Voluntariat is an institution that works through volunteers in more than 80 countries on all continents. Volunteers offer their knowledge, experience and work on various non-profit projects. At the event, which will take place on January 7, 2014 at 6 p.m. in the Slovenian Ethnographic Museum, the Voluntariat Institute will present all the options and programs (GLEN, EVS and short-term and long-term volunteer camps) that they offer for international volunteer work.
Volunteering for everyone
International voluntary work is the way you can volunteers we gain many unique experiences and skills that we would not be able to do by working in our home environment - from getting to know new cultures, making new acquaintances, to breaking stereotypes (for example - Africa is not just hungry children, it is much more than that) and gaining a completely a new view of the world.
International voluntary work is something that is useful especially for ours personality development and personal development of each individual, for promotion of social justice, intercultural learning, education for peace and tolerance, and in addition, we also contribute to the improvement of our everyday life. You know what Chinese wisdom says "only the one who moved the pebbles in the beginning will move the mountain".
Who is Voluntariat - Institute for International Voluntary Work?
Voluntariat Institute is thus included in the international networks for voluntary work. They cooperate with organizations from more than 80 countries, most of which are in Europe. They also cooperate very well with partner organizations in Africa, Asia, America and Australia. They do not provide help in the form of financial or material aid, but rather through it voluntary work of volunteers, who, together with the local population, actively help solve problems where they occur, i.e. in the local community. They work in the areas of work with young people, work with marginalized groups, environmental protection and development cooperation. Every year on short-term projects (camps) send between 80 and 120 abroad Slovenian volunteers and Slovenia hosts just as many volunteers from abroad. About 15 to 20 Slovenian volunteers go on long-term projects abroad per year, and they usually host 2 or 3 foreign volunteers a year, who stay with us from 6 months to 1 year. They will postpone their work until Tuesday, January 7, at 6 p.m in Slovenian Ethnographic Museum in Ljubljana.
