JfE: Bulgarien - Art and Social Inclusion

[JA:hr für Europa - die VILLA]

Liebe Leute,
eine bulgarische Organisation sucht einen Freiwilligen von Februar 2013 
bis Februar 2014. Bewerbungsschluss ist 1.9.2012

Conny

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    *VACANCY FOR EVS VOLUNTEER AT CARITAS SOFIA, BULGARIA*

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    Contact person:Neda Velkova, Volunteer Coordinator

    Organisation:Caritas Sofia

    Location:Sofia, Bulgaria

    Deadlinefor applying:01/09/2012

    Duration: 12 months (Feb 2013– Feb 2014)

    *Project Site:*

    Caritas Sofia is looking for two long-term EVS volunteers for its
    daycare center for mothers in disadvantaged situation “Rojdestvo
    Hristovo”. The volunteer is supposed to start their service at the
    beginning of February or March 2013 and stay for a year.

    The center was establishedsome 12 years agoin order to financially
    and morally support women at risk. The priority group are women who
    raise their children on their own and the assistance provided to
    them is aimed at preventing the abandonment of their children in
    institutions. Besides them, there are motherswho have many childred,
    adoptive mothers, mothers lacking support because of domestic
    violence, mothers with sick children, mothers with mental and
    physical disabilities and girls who have grown up in orphanages.

    The goal of the center is to empower women to cope on their own. It
    offers personalized social programs that deal with the specific
    problems of each individual. There are craft workshops where the
    women can work according to their interests. The workshops function
    as both work therapy and a source of some, albeit modest, additional
    income. The center also assists women in finding employment. It
    supports young women from institutions to transition into leading an
    independent life by providing temporary accommodation and work. The
    center works closely with the regional state administration,
    employment bureaus, and social services institutions.

    Throughout the years the center has helped more than 300 mothers in
    need. More than 60 of them achieved and maintain a stable material
    and social status, 6 of them were hired as full-time employees at
    the center itself.

    The center has 3 workshops - a ceramic, a textile, and a felt one,
    where the staff and the mothers work daily and make different dolls,
    ornaments, pottery, etc. to be sold at charity bazaars and for
    export. Here is a link to the website of the center:
    http://rojdestvo.org/ .

    *Tasks: *

    The volunteers will work closely with the staff and the other
    volunteers at the center. The staff is open to new suggestions and
    activities if the volunteers want to organize such.

    A list of activities volunteerscan do:

      * ·work in the workshops
      * ·spend time with the mothers at the center – keep them company,
        encourage and motivate them in their efforts and pursuits
      * ·up-keep (cleaning, cooking, gardening, grocery shopping,
        laundry, etc.
      * ·interview new mothers coming to the center
      * ·meet and visit beneficiaries at their homes if necessary
      * ·work with childrenwho sometimes come to the center
      * ·organize an activity of their own with the mothers
      * ·maintenance of the web page of the center

    *Volunteer profile and recruitment process:*

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    The staff at the center is very dedicated, friendly and
    hard-working. They care very very much about their little community
    and they want to host a volunteer who is responsible, punctual, and
    has the need to help people in vulnerable situations. The center has
    hosted a number of volunteers so far and they are looking for
    someone motivated and caring in order to create a positive,
    satisfactory, and mutually-beneficial relationship. The volunteer
    needs to know English at an intermediate level in order to be able
    to communicate with the staff at the center. Previous voluntary
    experience and curiosity towards new places and cultures are a plus.

    Interested volunteers must send a CV, a motivation letter, and any
    questions they have to Neda Velkova: neda.velkova at caritas-bg.org
    <mailto:neda.velkova at caritas-bg.org>. The deadline for applying is
    1^st Sept. The shortlisted candidates will be contacted for a Skype
    interview by the 10^th Sept.

    *Additional information:*

    The volunteers will be enrolled in a Bulgarian language course

    The plan is for the volunteers to share an apartment.

    At least one meal a day is provided at the center (lunch).

    The daycare center is not far from the Sofia city center by tram and
    the volunteers will get monthly passes for the public transport.

    The volunteers will be able to socialize with Caritas volunteers who
    work on various other projects.

    Website of the organization: http://www.caritas-bg.org/index.php?lang=en

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