Start.point
Start.point
Vluchtelingenwerk Vlaanderen
Brussel, Belgium
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Newly arrived refugees in Brussels are vulnerable due to their lack of insight into the complicated asylum procedure and into their ensuing rights and duties. The Start.point is a place where well-trained volunteers provide asylum seekers with a free meal, basic information on their rights, and answers to their questions. The Belgian non-profit association Flemish Refugee Action coordinates this volunteer project. We are currently developing extra activities to offer refugees a venue in the city where they can develop their interests, meet new people and get to know Belgian society better. The project has entered its Sixth year of existence and is one of our longest ventures. It provides an important added value to refugees as well as to the local community. We believe that its dynamic team of volunteers consisting of ex-asylum seekers, local migrant groups, employees from nearby firms, government agencies and organizations -is its most important asset, and is unique in Belgium.
ÜbersetzenBeitrag zu Unterbringung, Verpflegung und Reisekosten
The volunteer will stay in location of Brussels. According to the EVS guidelines and the workplace rules of Flemish Refugee Action, the volunteer will work 37, 5 hours per week on average. Weekends are free (or any work done in the weekend can be compensated afterwards). The volunteer will have two vacation days per month.
ÜbersetzenFreiwilligenprofil
We are looking for an enthusiastic young volunteer, who is interested in a profound experience in Brussels for a period of 12 months. Your involvement with forced migrants can make this an enriching and real exchange. Non-discrimination and openness to diversity are essential principles in our recruitment of new volunteers. This voluntary position requires a candidate with good to excellent communicative skills and a willingness to actively participate in a team. Additional language skills beside English (e.g. French or Arabic) are considered an asset.
ÜbersetzenBewerbung
We are open to volunteers from different countries. Send your EVS application to wim_v@vluchtelingenwerk.be. Also indicate clearly which will be your sending organisation.
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Principal tasks include:• offering a daily operational support to the services for asylum seekers
• centralizing volunteers’ questions and needs and preparing answers to their questions
• keeping up weekly planning
• supporting staff members of Flemish Refugee Action in activities around the Start.Point
• active networking with the public and volunteers in the Start. Point (visits, training)
• contribute to our campaign work on an ad hoc basis
Flemish Refugee Action offers its extensive expertise in the field of refugee protection and human rights advocacy. Übersetzen
Links zum Thema
Vluchtelingenwerk VlaanderenListen to the experiences of Mina, our first EVS-volunteerThis opportunity is offered in the frame of an Erasmus+ volunteering project and will be confirmed as soon as funding is approved.
For further information on the status of the project, please get in touch with the organisation.
Projektzeitraum
Insgesamt 52 Woche(n) im Zeitraum 31/01/2017 bis 31/10/2018
Projektstandort
Kruidtuinstraat 75, 1210 Brussel Belgium
Gesucht werden Freiwillige aus
Spanien
Projektschwerpunkte
Integration of refugees
Inclusion - equity
Justiz und Inneres (Menschenrechte und Rechtsstaatlichkeit)
Bewerbungsfrist
Bewerbungsfrist: 31/08/2016
Kontakt
Name: wim verheyen
Phone: +32 2 225 44 00
Aufnahmeorganisation
SINT-JOOST-TEN-NODE, Belgien
Koordinierende Organisation
SINT-JOOST-TEN-NODE, Belgien
