MOJU - ASSOCIACAO MOVIMENTO JUVENILEM OLHAO
Olhão, Portugal
⭐️ Activity Title
VOLUNTEERS TO WORK WITH YOUNG PEOPLE - 3 MONTHS - SOUTH PORTUGAL
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🔷 Activity Details
Description
We are looking for volunteers!!! :) VESSEL - Volunteering as an Engine for Solidarity, Social Engagement and Learning opportunities is a volunteering activity involving several volunteers from different countries, divided by different time periods. The volunteers will be placed for 3 months in Olhão, where they'll have the opportunity to experience a totally different culture and way of living, to learn and experience new things, and to use the knowledge and experience gained in their countries so that they can act as a liaison between partner organizations. The volunteers will be involved in the activities and projects developed by the Host Organisation and will be encouraged to develop and implement their own projects/ideas. At the moment, we have 2 different spaces based inside of neighborhoods, where volunteers will be working with kids and teenagers, helping them with homework, and providing a different set of sessions/workshops on a daily basis.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
The volunteer will live in a furnished rented flat shared with other volunteers, close to the office and not far from the centre of the town. The flat contains all the necessary amenities and is divided in different rooms, kitchen, and bathroom(s). The volunteers will have their own bedroom or share it with another volunteer, a shared kitchen and bathroom(s). A monthly contribution for food will be given to every volunteer. The volunteers will receive a monthly pocket money as stipulated by the European Solidarity Corps. This amounts will be payed in the beginning of every month.
Training during the activity
On-arrival and mid-term training's will be provided by the Portuguese National Agency for Erasmus+ Youth in Action Programme. OLS will be the official tool to use to learn Portuguese during the Project. Since the project activities require work and communication with other people, it is necessary and important that the volunteers try to speak in order to perform their duties. For that purpose, there will be 1 hour and half of Portuguese Lessons per week.
Participant profile
The volunteer’s selection process is intended to be transparent and open to all involved. There are no preferences regarding gender, age, or study areas. However, a special concern is taken on the analysis of volunteers’ expressed interest in working with children and young people with fewer opportunities and at risk of exclusion, since these will be the main goal of the proposed activities. The fact that the volunteer has some experience linked with youth associations is seen as positive for the development of the activities/projects, but it will not be an exclusion point for the decision.
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🔑 Key Information
Activity dates
From 01/09/2026 to 30/11/2026
Activity location
Rua Dr. José Afonso Lote 2 Rc, Olhão, Portugal
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
Activity topics
Social challenges
Citizenship and democratic participation
Education and training
Creativity and culture
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 30/09/2026 01:00
Project code
2024-1-PT02-ESC51-VTJ-000203454
🔗 Official Project Page
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/53933_en
