Volunteer for Inclusion
V.I.A.C. - INSTITUT PRE PODPORU A ROZVOJ MLADEZE
Lisbon, Portugal
Description
Casa Pia de Lisboa (CPL) is a Public Institute under the tutelage of Ministry of Labour and Social Solidarity. The mission of CPL is to promote the rights and protection of children and young people, especially those who are in danger or at risk of exclusion, to ensure their full development, through acceptance, education, training and social and professional integration. This project will take place in Centro de Educação e Desenvolvimento (CED) Nossa Senhora da Conceição. This organization is a school that offers education to children and young people from kindergarten to middle school level (average age from 3 to 15 years old). The main aim of the hosting organization is provide education to children and young people and also extra activities and clubs, where the children and young people can occupy their free time. The school offers classes and also extra activities that occupy the pupils free time (ex: sports, clubs, arts, dances, etc.).
Gisting, fæði og ferðatilhögun
ProAtlântico will provide €150,00 to cover costs of food and extra expenses during non-working time. During working time the receiving organization provides suitable meal in the organization’s facilities, which is based on a Mediterranean diet. ProAtlântico provides accommodation in an apartment, University residence, hostel, hosting family in multiple bedroom with fully equipped kitchen, toilet and living room - electricity, water, gas, TV and Internet are covered by the project. The volunteers will have towels and bed clothes. A monthly local transport allowance is provided by the RO.
Training during the activity
- on-arrival training - mid-term training - portuguese language course
Participant profile
In general, the profile of the volunteers must be very human, self-motivated, creative, open minded, tolerant with self-initiative, willing to take on new challenges, very flexible and ready to help in different tasks, with good adaption to different realities and ready to live with different conditions and environments they are used to in their original country. The volunteers must be highly motivated to work with children with a difficult past and social background. Is expected the volunteers have a positive attitude, patience and good listening capacity.
Activity dates
Frá 01/10/2017 Til 31/07/2018
Activity location
Lisbon, Portugal
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Slovakia
Activity topics
Deadline for applications
Umsóknarfresti: 24/09/2017 23:59