My intercultural Europe 24-25
Maison de l'Europe de Nîmes
Nîmes, France
Description
The Europe House in Nîmes – Europe Direct would like to host a volunteer for a project of 12 months in Nîmes, a south-east city of France. The volunteer will take part to the activities of the Europe House to inform citizens of our departments of Gard and Lozère about current events and projects about the EU and more specifically mobility programs for young people. The aim of the project is to facilitate intercultural exchanges between the volunteers and the local community. As an important actor of our educational service dedicated to schools, his/her activities will be to promote this service and to create and animate workshops for young people. Most of the activities of the volunteer will be linked with European youth work, the animation and the information on current events of the EU and organizing intercultural events with other volunteers. Furthermore, she/he will be in charge of animating our social networks and updating our website.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
The volunteer will be hosted in a shared flat in the city with his/her own bedroom, close to shops and the Europe House. The volunteer will have occasionally to move for her/his activities with the Europe House, in that case the Europe House will organize everything. The volunteer will receive a daily allowance of 8€ for pocket money and 10€ for food. Travel costs will be covered depending on the distance calcuted by the ESC programme. The volunteer will work up to 35 hours per week from Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 5pm.
Training during the activity
The volunteer will have the opportunity to attend the on-arrival training and the mid-term evaluation organized by the French National Agency. Furthermore, there will be several possibilities to take part to other trainings during the year according to the offers and the interest of the volunteer.
Participant profile
We expect the volunteer to share with the public his/her knowledge and enthusiasm for Europe. Candidates should have basic knowledge in French and basic English. The motivation, the capacity to bring enthusiasm during the animations, especially for young people and the understanding of the pedagogy and non-formal education will be important criteria. He/she will have to be flexible, communicative and be able to adapt in every specific situation and different types of audience.
Activity dates
A total of 52 week(s) during the period 01/08/2024 to 31/08/2025
Activity location
46 rue de la République, Nîmes, France
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine
Activity topics
Citizenship and democratic participation
Education and training
Creativity and culture
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 30/06/2024 23:59