Don Bosco Schulen, Vöcklabruck (Don Bosco Volunteers)

Activity description

“Don Bosco Schulen” in Vöcklabruck is a high school with a school café, youth leadership programs and a project for disadvantaged youngsters (Play bus). They have circa 100 staff members and 650 pupils and there is a community with 28 Salesian Sisters. Activities for volunteers are support in activities of school pastoral (café, leadership programs, events), the play bus project (every Friday), support in charity and formation events, public relations and assistance for elderly people. Don Bosco Volunteers offers many volunteering opportunities. The target group are especially kids and youngsters. Volunteers of the European Solidarity Corps contribute their youthful dynamics and they are positively present and close to kids and youngsters. Their presence opens a space for mutual learning processes and underlines the European idea.

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

Accommodation: The host organisation offers a single room with shower and bathroom. Food: Our host organisations organise food in different ways (canteen, cook by yourself, etc.). Transport arrangements: The means by transport for the arrival in Austria will be organised with the office in Vienna. Our volunteering opportunities are all located in cities with a good public transport system. The host organisation gives to the volunteers a mobility ticket and/or a bicycle.

Training during the activity

The participants join the obligatory trainings (On Arrival, Midterm) organised by the Austrian National Agency. Additionally Don Bosco Volunteers organise for the volunteers of the organisation three trainings: 4-day trip to Turin for our national and international volunteers, one-day study programme on educational issues and a weekend for reflexion.

Participant profile

A volunteer should be motivated to work with kids and youngsters, creative, communicative, willing to learn, active and reliable. - female - Age 18-25

Activity dates

A total of 1 week(s) during the period 01/09/2023 to 30/09/2024

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Activity location

Linzer Straße 98, 4840 Vöcklabruck Austria

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 Individual volunteering

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Looking for participants from

Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Spain, France, Finland, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia

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Activity topics

Social challenges

Citizenship and democratic participation

Education and training

Creativity and culture

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Deadline for applications

Application deadline: 31/10/2023

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