Wild About Help: EVS in Spain

Friday 16 December 2016

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CESIE is looking for one EVS volunteer aged 18-30 years old, for 6 months European Voluntary Service for the “Wild About Help!” project which will take place from 4th of February till the end of July 2017 in Santa Coloma de Gramenet and Barcelona.

Hosting association and local centres

Mundus Association is an organisation that manages mobility opportunities for young people and promotes volunteering, values-based education, intercultural learning and non-formal education in the local community. Its main office is located in the youth centre of Santa Coloma de Gramenet, a town next to Barcelona (20 minutes from city centre by Metro) but it cooperates with different organizations in both cities.

“Wild about help!” is a long term EVS project designed to enable European Volunteers to develop their personal and professional skills through helping in different local projects and activities.

Volunteer will be involved in different tasks related to activities for youth, helping youth with fewer opportunities or helping in Mundus office with dissemination and visibility in the local community.

Placements for voluntary service

Fundación Mans a les Mans:

The volunteer will take part in daily activities of Fundación Mans a les Mans for youth and children of La Marina de Port (a neibourghood of Barcelona). The activities are related with homework support, social integration and leisure time activities (sport, arts & nature).

Santa Coloma de Gramenet city hall and youth centres:

The volunteer will help the youth workers of Santa Coloma town hall and different youth centres implementing and developing leisure time and educational activities four young people with fewer opportunities. For example: street art events, sport leagues and workshops.

Mundus Office:

The volunteer will help Mundus team promoting our local and international activities offline and online: designing posters and flyers, sharing and implementing ideas for our social media profiles, participating in the dissemination of our local events and activities (photo & video shooting or editing) and creating new communication materials.

Common activities

The Volunteer will have the opportunity to develop their own personal projects and will carry out some common activities (already implemented by former EVS volunteers) in Santa Coloma de Gramenet. For example: language and culture courses for youth and the “Lingüistic Café”. Moreover, they will have the chance to be part and help in some of our workshops, events, meetings and projects with the local community.

If you are interested please send your motivation letter and cv in English or Spanish at sve@cesie.org by 23rd December 2016.

CESIE ETS