Volunteers from Germany, Lithuania and Poland Wanted!

Deadline: 25 January 2014
Open to: motivated youth aged 18-30
Benefits: expenses of the round-trip (90%), accommodation, food, pocket money, health insurance

Description

The organisation International Center for Intercultural Research, Learning and Dialogue in Yerevan, Armenia is looking for 3 volunteers from Germany, Poland and Lithuania. The Service will start from the 1st of March 2014 and will last 12 months.

The main working field of the volunteer will be intercultural research and education:

  • assistance in making documentaries on different cultures – video editing and working in the video department
  • assisting in implementation of various training courses and other types of youth projects on intercultural learning (conducted with non-formal learning techniques)
  • updating the organisation’s website which activities are mainly referred to Intercultural learning and culture of peace
  • writing articles on the aforementioned topics and putting the results of their research on the website (photos, videos, interviews).

Eligibility

There are no requirements of special competences. However they take into consideration the following criteria while recruiting a volunteer to be hosted in the organisation:

  • high motivation towards the project themes and tasks;
  • interested in intercultural learning and culture of peace;
  • interested in making comparative intercultural research;
  • open minded, flexibility to understand other cultural behaviours;
  • interested in working with young people and in implementing youth projects;
  • fewer opportunities (rural areas, educational difficulties, economic obstacles)

The applicants must be from Germany, Poland or Lithuania and be aged 18-30.

Benefits

  • expenses of the roundtrip (90%), accommodation, food;
  • pocket money;
  • health insurance that covers all the period of the volunteer activities;
  • after finishing the EVS project (or at least a half) has the right to receive a EVS certificate, usually signed by the responsible of the National Agency in name of the European Commission.

Application

Please, send your CV  to evs@icirld.net by 25 January 2014.

For a detailed description of the activities and the organisation, please consult this website.

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