Location: Liepāja, Latvia
Project name: Creating To Be (12 months in Latvia) Creative work with youngsters
Hosting organization: Liepaja “Youth house”
Sending organization: “Common Sense” Youth Organization
Purpose of the project: The project “CREATING TO BE” aims to promote youngsters’ participation in Liepaja Children and Youth Centre department “Youth house”. The main purpose of the project is to promote youngsters to participate in organizing non-formal events in creative environments, which are beneficial for local society as well as for volunteers – learning new skills, revealing cultural diversity, developing solidarity and mutual understanding among young people. Long term aims are:
1. To improve creativity and leadership in volunteers and local youngsters
2. To create a space for intercultural dialogue, social inclusion and solidarity
3. To improve competences and improve or learn new skills
4. To promote youth participation in events and activities
Number of volunteers: 1 volunteer between 18-30 years old (Only Azerbaijani citizenship)
Project period – 01/05/2021 to 30/09/2022 (1 year during this period)
Deadline: 31st March 2021
How to apply? – Please get registration number, and apply through European Youth Portal (click the link)
How to get a registration number? – If you don’t have account on European Youth Portal, please watch our instruction videos from this Link
All costs are covered by European Solidarity Corps
No participation fee!
Language: English
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements:
Travel: the volunteers will be encouraged to look for their own flights in order to start taking responsibilities already before the arrival. The Hosting Organization’s project coordinator will support them with advice for best arrival times and places. Hosting organization will buy the tickets. Accommodation: Volunteers will share an apartment but will have two separate bedrooms, accomodation expenses are covered by project. Food: Project covers food expenses and volunteers will receive 120 eur pocket money per month.
Application conditions and requirements for volunteering:
We are looking for volunteers 18-30 years old. We are looking for volunteers who are flexible, innovative and creative persons. Who are open minded and have a desire for learning through non formal education methods. We are open to volunteers with different backgrounds. Volunteers that do not mind working in a noisy and active environment, as the main place of voluntary service will be “Youth house”, where is open-concept space full of youngsters. The educational level, age, gender, sexual orientation and other social aspects are no limitation for this vacancy.