🕊️ Volunteer in 🇧🇪 Belgium at ‘t Klein Kasteeltje — Supporting Refugees through Art, Sport & Solidarity! 🤝🌍

Project Type: European Solidarity Corps Volunteering
Location: Brussels, Belgium 🇧🇪
Application Deadline: 30 October 2025
Application Link: https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/48492_en
Host Organisation: AFS Interculturele Programma’s VZW / Fedasil Petit Château

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🌟 About the Project

Join the team at ‘t Klein Kasteeltje (Petit Château) — one of Belgium’s main reception centres for asylum seekers. 🕊️

Here, you’ll contribute to daily life activities that help refugees and asylum seekers integrate, learn, and rebuild their lives while waiting for their residence applications to be processed.

This project offers a chance to make a real difference in people’s lives through education, creativity, sports, and human connection — while learning about migration realities first-hand in a multicultural environment. 🌍

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🎯 Your Role & Main Tasks

• 🏐 Organise sports and recreational activities (football, volleyball, table tennis, fitness)
• 🎨 Facilitate creative workshops — painting, sewing, dance, and art classes
• 💬 Support language training in French and Dutch
• 💻 Assist with basic IT support for residents
• 🧭 Help with daily life orientation and social assistance
• 🫱 Encourage active participation and community engagement

Through your role, you’ll help asylum seekers find confidence, routine, and belonging in a safe and inclusive environment.

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👥 Participant Profile

We’re looking for volunteers who are:

• 💬 Confident communicating in French or English (intermediate level)
• 💪 Adaptable, patient, and emotionally mature
• 🤝 Able to work independently and show initiative
• 💡 Resilient when facing challenges and unresponsive situations
• 🌍 Open-minded, empathetic, and culturally sensitive

Experience with social work, youth work, or intercultural projects is an advantage but not mandatory — motivation matters most!

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🏡 Accommodation, Food & Transport

• 🏠 Private rented room in a shared house in Opwijk
• 🍽️ Monthly allowance of €435 (for food and expenses)
• 🚆 Local and international travel costs covered
• 🚍 Public transport between home and workplace provided

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🧭 Training & Learning Opportunities

• 💬 Dutch language support throughout your stay
• 🧠 Task-related training provided by professional centre staff
• 🔗 Full project information available here: Google Drive file link

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📅 Application Deadline

🕓 30 October 2025 – 23:59 (CET)