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A New Hope - SOFIA 2026

Caritas Sofia

Sofia, Bulgarien

Beskrivelse

Caritas Sofia brings A New Hope to different groups: refugees from the Middle East and from Ukraine, Roma children, homeless people, youth with disabilities, abandoned elderly, children at risk, and others. We do that through a network of dedicated Centres and administration -- there is a lot of work and we need help on all fronts. You will have the chance to contribute and to learn. We have three general roles open: 1) Driver for our social kitchen; 2) Refugee kids and Roma kids work; and 3) Digital marketing assistant.

Logi, mad og transport

Accommodation in a shared room in shared flat, in a green and quiet Sofia area. Rent, electricity, water and internet are covered. Travel expenses -- international (to arrive and depart) and local (within Bulgaria, related to the service) -- are reimbursed to the participant. The volunteer will receive a monthly allowance for pocket money expenses and food expenses, in a local bank account: 210 EUR per month for pocket money and 210 EUR per month for food (a total of 420 EUR per month). Additional funding may be available for some participants.

Oplæring under aktiviteten

The volunteer must spend 7 hours per day (Mon-Fri) assisting our different teams in their work with those in need or other tasks. He/she will have ample opportunity to learn from our specialists and develop social, technical and organisational skills, hands-on. The volunteer will learn about the Caritas safe-guarding standard and about many other things, depending on his general role: social restaurant dynamics, refugee and Roma issues, teaching, playing and providing positive environment, digital media, working with people with disabilities, and more.

Deltagerens profil

You must be kind, honest, and respectful. You must care about the children's well-being and behave decently. You must be flexible and eager to learn -- we need people who want to help Caritas as much as possible. Advanced English language, relevant experience and technical skills are all advantageous but NOT a must. What counts the most is your personality and attitude. The volunteer role is the main area of help but he/she may be asked to help in other areas, too. ROLE 1: DRIVER FOR OUR SOCIAL KITCHEN AND REFUGEE KIDS WORK -- spending 2-4 hours a day making deliveries for the social kitchen, then 2-3 hours with the refugee kids. ROLE 2: REFUGEE KIDS AND ROMA KIDS WORK -- spending their days in English classes, games or sports with the refugee and Gypsy children we support; ROLE 3: DIGITAL MARKETING ASSISTANT -- spend most of their days helping the Caritas administration in making pictures during the activities in the different Centres, producing online content, and with other technical tasks.


Datoer for aktiviteter

A total of 34 week(s) during the period 20/01/2026 to 20/09/2026


Steder for aktiviteter

Ilinden R.D., bl. 55, entr. 3, apt. 47, Sofia, Bulgarien


Aktivitetstype

Individuelt frivilligt arbejde


Leder efter deltagere fra

Belgien, Cypern, Czechia, Danmark, Estland, Finland, Frankrig, Grækenland, Irland, Island, Italien, Kroatien, Letland, Liechtenstein, Litauen, Luxembourg, Malta, Nederlandene, Nordmakedonien, Norge, Polen, Portugal, Rumænien, Slovakiet, Slovenien, Spanien, Sverige, Tyrkiet, Tyskland, Ungarn, Østrig


Emner for aktiviteten

Social challenges

Reception and integration of refugees and migrants

Working against discrimination (including gender discrimination)


Ansøgningsfrist

Ingen ansøgningsfrist


Projektkode

2025-1-BG01-ESC51-VTJ-000345827