Social involvment through an EVS volunteer opportunity in an Shelter for homeless people and ex-in-prisoners in Lithuania
Social involvment through an EVS volunteer opportunity in an Shelter for homeless people and ex-in-prisoners in Lithuania
Homeless people live in the shelter, here are also some activities proposed for them. The stuff is composed from young people who are working in an innovative way with social disadvantaged people.
PROJECT ENVIRONMENT
The projects are located in Vilnius (population 650 000), the capital
of Lithuania. All of them are in the very center of Vilnius, max 20
minutes on foot to Vilnius cathedral. There are lots of places of
interest, bars, cafes, cinemas and other places where you could spend
free time round our organisation departments. The area is mostly office
and rich people living places but here still live some poor people as
well.
ACTIVITIES
SHELTER HOME and TRAINING / REHABILITATION CENTRE FOR EX IN PRISONERS.
Main activities of EVS volunteers will be work in
Rehabilitation/training center for ex in prisoners and for homeless
people. Activities of the center consist of two parts: 1. Shelter Home
2. Rehabilitation/Training centre.
Possible tasks for volunteer: to help in organising some work therapy
activities for homeless people and ex-in prisoners; to help to train
computer skills of ex-in prisoners; to help in preparing food for
homeless people and ex-in prisoners; to help in sharing second hand
clothes for poor people and ex-in prisoners; to help in organising
various philanthropy actions; to organise various handicrafts with
homeless people and ex in prisoners; to help for organisation to
organise festivals; to help for organisation in administrative work; to
help in organising computer courses for ex-in prisoners; to assist
stuff in prison visits; to assist stuff in raising self awareness
workshops for ex-in prisoners; to spend some time with ex in prisoners
individually; to teach ex-in prisoners foreign language; to assist
stuff in developing life skills (cooking, cleaning, communicating) of
ex in prisoners and poor people; to assist Mother Tereza sister in
taking care of poor people (for example to help to prepare food for
them).
http://ec.europa.eu/youth/evs/aod/hei_form_en.cfm?EID=46000135901
Lithuania
Long term
10 month starting September 2009


