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Volunteer in CZ
It’s time to volunteer!
Do you want to live abroad?
Do you want to develop your talents?
Do you enjoy being challenged?
Volunteering is a service about giving people support and expecting nothing. If you're a person with an open heart for others or you want to improve your professional skills and collect experience, you are in the right place. We show you that the voluntary service in the Czech Republic is much more meaningful and gives you more than your expectations are. The doors of new moments are opening, it is only your choice to take the first step and come in.
The voluntary year brings you exploring a new country and its culture. You will be part of the local community and they are pleased to share czech habits and customs with you. It’s a time to meet new friends, travel to new places and self-learn. You’ll get a special opportunity for your own ideas and self-realization during mini projects with your clients depending on your interest, hobbies and creativity. Your journey is definitely challenging, but you will participate in many seminars to get new inspiration and meet other volunteers.
You will never be alone during the service. The supervisor will fully support you in your daily life. The mentor will provide you with many tips to fulfill your leisure time. The volunteers from the different parts of the world will share and enjoy joyful moments with you. Coordinators will encourage you in your learning journey and self-education. You, volunteer, you will bring new energy and enthusiasm to our lives.
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Who can apply for voluntary service?
Everyone
The person with life or working experience or without. InterVia provides an opportunity to all young people, regardless of their race, nationality, sexual orientation, confession, economic and social situation or health impairments. Only condition is age between 18 - 30 years.
Who will I work with?
Who will welcome me at the workplace everyday? The coordinator will help you to find a suitable target group based on your preferences. Do you prefer to work with adult people or do you want to gain more experience with socially excluded families? We want you to feel comfortable at your work. You can choose a target group, coordinators will make a final decision about specific placement and city. Here you can find full selection of our target groups:
Solidarity is a feeling that you are not alone,
but you are with others in the community
(Alisa, volunteer 2020/2021)
Senior people are well of wisdom thanks to their rich life experience and they are often more than happy to share it by storytelling. You as well are invited to draw from the well and also to share your presence, skills and talents. In the placements we offer below, you can work with senior people who have open hearts as well as arms for YOU!
“During my first lunch time on the placement, they tell me I can help. I feel someone watching and suddenly, I see a big smile, so I smile cordially back. Now, I will come to work every day just to see the lady’s smile and tell her how she is doing a great job by holding the spoon on her own!”
(Alisa, volunteer 2020/2021)
The voluntary service takes 10 - 12 month
and we usually start 1st september.
and we usually start 1st september.
What’s voluntary day look like?
- Work 6 hour a day and 5 days a week (30 hours per week)
- 2 days a week off
- 2 additional days off each month
- Czech language course - 90 minutes per week
What about accommodation?
Accommodation is shared with other volunteers. Don’t worry about your privacy, each person has their own bedroom. Accommodation is provided and paid by Slezská Diakonie.
What’s voluntary day look like?
Costs related to the organization of INVY programmes are covered by Erasmus+ programme and by partner organizations.
- Travel costs to the Czech Republic and back home are reimbursed
- You will get pocket money 5 EUR/day, food allowance 138 EUR/ monthly
- Travel costs to your workplace and other seminars are reimbursed
- We provide you expanses for mini-projects realization
- You pay only your special activities in your free time
Selection process
1
You fill the application form and provide us with all the required documents.
2
The coordinating organisation contacts you with next steps - either invites you to an interview or rejects your application.
3
You go through a short selecting interview with the coordinating organisation.
4
The coordinator will match you with possible hosting organisation according to your preferences as well as other factors like availability.
5
Coordinating organisation sends the outcomes from the interview and your application to the possible hosting organisation which has three days to decide if they want to host you or not.
6
After the coordinating organisation receives the decision, it will inform you and your sending organisation.
7
You have then five days to decide if you accept the offer.
8
If you decide to accept the offer, then it’s done and you start the preparation for departure with your sending organisation.