Vereinigung Junger Freiwilliger

Beschreibung:
Project description: The Rhondda is the most famous of the Welsh Valleys and stretches for 16 miles but is never more than a mile wide. In the past, it was the heart of the massive South Wales coal industry which at its peak provided around one third of the entire world’s consumption. However, the last Rhondda coal pit closed in 1989 leaving behind a legacy of extraordinarily high unemployment and severe environmental scars on the surrounding countryside, but it remains one of the warmest, friendliest communities in Britain, despite the social problems that came in the wake of the collapse of the coal industry. Penrhys, the highest village in Wales, was built in the 1960s, and more unusually, designed on an Italian hill-village. More recently Penrhys has unfortunately been known more for some of the problems it has experienced related to unemployment and other social difficulties. But if you look beyond the buildings and statistics you can see a welcoming community with plenty of activity, including the Penrhys Partnership and Village Centre, developed during the early 1990s. Over the last ten years, the Penrhys Partnership has worked towards creating a basic social infrastructure for the community, and provided a variety of opportunities for individuals and groups within the community. The Partnership’s priority is ‘enabling Penrhys to become a community to which people wish to belong’. This year volunteers will work on various activities offered to children and young people by the Partnership, including arts and crafts, outdoor activities, environmental projects and music workshops. The activities will aim to offer an informal place for children to come and try different activities and express their creativity! The project will be run by paid staff, and the international volunteers will be there to assist the staff and help ensure that the activities are safe and stimulating for children. Volunteers also bring an intercultural element to the activities, offering local people a chance to learn about different cultures and places. On the weekends, volunteers will be free to explore the surrounding countryside and enjoy its striking views as well as the many interesting historical sites in the area. However, Penrhys is an isolated community on the top of a steep hill, and volunteers must be prepared to be imaginative and entertain themselves in the evenings. Accommodation: The group will be based in the community centre where the playscheme is also based. It is a big building in the centre of Penrhys and has a kitchen, washrooms and showers. The accommodation is quite basic. There are three separate sleeping areas. Special remarks: Volunteers must have good English. Large groups of children will be involved every day so it is important that volunteers have the energy and motivation for this type of work and like working with children. Volunteers should also think about games, activities, songs etc from their own countries they could share with the children. A police check (certificate of good conduct) and motivation letter will be required. Volunteers should bring sleeping bags and mats.

Notes:
We aim to make all our camps accessible for all. If you have a disability then please contact Helen Wales to discuss it before applying (helenwales@unaexchange.org)

Location: Rhondda Cynon Taff

Land: GBR

Region: Rhondda Cynon Taff

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Sprachen: en

Mindestalter: 18 Jahre

Camp/Projekt geeignet für Menschen mit
Benachteiligungen: Ja

Vegetarisches Essen: Ja

Familie: Nein

Extragebühren: 0,00 €