Fundacja Rozwoju Społeczeństwa Przedsiębiorczego, in cooperation with United Societies of Balkans, is looking for participant for a Teams volunteering project in Thessaloniki, Greece. The activities take place in a “Faros tou Kosmou” (EN:„Lighthouse of the World”) between 3 August 2025 – 26 September 2025.
Ready to apply? 📝 Please send your CV and motivation letter to khatuna.zabakhidze@frsp.eu. Please use the subject line: „Teams Project in Lighthouse of the World Application.”
Deadline: ⏳ May 30th
Faros tou Kosmou (The Lighthouse of the World)
Faros tou Kosmou (The Lighthouse of the World) started its activity in 2004 and is located in Dendropotamos neighborhood, in Western Thessaloniki.
Our goal, from the beginning, is the educational and social integration of Dendropotamos’ young Roma. Faros operates for years a foster center for children of the area for this reason, as well as an afterschool activity center for all children of the neighborhood.
Thus, we focus on educating children in order to acquire knowledge, develop skills and specialize in things that each one of them is interested in or naturally talented. The long term goal is that they have a better life in the future. The learning cycle is endless so we are always looking for initiatives in order to create opportunities for our children to either develop their existing skills or discover new ones.
VOLUNTEER TASKS:
Volunteers will support the operation at Faros tou Kosmou foster center for children,
in the marginalized Dendropotamos neighborhood on the west part of Thessaloniki.
As part of their tasks, they will also:
- Support in the daily operations of the local after-school activity center run by Faros
(KDAP), realization of activities for children of the community aged 5-12 years old, in
cooperation with social workers. - Organise open sports activities in the neighborhood for children and youth
- Support youth of the Roma community by providing learning opportunities, such as
workshops to enhance their media and linguistic skills.
They will further take up some tasks linked to media, such as to write magazine and blog articles, engage in video or photo editing or social media production, based on
their preferences.
WHAT DO WE PROVIDE?
- Food (catering service)
- Pocket money
- Accommodation
- Round-trip travel reimbursement
- Henner insurance
- Lifelong memories <3
VOLUNTEER’S PROFILE
Volunteers will have to be 18-30 years old and be genuinely interest in the project. The selection of the participants is mostly based on their motivation and interest in the project. Our ideal volunteer candidate is an open minded person willing to learn, to improve herself and to help other people. It is important to be ready to work in a team and to share daily life with people from different backgrounds. Volunteers should be willing to implement activities for children, mostly of young ages.
Although it is not required to have a high level of English, the volunteers need to have at least a basic knowledge of the language for their everyday communication and their safety.
Regarding the inclusion of people with fewer opportunities, USB will guarantee safety and support for the participation for youngsters facing obstacles, thanks to its long experience of working with people from socially vulnerable groups.
Working program will be 4-6 hours per day, from Monday to Friday. In some cases, volunteers may be asked to work in weekends for some events, for example for the implementation of some event or workshop. If this happens, they will receive extra free days to use later on. Applicants should know that participation throughout the whole 55 days activity period of the team is mandatory.
