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Noored Ühiskonna Heaks (NYH) is promoting calls for participants for European Solidarity Corps (ESC) projects which will be implemented in the sphere of education and environment in Burgos, Spain.

CO-HABITAT II: from MAY till NOVEMBER 2023

Where: Villasur de los Herreros (Burgos), Spain

Hosting organisation: El Puchero de Villasur.

El Puchero de Villasur, the hosting organization, was founded in 2018 by an initiative for the conscious supply of food following organic farming methods and recovering animal farming and animal traction for agricultural work. El Puchero de Villasur aims to establish a direct relationship between production and consumption, thanks to which a deep knowledge between both parties is facilitated, as well as the problems related to production and its impact on the territory.

To know about the organisation check here.

About the project:

The European Solidarity Corps project “Co-Habitat” arrives in its second edition. The main objective of “Co-habitat” is to promote sustainability as well as to foster rural development, through the activities that will be developed in the vegetable gardens of Villasur de Herreros and through the activities focused on sustainable development and environmental protection issues. Furthermore, the project will represent an intercultural learning opportunity for the volunteers and entities involved, who will participate in the project to promote cooperation and solidarity, responding to the programmatic strategy of theEuropean Solidarity Corps.

Main activities:

Volunteers will participate in all the activities of the organisation and will always be guided and supported by the members of the association.

The main activities in which volunteers will participate are:

assistance in the care and maintenance of organic gardens;
support in the maintenance of the horse breeding farm;
support in the preparation and distribution of vegetable baskets for members;
assistance in forestry work;
assistance in the preparation and development of theoretical and practical agroecology courses, workshops and seminars;
assistance in the preparation and development of events related to ecology, rural development and food sovereignty;
support in the maintenance of the association’s facilities;
promotion of the European Solidarity Corps programme;
communication activities and promotion of the association’s activities.

Volunteer`s profile:

Available for the whole duration of the project;
18-30 years old;
Resident in EU member countries or Ukraine;
A basic level of Spanish is welcome but not necessary;
A driving license is welcome but not necessary;
Motivation to participate in the project and specific activities;
Interest in the activities planned within the host organisation;
Interest in the environment, agriculture and farming;
Interest and predisposition to face the lifestyle proposed by the activity: living in a rural area, 25 km far from the city of Burgos;
Flexibility, patience, open-mindedness, team-work;
Interest and willingness to face the intercultural experience proposed by the project and its challenges.

Accomodation and financial support:

The volunteers will live in a house in Villasur de los Herreros, close to the El Puchero.

The house is composed of a kitchen, toilette, living room and a single room per volunteer. All maintenance costs of the house are covered by Brújula Intercultural (project coordinator).

The coordinator will also provide an amount (established from the ESC program) for the maintenance and pocket money (5 euros per day) that will be provided monthly. The travel expenses will be refunded on the basis defined by the European Commission.

To get more infornation check here.

YOUTH EDUC(ACTION) in Magea: from MAY or JULY for 12 MONTHS

Where: Burgos, Spain

Hosting organisation: Magea Escuela Activa.

Magea Escuela Activa is an active school founded in 2016. Magea is a project that offers an educational model based on the integral
development of children through democratic education and a teaching model based on experiential learning. In Magea, real, active
and meaningful participation is promoted to give children true protagonism and respect their individualities. In addition to offering an
innovative educational project, the school develops solidarity activities directed at the families of the children it hosts, with which it aims to
build a sense of cohesion and have a positive social impact in the community.

The Magea Escuela Activa is located in Castrillo del Val, a village a few kilometres from Burgos.

About the project:

The “Youth Educ(Action)” project in Magea will involve two volunteers. “Youth Educ(Action) in Magea” is a project linked to education, socioeducational programmes and training activities as a social engine for change and as a means to help strengthen the community and
citizenship. The project represents, first of all, a learning opportunity for all the actors involved. Intercultural and experiential learning using
participatory and individual-centred methods as part of the community.

