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Yedi Iklim Kultur Sanat Egitim Bilim ve Yardimlasma Dernegi
Ankara, Türkiye
Description
At Yedi İklim in Ankara, we work every day with children and immigrant women from disadvantaged backgrounds. Many of them face language barriers, isolation and limited access to education and opportunities. As a volunteer in our team, you will help them build confidence, skills and a stronger place in their community.
What you will do
• Run creative workshops with children: art, crafts, storytelling, games, music and sports
• Organize conversation and language activities in English and other languages for children and women
• Support immigrant women through activities that improve their quality of life, such as creative workshops, communication skills, wellbeing sessions and practical everyday skills
• Encourage new ways of thinking: teamwork, problem-solving, self-expression and intercultural dialogue
• Share your own culture through presentations, cooking and cultural days
• Develop and run your own small project or workshop, with our support
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
- You will stay at a flat with other female volunteers.
- At the flat all facilities are available( hot water, natural gas, internet etc.)
-You will take 6 euro each day for pocket money.
-You will take 6 euro each day for food money.
-The necessary local public fees for the activities will be provided.
-Our volunteer house is located directly across from our office.
Training during the activity
We support skill development for both our volunteers and our target groups. You will strengthen soft skills such as communication, teamwork, intercultural understanding and leadership, and hard skills such as workshop planning, non-formal education methods, project management and content creation.
Our aims • Help people with fewer opportunities gain self-confidence, self-respect and a stronger sense of belonging • Promote shared European values: solidarity, equality, inclusion and respect for diversity • Inspire local young people to volunteer in their own community
Participant profile
We are looking for female volunteers who are enthusiastic about empowering and strengthening disadvantaged women and children.
You should be:
• Motivated to work with children and immigrant women from different backgrounds •
A good team player with good communication skills
• Creative, open-minded, patient and respectful of other cultures •
Ready to propose and lead activities (art, sport, music, languages or any talent you can share)
• Able to communicate in basic English. (Turkish and Arabic is a plus but not required) No previous experience is needed: your energy and motivation matter most.
Activity dates
A total of 8 week(s) during the period 19/10/2026 to 30/04/2027
Activity location
BAĞLARBAŞI MAH.BURSA CAD.NO:87/A KEÇİÖREN, Ankara, Türkiye
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
Activity topics
Reception and integration of refugees and migrants
Education and training
Creativity and culture
Deadline for applications
No application deadline
Project code
2025-1-TR01-ESC51-VTJ-000345975