Volunteering 4 All
What challenge inspired this recipe? Our housing solution stands as a testament to its effectiveness, primarily owing to the rich experiences of our dedicated international team, who diligently collaborate on its development and maintenance. At the heart of our offering is a commitment to ensuring that our volunteers have a comfortable and supportive living environment […]
Monthly technical day
What challenge inspired this recipe? We think that proper preparation of the volunteers for the activities they are carrying is very important for both parties. If the hosting organization is providing the tasks for the volunteers on the field activity it is very crucial for teaching the volunteers new methods and tools to incorporate in […]
Monthly group coaching
What challenge inspired this recipe? This best practice came out from the evaluation of previous ESC projects and we came up with the system in 2022 while planning the new project. During the evaluation it came out that volunteers who live under the same roof and work together as well encounter difficulties on problem solving […]
Creating tools and equipment for our work
What challenge inspired this recipe? Another part of the ESC project which is hard to finance is to provide all the tools and equipment for the volunteers who are working on a daily basis on the field. While working we kids need a huge variety of equipment to deliver the session which can be very […]
Upcycle and get together
What challenge inspired this recipe? We started renting a house for the volunteers which was almost not all furnished and being in the best condition. With money what we usually get for hosting the volunteers was quite limited to furnish the house as it should be. We also realized that despite the rules of the […]
Timeline of volunteering
What challenge inspired this recipe? We believe that visualizing the volunteers journey with us is a great source of motivating the volunteers to get the best out of the experience and provide a framework with milestones of what happens during the duration of volunteers. For this we came up with the system that in the […]
What makes you feel safe? What is important for you?
What challenge inspired this recipe? During the volunteering journey there are many fields where the volunteers need to get integrated – home, work, organization , local community. One of the most important is to create a safe place for the volunteers while living together from the very beginning. It is also important in case of […]
Weekly kick-off meeting
What challenge inspired this recipe? This best practice is used for more +5 years at Egyesek in the management of long term volunteers. This practice gives the opportunity to start the week altogether who are working on project, prepare for the week and also give the space the volunteers to discuss all matters what concerning […]
Mentoring questionnaire – tailor -made support for volunteers
What challenge inspired this recipe? This best practice came from the evaluation of our mentoring system in our ESC program. For more years we tried different ways and none of them seem to be working neither us nor the volunteers. Based on that we came up with the idea to provide different mentoring ways and […]
On-boarding together
What challenge inspired this recipe? In the last 2 years we faced the challenge that it is very hard for us to start a long term volunteering group at the same time. Many factors cause it: last minute cancellation at the beginning or the project, long Visa process, someone leaving earlier or sent home earlier […]