Support L'Arche Community in Kaunas
VšĮ „Actio Catholica Patria“
Asociacija Kauno "Arkos" bendruomene
Kaunas, Lithuania
Description
Kaunas l’Arche community is a small faith-based community of friendship and mutuality between people with intellectual disability and those who assist them. Community life, spirituality and professionalism are the desired basis of our organization. The community operates as a Day center, Social workshop, Living home and Supported decision making department. The mission of l’Arche communities is to reveal the gifts of people with or without disabilities through close and communal relationships. We believe, that every person has unique value and can enrich our world by his/her unique personality and abilities.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
Accommodation in a private room in a shared apartment - Monthly ticket for public transportation - Monthly food and pocket money (250 eur/month)
Training during the activity
Volunteering group meetings once a month - Meeting with a mentor once a month - On-arrival and mid-term trainings - Online language learning - Participating in public solidarity events - Organization of info/promo solidarity events
Participant profile
It is important, that volunteer would have: A wish to meet other people, a wish to communicate, to discover amazing world of variety of humans and to accept differences between people; Good will and motivation to collaborate; Patience and responsibility or a wish to improve it; Openess to communitarian life;
Activity dates
From 03/03/2025 to 30/07/2025
Activity location
Kaunas, Lithuania
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova (Republic of), Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Ukraine
Activity topics
Social challenges
Health and wellbeing
Education and training
Deadline for applications
No application deadline