Location: Brenderup, Denmark
Project name: Volunteering at Brenderup Højskole
Head organisation: AFS Danmark
Sending organisation: “Common Sense” Youth Organisation
Brenderup Højskole is located in Brenderup – a small village with a couple of groceries, schools and sport facilities. Brenderup is close to both the beach and the forest which is often used for activities. The type of activities depends on the season, but examples could be going to the beach for a swim or touring on the school bikes.
Brenderup Højskole is a contemporary Danish folk high school. The students on our long term courses are primarily between 18 and 25 years old, but on our short term courses you will meet students of all ages. At Brenderup Højskole we believe that a precondition for peaceful coexistence in the world is the unbiased interaction of people from different cultural backgrounds.
Brenderup Højskole is working with sustainability as a main profile and our subjects, activities and daily life are based on the wish and work to contribute to sustainable development.
Brenderup Højskole offers an exchange of life experience, ideas and viewpoints among people from different cultures, building on responsibility to the community and respect for the individual.
Individual activities depending on the volunteers´ interests and competencies in these 2 areas:
Practical work in our small permaculture garden and greenhouse and in our sustainable construction area. Assisting teachers in various practical tasks and in classes. Some tasks will be outdoors all year round.
Practical work in our office with various office tasks and being the link between students and the office, which requires good communication, organization and computer skills, and in our kitchen, assisting kitchen staff with various practical tasks.The individual activities will be the main part of the volunteers´ activities, so please state in your application which of the 2 areas you would prefer to work with and why.
General activities for all volunteers:
Every weekend one of the volunteers will help the teacher with planning student activities, coordinating the meals, making sure that kitchen and weekend duties are done by the students and if needed welcoming guests to the school. The teacher who is responsible for the weekend will always be back up.
Facilitating intercultural/leisure activities for the students.
Participation in all arrangements and events run by the school and connected associations.
Sport activities (optional).
During our short-term summer courses, the tasks will also include service jobs like running a small bar, cleaning, working in the kitchen and assisting teachers in various activities.
It is important for you to be aware that the tasks can vary throughout the year depending on our different courses and activities.
Project period – 01/08/2025 to 31/07/2026
Deadline: 31/12/2024
How to apply? – Please get registration number, and find more information about this project and information on how to apply only on this 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 volunteers are lodged at the folk high school where they will live in a separate area with bedrooms, bathroom and kitchenette with a microwave etc. All meals will be provided by the school in the dining room together with the students and the staff.
As a part of the European Solidarity Corps program, the following is covered by us:
International transport is covered to a certain amount. The EU sets a budget depending on the distance to our office. If you travel in a green way your budget will be higher!
- Health insurance
- Food and accommodation
- Allowance/pocket money: 380 euro/month in total: 360 euro (decided by the department of the EU) + 20 euro from the local AFS department.
- Transportation covered: from home to project and from home to language school (if chosen).
Working hours: 30-38 hours/week
All volunteers save up to 2 holidays every month.
Application conditions and requirements for volunteering:
✔ decent level of English knowledge
✔ Between 18 and 30 years old, above 24 is preferred
✔ Likes to work in a team
✔ creative/flexible/open-minded
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