OVERNIGHT CAMP WITH VULNERABLE TEENAGERS AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Rural environment, Catalonia
Between June 29th and July 7th
(Approximate dates)
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Profile:
Profile:
Students motivated towards the intervention of adolescents in situations of social vulnerability, who want to work to ensure that children's rights are fulfilled. Responsible and dynamic, who are involved and participate actively with the children in typical activities of a summer camp (games, dynamics, sports, workshops, outings, excursions...) Eager to learn and be part of a team. They believe in and encourage good treatment.
Previous experience, training in the social field or having the title of leisure and free time monitor will be valued (although it is not essential).
Positions:
4
2 to work with children
2 to work with teenagers (A minimum age of 22 years old is required.
Location:
Location:
Before the summer, the places where the colonies and work camps will take place will be determined (they will be rural environments in Catalonia).
Dates:
Dates:
The organization runs different camps with teenagers from the end of June to the end of August. The two people selected will have to choose the camp in which they want to participate as volunteers and the exact dates of the work camp will depend on this choice.
Language:
Language:
English.
*Language in which the project will be developed.
Comments from participants:
Comments from participants:
A 3rd year student of Social Work and Criminology tells us...
"The center fights hard for equality and for the inclusion of children in society, since many do not know or do not have the possibility of leaving their neighborhood. The center provides families with the opportunity for their children to get to know more than just the neighborhood and to be educated, since even in the stages that are not summer, these children are educated with extracurricular accompaniment.
We should not judge people by their appearances, we must know people thoroughly to be able to understand them. Every child I have been with had a backpack on his or her back, but that does not mean that some were better or worse. Every person is special and different, and that doesn't mean you should look down on people or make them feel inferior. Volunteering is not only about helping others, it is also a personal learning experience where you experience many situations that you probably have never experienced before. It is an opportunity to get closer to other realities and do your bit. This experience is an experience of values, of union, but above all of growing and evolving as people."
Project and activity identification:
Project and activity identification:
Fundesplai (Fundació Catalana de l'Esplai) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to educate children and youth, strengthen educational entities of free time and the Third Sector, improve the environment and promote citizenship and social inclusion, with a transformative will.
The mission of the Fundació Catalana de l'Esplai is specified in the provision of comprehensive educational services and programs in schools, health education and prevention of drug addiction, management of equipment and environmental education programs, training courses and management services for the associative world and projects for digital inclusion. It also integrates the action of a Federation and its esplai centers, as well as the work of the statewide Esplai Foundation and the promotion of international cooperation programs.
What are we going to do?
Two positions are offered from the end of June to the end of July for students to collaborate in work camps for young people at risk of exclusion from 16 to 22 years of age. In these work camps, they will deal with a specific theme and will work with young people in the proposed service activities.
They will work from Monday to Sunday, with agreed free time.
Before the summer, the details of the programmed activities, schedule, and the places where the camps and work camps will take place will be finalized.
It will be required to have or process before the collaboration the criminal record certificate (Essential requirement to work with children in Catalonia, a document that is automatically generated and that certifies that the person does not have a criminal record. It can be processed quickly online and we would provide indications to manage it).
Description of the beneficiaries:
Description of the beneficiaries:
Adolescents living in environments of social risk and vulnerability.
Previous training:
Previous training:
All students selected for the VUELA program will receive common training for participation in volunteer activities.
Consult 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:
Field support:
Field support will be provided by the organization itself throughout the project.
Lodging and meals:
Lodging and meals:
Lodging and meals will be provided by the organization, in the rural camp house where each round takes place. Each volunteer will have to contribute individually an equal amount to the common bag to cover the costs of accommodation and food. 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:
Transport:
The student is responsible for arranging and paying for transportation to the intervention site, and 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
University of reference for the project
Esade (María Vila Miras)
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