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LONG TERM European Voluntary Service in BULGARIA - 6 MONTH
CALL FOR ONE VOLUNTEER FROM ITALY AND FROM SPAIN
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR?
Boy or girl between 18 and 31 years old from: ITALY and SPAIN
WHEN?
From 01 April 2017 - 30 September 2017. 6 month European Vountary Service.
WHERE?
In the city of Pazardjik 4400 PAZARDJIK PROVINCE - BULGARIA https://www.google.it/maps/place/Pazard%C5%BEik,+Bulgaria/@42.1887565,24.2953215,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x14acb004f11b7311:0xdcb597ec099963ab!8m2!3d42.1927654!4d24.3335662
SERVICE DESCRIPTION and ACTIVITIES
The activities proposed in the project allows volunteers to participate in more specific sub-activities related to their interests and abilities. Sub-actions in three areas (entertainment, educational and practical) and strive to realize the main objectives:
• Support for disadvantaged groups / people with disabilities
• Promotion of activities / EVS /
• To develop areas of information, sensitivity to
the topic and the formation of good practice
• Volunteers to build their autonomy
• To give volunteers a new way of life
• To increase self-esteem, self confidence, and its functions
• Providing opportunities for training and education for young people interested in social sphere.
• Work with projects
• Develop communication skills and presentation skills
• Working with youth
• Learn new language
• To discover new culture and new country
• To have fun and to enjoy the project :)
Volunteers will participate in instructive activities, educational services. Their role would be consistent with the opportunities and responsibility. Mission volunteers will always be led by supervisor and rehabilitator. Volunteers will have the opportunity to submit their own country and culture by organizing food, exhibitions, slideshow examples. Volunteers will participate in educational activities educators by helping people with disabilities in the manufacture of pottery, cards, posters and more. Together we will organize their time to visit the institutions, cafes, public spaces, galleries, theater, movies and more. Volunteers will support people with disabilities in their daily activities, nutrition, hygiene, dressing, working, walking in the city/park and others. Will participate in festivals and celebrations of the association and the day care center. Volunteers will organize activities during leisure customers - such as painting, music,hiking, and more. Finally, the volunteers will have the opportunity to develop a personal project related activities and objectives of the day care center and the host organization. Organizing volunteers missions will be based on 30 hours per week, 5 days, 6 hours per day including language courses and meeting with the mentor. Volunteers will have holiday/vacation two days a month. Volunteers will always have the accompaniment of Bulgarian and monitors will be integrated into work teams.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND ALL THE COMPLETE INFO ABOUT THE PROJECT.
HOW TO APPLY?
Send us your CV and motivation letter in english, before 15 February 2017 at this address: evs@foccen.org
Association Focus Contact
Email: evs@foccen.org
Website: foccen.org
Location: https://www.google.com/maps?daddr=ulitsa+%22Todor+Penev%22+13,+Pazardjik,+Bulgaria&hl=en
Phone: +359 34 90 1717
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001325102843&fref=ts
INFO ABOUT FOCUS - EUROPEAN CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENT
The Focus- European Centre for Development is a non profit association located in Pazardjik (BG) and it is registered according to the decision of the District Court of the city.
The members of the association are specialists/experts and public figures united around the ideas of promoting people’s right to live in a supportive environment, involving youth in public life and strengthening principles of civic responsibility and democracy.
Focus’s range of action covers Pazardjik area and it is guided by a steering committee.
Aims:
1.To create a European community of pupils, teachers and parents that will support the social integration and professional development of adolescents;
2. To cooperate with local authorities in implementing trainings and experiments concerning different social issues on the basis of public interest;
3. To promote solidarity and tolerance among the local public in order to stimulate social cohesion in the European Union;
4. To encourage participation of all citizens in social life and to strengthen the links between local groups, schools, businesses and the Municipality;
5. To involve the youth in activities of personal and social development;
7. To provide activities and organize events aimed at restoring and improving the quality of environment
8. To improve the wellbeing of persons with disabilities, acceptance by their families, and socializing amongst their peers, colleagues, friends, and community in which they live;
9 To establish an environment in which the youth with disabilities can be involved in activities aimed at their future development;
10. to prevent negative social phenomena, such as crime, violent behaviour, drug addiction, prostitution and xenophobia, from spreading amongst the youth;
All the objectives of Focus Association are discussed by a team of specialists and other members of the association, such as teachers, psychologists, social workers, therapists, computer specialists, graphic designers, parents and other members of the community. All work together towards public welfare in cooperation with the local authorities of Pazardjik.
The Target group of the Focus Association includes Bulgarian non profit organizations (NGOs) (operating in all the different areas of the social sector), professionals of education, organizations and institutions working with children with special educational needs (disabled children or children without parental care), schools, kindergartens and NGOs from other parts of the world willing to partner with Bulgarian organizations. This target group also includes teachers, specialists, parents, young people, people with disabilities and other citizens supporting the mission of the association.
Team:
All the objectives of the Association “Focus - European Center for Development” are being discussed by a team of specialists, by the members of the association - teachers, psychologists, social workers, therapeutist, computer specialists, graphic designers, parents, public. All the members work together on the same cause of public welfare and cooperate with local authorities and several offices in the territory of Pazardjik.
Target group:
Target group with which the Association “Focus - European Center for Development” works include Bulgarian non-profit organizations (NGOs) operating in each of the areas of social sector, education and NGOs from other parts of the world, willing to cooperate with Bulgaria. Organizations and institutions working with children with special educational needs, disabled, children without parental care, and mainstream schools and kindergartens. Teachers, specialists, parents, supporters, youth, persons with disabilities, public and other citizens supporting the mission of the Association.