Long-Term and Short-Term ESC Opportunities in Izmir, Türkiye

Description

Looking for 15 long and 5 short term volunteers: Short term from Czech Republic, ,Sweden, France and Poland (2 months) for June - August 2025 Long term from Czech Republic, Estonia, Italy, France, Germany, Poland and Sweden (Sept. 2025 - Aug. 2026) We organize trainings, workshops and seminars across 10 different districts of İzmir, Türkiye, providing opportunities for personal development, healthy living skills, and social inclusion within our local community. TASKS 1-Organizing activities; Volunteers will organize indoor/outdoor local activities (Trainings, workshops, language conversation clubs etc.) depends on his/her abilities at our organisation office, municipalities’ youth centers and primary/high schools at the city center and rural areas of Izmir. 2-Assisting office team; The volunteer will support ESC/Erasmus+ departments of our office team. (Helping coordinate Erasmus+ and ESC programmes). Promoting Erasmus+ and ESC in local partners and youth centers.

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

You will be accommodated in a flat with four - five other ESC volunteers, sharing a bedroom with one other volunteer. The kitchen, bathroom, and other common areas will be shared with all the volunteers in the flat. As an ESC volunteer, you will receive private health insurance, monthly pocket money, food money, a Turkish language course (online or physical), mentor support, and assistance with the residence permit (required for stays longer than 59 days). Every year we host around 15 volunteers from different EU countries such as Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain

Training during the activity

At the start of your stay with us in İzmir, you will have weekly meetings with your mentor to understand how everything works and develop your skills. Our organization provides on-arrival training, mid-term, and final evaluation meetings for our volunteers. Additionally, if the Turkish National Agency organizes any trainings, you will participate in those as well. During your journey, we offer various trainings for our ESC volunteers, including teamwork, leadership, emotion management, and digital tools. We also organize motivational events like city tours, picnics, and bowling.

Participant profile

Here are the links where you can learn about our volunteers' experiences in our organization: Volunteering here: https://www.facebook.com/pigenclikdernegi/videos/15008683633889/ Volunteer Testimonials : https://www.pigenclikdernegi.org/en/cathttpegory/incoming/83 Long-Term Volunteering: We are looking for 15 long-term volunteers who can begin their projects in September 2025. Application deadline: 31st May 2025. Short-Term Volunteering: We are currently seeking short-term volunteers from France, Sweden, and Poland only. Short-term projects can last up to 2 months, and we offer flexible start dates. If you are interested, please send your English CV and motivation letter to: 📧 partnership@pigenclikdernegi.org For more information and to apply, visit: 🌐 https://www.pigenclikdernegi.org/en/esc-open-calls/esc-call-for-piya-long-term/

Activity dates

A total of 52 week(s) during the period 01/09/2025 to 31/08/2026

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Activity location

Akdeniz Mah. 1353 Sokak No:1 Taner İş Hanı Kat:5 D:503 Konak , İzmir, Türkiye

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Individual volunteering

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Looking for participants from

Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Sweden

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Activity topics

Social challenges

Reception and integration of refugees and migrants

Citizenship and democratic participation

Environment and natural protection

Health and wellbeing

Education and training

Employment and entrepreneurship

Creativity and culture

Physical education and sport

Working against discrimination (including gender discrimination)

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Deadline for applications

Application deadline: 31/05/2025 22:59

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