"Connection against Exclusion"
Polskie Stowarzyszenie na Rzecz Osob z Niepelnosprawnoscia Intelektualna Kolo w Gdansku
Polish Association for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities Gdansk Branch
Gdańsk, Poland
Description
The PSONI in Gdansk is a local institution. Our aims are focused on working for equaling chances of intellectually disabled people. The association leads institutions designed for people with disability in every age and with every level of disability. There are Daily Center, which is responsible for self-developing of adults with severe disabilities, PSONI special schools – schools for children and youth with severe disabilities, Workshops of Therapeutic Occupations for adult people who are trained to work, Supported housing for people with intellectual disabilities, Orchestra Vita Activa, Music School, Remont Pomp music band, Mała Motoryka music band and the Best Buddies voluntary project. The volunteer schedule is very diverse - everyone works in at least 3 different places. Additionally, each volunteer is involved in artistic activities. After the arrival, all volunteers spend 2 weeks as a training period. Video of Remont Pomp - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4OGNDB1YjA
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
Volunteers are living in 1 flat that is owned by the association and two flats are rented close to the association. In each volunteer has his/her own room. Flats are very close to the most of PSONI centres so it's not a big distance to work. Flats are located in Gdańsk Przymorze very close to the Baltic Sea and 30 min by tram to the Gdańsk old town. Volunteers also get food money and they are responsible for organizing it by themselves. All volunteers have free transport for trams and buses in Gdańsk for work and private time.
Training during the activity
After the arrival volunteers spend 2 week as a training period. We are visiting all the centres, discuss tasks in them and have general training about work and the project. Then, the coordinator asks volunteers where they want to work. We meet and creating individual schedules for every volunteer. Volunteer have also a training about work with intellectually disabled people Additionally, they take part in integration training with Polish volunteers of the "Best Buddies Poland". We provide polish language course Link to Best Buddies movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1WpPUVGj48&t=1s
Participant profile
PSONI Gdansk is open to working with everyone who is open-minded and motivated to work on a project that meets her/his expectation. We always try to find a volunteer specifically for the project, but if a volunteer finds the project by himself we will host him. We are also open to host volunteers who have some difficulties with language and support them before the project. We are happy if the volunteer has previous experience in voluntary work with intellectually disabled people but that's not necessary. Its also if volunteer can organize activities to disabled people by him/her self.
Activity dates
From 15/09/2025 to 31/07/2026
Activity location
Jagiellońska 11, Gdańsk, Poland
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Kosovo * UN resolution, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine
Activity topics
Social challenges
Creativity and culture
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 17/08/2025 23:59