Location: Zagreb, Croatia
Project name: EUROMIJA 6.2
Hosting organisation: ROMA NATIONAL COUNCIL
Sending organisation: “Common Sense” Youth Organisation
Purpose of the project:
The ESC Volunteers will be involved in a range of activities: writing articles in English or translating in Croatian for the Portal ROMI.HR, Schools workshops, Street actions, Counter hate-speech activities, Field activities, Photo and video editing, graphic design and SMM, and Individual projects. Activities will be focused on Roma Minority and other related issues including Human and Minority Rights, Citizenship and Democratic participation, Public information, and raising awareness about Ethnic Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality. The Volunteers will be actively involved, according to their interests, in our other activities. They will work independently and as a Team. EUROMIJA Program’s main objective is to support Roma inclusion in Croatia. Specific objectives are to promote and protect Human and Minority Rights and raise awareness in society.
Number of volunteers: 1 volunteer between 18-30 years old (Only Azerbaijani citizenship)
Project period – 25/09/2024 to 31/08/2026 (11 month)
Deadline: 28/08/2024 (Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted)
How to apply? – Please get a registration number, and apply through European Youth Portal (click the link).
How to get a registration number? – If you don’t have an 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:
The Accommodation and Office Space is in the new and functional space, with all required amenities including central heating and internet. Accommodation includes bed linen and towels, washing machine, iron… The Space includes a kitchen equipped for preparing and storing food. Nearby there are shops where you can buy prepared meals, and the possibility of numerous meal deliveries. The Volunteer will receive a monthly Food Allowance. The RNV will provide the ESC-approved amount for the cost of arriving to and leaving from Zagreb and Project related transport cost within Croatia.
Application conditions and requirements for volunteering:
During the volunteering service, Volunteers will receive training and other forms of education, in Croatian language, History of Croatia and the Balkans, Roma History, Culture and other elements of Identity, Civil society activism, and writing articles for the media. We are also open to the Volunteer’s suggestions for other training and the Volunteers themselves can offer to organize some training or other forms of exchange of knowledge and experience. On-arrival and Mid-term training will be organized for the Volunteers by the Croatian National Agency.
We are looking for the ESC Volunteers who are open-minded and have a strong sense of Solidarity and Equality. They should be highly motivated to reach long-term goals through small steps and have an interest in Minority and Human Rights. A strong ability to speak English and express themselves in writing as well as the interest in NGO activism would be an advantage. They should be motivated to work in an international team and to learn and adapt. RNV is welcoming candidates without regard to their ethnic, religious, gender, or political affiliation and young people with fewer opportunities.
Sending organisation information
Name of the sending organisation: “Common Sense” Youth Organisation
OID number : E10200624
City and country of your sending organisation: Sumgait, Azerbaijan
Person in charge (name and surname): Ramiz Aliyev
E-mail of the person in charge: evs@csyo-az.org