EUROMIJA 5 (AA)

Activity description

If you are a young person who wants to volunteer in an interesting country and region, participate in the protection of human and minority rights, gain new experiences useful in your professional future, and create new friendships, join us! Project EUROMIJA includes: writing articles in English or translating for our Portal, organizing Schools workshops, Street actions, Counter hate-speech, Editing (photo/video), graphic design, and SMM, ... Activities will be focused on Human and Minority Rights, Citizenship and Democratic participation, Public information, and raising awareness about Ethnic Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality. The main objective is to support Roma Minority inclusion in Croatia. Our most frequent volunteers are young people who study or have completed journalism, international relations, political science, law, sociology, English language and literature, etc. For more about our previous projects GO TO YouTube: https://youtu.be/KzZKjfKIEcU

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

The accommodation will be organized in the new and functional space, with all required amenities including central heating and internet. Accommodation includes bed linen and towels, washing machine, iron... The space includes a kitchen equipped for preparing and storing food. Nearby there are shops where you can buy freshly prepared meals, and the possibility of numerous meal deliveries. The Volunteer will receive a monthly Food Allowance. The RNV will cover the cost of local transport (monthly ticket) and the ESC approved amount for the cost of arriving to and leaving from Zagreb.

Training during the activity

During the volunteering service, Volunteers will receive training and/or other forms of education, including Croatian language, History of Croatia and the Balkans, Roma History, Culture and other elements of Identity, Civil society activism, and writing articles for the media. We are also open to the Volunteer's suggestions for other training and the Volunteers themselves can offer to organize some training or other forms of exchange of knowledge and experience. On-arrival and Mid-term training will be organized for the Volunteers by the Croatian National Agency.

Participant profile

We are looking for Volunteers that are open-minded and have a strong sense of Solidarity and Equality. They should be highly motivated to reach long-term goals through small steps and have an interest in Minority and Human Rights. A strong interest in NGO activism would be an advantage, as well as the ability to speak English and express themselves in writing well. They should be motivated to work in an international team and to learn. RNV is welcoming candidates without regard to their ethnic, religious, gender, or political affiliation and young people with fewer opportunities.

Activity dates

A total of 48 week(s) during the period 01/09/2023 to 01/08/2024

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Activity location

Ilica 215, 10000 ZAGREB Croatia

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 Individual volunteering

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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, Israel, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Moldova (Republic of), Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russian Federation, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Kosovo * UN resolution, British Antarctic Territory, Anguilla, Aruba, Saint Barthélemy, Bermuda, Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba, Canary Islands, Curaçao, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Greenland, Guadeloupe, British Indian Ocean Territory, Cayman Islands, Saint Martin (french part), Martinique, Montserrat, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, St Pierre and Miquelon, Pitcairn, Réunion, Saint Helena, Sint Maarten (dutch part), Turks and Caicos Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Virgin Islands (British), Wallis and Futuna

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Activity topics

Social challenges

Citizenship and democratic participation

Education and training

Creativity and culture

Working against discrimination (including gender discrimination)

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Deadline for applications

Application deadline: 27/07/2023

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