Beneath the Cover - Sint Maarten
Stichting Tur Cos Ta Posibel
Savaneta, Aruba
Description
We are looking for one exceptional volunteer to complete our team of 6 for a life changing experience. The project will take place in Point Blanche the prison of Sint Maarten (Dutch side) and MLC Juvenille centre here we will have equal number of detainees and international volunteers working on the creation, illustration and photography for a book we will create together - Beneath the Cover - where inmates from the wider prison population will have the chance to tell their story - either their past life or the future vision or maybe both. You will work along a group of amazing men who are open to changing the trajectory of their lives. We expect you to give alot but to gain even more. It is unlikely that this experience will not effect you for the rest of your life. To work on this project with these men is a priveledge, hence our search for a special volunteer. Please apply if you have skills in creative writing, poetry or spoken word and leading groups in this field.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
You will stay in accommodation in a shared room - please tell us at application stage if you do not wish to share with a different sex volunteer. You will be collected each day and driven to work Meals at the prison with the detainees and have money for weekend and other meals Please be aware the project is in Sint Maarten not Aruba delivered in partnership with Sint Maarten Development Fund & co-financed by United Office of Drugs and Crime. Please see our website TO APPLY https://turcostaposibel.eu/recruitment-esc-individual-volunteering-in-aruba-from-september-to-december-2026/
Training during the activity
You will have training around the Nelson Mandela rules & have an on-arrival training on arrival to Sint Maarten You will be supported by United Nation Office of Drugs and Crime, point Blanche Prison, MLC centre and Tur Cos Ta Posibel. There will be training throughout the activity, you will be training other volunteers to support the work with the wider prison population. PLEASE APPLY VIA OUR APPLICATION PROCESS ON OUR WEBPAGE https://turcostaposibel.eu/recruitment-esc-individual-volunteering-in-aruba-from-september-to-december-2026/ WE WILL NOT READ APPLICATIONS VIA PASS
Participant profile
An excetional volunteer - one of a kind with: Skills needed to create a book reday for publishing Skills to engage others and bring out their creativity Skills to teach the core team how to continue this work when you leave Ability to bring groups together for discussion (e.g co-ordinating a book club or movie discussion club) Confident & mentally tough Over 23 years old Speak English (French and Spanish also beneficial) PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE SKILLS OR NEED A VISA IF YOU DO NOT COMPLETE OUR APPLICATION FORM AND SEND A MOVTIVATION LETTER WE WILL NOT REPLY If you do not recieve any communication from us one week after the deadline please assume on this occassion you have been unsuccesful. If your application is incomplete or does not meet the criterea above we will not read it.
Activity dates
From 01/08/2026 to 30/09/2026
Activity location
Pos Chiquito 70a, Savaneta, Aruba
Activity type
Volunteering teams
Looking for participants from
Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czechia, 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, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Caledonia, North Macedonia, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saint Barthélemy, Serbia, Sint Maarten (dutch part), Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, St Pierre and Miquelon, Sweden, Syria, Tunisia, Türkiye, Ukraine, Wallis and Futuna
Activity topics
Social challenges
Citizenship and democratic participation
Creativity and culture
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 11/07/2026 13:00
Project code
2025-1-NL02-ESC51-VTJ-000347401