DESCRIPTION
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/39112_en
As Pi Youth Association(PIYA), we organize trainings, workshops, and seminars for young people, especially the disadvantaged ones, in 10 different districts of İzmir in Turkey. We provide opportunities for personal development, healthy living skills, and social inclusion for our local community. The volunteer can help us with 2 different fields (depends on ability and willingness): 1-Organizing activities for the local youth; Volunteers will organize indoor/outdoor local activities (Trainings, workshops, language conversation clubs etc.) depends on his/her abilities at our organisation office, municipalities’ youth centers and primary/high schools at the city center and rural areas of Izmir. 2-Taking part at the office team; The volunteer will support ESC/Erasmus+ departments of our office team. (Helping coordinate Erasmus+ and ESC programmes). Promoting Erasmus+ and ESC in local partners and youth centers. About our city Izmir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_4polOWmZU
ACCOMMODATION, FOOD AND TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS
Our organization will handle all logistics. You will be accommodated in a flat with four other ESC volunteers, sharing a bedroom with one other volunteer. The kitchen, bathroom, and other common areas will be shared with all the volunteers in the flat. As an ESC volunteer, you will receive private health insurance, monthly pocket money, food money, a Turkish language course, mentor support, and assistance with the residence permit (required for stays longer than 59 days). Every year we host volunteers from different EU countries.
TRAINING DURING THE ACTIVITY
At the start of your stay with us in İzmir, you will have weekly meetings with your mentor to understand how everything works and develop your skills. Our organization provides on-arrival training, mid-term, and final evaluation meetings for our volunteers. Additionally, if the Turkish National Agency organizes any trainings, you will participate in those as well. During your journey, we offer various trainings for our ESC volunteers, including teamwork, leadership, emotion management, and digital tools. We also organize motivational events like city tours, picnics, and bowling.
PARTICIPANT PROFILE
Here are the links where you can learn about our volunteers’ experiences in our organization: Volunteering here: https://www.facebook.com/pigenclikdernegi/videos/15008683633889/ Volunteer Testimonials : https://www.pigenclikdernegi.org/en/cathttpegory/incoming/83 For more details and application, please check: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HJg9linrB6ww2Yr5mTUrP6EhKJLpoE6A/view
You can send your English CV and motivation letter to us by 15th July 2024 to apply for our project. Please email them to apply@pigenclikdernegi.org