Coordination Socio-Culturelle de Sainte Marguerite
Coordination Socio-Culturelle de Sainte Marguerite
Coordination Socio-Culturelle de Sainte Marguerite
Liège, Belgium
This activity is full, you cannot apply.
Activity description
Sainte-Marguerite's Socio-Cultural Coordination (CSCSM) is a local coordination created in 1997.It is a place for exchange, where the 15 local associations define the common projects. EVS volunteering activities take place with the permanent staff of CSCSM and of some of the member associations (e.g. La Baraka ngo). Depending on his motivation and personality, the volunteer could contribute to: - help editing of the information bimonthly newspaper « Salut Maurice! » (supervised by the person responsible for the newspaper); - if his linguistic knowledge is sufficient, participation in the courses of French as a Foreign Language for non-Francophone adolescents who have just arrived; - participation in the organization of common activities for the local associations (e.g. Brocante, St Nicolas, etc); - help to run workshops and/or discussion groups within the French courses at the La Baraka or in another member association on various topics.Gisting, fæði og ferðatilhögun
The volunteer will live with ohter young visually impaired volunteers in an apartment; kitchen, bathroom and toilet will be shared, whereas bedrooms are individual. The appartment is a 20-minute walk from the service placement. The centre of town is also at walking distance (25 minutes): an urban neighbourhood close to the centre, but calm and green nonetheless. The volunteer will get a monthly sum of pocket money and food & hosehold money. He will mange his budget according to his needs.Training during the activity
During the first two weeks, the volunteers don't work: they benefit from orientation and mobility classes (to learn to go to places for daily life and work, routes, shops in the neighbourhood), as well as from daily living skills sessions (to prepare meals, do the shopping, do the laundry and take care of the linen and the house, first aid), and intensive French classes, so as to make them as autonomomus. All along the project they will get support regarding their special needs from the coordinating association, Views InternationalParticipant profile
This project mainly targets young visually impaired people. In order to better adapt to the daily tasks, the volunteer must have a basic knowledge of French (beginner level). The volunteer will be motivated and will have the desire to be integrated in the working team. Besides, the volunteer will strive for the autonomy and integration necessary in his private and daily life, both with his housemates and his multicultural neighbours. Being open and knowing how to listen are essential qualities for the tasks that the volunteer will be required to carry out.Activity dates
[tala] vika(-ur) alls á tímabilinu 02/10/2023 til 02/07/2024
Activity location
Rue Sainte-Marguerite 9, 4000 Liège Belgium
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Finland, France, Georgia, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russian Federation, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Kosovo * UN resolution, French Guiana, Saint Martin (french part), Montserrat, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Pitcairn, Sint Maarten (dutch part), French Southern and Antarctic Territories
Activity topics
Félagslegar áskoranir
Nám og þjálfun
Sköpun og menning
Deadline for applications
No application deadline