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Beschreibung
We are a grassroots organisation providing humanitarian aid and assistance to refugees across Europe. Our organisation was founded in September 2015 as a platform to coordinate volunteer efforts responding to humanitarian emergencies across the Balkan route. Since 2015, we have settled in Northern Greece and developed into a volunteer-based aid organisation guided by the principle “dignity first”, focusing on sustainable and long-term support by means of material help, community building, social activities, and informal education.
We currently have 3 main projects: the Warehouse, Distributions, Community Centre.
Warehouse
The purpose of the warehouse is emergency relief: closing gaps in the official aid system. It is the largest humanitarian warehouse in the region and functions as a humanitarian hub for Northern Greece, supporting several camps and social projects in the region. Donations come from all across Europe and IHA volunteers receive and sort the relief supplies and pack them for orders placed by other organisations.
Distributions
We work in cooperation with the actors in the camp to identify those in need and fill the gaps that cannot be met by the official actors. IHA distributes food and hygiene items to those not able to receive official support, monthly diaper distributions, and clothing distributions, as well as providing new arrivals with shelter provisions such as sleeping bags, blankets, and tents, and food and hygiene welcome packages.
the Community Centre
The aim of the Centre is to provide aid and dignity, build community and social inclusion, offer informal education, foster a sense of belonging, and provide access to crucial information.
We currently run the following activities:
- Informal adult English and Greek lessons
- A child-friendly space
- An Employment and Information Centre
- Community time
- Football & field games
- Women’s space & teen girls’ space
We create weekly and daily plans and volunteers are allocated to different tasks and rotated around the projects. Volunteers joining as general volunteers should expect to spend roughly 20-30% of their time in the warehouse, 0-10% of their time preparing/at distributions, and 60-80% of their time at the community centre. However, this is subject to change depending on our needs at the time and whether you are allocated to a specific aspect of the project.Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten
Karitative ArbeitKunstprojekteSprachpraxisUnterrichtenBabysitten und KinderbetreuungHandwerkliche ArbeitenKultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
Working here is an opportunity to develop and share your skills in a humanitarian grassroots organisation.
You'll be part of a team that cares about the work that they do and we all work towards the same goal. However, this also comes with responsibility: we always work to a professional standard and appropriate to the humanitarian aid context. We provide training so don't worry if you don't have any experience working in this field.Projekte mit Kindern
Dieses Projekt schließt möglicherweise den Umgang mit Kindern ein. Mehr Informationen findest du in unseren Verhaltensregeln und Tipps hier.
Arbeit
As a general volunteer you don't need to have any specific skills apart from being passionate about our cause, motivated to work in a challenging environment, flexible and committed, at least 20 years old, able to come to Greece for at least 6 weeks, and can provide a background check/criminal record certificate (or equivalent).
Some of our volunteers have dedicated roles that can require specific skills, experience and a longer stay. Taking on a specific role does not mean not working in other parts of the project; we expect volunteers to help where it is needed. However, it involves taking on additional responsibility for one aspect of the project.
For more information regarding roles and responsibilities do not hesitate to get in touch!Gesprochene Sprachen
Englisch: Fließend
Unterkunft
The volunteer flat is located in Diavata (about 30 minutes bus journey from Thessaloniki train station). Volunteers share a room with 2-3 other volunteers. In the volunteer flat there are 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 kitchens, a large communal area, an office / meeting room and several balconies. There is a recommended donation of 150€ as a one-off contribution to living expenses (bills, fuel, rent). Volunteers generally put 20€ into a communal fund and shop and cook together (optional). The shopping, cooking and cleaning rota is organised during weekly flat meetings to discuss schedules and logistics.
Was noch ...
There are a lot of things to do on your weekly days-off in the area such as going to Thessaloniki (20 min drive, 30 min bus journey), the second biggest city in Greece, where there are many cultural sites to visit, museums, bars, cafes, tavernas. In the region, there're a lot of beautiful beaches and mountains.
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Wir besitzen Tiere
Wir sind Raucher
Familien möglich
Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal
mehr als zwei
Arbeitszeiten
5-10 hours a day, 5-6 days a week
Dieser Host verlangt Gebühren
mehr dazu8€ a day contribution towards living costs, falling to 3€ a day after 1 month
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