Description:
CADIP welcomes motivated and enthusiastic young volunteers to help brighten up the summer of the children in an orphanage. The workcamp participants will initiate and organize varied social, educational, sports and cultural activities for the kids.
"Rodopski pansion" provides home and care for disadvantaged children at the ages of 6 to 18. Most of the children are orphans or abandoned, some have mild to medium levels of learning or mental disabilities. The home also provides support to families who are temporarily unable to take care of their kids. The parents are being encouraged and taught effective parenting skills while the children stay in the social home. The establishment also runs a Crisis center, which serves as an emergency shelter for abused and traumatized children or those from problem families.
Another program of the Social home is for social and professional integration. It prepares for independent living 17 - 20 years old youths who grew up in this or other similar facilities throughout the country. During the day they attend vocational training courses, but the volunteers may meet and spend time with some of them in the evenings and weekends.
The socially disadvantaged background of most of the children is considered to be the reason for many problems, which they face in school, in their contacts with other people, in their everyday life. That's why the interaction with other young people from different countries while working, playing, learning together in the frame of an international volunteer project effectively supports their socialization and adapting to life in mainstream society.
The main objective of the project is establishing intercultural social contact between the children of Rodopski pansion and the group of international volunteers from all parts of the world, as well as improving children's communication skills. Some of the planned activities for the volunteers involve maintenance tasks around the home, such as cleaning, painting or moving furniture. Because of the lack of funds and the difficult economic situation of these social establishments in Bulgaria, the volunteers are invited to contribute with their creativity, enthusiasm and ideas. Over the years, the experience has proved that without costly events, this can be a really rewarding and unforgettable time for the volunteers and the youngsters.
Highlights:
Depending on the availability of free places, a volunteer may apply for more than one project. Keep in mind that a short-term volunteer workcamp is a very dynamic and emotionally intense experience and requires higher personal commitment, somehow comparable to that in middle or long-term volunteering. Join us today to help this orphanage in need!
Language:
English
Cost in US$: USD 290
Cost Includes:
Food,
Housing,
Registration fees
and Written materials pre-departure
Experience Required: no
Typical Volunteer Projects:
arts,
building maintenance,
childcare/children,
community development,
consciousness-raising,
counseling,
English teaching,
environment,
gardening,
health education,
orphans,
peace,
planting,
playgrounds,
popular education,
public education,
recreation,
renovation,
repairs,
restoration,
social services, social work,
sports,
street kids,
volunteering,
youth
and youth development
Typical Volunteer: Motivated to work for a charity project within an international youth team, tolerant, open-minded and cooperative young person with adventurous spirit.
Age Range: 18 - 35 years
This Program is open to
Worldwide
Participants.
.
Typical Living Arrangement:
Group living
Participants Travel to Bulgaria
Independently
Typically Participants Work
in Groups of 10
CADIP - Canadian Alliance for Development Initiatives and Projects's Mission Statement: CADIP promotes peace, cooperation, tolerance and understanding in international, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural surroundings. The organization also promotes patterns and examples of civil activities focused on serving others, on building social ties and strengthening communities, on supporting civil society development.
Aims and general objectives:
* To promote volunteering as an expression of civic contribution
* To strengthen the international contacts among young people
* To build tolerance and understanding in multicultural and multi-ethnic surroundings
*To promote multiunderstanding among youth all over the world
* To facilitate the individual growth of the volunteers through the acquisition of work, life and learning skills
* To work for the recognition and promotion of non-formal learning
* To support the community initiatives and assist in community development.