GAIA Kosovo is happy to announce several amazing long term volunteering opportunities in Switzerland, starting in August and September 2020. GAIA Kosovo can be a sending organizations only for:
- young people from 18 until 30 years old
- citizens of Kosovo
- haven’t done an EVS project yet (except up to 2 months)
More info about the Swiss EVS program you find here.
There are 5 project in different places in Switzerland which are looking for volunteers.
- Ecole d’Humanité in Hasliberg
The Ecole d’Humanité is a progressive, international boarding school in the heart of the Swiss Alps (in the winter ski area Meringen-Hasliberg) that fosters the discovery and development of individual talents in an atmosphere that encourages self-determination, innovation, and tolerance. 120 Students and 50 teachers from over 20 different countries live together in a dynamic community overflowing with academic, artistic, practical, athletic, and social opportunities.
The project starts the 1rst of September 2020 and is for 11 months.
Volunteers get the chance to work as an artist at the Ecole d’Humanité and be at the same time a part of the Ecole-community and take part in the community life within the so called “Ecole Families”.
More information about the project are available here:
2. Läbenschuel / school of life in Steckborn
The Läbesschuel / School of life is a project within the community of Schloss Glarisegg. The Läbesschuel started in August 2016 with 15 children, in 2019 we had 37 children registered. There is a Waldkindergarten for children from 4 up to 5 years old and then there is 1st to 9th class (from 6 until 16 years old). The idea of welcoming EVS in our project comes from the wish to open the project to different cultures for the children and the team to get them to know people from all over Europe. As we work with non-formal education and self-reflection we think the Läbesschuel is perfect match to the EVS program.
The project starts the 1rst of August 2020 and is for 12 months.
Main activity within the EVS is to support accompanying the children in their learning journey. All the activities take place at Schloss Glarisegg community.
More information about the project are available here:
3. Heitere Fahne, an inclusive cultural centre in Wabern
Heitere Fahne is an alternative pioneer project for inclusive culture with utopian flair. A collective consisting of roughly 40 people organizes concerts, parties, theaters, festivals and creates a weekly cultural program in a historical brewery near Bern as well as other urban spaces. As elementary part of the concept, Heitere Fahne always blends its cultural and gastronomical projects with social background and enthusiastically addresses topics such as dis/ability, migration and mental health.
The project starts the 1rst of Septembre 2020 and is for 12 months.
The main task of the EVS volunteer is supporting the team with the conception and realization of inclusive cultural and gastronomical events.
More information about the project available here:
4. SCI Switzerland in Bern
SCI Switzerland is part of the international network Service Civil International (SCI). It organizes volunteer projects around the world that contribute to peace in a broad sense: social justice, sustainable development, equality, solidarity and non-violent conflict resolution.
The project starts the 1rst of September 2020 and is for 12 months.
EVS volunteer will work in the office of SCI Switzerland in Berne.
More information about the project available here:
5. Verein Naturkultur in the Swiss mountains
Verein Naturkultur is an organisation for intercultural youth exchanges in Switzerland and abroad. The exchanges always have an intercultural as well as a nature component and the aim is to get to know the natural environment of the exchange location and its locals. Through the EVS program, they would like to give 1-2 young adults the opportunity to experience nature and culture in the Swiss mountains.
The project will last half a year.
More information about this project is available here:
Interested candidates should send their CV and specific motivation letters to [email protected] as soon as possible.
