ESC volunteer for 6 months to Dodo in Helsinki, Finland

Activity description

Dodo is a Finnish environmental organization founded in 1995. Dodo addresses environmental issues societally, without unnecessary simplification. Current key operation areas are urban gardening and food, urban planning and building, climate action and global development. Dodo is offering a half a year ESC volunteering position starting 1st of April 2023. The ESC volunteer will be working at Dodo’s office in the neighbourhood of Pasila in Helsinki. Just outside the office is the Urban Gardening Center Turntable, where events and activities are arranged during the growing season. The main task of the volunteer would be to help the employees. This includes tasks in urban gardening, communications, event arrangement and office maintenance. The volunteer will be joining Dodo’s Urban Dinners where they can arrange discussions and workshops, and help in the kitchen or in the garden.

Training during the activity

We will discuss, either in emails or in video call beforehand, the tasks, learning-process support and practical arrangements, and continue these discussions during the volunteer period. The volunteer will have a tutor (one of the employees) and a mentor (a person outside daily activities of Dodo) during the whole volunteership to offer help and support both during and after their volunteer period.

Participant profile

We hope that the volunteer is motivated, interested in the scope of activities that Dodo runs, has a good level of English, has good communication skills, is co-operative and works well in teams. The volunteer should be motivated to learn, to adapt, to propose ideas, take initiative, work independently and be open to discover other cultures and different ways of doing things. A desire to participate actively in the project, pro activity, enthusiasm, eagerness and a desire for involvement are all necessary in order to ensure both the project and the volunteer will reach their full potential.

Activity dates

A total of 26 week(s) during the period 01/04/2023 to 30/09/2023

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Activity location

Helsinki Finland

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Looking for participants from

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine

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Activity topics

Environment and natural protection

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Deadline for applications

Application deadline: 10/02/2023

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