Volunteers for Inclusion


Volunteers for Inclusion

Gönüllü Hareketi Derneği

Bursa, Türkiye

The application deadline has passed.

Activity description

Volunteer Movement was founded in Bursa in 2009. Since then, we have been offering social and voluntary opportunity Tasks: Volunteer will run the workshops and other activities with young people with learning difficulties, down syndrome, autism, etc. in a special education vocational school and disabled centers (governmental institutions+ organizations). Main activities will be held in these institutions and rest of the activities are flexible and changeable according to time, need and volunteer. To attend regular activities of the above-mentioned institutions as assistant, To take initiative in local club activities and participate in local workshops, meetings, seminars, To contribute our blog page as a blogger and create info materials about ESC, To attend the On-Arrival Training and other trainings. Besides all these, the volunteer is encouraged to come uwith new ideas, youth initiatives, exchanges, or another kind of projects which can be suitable for hosting organization.

Konaklama, yemek ve yol ayarlamaları

They will be accommodated in a hosting family house. They will have a private room in the hosting family’s house and shared kitchen, bathroom and great room. If a vehicle is necessary to reach the office or project place, public travel card will be provided to the volunteer. The volunteer may come to work on foot/bicycle if the accommodation is in the neighborhood of the office.

Training during the activity

The volunteer will receive Turkish language support during the project. Language support will be given by a teacher who has experience in Turkish teaching to foreign people or by local volunteers. There will be organized training and support for the volunteer for each of their activities if the volunteer feels the need for it. First 1-2 weeks will be orientation week for the volunteers. Volunteer will also participate to the On-arrival and Mid-term training courses that are organized by Turkish National Agency. Volunteer will also have a mentor and mentor’s support during the whole project.

Participant profile

to have former voluntary experience with disabled young people is preferred, to have former voluntary work experience is a must, to have high motivation in youth works, to be able to work in teams and also individually according to the task at hand with responsibility, to have interest and ability in our activity areas: art,sport, dance, handcraft, etc. to have solution oriented approach, to be open minded, to have an interest in sustainability of community works, to be open to intercultural learning and have high motivation, to be open to learn and share knowledge/experience,

Activity dates

24/02/2023 ila 30/04/2023 arasını kapsayan sürede toplam 9 hafta


Activity location

Karaman Dernekler Yerleşkesi, Karaman Mh. Tuna Cd. no:27/76 Nilüfer, 16200 Bursa Türkiye


Looking for participants from

Portekiz, Avusturya, Belçika, Çek Cumhuriyeti, Almanya, İspanya, Hırvatistan, Macaristan, Norveç, İrlanda, İtalya, Polonya, Malta, Slovakya, Bulgaristan, Kıbrıs, Danimarka, Estonya, Finlandiya, Fransa, Yunanistan, Letonya, Slovenya, Hollanda


Activity topics

Sosyal zorluklar

Vatandaşlık ve demokratik katılım

Yaratıcılık ve kültür


Deadline for applications

Son başvuru tarihi: 10/03/2023