WORK CAMP: SUMMER SCHOOL AND SUPPORT FOR SENIORS
Seville, Spain
From July 1st to July 26th
(approximate dates)
RED CROSS SEVILLE
Profile:
Students from 1st grade motivated towards intervention with children and adolescents in situations of social vulnerability and with sensitivity towards the elderly. Responsible and dynamic people, willing to actively participate with children in leisure activities and promotion of values. People eager to learn and to be part of a team.
Degrees in psychology, social education, nursing, physiotherapy and social work will be valued. The title of leisure and free time monitor or previous experience in projects related with children will be an asset.
Positions:
5
Location:
Avda. de la Cruz Roja 1, duplicado - CP 41009 (Seville)
Dates:
From July 1 to July 26 (approximate dates)
Language:
Spanish
*Language in which the project will be developed.
Comments from participants:
A 4th year student of the International Relations and Global Communication Degree at the Universidad Pontificia Comillas tells us...
"The Red Cross has a wide range of activities and I was fortunate to be able to participate in several of them. The main activity in which I participated was a summer camp in which various excursions and activities were prepared for children from 2 to 16 years of age, mostly immigrants, in order to help families reconcile work and family life. On the other hand, I was in the Hospital Childhood program, an activity that tried to accompany and play with children hospitalized in the Virgen del Rocío Children's Hospital. It was a space where children could have fun and families could rest or run errands if necessary. Finally, I carried out occasional activities such as picking up and taking people at risk, especially women and threatened or abused children.
This experience has been deeply enriching and has left an indelible mark on my heart and mind. Throughout my service, I have learned valuable lessons that transcend far beyond the borders of the camp and have shaped my perspective on life and humanity Furthermore, volunteering has shown me the importance of resilience. The children I worked with have overcome incredible challenges to arrive in a new country in search of a better future. Their ability to adapt to the new reality while maintaining a positive attitude, knowing that they have left behind part of their family, friends and everything they had, has inspired me to be stronger in my own personal struggles and to appreciate more what I have."
Project and activity identification:
The Red Cross serves different vulnerable groups of the Sevillian society through a framework of attention to the person with a comprehensive vision, supporting people in each of their vital phases.
For the Vuela Program 2024, we propose the participation of the volunteers in the Senior Citizen program, where we assist people in the aging process so that their vital transition is healthy on the physical, social and emotional level; and in the Summer School Camp, which offers a leisure alternative to children and young people at risk of social exclusion.
What are we going to do?
In the Summer School Cmap the volunteers will support and work with minors from families at risk of social exclusion to whom we try to offer a safe and healthy alternative space for leisure and to facilitate family reconciliation. They will also support other activities likely to take place during the month of July, specifically in accompanying the elderly or hospitalized children.
For Cruz Roja, the participation of students from other territories provides, in addition to the most needed extra support dirung the summer period, an opportunity to continue improving the intervention with a more diverse approach. We hope that the volunteers participation would be mutually benefitial as they would widen their knowledge about different realities.
Schedule: Monday to Friday from 09.00 to 14.00h. Possibility to participate in afternoon activities if needed by the Red Cross.
Red Cross makes available to all interested persons, an open knowledge bank where they can find several training courses. Both at institutional level (Institutional Basic Training) as well as focused on the acquisition and development of functional skills for specific activities. They can be accessed through the following link:
https://www2.cruzroja.es/formate/conocimiento-abierto
A negative certificate of crimes of sexual nature will be required to work with children.
Description of the beneficiaries:
Children, adolescents and elderly people who attend the centers of the Red Cross in Seville.
Previous training:
All students selected for the VUELA program will receive common training for the participation in volunteer activities.
Check YOUR UNIVERSITY in the following links for training dates, location and conditions. Don't forget to mark them in your calendar. This training is mandatory and is part of the project.
Field support:
The on-site support will be done by Cruz Roja. The welcome to Seville and the follow-up of any incident will be supported by the reference person from Universidad Loyola Andalucía.
Lodging and meals:
Shared accommodation in Seville. Meals will be prepared in the shared accommodation, except for breakfast and lunch, which could be taken in the project with the workers of the organization. Cruz Roja will provided each volunteer with a transportation voucher to travel from the accommodation site to the area of colaboration.
The University of Seville will help in the search of accommodation and will facilitate the entrance. Each volunteer will have to contribute individually an equal amount to the common bag to cover the costs of accommodation and food (dinner). The amounts will be communicated prior to arrival, as well as the method of payment.
Information on the possibility and conditions of financial support for these concepts can be found below, by consulting YOUR UNIVERSITY:
Transport:
The student is responsible for arranging and paying for the transportation to the intervention site. The student must inform the project's reference university of the date and time of arrival at least 15 days in advance.
University of reference for the project:
Loyola Andalucía University (Juan Francisco Romero González)