🇵🇹 ESC Volunteering in Portugal 🎭 Social and Educational Youth Work Through Arts and Sports ⚽

Description

More Solidarity, Better Citizenship is a volunteering activity involving several volunteers from different countries. The volunteers will be placed in the city of Faro, where they'll have the opportunity to experience a totally different culture and way of living. The volunteers will be involved in the activities and projects developed by the Host Organisation, mostly centred on social and educational intervention with youth through different methods: arts, sports, play, theatre, study and pedagogy. Volunteers will also be encouraged to develop and implement your own projects/ideas. Association Sê Mais Sê Melhor (SMSM, Be More, Be Better) has an office close to the center of the city, in IPDJ Regional Direction of Algarve, together with other youth organizations. In terms of physical installations, our office is composed by youth cabinets, computer points, social living rooms, arts and sports spaces.

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

SMSM will ensure appropriate living and working conditions. Suitable accommodation and a food allowance will be provided, including during the holiday period, included in the project budget. The volunteers will live together in a furnished rented flat, with separated rooms. The flat is located in the city of Olhão, 10Km from the working place. Local means of transport (bus or train) are available for the volunteers. Volunteers will receive, monthly, an amount of pocket money stipulated by ESC program.All the allowances will be provided to the volunteers on a monthly basis, by bank transfer.

Training during the activity

To support, reinforce and complement the learning acquired through participation in the activities, specific quality and support measures are foreseen: the General Online Training, language learning support through EU Academy, the Training and Evaluation Cycle, mentoring and recognition of learning outcomes. Pre-departure training for participants, as a part of the Training and Evaluation Cycle, will be ensured by Support Organisations (in cooperation with the Host Organisation).

Participant profile

The purpose when hosting volunteers has to do with identification between the volunteers and the project's and organization dynamics. In selecting the volunteers, the project’s potential contribution to the development of the volunteer’s personal, social and professional skills was one of the main aspects in consideration. Volunteers will be selected in a fair, transparent and objective way, regardless of their gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, political opinion or disability. No previous qualifications, specific experience or language knowledge is required.

The role of the volunteers will be to participate and help in the daily tasks of the office, which includes the following tasks:

- support the development of activities for youngsters, witch will involve the preparation of group dynamics, team building activities, cultural activities, sport activities, and others, always in articulation with the associations team; -

- promotion of games and activities for youngsters during the school breaks and holidays.

Activity details

Activity type

Individual volunteering

Activity dates

A total of 24 week(s) during the period 15/10/2026 to 14/04/2027

Location

Rua da PSP, IPDJ, Casa das Associações, Faro, Portugal

Deadline

No application deadline

Project code

2025-1-PT02-ESC51-VTJ-000346460

Topics

Looking for participants from

28 countries can apply. The activity takes place in 🇵🇹 Portugal.