Associazione Basilicata Link APS
PERTEJ BARRIERAVE
TIRANA, Albania
โญ๏ธ Activity Title
Solidarity August in Albania
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๐ท Activity Details
Description
The activity programme aims to bring together 5 volunteers from Italy and 5 from Albania, to implement a serious of activities focusing on children and young people. In specific to: - Promote solidarity and active citizenship through volunteering; - Encourage intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding between Italian and Albanian young people; - Support educational and recreational activities for children and teenagers; - Develop volunteers' competences in teamwork, communication, creativity, leadership and community engagement; - Raise awareness about volunteering and the opportunities offered by the European Solidarity Corps. You can check the Infopack on this link: (copy past it) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G7ULYldb68O3Z6g69eabONGlCIdcSYnR/view
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
Volunteers will be accommodated in flats rented by the organization, in double rooms, fully equipped. The group will be made of 5 Italian youth and 5 Albanian youth. TO BE SELECTED YOU NEED TO SEND AN EMAIL here: ITALIANS - basilicata.link@gmail.com ALBANIANS: rafaela.mborja@beyondbarriers.org SUBJECT: Solidarity August in Albania ITALIANI: compilate il google form - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSewwx7NgXdx8PShgTnJ6bhxnZSn95avDvIGUpydthtM-ZSiGg/viewform
Training during the activity
The volunteering team will receive a comprehensive training program before and during the activity. This includes an introductory session on ESC values and project objectives, practical workshops on event management and intercultural communication, and guidance on teamwork and problem-solving skills. Ongoing mentoring and reflection sessions will ensure volunteers gain valuable competencies while contributing meaningfully to the event. The activities will focus on children, so the main learning will be around this topic, about education, managing groups, implementation of meaninful activities.
Participant profile
We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic young people (18โ30 years old) from Italy and Albania to join our volunteering team in Tirana, Albania. We need people ready to interact with different target groups, especially children, but also youth. Someone ready to propone recreational activities with creative and non-formal approach, willing to step out of comfort zone, with medium / high level of English.
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๐ Key Information
Activity dates
From 11/08/2026 to 01/09/2026
Activity location
Rr. Hysni Gerbolli, Pall Ardaro, Shk.1, Ap 1, Tirana, TIRANA, Albania
Activity type
Volunteering teams
Looking for participants from
Albania, Italy
Activity topics
Social challenges
Education and training
Creativity and culture
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 30/07/2026 12:30
Project code
2024-2-IT03-ESC51-VTJ-000290648
๐ Official Project Page
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/53186_en
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โ ๏ธ Important Notice
1๏ธโฃ Source of Information
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2๏ธโฃ No Affiliation
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3๏ธโฃ Content May Change
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