ESC Individual Volunteering Project in Katowice, Poland
Dates of Project: January/February 2025 until January/February 2026
Sending organisation: BRAVO
Hosting organisation: Bona Fides Association
Location: Katowice, Poland
Participants’ age: 18 – 30
Number of participants: 2
Working language: English (A2-B1) or Polish (A2)
Application deadline: 30.09.2024
This project is supported and co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme. It means that your travel costs, accommodation, and food will be fully covered if you get selected for the project. The European Commission’s support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission nor EACEA can be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
ACTIVITIES OF THE PROJECT
As a volunteer in Katowice, you will focus on community building, ecological tasks, and working with children and people with disabilities. You will engage with local groups, organise events, and promote ESC projects. Your tasks will include:
- Katowice Community Building and Organizing:
- Build networks of foreigners in Katowice, involving them in local events and clean-ups.
- Organise community discussions with local groups, setting both short- and long-term goals.
- Identify key issues affecting vulnerable groups like seniors and minorities.
- Research and partner with local NGOs to further the inclusion of foreigners in Katowice.
- Organise local campaigns and cultural events to celebrate the diversity of Katowice.
- Organise language exchanges and lessons to support community integration.
- Healthification and Beautification of Katowice:
- Lead clean-up initiatives in public spaces, parks, and forests.
- Organise workshops about environmental awareness, healthy diets, and eco-friendly living.
- Promote local sustainable food options and organise community sporting events.
- Host “healthy excursions” for locals to explore the Silesian region’s green spaces.
- Sensorial Inclusive City Campaign:
- Organise inclusive events for people with disabilities, such as talent shows, concerts, and chess tournaments.
- Assist people with sensory disabilities during trips and social events.
- Run workshops and talent-sharing sessions for individuals from diverse backgrounds facing barriers.
- Organise a photo exhibition and simulations to raise awareness of the barriers faced by people with disabilities.
- Support local institutions working with children and adolescents from challenging backgrounds.
- Supporting Local Institutions:
- Help institutions dealing with children and adolescents with disabilities by organising activities, workshops, and English lessons.
VOLUNTEERS PROFILE
We are looking for citizens or residents of European countries between the ages of 18 and 30 who are open, motivated, solution-oriented, and value teamwork. Volunteers should be passionate about making a positive social impact, supporting inclusion, and building a stronger community.
ACCOMMODATION AND FINANCING
Volunteers will live in shared four-bedroom apartments close to Katowice’s city centre. Each volunteer will have their own room, and kitchen, bathrooms, and living areas are shared. The costs of accommodation, rent, bills, and internet are fully covered. Volunteers will also receive a monthly food allowance, pocket money, and a travel card, in addition to a free Polish language course. The cost of travel is reimbursed according to ESC guidelines.
ABOUT HOSTING ORGANIZATION
About us
We are public benefit organisation, which for 14 years has been actively building and supporting groups of inhabitants and local leaders, teaching local officers how to conduct an open and effective dialogue with inhabitants and non-governmental organisations and enabling young people to gain new experience through volunteering.
Our association is seated in Katowice and focuses its attention particularly on this city, however we also carry out activities throughout Poland.
Our mission
We wish that Polish villages, country towns and cities would be pleasant places to live in, and open to the needs of their inhabitants. If this could happen, the involvement of individuals in activities for the local surroundings is important as well as presence of reliable authorities who act in open and transparent way and take into account the voice of their inhabitants in decision making process.
TRAVEL AND COST LIMITS:
Bosnia and Herzegovina – 275€ per volunteer
How to apply?
Click here to open BRAVO – Application form
- Complete the BRAVO-APPLICATION FORM with the English title ”name of the project you are applying for” until 23:59 on the deadline day.
- Deadline for applying: 27.09.2024.
- PARTICIPATION FEE: NO PARTICIPATION FEE
- If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at: office@bravo-bih.com
Preuzeto sa: BRAVO