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About the local hosting organizationVolunteering for All Association is a non-governmental, non-profit and independent association which was founded for the public’s benefit by a group of young Resita students and volunteers. The purpose of this group is to create more youth activities and to engage more young people in volunteering activities. This group came into being out of the need to address the many problems that its members have identified as being recurrent for the young people of Resita and those living in the villages of Caras-Severin County; those young people being the target group that is being assisted through various activities. Thus the Volunteering for All Association was created, having as its top priority the engagement of youths in volunteering activities which in turn would raise their awareness and responsibility towards the society they live in. The aim of the Volunteering for All Association is to improve the economical, educational and social situation of citizens. In order to accomplish this purpose, the association proposes the following activities: a. Raising the organizational capacity of youths b. Supporting youths in improving their problem solving skills c. Collaborating with organization from Romania and abroad in order to implement projects that support youths d. Creating community engagement programs that will prevent prejudice towards underprivileged groups e. Hosting cultural, artistic, educational, applied science, sports and touristic activities for people and home and foreign organizations that will favor the promoting of multiculturalism f. Activities that promote, monitor and defend human rights g. Initiating and carrying out activities that promote democracy, volunteering and European citizenship h. Initiating programs and volunteering activities within the organization’s field of activity i. Promoting volunteering and education, especially in the rural environment j. Hosting youth activities: educational, cultural , sports, environmental k. Creating social intervention programs that will prevent social exclusion l. Fighting unemployment m. Professional formation, orientation and counseling n. Promoting tolerance, diversity and equality within society o. Supporting and aiding civil society organizations Our association was created and is being run by youths who promote the interests of other youths in and around Resita and who try to raise their motivation to be more involved in the local community and in the decision making process of the issues that concern them. We organize informal meetings, workshops, seminars, debates, happenings and other events where we try to foster interest and participation of people on democratic principles, public affairs and the everyday life of local communities within Romania. We form an informational and search center for volunteering stages so using the knowledge from the volunteering activities people will understand and deal with the social, economic, cultural and language barriers in their lives through the principles of tolerance to diversity, open discussion, active initiatives, shared experiences, volunteering non-formal education and informal learning. We receive a lot of attention from students, teachers, social workers, youth workers and young people from our region as well as from all around the Romania as we bring them interesting events, activities and new opportunities for their self-actualization and personal development. We cooperate with local municipalities, schools and other institutions as well as independent interest groups, associations and other organizations.

Presentation of the programmeOur ESC volunteering for a better world project aims to improve the area where we live, bring people closer together, increase civic engagement and combat discrimination and racism. Our activities will focus on painting the walls of schools where children from disadvantaged backgrounds learn, setting up greenhouses that will be transformed into places for gardening workshops, greening campaigns, non-formal education for children from disadvantaged areas and providing help at various public events. We will have a group of at least 20 volunteers, to which will be added the 10 long-term volunteers who are already here for a year. Local transportation is provided by the host organization in collaboration with municipality of Resita and volunteers will receive bus and tram ticket passes, to get to the locations where we will work. For the locations outside the city, transportation is provided by the host organization, with its own vehicles.

Local accommodationAccomodation: - we provide accommodation in a multiple rooms flat/ school dormitory. - the volunteers will be accommodated in a bedroom with multiple beds (4/5) with common bathroom. Food and Pocket Money: - as financial support the volunteers will receive pocket money (4€/day) and food allowance (5€/day). Transport: The volunteers can use a certain budget to travel to Romania and going back home. The budget is diverse, according to the country of origin and it’s based on the European Commission’s band distance travel budget (The amount is for both ways, coming and going back).

About the leisure activities possibleA united and homogeneous group makes our activities a success. For this, at the beginning of the project, from June 25, for 3 days we will organize a Team-Building in a beautiful location, near the city, in the middle of nature. In this team-building we want all volunteers to get to know each other, to know better the objectives of ESC Programme and the project, but also the activities that we are going to carry out.

RequirementsThe Participant profile: Our ESC volunteering for a better world project aims to improve the area where we live, bring people closer together, increase civic engagement and combat discrimination and racism. Our activities will focus on painting the walls of schools where children from disadvantaged backgrounds learn, setting up greenhouses that will be transformed into places for gardening workshops, greening campaigns, non-formal education for children from disadvantaged areas and providing help at various public events. We will have a group of at least 20 volunteers, to which will be added the 10 long-term volunteers who are already here for a year. Local transportation is provided by the host organization in collaboration with municipality of Resita and volunteers will receive bus and tram ticket passes, to get to the locations where we will work. For the locations outside the city, transportation is provided by the host organization, with its own vehicles.
Deadline: 05/10/2026 00:00

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

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