Ambassadors for Peace
ASSOCIATION UNIS-CITE
Unis-Cité
Caen, France
Description
Do you want to get involved in something meaningful and gain experience? The Pais ambassador mission is for you ! It's in Caen, Normandy (France) The main tasks : - Educating other young people about human rights. - Working in various French educational establishments with a diverse range of young people. - Organize events with key figures committed to human rights - Promoting the Freedom Prize: an international event where young people from all over the world can nominate and reward people or organizations committed to human rights. - Create a human rights project for the last 3 months of the assignment, building on the experience and work of the previous months. Mission conditions : - A 30-hour mission per week, 4 working days - Business trips all over France to talk about human rights - You will join a team of 11 committed volunteers who will help you settle in and assist you in discovering your mission (in English or French)
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
- Enhanced tutoring and monthly support, with a tutor available every day - Payment of public transport season tickets - Significant assistance in finding accommodation + partial coverage of rent by the association (up to a maximum of €310 per month) and utilities - Daily allowance and food allowance (7€ and 8€ per day) In addition to this: - Volunteers benefit from support in discovering French culture and the city of Caen. - Volunteers receive support with administrative formalities. - Possibility to join the city's Eramus+ network
Training during the activity
Volunteers will benefit from high-quality support: - human rights training provided by various associations and specialists (lawyers, activists, NGOs) - Ongoing training throughout the year, with a meeting every Monday: debates, work on current events and different themes each week. - Personal support to develop a project after the mission (1 meeting every 2 months, more on request). - Civic and citizenship training by professionals on major human rights issues. - Training in first aid and the main themes for becoming a citizen
Participant profile
A desire to get involved in human rights Knowledge of French would be appreciated (not compulsory)
Activity dates
From 19/01/2026 to 31/08/2026
Activity location
11 rue Molière, Caen, France
Activity type
Volunteering teams
Looking for participants from
Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
Activity topics
Citizenship and democratic participation
Education and training
Working against discrimination (including gender discrimination)
Deadline for applications
No application deadline
Project code
2024-1-FR02-ESC51-VTJ-000211710