity & animation methods in a first week training. Infopack and how to apply here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16RCU3npWuBYu5uPgAtKlpnx0wD9b-_C3/view?usp=drive_link

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

Volunteers will stay in a Student Dormitory Jurand in Poznań in the shared rooms with fridges and bedsheets, access to the bathrooms. In the close area there are shops, a supermarket, bus and tram stop just in the front of the dormitory. Dormitory provides shared rooms. Participants need to have their own towels. CIM Horyzonty will provide a local transportation card for each volunteer, such that there is around half an hour to the city centre. Volunteers will have pocket money & food allowance. During festivals participants will stay in tents. Therefore please take your sleeping bag to PL!

Training during the activity

First week ESC participants will undergo intensive training on the values and activities with kids and festival preparation. Final evaluation at the end of the project. Volunteers will have experienced mentors to support their process of volunteering and development; - planned integrations, getting to know each other, Poznan, evaluations with mentors and coordinators, psychologists if needed. Supervisors will manage their work in each activity place. More in infopack: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16RCU3npWuBYu5uPgAtKlpnx0wD9b-_C3/view?usp=drive_link

Participant profile

You have to be enthusiastic, active, interested in street/intercultural activities, like to work with kids, art and have fun with non formal education and festivals. Communication: English. Age:18-30 years old. Share our values: committed civic peace attitude, transcultural, anti-discrimination approach, open minded for cultural and social differences, inclusion, diversity and cross-cultural collaboration not only in activities/work but in everyday life behaviour. Read infopack and apply: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16RCU3npWuBYu5uPgAtKlpnx0wD9b-_C3/view?usp=drive_link

Activity dates

From 03/07/2024 to 31/08/2024


Activity location

Ul. Feliksa Nowowiejskiego 15, POZNAN, Poland


Volunteering teams


Looking for participants from

Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Estonia, Egypt, Greece, Spain, Finland, France, Georgia, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Moldova (Republic of), Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Kosovo * UN resolution


Activity topics

Health and wellbeing

Creativity and culture

Working against discrimination (including gender discrimination)


Deadline for applications

Application deadline: 04/07/2024 23:59