Service Volontaire International - ESC: Volunteering with people with disabilities

Presentation of the programmeVoluteers discover the life of the center for people with mental disabilities and participate in workshop activities with them. The activities offered at the workshop are: dance, equitherapy, balneotherapy, sensory awakening, musical awakening, theater, adapted sport, bonding with friends, French songs, cookies, recycled paper, DIY and furniture renovation, magnets in sandblasted cards, etc. Volunteers participate in team reflections on the evolution of activities, new projects. They participate occasionally in the life of the household, for tasks such as the preparation of menus, shopping, meals, maintenance. They are also invited to participate in the projects of L'Arche in Reims and in the federation of L'Arche in France. Their mission schedule is personalized.

Local accommodationThe volunteer has his own private room in the household, with WIFI access. Meals are shared with the whole household in accordance with the diets of each. During his days off, the volunteers organize their meals as they wish. A car is available to volunteers for travel needs.

About the leisure activities possibleVolunteer should speak English and/or French. There is no skills needed for this project, exepting the motivation to be a volunteer in a center for people with disabilities.

RequirementsThe Participant profile:
Deadline:

Extra info about the projectThe 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.

Price descriptionProjects from the european commission are free for volunteers