Volunteering in day Center for people with disabilities in Vilnius


Volunteering in day Center for people with disabilities in Vilnius

Day Center "Šviesa"

Vilnius, Lithuania

The application deadline has passed.

Activity description

Šviesa provides day social care services for 74 people with mental, intellectual and complex disabilities from 18 years old. The day center is looking for 1 volunteer to help to implement different activities for people with disabilities. Location: Vilnius, Lithuania Volunteers will be invited to organize these activities together with social workers: • Music (individual, therapeutic activities, orchestra) • Theatre • Ceramics • Activities for people with severe disability  • Sports • Club for discussions • Publishing monthly newsletter “ŠARKA” (“Magpie”) involving people with disabilities in this process • Various events and festivals organized in the day center and outside the day center (in the city) • Trips and excursions to the old town and other parts of Vilnius • Implementing the programme for developing and consolidating social skills in a natural environment

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

Volunteers will be accommodated in a rented apartment, each volunteer will have a separate room. Volunteers will be provided with a monthly allowance (food and pocket money), monthly public transport ticket

Participant profile

The main criteria for choosing volunteers - a motivation to work with the target group of the hosting organization. Please, send your application (CV + motivational letter) to the email: saltes.esc@gmail.com by the 28th of May.

Activity dates

A total of 53 week(s) during the period 01/07/2023 to 01/07/2024


Activity location

Vilnius Lithuania


 Individual volunteering


Looking for participants from

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Finland, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, United Kingdom, Georgia, Greenland, Virgin Islands (British), Turks and Caicos Islands, Réunion, Saint Helena, New Caledonia, Martinique, Saint Martin (french part), Cayman Islands, Jordan, Canary Islands, Curaçao, Azerbaijan


Activity topics

Social challenges


Deadline for applications

Application deadline: 28/05/2023