HEY – HELPING TO EMPOWER YOUTH 7TH EDITION
ASSOCIACAO JUVENIL DE DEAO - AJD
VIANA DO CASTELO, Portugal
Description
Volunteering at AJD means getting involved in a little bit of everything! In the Community School, you will support the Ludoteca monitors, helping children learn and play, and develop ideas to make the space greener. In the Community Garden, you will look after the plants and rethink the outdoor space as a place for learning through play. During the Holiday Camps at Christmas, Easter and summer, you will help create fun, safe activities for children and teenagers aged 6 to 16. You will also visit schools in Viana do Castelo to run workshops and join language and cultural clubs, volunteer weekly at Refood, and occasionally dynamize workshops at Day Centers to promote intergenerational contact. On top of that, you can propose non-formal language classes, boost the sports section, present the European Solidarity Corps to other young people and even develop a personal project!
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Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
Pocket Money for the period of activity has an amount of 6 euros per day.
Meals: the amount for lunch or lunch on working days will be provided by AJD. For other lunches, dinners, breakfasts and snacks the volunteer will be given the value of EUR 125,00 per month, by bank transfer.
Accommodation: shared house for volunteers. AJD will be responsible for the payment of the monthly rent and expenses, including the internet. Travel on public transport: a monthly bus pass, which is required for journeys between the accommodation and the local activities, will be provided. Bicycles are provided.
Training during the activity
Upon arrival, AJD will provide an on arrival short training/welcoming, in which the volunteers will be introduced to the organization, their tasks, etc.
Later, volunteers will attend an on-arrival training and later a mid-term training with the Portuguese National Agency.
Similarly, during the performance of his/her tasks, the volunteer will receive support, guidance and supervision from the monitor/supervisor who is responsible for each activity. The host/coordinating organisation will ensure that volunteers have free language training throughout the whole service.
Participant profile
Volunteers must:
- be open-minded, respect others, be willing to get out of the comfort zone, be ready to be in the rural area for the activities at AJD, be motivated to learn Portuguese and interact with others;
- have an interest and will to work with children and young people;
- have an interest and will to work with old people;
- have an interest and will to work with people with social obstacles (different ethnicities);
- be interested in preserving the environment. It is necessary to continue the project of the association's community garden;
- it is also valuable to have good communication skills and the will to organize events for the community.
Activity dates
A total of 103 week(s) during the period 01/06/2026 to 31/05/2028
Activity location
CAMINHO DA IGREJA 459, VIANA DO CASTELO, Portugal
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Austria, Azores, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madeira, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain
Activity topics
Social challenges
Citizenship and democratic participation
Education and training
Creativity and culture
Deadline for applications
No application deadline
Project code
2026-1-PT02-ESC51-VTJ-000402137