EUROPEAN SOLIDARITY CORPS INCYA KRIK IN SKOPJEHOST

Your new work place Center for Youth Activism KRIK is located in Crniche, a nice neighbourhood up from the center at Street Naum
Ohridski 13.

With the deinstitutionalization process which is happening in Macedonia, the Ministry of Social Work and Policies are transferring some of the services they are providing in to private service providers. CYA KRIK is a private service provider for the Independent Living of adult people with disabilities. The beneficiaries from the Special Institution Demir Kapija are resettled from the institution in to small group homes in the communities. CYA KRIK is coordinating 3 small group homes in Skopje, where 15 beneficiaries are living.

Support the independent living of people with disabilities in their homes:

The volunteers will be supporting the independent living of the people with disabilities in the houses. The activities which the volunteers will implement in the houses will be connected with the personal plans of each of the beneficiaries. The goals are usually connected with the skills they need to develop and with the activities they need to do during the day. Sometimes, the goals are to have a walk in the city center, or in the nature, to shop in the local green market or a store, to do tea or coffee by them selves, to help at home (to fold their clothes, to do a bit gardening etc.).

Center for occupational therapy:

KRIK established Center for occupational therapy for adults with disabilities (18 years old and older). Currently there are 20 beneficiaries aged 18-40 years old which are part of the activities.
The beneficiaries are visiting the center few times per week for few hours. The work done in the center is managed and coordinated by the 2 occupational therapist which are working in the center. Each of the beneficiary has an individual plan which is reviewed on monthly basis. According to the plan, the activities are scheduled.
Support the activities in the center:
The ESC volunteers have an opportunity to organize activities for the beneficiaries from the center. The activities can be planned as:
– One day events The one day events are usually movie nights, presenting the culture of the volunteers and other activities. The
volunteers are planning these activities based on their competencies and talents. These activities are not mandatory for
all of the volunteers.
– Program or a club which will last for a certain period of time When the volunteers have a specific talents or want to deliver long term program, a club on a specific topic, they usually are organizing the activities in a longer period of time. The volunteers usually are establishing a language club, dance lessons, theatre lessons etc.

Profil recherché

Basic knowledge about people with disabilities is desirable, but not exclusive.
We will train the volunteers on everything they need to know. What is most needed is the motivation that the young people will have to support people with disabilities.

We are interested to host ESC volunteers:

-People interested working with young and adult people with disabilities
-Having experience in implementing youth work activities using methods of non formal education
-Creativity and art is additional plus that can help the volunteers in their work