Volunteer in rural Romania – educational and cultural activities

Voluntouring staff

5 years ago

european solidarity corps, Romania, volunteers, voluntouring, voluntourism

General information about our volunteering exchange

ESC in Romania – Schroedinger’s Culture(al) Dillema as project aims to provide cultural content for young people to the enlarged community of Izvoarele commune. Curba de Cultură focuses on teenagers and youth development. The foreseen activities are, but not limited to:

educational activities for children and young people in the area
workshops in dance, music, shadow and sensorial theatre
organizing events and representations in the commune
trainings in cultural and event management
hikes and trips around the commune to gather materials for promoting the commune
final event in the community

Accommodation, food and transport Arrangements

reimbursement of travel costs up to 275 euro in the end of the stay
accommodation in a traditional house together with the rest of the volunteers – food allowance and pocket money
local transport bus permits and car when needed for activities

Training during the project

mentor support – language training
coordination, materials for activities and equipment
task-related trainings such as teambuilding, health and security, event management, basic youthwork and group dynamics, communication etc

Volunteer profile must be

between 18 and 30 years old and is an EU citizen
available for the full 303 days of the mobility – is motivated to do international volunteering
strongly motivated to live and work in rural area
interested in learning a different European language
motivated to work with children and young people
interested in creating cultural content (dance, music, theatre, film etc.)
motivated to develop new competences and to learn about community development
has good English communication skills, spoken and written

What type of host are you?

Organization/NGO

What are you looking for help with?

What’s the mission of your community?

Curba de Cultura focuses on youth development, thus all of our project are for young people in rural areas.

How many volunteers could you host?

A couple of volunteers

When would you need volunteers?

ASAP

How many hours of help per day?

6 hours of help per day

How many days of help per week?

5 days per week – 2 days off

Note about the volunteer work and other expectations

This is a European Solidarity Corps funded project (former EVS programme) and its full-time volunteering. Moreover it addresses only EU citizens.

Are accommodation and food included?

Other – I will explain in the general info section

What type of accommodation can you provide?

Dormitory/shared rooms

Diet – nutrition information

The volunteers are provided with food allowance and they need to cook for themselves.

Volunteers’ benefits:

learning experience
learns a different language
mentor support for the whole duration of the project (10 months)
coordinator support for implementing activities
youthpass certificate
all the basic needs ARE covered, including international transport.

What to do in the free time

Big cities and the capital are reachable by local transport. The area is suitable for hikes, and in 10 months all most of Romania can be visited.

Language

English and Romanian

Geography

A hilly, just before mountains rural area.

How to get to your site

We pick up the volunteers from the airport.

Is there internet access?

Yes!

CONTACT DETAILS 🔍📧

The contact channel, email: sorin@curbadecultura.ro

More about us: Fb: https://www.facebook.com/iywwcurbadecultura/
Ig: https://www.instagram.com/curbadecultura/
Yt: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoZBMuFnUN93TckaaRAKmtg
Hostname: Curba de Cultura

You can read the full call of our project here: https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity/placement/14518