EVS in Lithuania…Volunteering Journey!

Labas! (don’t worry… in Lithuania polar bears

are rather friendly)

Project places: Vilnius, Trakai, Utena –

according to Hosting organization,

LITHUANIA

Coordinating organization: ESTA SALTES

Project dates: 01.03.2018-02.28.2019

We are the coordinating organization of the project We will be there to support you during your EVS and you

could share with us all your thoughts, fears, problems (if any occurs, but we hope there won’t be serious ones!) and joy!

We will help you to learn Lithuanian language, too! ESTA SALTES is a non-profit organization which gathers

former EVS volunteers. We organize international and local volunteering projects, youth exchanges, training courses and more…

Please check: http://saltes.net/english/

Valakupiai Rehabilitation Center(Vilnius)

Day Center Šviesa (Vilnius)

Trakai Day Center (Trakai)

Lithuanian Labour Exchange in Utena (Utena)

Hosting organizations (cities in brackets!):

Since 2002 VRC provides vocational and medical rehabilitation for people with severe and moderate physical disabilities;

Volunteer would help with disabled people;

E.g. organizing free time and education activities in the day center for disabled people: outdoor, hand crafts, language courses, cultural activities, etc.;

Possibility to organize your own projects within an organization.

This organisation has a physical environment suitable for young people with physical, sensory or other disabilities (such as wheelchair access and similar.

This organisation has additional mentoring or other support suitable for young people with social obstacles, educational difficulties, cultural differences or similar.

www.reabilitacija.lt

1 volunteers in ValakupiaiRehabilitation Center(Living place: Vilnius)

Šviesa provides day social care services for 74 people with mental, intellectual and complex disabilities from 18 years old.

Activities for a volunteer:• Music (individual, therapeutic activities, orchestra)• Theatre• Ceramics• Activities for people with severe disability• Sport• Club of beauty (for women)• Club for discussions• Publishing monthly newsletter “ŠARKA” (“Magpie”) involving disabled people in this process• Various events and festivals organized in the day centre and outside the day centre (in the city)• Trips and excursions to the old town and other parts of Vilnius• Implementing of programme for developing and consolidating social skills in natural environment

http://www.dcsviesa.lt/

1 volunteers in Day Center Šviesa(Living place: Vilnius)

Provides day social care services for people with mental, intellectual and complex disabilities for morethan 100 people from 18 years old.

Activities for a volunteer: workshops – making candles, arranging of environment, knitting, painting, textile, computer class, developing social skills and making souvenirs, carpentry. Also theater, sports, out doors activities, excursions, etc.

www.trakucentras.lt

1 volunteer in Trakai Day Center(Living place: Vilnius or Trakai)

The main objective - match labor supply and demand in order to maintain the balance of the labor market in Utena region, increase opportunities of employment for the job seekers of working age, implementation of bilateral and tripartite social and labor market partnerships to promote employment, while reducing social exclusion, creating a unified and transparent European Union labor market policies, ensure equal opportunities on the labor market.

1 volunteer in Lithuanian LabourExchange in Utena (Living place:

Utena)

Utena – one of the oldest towns in Lithuania

For more information about hosting organizations and possible activities –don’t hesitate to contact us!

Decided to go? We are waiting for your CV and motivation letter till 5th!

Contact person: alina@saltes.net

…and experience MAGIC

Come…