Main activities:

The main activities in which volunteers will participate in the Escuela Activa Magea are divided into 3 different areas:

Assistance and support during lessons and within the three courses offered by the school and support and accompaniment of children during extracurricular activities. Magea Escuela Activa has developed its own methodology based on Active Pedagogy and within the daily programme, there are moments of work with pedagogical material. In the Colibris group (3-6 years old), the priority is to accompany them through Montessori Pedagogy. The volunteers in this class will play the role of Montessori assistant, taking care of the care and order of the materials and accompanying the most basic needs of the children. In the group of Crocodiles (6-8 years old) and Koalas (9-12 years old), the work with the materials is through the ©Magea Method, a methodology of its own in which learning takes place through manipulable materials. The work of the volunteers will be to assist the children, providing them with the materials they will need according to the tutor’s guidance.
Support in the creation of pedagogical material for the Magea method, through its “image bank”. The Magea teaching and learning model is based on interaction with self-created manipulable materials. Many of them are made with images and text cards. The role of volunteers will be to search for specific images in an image bank and then to lay out the cards and expand the range of teaching materials. Similarly, the ©Magea Method is based on other types of materials, which need to be prototyped using recycled material and stationery.
Help with school space conditioning activities.

Volunteer`s profile:

Available for the whole duration of the project;
18-30 years old;
Resident in EU member countries or Ukraine;
A basic level of Spanish is welcome but not necessary;
Motivation to participate in the project and specific activities;
Interest in the planned tasks and the learning pathway described;
Previous experience of volunteering or working in the sector;
Interest in non-formal education, alternative learning methods and the Montessori/Waldorf method;
Interest and willingness to face the intercultural experience proposed by the project and its challenge;
Flexibility, patience, open-mindedness, team-work;
Communication and relational skills.

Accomodation and financial support:

The volunteers will live in a shared flat in the center of Burgos.

In the flat will live the volunteers from Magea and two volunteers from another project always coordinated by Asociación Brújula Intercultural. The flat is composed of a kitchen, toilette, living room and 3 rooms. Volunteers will have double or single room and normally they rotate between them during the year. All maintenance costs of the house are covered by Brújula Intercultural (project
coordinator). The coordinator will also provide an amount (established from the ESC program) for the maintenance and pocket money (5 euros per day) that will be provided monthly. The travel expenses will be refunded on the basis defined by the European Commission.

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YOUTH EDUC(ACTION) in Voluntared: from MAY or JULY for 12 MONTHS

Where: Burgos, Spain

Hosting organisation: Voluntared.

Escuela Diocesana de Educadores de Juventud (Voluntared) is a nonprofit association and social action entity based in Burgos. Since its inception, it has promoted solidarity as a value and as a means to help strengthen the community and citizenship. It does this through socioeducational programmes, volunteering, training and recreational activities that enable the development of professional, personal and
social skills. It has always paid particular attention to the social inclusion of the most disadvantaged groups, through the development
of social, educational and work integration programmes that contribute to the promotion of a participatory and inclusive society.

About the project:

The “Youth Educ(Action)” project in Voluntared will involve two volunteers. “Youth Educ(Action) in Voluntared” is a project linked to
education, socio-educational programmes and training activities as a social engine for change and as a means to help strengthen the
community and citizenship. The project represents, first of all, a learning opportunity for all the actors involved. Intercultural and
experiential learning using participatory and individual-centred methods as part of the community.

Main activities:

The main activities in which volunteers will participate in Voluntared are:

Educational, training, recreational and leisure activities. Volunteers will assist in the design and planning of the activities and summer camps – they will help in the preparation of the material and support in the implementation of workshops;
Social and educational projects. Volunteers will assist in the design and planning of activities and programmes, as well as their evaluation – they will participate in the production of the material and provide support in facilitating workshops and courses;
Communication and Volunteering Office. Volunteers will support the dissemination of the association’s activities on the web and in the different social networks and will support the development of joint volunteer programmes between various third sector associations.

Volunteer`s profile:

Available for the whole duration of the project;
18-30 years old;
Resident in EU member countries or Ukraine;
At least a basic level of Spanish;
Motivation to participate in the project and specific activities;
Interest in the planned tasks and the learning pathway described;
Previous experience of volunteering or working in the sector;
Interest in non-formal education methods;
Interest and willingness to face the intercultural experience proposed by the project and its challenge;
Flexibility, patience, open-mindedness, team-work;
Communication and relational skills.