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).

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