Volunteering in a Youth Center in Riga

Activity description

Young Folks LV, a youth non-governmental organization from Riga, would like to host three volunteers with the main aim of strengthening and promoting social inclusion and European integration within the organization, local community, and also on a national level by facing various local challenges - developing a proactive youth community both at Young Folks, local community and in Latvia. With the help of foreign volunteers, the youngsters in the Latvian community will be able to learn about solidarity, and democracy, be more unified, and as well gain new competencies for personal, educational, social, cultural and professional development and in general more involved in proactive activities locally. In the project, we are preferably looking for volunteers from any European country to work in the following fields: -marketer, copywriter, SMM -youth worker, working with teenagers and young adults -office manager

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

The volunteers will share the apartment specially rented for them in Riga city center, near to Young Folks office. Each volunteer will have his/her own room, but they will have a common kitchen and bathroom. The flat will be safe, clean, and fully equipped. The apartment will be located in the city center with good connections to shops and transport. The money envisaged for food and pocket money will be provided monthly in cash.

Participant profile

We encourage the participation of everyone, especially young people with fewer opportunities (e.g. economic obstacles, cultural differences, educational difficulties), in our project. That is why this project is open to everyone and any person from 18 to 30 years old can propose his/her candidature. There is no strict criteria in volunteer selection, but we will take into consideration motivation, wish to exchange (ideas, knowledge, energy etc.) and build together of candidates. We are seeking for someone, who speaks English and has a slight knowledge of Russian in order of easier integration

Activity dates

A total of 52 week(s) during the period 15/09/2023 to 15/09/2024

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Activity location

Krišjaņa Barona iela 32, Rīga Latvia

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 Individual volunteering

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Looking for participants from

Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Finland, France, Croatia, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Moldova (Republic of), Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Ukraine, British Antarctic Territory, Curaçao, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Greenland, British Indian Ocean Territory, Cayman Islands, Saint Martin (french part), New Caledonia, French Polynesia, St Pierre and Miquelon, Pitcairn, Réunion, Saint Helena, Sint Maarten (dutch part), French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Virgin Islands (British), Wallis and Futuna, Israel, Georgia

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Activity topics

Education and training

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Deadline for applications

No application deadline

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