We are looking for volunteers with experience in different manual labour and creative roles willing to support displaced people by organising workshops and teach participants new skills.
Depending on your set of skills and interests, you can get involved in:
- facilitating departments of carpentry, construction, electrical engineering, cooking, sewing, phone repair, bike repair, gardening and metal work,
- or organising a brand-new workshop!
- overseeing and maintaining stock and inventory,
- organizing purchasing of missing material and spare parts,
- and ensuring all participants have a chance to unfold their potential.
Requirements:
- availability for at least 6 weeks;
- minimum age 20;
- experience in art/craft/manual labour;
- desire to teach others.
Benefits:
- opportunity to gain valuable experience working in the field;
- subsidised or free accommodation, meals and/or a small stipend can be provided, depending on the length of the stay.
Why you should apply?
By joining our solidarity movement, you will actively support non-profits and humanitarian projects that depend on volunteers’ skills and expertise to provide vital services to refugees and migrants. Share your time, knowledge, and skills to bring a positive impact in the lives of those who have fallen through the cracks of existing support systems.
How to apply
By becoming an Indigo Volunteer, you will join one of our amazing grassroots partner organisations in the field and support displaced communities around Europe. Indigo was established to inspire more people to volunteer and to do so responsibly; and all our services are fee-free! Learn more and apply at www.indigovolunteers.org/apply
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**Please note that Indigo and its partners are unable to support you in obtaining a visa. You should only apply if you can obtain your visa independently.