Infopack August 2017 Lisboa - PORTUGAL
Infopack for EUROPEAN VOLUNTARY SERVICE 2017 with
and Associaciação Mais Cidadania (AMC) is a European Non-profit NGO that operates in Bairro Alto, Lisbon since 2003. AMC is a longtime partner of Semper Avanti and will, for the first time, host volunteers from this organisation. One of these projects is being hosted in Associação Renovar a Mouraria (ARM), a local partner of AMC. ARM was created on the 19th of March 2008 and develops its actions on the fields of social and community intervention, local development and cultural and artistic empowerment of the territory of Mouraria - one of the oldest districts of Lisbon. The mission of ARM is to improve the life conditions of the multicultural population of Mouraria. For that, we implement the following actions: - awareness raising activities - training sessions - reinforcement of skills aiming at the improvement of the populations’ financial conditions - community events (through arts, food, intercultural activities) - promotion of the historical, cultural and human heritage of Mouraria. We follow the daily changes of the territory (namely, with the flows of migrant populations establishing in Mouraria and also the touristification of the disctrict) and we try to have a positive role in the process of adaptation of the people of Mouraria to these changes, minimizing its negative impacts and potentiating its advantages.
Find and follow us here:
Website: http://www.renovaramouraria.pt/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/renovar.a.mouraria/ Contact people for this project:
Almudena Ferro - Manager of volunteers in Associação Renovar a Mouraria
[email protected] Tiago Lila - EVS coordinator in Associação Mais Cidadania (support organisation)
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Infopack August 2017 Lisboa - PORTUGAL
PROJECT NAME The name of the EVS project is Make a Difference and it is coordinated by the Polish organisation Semper Avanti.
Within this project, there will be different EVS mobilities of youngsters, from Poland and to Poland. This infopack is about the long term EVS vacancy in Lisbon for a person living in Poland and and it will take place in Lisbon, Portugal from the beginning of September 2017 to the end of February 2018 (6 months). Semper Avanti (Poland) is the Coordinating and Sending organisation, Associação Mais Cidadania is the Hosting organisation and Associação Renovar a Mouraria provides the placement. CONTEXT
The district of Mouraria is a historical area in the centre of Lisbon, with a tradition of negligence by the political powers. With an ageing population and a vast and diverse migrant community (with over 50 registered nationalities living within its borders), Mouraria is the most multicultural district of the country. Recently, it went through a rehabilitation process implemented by the Municipality of Lisbon in cooperation with different actors in the civil society. This process has revitalized it and turned it into a place of touristic attention. Currently, it’s suffering a massive problem of real estate speculation, which is forcing many inhabitants out and favouring new hotels and touristic accommodation.
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Infopack August 2017 Lisboa - PORTUGAL
PLACEMENT: Associação Renovar a Mouraria Note:
Some tasks are previously determined but others will happen according to the new activities and projects of the hosting team. The volunteer should chose one of the specific projects - you can get more information about them in the Skype interview for selection process; The volunteer will never substitute the professional staff of the hosting organization.
GENERAL TASKS: Actively participate in Portuguese Language Course (30 hours); Establish regular contact with Sending Organisation and provide written monthly feedback (both to Sending as well as Hosting Organisation); Regular meetings with the mentor (person appointed by AMC); Regular meetings with project supervisor (Almudena Ferro); Actively take part in the meetings and training sessions of AMC with the rest of the volunteers; Be part of the day-by-day of the organisation and actively be part of all activities and dimentions of ARM’s work, according to the needs of the organisation and the interests of the volunteer; Actively take part in the local Food Bank (once a month); Create a personal project related with the interests of the volunteer and work led by the organisation; Elaborate a self-assessment (Youthpass) on recognition and validation of volunteer’s experiece at the end of the project. SPECIFIC PROJECTS: No Border Project: logistic and administrative support to the integration of refugees; Photography and video: media covering of all the projects and events of ARM; Social restaurant: support to the community - cooking, serving meals, event production; Artistic activities: for volunteers with experience in the fields of dance, music or visual arts, their skills can be relevant for different activities in ARM.
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Infopack August 2017 Lisboa - PORTUGAL
PROFILE OF THE VOLUNTEER The way we define the profile for the volunteers is based more on motivation than on skills. We believe motivation to be the driving force of someone who intends to be an international volunteer: motivation to learn, to share, to listen, to acquire skills, to GIVE The volunteer should: Be between 18 and 30 years-old; Be available to be part of the project during 6 months (September 2017 to February 2018) on a full-time project (up to 35 hours per week); Have legal residency in Poland; Be able or willing to experiment to live and work in a multicultural and cooperative environment; Be interested in joining a diverse project, both in the people working in the team as in the target public and beneficiaries; Be available to participate in diverse activities, with personal initiative and resilience and incorporating the values of ARM; Respect all times the ways of work and methodologies of the organisation; Be willing to learn and develop the project under Non Formal Education methodologies; Be able to work with everyone (all people involved from different teams and projects) with availability, interest, kindness and smiles; Willing to share personal interests, skills and values with other youngsters; Interested in learning new languages and different cultures; Able to communicate and work in English (at first) and later on in Portuguese; Be empathetic with others (whithin the team, volunteers, youngsters or other participants in local activities and daily life of the organisation but also in common living arrangements – the more personal side of the project at EVS flat); Interested and able to find solutions for the common good; Able to understand and accept the consequences of his/her behaviour; Willing to develop his/her authonomy.
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Infopack August 2017 Lisboa - PORTUGAL
CONDITIONS Travel costs to Portugal will be reimbursed within the available budget for the Erasmus+ Programme for the distance “hometown - Lisbon”; The volunteer will have a single room in a flat with other volunteers (the flat is located in central Lisbon (20 minutes walking distance from ARM); S/he will work up to 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday and occasionally on weekends (time compensations will be arranged); Pocket money will be given at first week of the month; The money for food at second week of the month; Local transportation in Lisbon will be provided through a monthly public transportation card; Health insurance will be provided under Erasmus+ Programme; The volunteer will have a mentor helping her/him to develop the learning, social skills and improve the process of integration.
If you just read this and consider yourself as a person willing to expect the unexpected, this placement is for you! We will be here waiting
“Those who can, do. Those who can do more, volunteer”
To know more about the life of current EVS volunteers in AMC, visit the blog https://upthelisboahills.wordpress.com/ where they share pieces of their experience
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