Bona Fides Association is looking for participants from Poland (18-30 yo) for a long-term project “The Creative Connections” in Sofia, Bulgaria with “Values, Virtues, Integrity” Foundation.
Dates: 1 December 2025 – 29 October 2026 (dates are flexible)
Duration: 2 spots available:
1) 9 months
2) 11 months
Infopack
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pwofPU50kA6ZFsvsA8BTBY7PWIw8e_ws/view?usp=sharing
Description
The project Creative Connections aims to raise tolerance, break stereotypes and promote understanding among
cultures. The project is targeting young people with fewer opportunities, in order to promote diversity taking into account the characteristics of each country, cultural and interreligious dialogue of the common values of freedom, tolerance and respect for human rights.
Main Activities
⬩ art activities with locals
⬩ shadow theatre workshops
⬩ office work
⬩ volunteering activities with disabled young people
⬩ journaling and social media
⬩ non-formal activities at schools in Sofia
⬩ promoting Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps Programmes
⬩ organising and facilitating cleaning actions in the city
⬩ intercultural activities in the local community
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
Food and Accommodation
The volunteers will live in a shared apartment with other volunteers with shared living room, kitchen, laundry and social facilities. Food will be covered for the whole volunteering period with monthly allowance (volunteers will choose their food themselves).
Pocket money
Each volunteer will receive pocket money: 7€ per day for the 333 days of the project.
Travel limits
Travel is covered by the project. The travel amounts should be reimbursed up to a limit, depending on the distance between the sending and hosting countries according to the EDC.
Training during the activity
The volunteers will participate in an on-arrivel, mid-term and pre-departure trainngs offered by sending and hosting organisation. Volunteers will take part in trainings for ESC volunteers organised by Bulgarian National Agency.
Training objectives:
⬩ Learn the principles of event planning and organization
⬩ Develop skills in facilitating art workshops and activities
⬩ Understand the importance of community engagement and social cohesion
⬩ Build confidence in leading and facilitating events and workshops
⬩ Learn to organise and create events for EU projects
Participant profile
The project is open for young people facing all kinds of obstacles. The volunteering experience does not require participants to possess any specific skills and/or education. Since the hosting organization is intensively applying arts in social inclusion projects, we will highly appreciate volunteers who love arts and would like to develop in that field. The experience within the project would be quite suitable for proactive, extroverted young people with background or interest in social work. The volunteers need to understand English on a working level as it will be the official language of the project. The project aims to support the personal development of the volunteers in order to help them in developing crucial skills and competences for becoming active citizens of Europe.
Application
Please send your CV and a motivation letter (in English) to: mariachiara@bonafides.pl and anna@bonafides.pl
Write: “ESC in Sofia, Bulgaria” in the title of your e-mail.
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