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| Project title: | Aprooved EVS - Elderly care center |
| Organisation: | EIDIKI PAIDEIA |
| Main theme for the project: | Health |
| Project type: | European Voluntary Service |
| Country: | Greece |
| Place: | Livadeia |
| The project starts: | 2014-6-7 |
| The project ends: | 2014-12-7 |
| Deadline for applications: | 2014-6-6 |
| Duration: | 184 |
| Group age (average): | Not specified |
| Summary of the project: | The "Chronically Diseases Infirmary" is an elderly care center that aims to offer treatment, affection and care to people of both sexes with priority those suffering with chronically diseases. The volunteers are will do the following: a) follow the daily program of the Infirmary with the personal care of the elderly such as facial cleaning and beauty, serving water and food, walking them around the Infirmary. b) weekly creative activities for the elderly such as handicrafts, physical education, music, communication, free time entertainment and walking companion to the city, through individual and group activities. c) planning, organizing and implementing activities with similar institutions from abroad in the frame of various European and World programmes. Creation and moderation of a webpage, design of a leaflet and organize an information/dissemination event for publicity and organize public events. |
Youth in Action – European Voluntary Service
Project Title: “CARE 3”
Project dates
June 3rd, 2014 till December 3rd, 2014 (6 months duration)
Who we are
The “Agios Vlasios” Chronically Diseases Infirmary of the
Holy Metropolis of
Thiva & Levadia is an elderly care center that aims
to offer treatment,
affection and care to people of both sexes with priority
those suffering with
chronically diseases.
Working environment
The working facilities are modern inside the hospitable
3-floor building with
comfortable sitting and refreshing room. There is a
seminar room with 200
persons capacity that is also used as an indoor group
activities’ room. There
is a restaurant and conservatory along the 2 floors and
34 rooms divided
between the 2 floors with view to the gardens. The
Infirmary operates in 3
shifts a day.
Accommodation
Volunteers accommodation will be in a multi-room rented
apartment (1 person
per room), with fully equipped kitchen, bathroom,
hallway, common sitting
room located in Levadia city. Two persons per apartment
are allowed.
Food
Food is provided at the Center's facilities cooked by
professional cooks, for
everyday and a food allowance is given for breakfast and
extra food upon
receipt.
Transportation
The volunteers transportation will arranged by the
Institution. Which will
provide to them daily, a driver who takes them at work
and back home with
institution’s vehicle.
Volunteers’ tasks
The proposed voluntary services in the Chronically
Diseases Infirmary for
elderly persons include:
a) Voluntary service will follow the daily program of the
Infirmary with the
personal care of the elderly such as facial cleaning and
beauty, serving water
and food, walking them around the Infirmary.
b) Voluntary service with weekly creative activities for
the elderly such as
handicrafts, physical education, music, communication,
free time
entertainment and walking companion to the city, through
individual and group
activities.
c) Voluntary service on planning, organizing and implementing
activities with
similar institutions from abroad in the frame of various
European and World
programmes. Creation and moderation of a webpage, design
of a leaflet and
organize an information/dissemination event for publicity
and organize public
events.
Finally, volunteers will learn how to apply practical
techniques for all
mentioned works and will acquire knowledge and skills in
social services.
So we are looking for volunteers that are:
- 18-30 years old;
- willing to follow the daily program
- capable to create activities with simple materials by
using their hands;
- skilled to provide physical education activities;
- open minded, in basics self-independent, responsible
and with a strong
motivation for international youth work and intercultural
communication with
elderly persons;
- capable to help in preparing international youth
exchanges and activities;
- motivated to learn basic Greek phrases in a short time;
- playing an musical instrument which will be mostly
appreciated;
- able to communicate in english.
Learning opportunities
Volunteers will learn how to apply practical techniques
for all mentioned works
and will acquire and share knowledge and skills in social
services.
Their daily tasks and dexterities will be recorded in the
Youthpass at the end
of their service.
Conditions
This project seeks funding by the EU Youth in Action
Programme, Action 2 –
European Voluntary Service and according to the rules
accommodation and
food will be provided by the organizers along with one
return ticket to the
venue covered up to 90 % of its cost. There is also
pocket money allowance
for the volunteer per month.
Hosting Organization:
“Agios Vlasios” Chronically Diseases Infirmary
Tzimeika, Livadia, 32100, GREECE
e-mail: vlasios@imtl.gr
tel: +30 22610 87717 & 87720
EVS Accredited Organization code: 2012-GR-19
Co-ordinating organization:
HOLY METROPOLIS OF THIVA & LEVADEIAS
Plateia Athanasiou Diakou, Livadia, 32100, GREECE
tel: +30 22610 28330
e-mail: imthivlev@yahoo.com
EVS Accredited Organization code: 2011-GR-31
Contact person on Co-ordinating organization: Ioannis
Alexopoulos
e-mail: ioannis.alex@yahoo.com
Category: EVS
