Keravan Kaupunki Nuorisopalvelut
Kerava, Finland
⭐️ Activity Title
YOLO XL – From Ideas to Impact
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🔷 Activity Details
Description
The project provides both the volunteers as well as children and youth of Kerava an opportunity to internationalise and gain a learning experience from cultural interaction. The volunteers will take part in the various activities of the Kerava; for example youth houses, mobile youth work, schools, library, day care centres and sport services. Volunteers will work with children and youth (mainly 9-25 years old). Volunteers participate in the youth house evenings, detached youth work and other activities the youth provide. Kerava youth services also encourage volunteers to co-operate with other municipal actors and local NGOs, depending on their personal interests. All activities will be carried out together with the youth workers, regarding the professional skills and interests of the volunteer. A lot of activities will be held in the evenings and some in the weekends. The duration of the project is about twelve months from December 2026 to November 2027).
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
Volunteer will be accommodated in an apartment provided by the City of Kerava. Apartment is located close to the city centre. Volunteer will stay in the same apartment with another volunteer, which consists of two individual bedrooms, two shared bathrooms, shared kitchen and living room and a small backyard. Volunteers will be given bicycles which is a useful way of getting around in Kerava. Meals are mainly provided at the Kerava High School. Volunteers are also provided travel cards for Helsinki Regional Transport to get around within the capital region.
Training during the activity
Volunteers will attend both on-arrival and mid-term trainings provided by the Finnish National Agency. Finnish courses will take place in Kerava and in the online-course. It is also possible for volunteers to participate in gatherings and other non-formal meetings of the other volunteers working in Finland.
Participant profile
We are looking for two volunteers over 20 years old, outgoing, initiative, motivated and capable to work with children and youth. Ability to process own views of the activities, and capability to plan and carry out/implement activities for children and young people aged mainly between 13-17 years is essential. In addition, an interest in working with pre-teens aged 6-12 is possible. Due to the housing arrangements, it is important that the volunteers are capable of living together with a person coming possibly from a different cultural background. Adequate English skills and accredited sending organisation are required. ATTENTION! We only accept candidates from EU- and EFTA -countries and duration of the project is twelve months only.
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🔑 Key Information
Activity dates
From 01/12/2026 to 30/11/2027
Activity location
Kultasepänkatu 7, Kerava, Finland
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
Activity topics
Citizenship and democratic participation
Health and wellbeing
Education and training
Creativity and culture
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 30/09/2026 23:59
Project code
2026-1-FI01-ESC51-VTJ-000401453
🔗 Official Project Page
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/53785_en
