A. Project environment: profile of the organisation and local community
" Outline the project environment for the suggested voluntary activities, including the local community where the project will take place (e.g. geographical, social and economical environment).
" If the host placement is located in a live-in community, please include the rules and conditions that apply also for the volunteer.

Local community
Our daily centre is situated in living part Kravi hora in Brno, which is near to city centre (15 min by tram). This part is very quiet and green. Our centre is run in a small rented space next to students' dormitory - we have one big space where we work with our clients, and six small offices for staff. Our centre is open every working day fro 8:30 to 15:30. The number of clients (aged 15 - 40, average age 20 years old) in our centre is varying from 10 to 20. Clients are coming morning and leaves afternoon. There are 2 educators to run an everyday program for clients and 4 administrative and technician support.

Brno
The Association FILIA is located in Brno. Brno is the second largest city (389,000 inhabitants) in the Czech Republic, and is well-connected to other cities in Central Europe. Brno is home to several universities with many international students, and offers a variety of cultural events throughout the year. It has several theatres and museums, churches and a number of large shopping centres. Near our office we have a pool, planetarium and catholic church.

Geographic information
Geographically, Brno is part of the Danube Basin and has many historical ties to the Austrian capitol of Vienna which lies mere 110 km (68 miles) to the south.
Elevation
" Variable, between 190 and 425 m (620 to 1395 ft) above sea level
Climate
Thanks to its location between the Bohemian-Moravian Hills and the Southern Moravian lowlands, Brno enjoys a very pleasant, moderate climate, ideal for recreation and everyday living.
Brno enjoys good natural circulation of air, ensuring very high air quality.
Climatologic data
Temperatures
Average (annual)
+ 9.4° C
49°F
Average daytime temperatures:
Summer (June-August)
+ 17.8° C
64°F
Winter (December-February)
- 1.0° C
+30°F
Average annual precipitation
505 mm
19.8 in.
Average annual sunshine
1,771 hrs.
Average no. of days with precipitation
150 days
Prevailing wind direction

B. Proposed activities for EVS volunteers
" Describe what you can offer to volunteers in terms of service and learning opportunities.
" Please, explain what will be the role of EVS volunteers in the host organisation.
" Describe the activities in which the volunteers could be involved and the activities the volunteers could create in your organisation. Give examples of typical activities for the volunteers.

Long-term volunteer
Our educators will help and support a volunteer to join them during preparation and realisation activities running in our centre for people suffering psychiatric disease in combination with a kind of disability - mostly mental disability. S/he will become familiar with many pedagogical group activities, such as ceramics, Abilympics - Olympic games for disabled people in working abilities, and visiting exhibitions, museums. The volunteer will gain a broad perspective on working with people with disability in the Czech Republic.
The volunteer will be included in the daily regular work with our clients, in some occasional projects as well as in international projects. We welcome if volunteer bring some new ideas - activities to our organisation, if interested, we will support him/her to run own workshops with the clients.
The volunteer will work Monday through Friday from 9 am until 3 pm.
Typical activities of the volunteer will include:
drawing and other creative activities with clients
physical exercising, swiming with clients
practicing reading and writing with clients
visiting museums with clients
occasional help with translating
The hosting organization will provide a three-month intensive Czech language course at the Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University.

Short-term volunteer
We offer for short-term EVS volunteer to join our group where we make flower arrangements. Together with our clients s/he will learn how to make flower arrangements, bunch of flowers, how to work with dry flowers and also how to make different decorations for flower arrangements.
Short term project can last from 1 to 6 months according wish and possibilities of EVS volunteer and the vacancy in the organisation.
EVS volunteer will learn Czech language individually and in a team with disabled people, will increase his/her language ability using, to cooperate with other people. Less experienced volunteer, moreover, will get new working skills, will develop his/her creativity, will lead to follow and keep regular working duties.
All duties and responsibilities will be adapted to abilities and possibilities of each volunteer.

Same conditions for long-term and short-term volunteer
The volunteer will stay in an international student dormitory of Masaryk University. He or she will share the room (kitchen and bathroom) with a student. The dormitory is located close to the exhibition halls, for which Brno is famous for in the Central Europe. Lunch during working days is in the organisation. Breakfast, dinner and weekend food is arranged by volunteer and get money for.

C. Volunteer profiles and recruitment process
Please describe the profiles of volunteers you would like to receive in your organisation. Include information on how you ensure an open and transparent recruitment process as well as the overall accessibility of EVS to all young people. Consider further information about the type of sending organisation you want to cooperate with. This information can help the match-making between volunteer candidates, sending organisations and your organisation.

Long-term volunteer
The volunteer should be willing to work with disabled youth and adults with psychiatric diagnoses combined with mental disability, willing to learn Czech language, should be reliable. We welcome volunteers with art hobby - such as singing, playing musical instruments, painting, acting, dancing, etc.

Short-term volunteer
The volunteer should be willing to work alongside disabled people, to work in a team, to follow instruction, to speak basic English.

D. Special needs (if applicable)
If your placements are open to hosting volunteers with fewer opportunities, please provide information about the competence, experience and infrastructure and (human or other) resources available in your organisation to accommodate and support them.

We are also open to host youngsters with special needs. According our possibility to arrange all additional facilities and support we will make decision about possibility to accept disadvantaged youngsters in our project after communication with potential volunteer and sending organisation. Particular projects will be prepared after cooperation with sending organisation.

If needed, the volunteer can bring his/her guide with. The need of guide will be considered in cooperation with volunteer and the sending organisation. In our organisation, there will be 24 hour virtual support (on phone) for the volunteers on the projects and they will have a dedicated mentor for him/her who will give them support after working hours. During the work there is a staff / colleagues to help and support the volunteer during the work.

E. Risk prevention, safety and protection
Please describe how you will guarantee a safe living and working environment for the EVS volunteers, how you will prevent risks and crises and how - in the case of EVS volunteers aged 16 or 17 - you ensure appropriate supervision, child safety and protection.

In the beginning of the project the volunteer will be informed about safety rules in our organisation as well as about safety rules in place of living. During working, the volunteer will be with our staff, who is respensible to check keeping the rules and solving problems. The volunteer has a mentor who is responsible to help and support volunteer during the whole lasting of the project.

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