Centre for youth activism KRIK is non-governmental, non-profit organization established by young people, led by young people and it works for and with young people. The translation of the word KRIK is SCREECH/OUTCRY and the inspiration for it came out of the vision of this organization, which is to be the voice of the youth that will be heard and will make changes and contributions in the society. KRIK strives to encourage greater youth participation, youth activism, encourage young people to be more included in the policy making process on local and national level. Krik works on achieving social inclusion and integration of young people with fewer opportunities. The target groups are young people with typical development, young people with disabilities and young people having problems fit in the society, having difficult social and economic background. In order to achieve social inclusion, the programs are focused on integrated groups and have the same number of young people with fewer opportunities and typical development. With the activities delivered Krik offer space for social and personal development of young people through different educational activities on local and international level. KRIK is involved in National processes regarding increasing the quality and recognition of youth work and youth policies. Membership in National organisations: -Union of Youth Work; -National Youth Council of Macedonia; -Y Peer network; -Network for prevention brain drain and -Registration in the Ministry for Labour and Social Policies in North Macedonia as provider of activities for young people with disabilities under social protection. Erasmus + is one of the programs which is mostly active in Krik. Krik is working on sending and hosting ESC volunteers for short- and long-term project activities. Krik is one of the few organizations on National and International level that send and host young people with disabilities. Each year Krik is sending more than 60 young people for European Educational activities and are hosting around 20 to 30 ESC volunteers for volunteering projects. Within the Erasmus + program, Krik have experience in implementing KA2 and KA3 projects mostly in the topic of education, youth work and improving access of the systems for young people with disabilities in different fields.

The volunteers will be supporting the independent living of the people with disabilities in the living units. The activities which the volunteers will implement in the houses will be connected with the personal plans of each of the beneficiaries. The goals are usually connected with the skills they need to develop and with the activities they need to do during the day. Sometimes, the goals are to have a walk in the city center, or in the nature, to shop in the local green market or a store, to do tea or coffee by them selves, to help at home (to fold their clothes, to do a bit gardening etc.). Additionally the volunteers will implement activities in the Center for Occupational Therapy where young people with disabilities are participating in the activites.

The travel costs are fully cover up to an amount of 310 euro. The opportunity is open for 2 months of volunteering. 2 days per month are given to the volunteer as a holiday. Total 4 days are provided to the volunteer as free days in the total volunteering duration. Accommodation: The rent and utilities are paid directly by Krik. The house is located in Kisela Voda Municipality in South-eastern part of Skopje and it is 10 minutes by bus to the center of Skopje (20 minutes walk to the city center).

The Participant profile: Basic knowledge about people with disabilities is desirable, but not exclusive. We will train the volunteers on everything they need to know. What is most needed is the motivation that the young people will have to support people with disabilities We are expecting the volunteers to start their service around summer or autumn 2025. We are open to extend the start date if needed. -People interested working with young and adult people with disabilities -Having experience in implementing youth work activities using methods of non formal education -Creativity and art is additional plus that can help the volunteers in their work
Deadline: No application deadline

The training program is consisted of a series of training that the volunteers are following on the beginning of their service. -Working in mix group of people with disabilities and without, -Erasmus+ program and European Solidarity Corps, -Project Cycle Management and -Implementing individual plans for people with disabilities. The volunteers are defining and following their learning objectives since the beginning of the project activities with the Coordinator (during those 3 meetings each week) and during the Mentor meeting using the Mentor Diary.

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?

• Training before and after the project
• Health insurance during your project
• round-trip travel reimbursement
• accommodation and food
• pocket money
• language course
• Return Week-end
• Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.