STUDENT SOCIAL WORK UNIT
UNIVERSITY VOLUNTARY WORK OFFICE
Many university students are willing to offer their time and effort to improve the community they live in. Universities provide the main source of volunteer workers in Spain.
The University of Seville continues to develop initiatives and strategies to provide solutions to social demands. The University consider developing activities and volunteer work as essential and in 2001 the Voluntary Work Office was created. Amongst other objectives, its principal aims are:
- To encourage cooperation amongst everyone at the University – students, professors and staff by organising different activities.
- To put volunteers in contact with the many charitable associations and organisations, and working with the organisations whenever possible to help their initiatives and offering resources whether materials, technical or people.
- To provide specific high-quality training of our volunteers by organising courses and similar training activities, so that they can help different social groups in an appropriate way.
LOCAL VOLUNTARY WORK
Volunteering in local social care associations, organisations who work with underprivileged groups such as immigrants, disabled people, children, etc.
ENVIRONMENTAL VOLUNTARY WORK
Take part in projects such as recover our natural a heritage, energy-saving initiatives, etc.
VOLUNTARY WORK IN HOSPITALS
Sharing your time with children and adults in hospital who would benefit from your company.
VOLUNTARY WORK ABROAD
If you would like to have an experience of volunteer work in another country, get in contact with the European Voluntary Service and similar agencies.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Events 2004-2005
- The Second Voluntary Work Week.
- Training Course for University Workers in the Prevention of Dangerous Situations for Young People (November 2004 – March 2005).
- The ‘Leave Your Mark on the university’ Campaign to attract volunteers (April 2005 – May 2005).
Events 2005-06
- Andalusian convention of Voluntary Work – University of Cádiz (October 2005).
- The Third Voluntary Work Week (November 2005).
- International Day of the Volunteer
- Reforestation of the Mediterranean Mountain Region Campaign (January 2006).
- ‘Strategies for Volunteer Action in Social Work’ Course (February – March 2006).
Volunteer Work Projects taking place during the academic year:
- Local Voluntary Work (Social and Environmental)
- Healthcare Voluntary Work.
- Volunteer Work in Europe Service.
- Introduction to Voluntary Work seminars.
- Healthcare Voluntary Work seminars
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, CONTACT THE VOLUNTARY WORK OFFICE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE
Call in at: SACU. Pabellón de Uruguay Avda. de chile s/n
Telephone: 954486006
EMAIL THE REGISTRATION FORM AVAILABLE ON THIS PAGE OR GET MORE INFORMATION: sacuvdo@us.es
If you belong to an organisation looking for volunteers, you can complete the registration form and we can add your organisation to our database. Our database is available to all those at the University interested in becoming a volunteer.
RELATED LINKS
European Volunteer Work
- Youth Programme: http://www.programajuventud.mtas.es/progjuv/portal.portal.action
- The Spanish Youth Council: http://www.cje.org/index.html
- European Youth Council: http://www.coe.int/T/ES/Com/About_Coe/default.asp?L=ES
- Euro-Med Youth Platform: http://www.euromedp.org/en/home.asp
- European Union: http://europa.eu.int/index_es.htm
- SALTO Youth Resource Centre: http://www.salto-youth.net/
- Training Youth (inglés): http://www.training-youth.net/INTEGRATION/TY/Intro/index.html
- Youth Forum: http://www.youthforum.org/en/
- INTERcultur@-net: http://www.cnice.mecd.es/interculturanet/
General Volunteer Work
- Voluntary Work Platform for Spain: http://www.plataformavoluntariado.org/
- National Agency for Young People: www.mtas.es/injuve
- European Commission: www.sosforevs.org
- Online Voluntary Work: http://www.hacesfalta.org/
- Risolidaria: http://www.risolidaria.org/
- Voluntariado: http://www.voluntariado.net/
Public Organisations
- Voluntary Work Agency of Andalusia
- Andalusian Voluntary Work Platform: http://www.pav-online.org/
- Andalusian Institute for Young People
Universities in Andalusia
- University of Almería: www.ual.es
- University of Huelva: www.uhu.es
- University of Cádiz: http://www.uca.es/serv/oficinaverde/
