Location: Fót, Hungary

Dates:  Autumn 2024 – June 2025

Duration: you can join us for the whole period, or for a shorter period, between 2 months - 10 months

Number of volunteers:  4 young people between 18-30. Hungarians can also apply!

Activities:
1. Participation in the organisation of events
2. Working with the young people of our city
3. Producing content for social media
4. Park maintenance
5. Organising youth camps

Deadline for application 31 October 2024

Finances: The programme ensures

- monthly pocket money and food allowance (7+7 Euros/day),

- covers travel expenses to the site and

- ensures decent accomodation.

Hosting organisation:  Fót Public Service Non-Profit Ltd. (Fóti Közszolgáltató Kft)

Why Fót?

Why this programme?

• Opportunity for self-awareness and empowerment: discover who you are and what you are capable of
• Mentor support: learn from experienced mentors and the coodinators 
• Sports opportunities: Fót offers a lot for outdoorsy people. Hike, play sports, discover the beauty of the city and its surroundings
• Social media posts/site management:  If you are interested in the world of social media, here you can learn and (and teach us as well)!
• Two days off a week: explore Fót and its surroundings on your days off
• Convenient start: start the work at 9am so you don't have to get up early. After work the afternoon and evening is still yours!

Further info:

The volunteering activity is mainly related to the activities carried out by the Fót Public Service Non-Profit Ltd.

Primary tasks:

• to participate in the organisation of events,
• liaising with young people in the Youth House (board game club, film club, etc.) under the guidance of the youth officers, and
• participation in park maintenance (planting flowers, playground maintenance), joining the gardening team.
• photography of events, video production, social media content production

All activities take place within the city, within cycling or bus distance.

Accommodation:

The accommodation will be simple, comfortable, and clean. We provide double rooms for the volunteers. The room comes with a separate kitchen and bathroom. The accommodation is located in the city center and is easily accessible by public transport.

Meals:

By joining the organization’s staff, there is an opportunity to join the lunch menu prepared by the city's kitchen. Numerous grocery stores, canteens, and restaurants are also easily accessible in the city, close to the accommodation.

About Fót:

Fót is located in the vicinity of Budapest, 17 km from the Hungarian capital. More than 20,000 people live in the city, including many families with young children. The city offers numerous opportunities for recreation and exploring nature, and also all the programs in the nearby Budapest are easily accessible by public transport.

About the Hosting Organization:

Fóti Közszolgáltató Nonprofit Kft, as a company of the Municipality of Fót, organizes events for families and young people in addition to city maintenance tasks, and park maintenance is also one of its key responsibilities. We are looking for volunteers for these two areas to make our work and achievements more colorful. We are curious about your opinions and insights regarding the development of our city.

OUR MISSION:

We aim to make our city beautiful, livable, and green. We want to organize meaningful, high-quality, and varied programs for the residents of Fót. We host large events (Carnival, Easter, May Day, Children's Day) as well as smaller ones. On a weekly basis, we strive to organize programs for school-aged children at the sports and recreation center in the Fóti Somlyó Lake area, ensuring meaningful leisure activities for them. We are looking for open-minded young people who love working with children and can show new opportunities to our children. We are open to new ideas!

We warmly welcome you to the team!

Fóti Közszolgáltató Nonprofit Kft. and the City of Fót