It's Time to Volunteer-Portugal
SORGUN GENCLIK DERNEGI
YOZGAT, Türkiye
Description
▶️ Volunteering Period: 40 Days (25/08/2025 - 03/10/2025) This is an Individual volunteering project, funded by the European Solidarity Corps (ESC) Programme. It gives young people with fewer opportunities the chance to volunteer with the Red Cross in Portugal for different periods of time. Volunteers are hosted in two different places: - Vila de Cucujães - Oliveira de Azeméis Social Assistance and Access to Welfare Services Social Assistance and Counselling Food Bank Clothing Bank & Solidarity Shop Intervention Program for People Struggling with Addictions Youth and Volunteering Environmental Education Activities Youth Summer Camps Intergenerational and Community Activities Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
Volunteers will receive a daily allowance of approximately 10€ which includes pocket money and food allowance - approximately 330€ per completed month. The payment will be made to the volunteers at the beginning of every month, preferably by bank transfer. All volunteers share an apartment equipped with basic appliances, furniture, towels & bed linen, water, gas, electricity and Wi-Fi. Bedrooms and bathrooms are shared. Each bedroom will be allocated to 2 or 3 volunteers - it is not possible to have a single bedroom.
Training during the activity
Activities for Youth at Risk: Volunteers carry out activities with young people between 12 and 22 years old that live in a Residential Facility. These are young people at risk, that come from very difficult family backgrounds. Volunteers support them in their school work, in gardening & sustainability workshops, with English Classes, arts and crafts activities, and help workers to monitor them Food Bank: ALL volunteers take part in food bank in supermarkets, collecting and storing food donations Environmental activities: These are related to cleaning up actions that the Red Cross organizes
Participant profile
Volunteers must be between 18-30 years old, must be able to communicate in ENGLISH language and shouldn’t have participated in ESC long-term volunteering projects abroad before. Ideally... Volunteers should be practical, “hands on”, people who like to get their “hands dirty” and helping in what is needed Volunteers should be open minded and adaptable to new context (languages and cultures) and the challenging surroundings Volunteers should be willing to learn from others, try new things for the first time and acquire or develop their skills It would be desirable to have some level of Portuguese language proficiency or the willingness to learn it
Activity dates
From 25/08/2025 to 03/10/2025
Activity location
SORGUN, YOZGAT, Türkiye
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Türkiye
Activity topics
Social challenges
Environment and natural protection
Health and wellbeing
Physical education and sport
Disaster Preparedness
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 07/08/2025 14:00