Internationell volonteers
Project: Be engaged in strengthen third sector at Åland Island
Short description
Volunteers are given the opportunity to make contributions to different associations and assignments vary based on the associations “current needs and the volunteers interest and skills”. The associations are active in the sustainability work, such as inclusion people with lesser conditions in one or another area, as well as environmental sustainability work such as recycling, which the volunteers make an active contribution to and "learning by doing". The base is to work in a solidarity spirit where everyone can make an effort and at the same time get a chance to learn new and develop. The volunteers work is to help the organizations with practical everyday tasks such as cleaning, small repairs, cooking, serving, marketing in social media, recycling, and also with special projects and camps. The volunteers will get to know Åland, its nature, culture and people by making a joint effort in the third sector.
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Due to Corona we dont no about the starting date. But we hope between November 2020 Februari 2021 and one year.
OrganisationThe ABF (workers free education organisation) will have the main responsibility and take care of the practical, supervision and administration. ABF will make agreements with the volunteers and their possible sending organizations. An agreement will be made with the two "main organizations" (Emmaus and SKUNK) who undersign to contribute with tasks and support the volunteers. The other 31 of ABF member organizations are offered opportunities to get involved in the project based on their opportunities and needs. Practically communicated through email, chat and in a common google-group in addition to IRL meetings. The applicants have to have a sending organizations, and if it will be possible we will organize a preparation meeting (APV) . With theme and the volunteer.
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We are looking for 2 socially and open minded persons. You should be able to work independently and in collaboration with others. Age from 20 years old and speak relatively good English. We want you to contribute with curiosity, interest and commitment to other people, especially young people and be an active part in activities, camps and projects. You should have a solidarity perspective in your volunteering. You have to have an interest in nature and outdoor activities for example with animals, gardening, excursions, walks in the woods, outdoor and sport games. You have to be able to go by bicycle. You have to have knowledge or want to learn about social media.
You should be interested in and wants to learn about sustainability work, we both environmentally and socially work with a sustainability perspective on activities and activities. |
About the volunteer woork
In the beginning the volunteers will work-shadow, take part in and introduce themselves to various ABF member associations' activities. They will get to know what the associations have going on, but also make study visits to various activities and organizations to get to know Åland and see opportunities and context. The next step will be elaboration on various projects depending on what the associations are doing and the volunteers' skills and interests. ABF i the coordination of for the work. Where the supervisor together with the volunteers develop an individual plan and a schedule with both short- and long-term goals and activities for the volunteers.
No week will be the same.
Work is mainly between 9-16, but since many of the assignments will be in the evenings and weekends, a working time-bank is used. In the project, we want volunteers to develop: Understanding, and seeing the opportunities with, an active third sector in a community. Creativity and curiosity. Solidarity and cooperation as a way of approach. Knowledge of critical thinking in general and norm-critical thinking in particular. Reflecting on the attitudes and issues that individuals and society face. Knowledge of how to organize in different ways. Knowledge in planning smaller and larger projects. Understanding and knowledge of how to promote and develop youth work in a region with geographical obstacles (the archipelago). Opportunity to improve their skills in youth work: learning methods, tools, activities and attitudes. Strengthen their opportunities in the labor market. Get a wider world view.
ABF will have the main responsibility and take care of the practical, supervision and administration. ABF will make agreements with the volunteers and their possible sending organizations. An agreement will be made with the two "main organizations" (Emmaus and SKUNK) who undersign to contribute with tasks and support the volunteers. The other 30 of ABF member organizations are offered opportunities to get involved in the project based on their opportunities and needs. Practically communicated through email, chat and in a common google-group in addition to IRL meetings. If the applicants have sending organizations, we will plan and keep in touch with them and want meet them at the APV.
About the organisations
* ABF is the project oner and is a free adult education organisation, the ABF-house for organisations is where the volunteers will have their office, but also take care of practical tasks in the house such as cleaning and care. In ABF, volunteers will also be able to create different activities and participate in different projects.
