France: ESC: Volunteering in Marseille, France - Cultural exchange and non formal education

About the local hosting organization

Bokra Sawa is an NGO based in Marseille. The main purpose is a flourishing development among the mediterranean countries through non-formal education.Bokra Sawa, literally "tomorrow together" in Arabic, is a Euro-Mediterranean association based in Marseille, with a multicultural team of 7 active members.Our main objective is regional youth and we work on topics that directly concern them, through a socio-cultural and artistic approach. Indeed, we believe that youth is the first key resource to invest to observe a sustainable evolution of our different societies. As a result, our main focus is non-formal education to help young people acquire essential skills, thus contributing to their personal development, encouraging them to become active citizens, thus improving their employability and eventually meeting their needs. Our goal is to provide Mediterranean youth with new ways to reflect and discuss the world in which we live, and to provide them with the appropriate tools to express their ideas. Bokra Sawa uses the creative tools of non-formal education that include elements of art, culture and science with emphasis on specific actions such as exchange workshops, conferences, meetings or design educational tools. Our projects have been developed in cooperation with other Mediterranean countries. At the national level, we have worked in partnership with the city government, the central library and local schools and we are trying to work in close collaboration with the different Arab communities in Marseille, especially young people who have fewer opportunities especially because of their origins.

Presentation of the programme

Marseille (France). Number of volunteers: 1 Bokra Sawa aims to promote common values through non-formal education and to fight against prejudices, in order to gather together the Mediterranean’s two shores. Missions: - Participate in the daily life of the association - Animate the pedagogic tools during local events - Participate in the conception and creation of a pedagogic tool - Promoting our mobility projects - Promotion of the association's activities through participating in local event. Bokra Sawa works on 3 main areas: - Cultural mediation: we create pedagogical tools in order to inform and raise awareness about the culture, art, biodiversity, gender equality etc of the south Mediterranean region. - Mobility: we offer mobility projects (European Solidarity Corps and Erasmus +) to the local youth - International exchanges: we organise and conduct international seminars for young workers and youth exchanges for the youth. http://www.bokrasawa.org

About the accomodation

Volunteers will be hosted in an apartment in Marseille, with each of them an individual bedroom. Advantages : allocation of a travel budget, housing, health insurance, French online classes. The volunteer will receive a monthly allowance to cover the cost of food and will receive pocket money.

About the leisure activities

They will also attend 2 trainings hosted by the French national agency in France during the mission.

Requirements

The Participant profile: What we expect from our volunteers: – Motivation – Ability to work in a team – Curious about society topics – Interest for non-formal education – Open-mindednessDeadline: