L’Arche Croatia is looking for volunteers (m/f) in the community Arka – Korablja (L’Arche Zagreb), Croatia

Description

The Korablja community is a meeting place for people with and without intellectual disabilities. We are also called the Arka community because we are part of the large international federation L'Arche International.
If you believe in the ability and creative potential of people with intellectual disabilities, you have come to the right place.

Start of volunteering: September/October 2026
Duration of volunteering: 9 months
Age of volunteers: 18 – 30 years

Some of the activities/tasks:

Assistance with work activities (making greeting cards, jewellery, decorative items and other creative activities)
Preparing weekly meetings with community members – designing activities, inviting guests
Organization of monthly birthday celebrations for members of L’Arche Zagreb
Creating and implementing short plays, board games and other creative activities
and other... see on our web site:

https://korablja-arka.hr/want-to-live-and-volunteer-at-larche-zagreb/

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

Paid accommodation and utilities
Wi-fi in the house
Covered the cost of food, hygiene items and local transport for 100.00 EUR
Monthly pocket money – EUR 300.00
Free time, holidays, vacation
Health insurance

Accommodation is a 5 minutes from a tram stop
Volunteers will have a bikes

Zagreb can be reached by plane, train, or bus, and travel costs for arrival and return are covered.

Useful information can also be found on these sites:
- tourist center of City of Zagreb: https://www.tzgz.hr/
- Info about Zagreb (has information about the events): https://www.infozagreb.hr/

Training during the activity

During the volunteering period, the volunteer will have the opportunity to participate in the ESC arrival training and mid-term training. These are usually held in other cities.
Education on how to work with people with intellectual disabilities.
Formation meetings with volunteer coordinator on a mental health and others.
You will have the opportunity to have a courses of Croatian language.

Participant profile

What do we expect from the volunteers

Willingness to cooperate and teamwork
Openness to personal growth
Openness to meet others and different
Participation in weekly activities of the Arka-Korablja community
Flexibility in negotiation
Openness and willingness of volunteers to learn and previous experience is less important

Activity dates

A total of 40 week(s) during the period 15/09/2026 to 16/06/2027

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Activity location

Kanarinska ulica 4, Zagreb, Croatia

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Activity type

Individual volunteering

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Looking for participants from

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine

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Activity topics

Social challenges

Health and wellbeing

Education and training

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Deadline for applications

Application deadline: 30/09/2026 12:00

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Project code

2026-1-HR01-ESC51-VTJ-000401046