* SKUNK, is an empowerment organization for young people in a region with geographical obstacles, it is about increasing archipelago teenagers' opportunities for social life, giving them the chance to get to know young people from other places. At SKUNK, the volunteers work with leisure time activities that strengthen self-confidence and social skills. Practically it is about participating in various activities where weekend camps are a central activity. There, the tasks can be to cook, manage games and contribute to programs in different ways. But the activities can also be after school in the archipelago or in Mariehamn.
* Emmaus Åland run three second-hand shops and a re-cycling café with associated urban cultivation, where reuse and social work interact. Emmaus offers opportunities for volunteering, job training for the long-term unemployed and low- threshold employment for people who are far from the labor market. The tasks include everything from store and cashier work to product sorting and supervision. At Emmaus, the volunteers will work with many different things, such as event planning, practical work such as sort and pack or communication and marketing.
Other organizations that can contribute with tasks are, for example:
* Åland's Nature and Environment, which is an organization that works project-oriented with a strong focus on nature and the environment they organize excursions, seminaries and walks. They have a garden that is to be managed and run campaigns.
* Åland Feminist umbrella, which is an organization that in various ways engages in gender equality, through activities, lectures, seminaries, projects and campaigns.
* The puzzelfamily, for singel parents and mixed families with helping out playing with kids, arranging meetings and activities.
No week will be the same.
Work is mainly between 9-16, but since many of the assignments will be in the evenings and weekends, a working time-bank is used. In the project, we want volunteers to develop: Understanding, and seeing the opportunities with, an active third sector in a community. Creativity and curiosity. Solidarity and cooperation as a way of approach. Knowledge of critical thinking in general and norm-critical thinking in particular. Reflecting on the attitudes and issues that individuals and society face. Knowledge of how to organize in different ways. Knowledge in planning smaller and larger projects. Understanding and knowledge of how to promote and develop youth work in a region with geographical obstacles (the archipelago). Opportunity to improve their skills in youth work: learning methods, tools, activities and attitudes. Strengthen their opportunities in the labor market. Get a wider world view.
ABF will have the main responsibility and take care of the practical, supervision and administration. ABF will make agreements with the volunteers and their possible sending organizations. An agreement will be made with the two "main organizations" (Emmaus and SKUNK) who undersign to contribute with tasks and support the volunteers. The other 30 of ABF member organizations are offered opportunities to get involved in the project based on their opportunities and needs. Practically communicated through email, chat and in a common google-group in addition to IRL meetings. If the applicants have sending organizations, we will plan and keep in touch with them and want meet them at the APV.
About the organisations
* ABF is the project oner and is a free adult education organisation, the ABF-house for organisations is where the volunteers will have their office, but also take care of practical tasks in the house such as cleaning and care. In ABF, volunteers will also be able to create different activities and participate in different projects.
* SKUNK, is an empowerment organization for young people in a region with geographical obstacles, it is about increasing archipelago teenagers' opportunities for social life, giving them the chance to get to know young people from other places. At SKUNK, the volunteers work with leisure time activities that strengthen self-confidence and social skills. Practically it is about participating in various activities where weekend camps are a central activity. There, the tasks can be to cook, manage games and contribute to programs in different ways. But the activities can also be after school in the archipelago or in Mariehamn.
* Emmaus Åland run three second-hand shops and a re-cycling café with associated urban cultivation, where reuse and social work interact. Emmaus offers opportunities for volunteering, job training for the long-term unemployed and low- threshold employment for people who are far from the labor market. The tasks include everything from store and cashier work to product sorting and supervision. At Emmaus, the volunteers will work with many different things, such as event planning, practical work such as sort and pack or communication and marketing.
Other organizations that can contribute with tasks are, for example:
* Åland's Nature and Environment, which is an organization that works project-oriented with a strong focus on nature and the environment they organize excursions, seminaries and walks. They have a garden that is to be managed and run campaigns.
* Åland Feminist umbrella, which is an organization that in various ways engages in gender equality, through activities, lectures, seminaries, projects and campaigns.
* The puzzelfamily, for singel parents and mixed families with helping out playing with kids, arranging meetings and activities.
