Coloured Glasses - Intercultural Learning and More
Youth For Understanding Denmark
Nivå, Denmark
Description
YFU Denmark is currently implementing the project “Coloured Glasses – Intercultural Learning and More”. As a part of this project, two international ESC volunteers will have the chance to come to Denmark and work together in order to contribute to or develop creative activities that aim to foster intercultural learning and active citizenship. The activities can for instance be 1. organization of intercultural learning workshops in schools, 2. support in trainings for exchange students before, during and after their exchanges, 3. participating or creating exciting local activities aimed at intercultural understanding or 4. development of tools and methods for storytelling within intercultural understanding and exchanges. During the project, the ESC volunteers will be part of the team in the YFU Denmark office, and the volunteers will receive trainings, guidance and support from the office staff.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
You will receive accommodation, food, travel to Denmark, insurance, local transport and pocket money financed through the project. The accommodation will be in a dormitory (possibly with a shared bathroom and kitchen). There is a monthly stipend for food and a stipend for pocket money according to the ESC rules. The daily work will be in the office of YFU Denmark in Nivå, north of Copenhagen. The office is in the countryside 20 min. walk from the Nivå train station.
Training during the activity
Being an ESC volunteer is an opportunity to learn and develop. Before and during the project, we talk with the volunteers to jointly define the learning objectives of the individual volunteers as well as to match the learning objectives to the activities. Before the project, the volunteer will receive a pre-departure orientation and upon arrival the first two weeks will be an introductory phase. During the project, working time will be allocated for individual learning. ESC volunteers are expected to participate in On-Arrival Orientation and Mid-Year Orientation with other ESC volunteers.
Participant profile
We are looking for volunteers who are open, optimistic, responsible, reliable and passionate about cultural diversity, intercultural understanding and youth exchanges. It is an additional advantage if volunteers have personal experiences with meeting intercultural challenges or living in diverse areas. Volunteers have to be able to communicate well in English (or a Scandinavian language). We are right now looking for two ESC-volunteers: 1. One volunteer who can arrive to Denmark approximately July-August 2025 and stay for approximately 10-11 months 2. One volunteer who can arrive to Denmark approximately October-November 2025 and stay for approximately 9 months For questions regarding the project and the volunteerships please contact yfu@yfu.dk (Applications cannot be sent by mail. They have to be submitted through the form https://medlem.yfu.dk/esc). Please submit applications as soon as possible and before May 18th 2025.
Activity dates
A total of 40 week(s) during the period 01/07/2025 to 31/08/2026
Activity location
Møllevej 11, Nivå, Denmark
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kosovo * UN resolution, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova (Republic of), Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Caledonia, North Macedonia, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Barthélemy, Serbia, Sint Maarten (dutch part), Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, St Pierre and Miquelon, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Türkiye, Ukraine, Wallis and Futuna
Activity topics
Education and training
Creativity and culture
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 18/05/2025 00:00