ESC in Madeira (Portugal)

The working methods used will be always non formal education. The Volunteer will be directly involved in planned activities in its different stages (preparation, development, monitoring and implementation).

The activities developed by the volunteer under this project include:

• Collaborating in AAUMa’s attractions by performing guided tours or assisting the visitors in the service points
• Researching scientific articles, chapters and excerpts of technical and scientific publications in the field of social sciences (5 weekly hours)
• Writing articles for advertising on various platforms, both on paper and digital
• Performing translations of scientific documents
• Collaborating in the organization and promotion of exhibitions and other cultural activities
• Promoting and participating in other activities developed by AAUMa, as well as proposing possible projects and activities to undertake as personal projects.

Young persons from from 18 to 30 years who are interested to work with people with different backgrounds.

• Willingness to learn Portuguese
• Interested in working with tourists.
• Interested in history
• Able to take own initiative
• Interested in Portuguese culture

Food
The volunteer will receive money for their breakfast, lunch and dinner (for every day) each month, directly from the hosting organization. For the working days, the volunteer chooses between ordering the meals through the HO or receiving the equivalent money of those meals.

Accommodation
Volunteers will be accommodated in University Residence located in the centre of Funchal, in a few minutes by walk from their working place. Volunteers will have free Wi-Fi connection, access to a common kitchen with freezers, microwave, individual lockers, tables and chairs and containers of waste, access to a common living room and also to a laundry with washing and dry machines

The rooms must be shared with other roommates of the same sex (2 or 3 people in one room). Each room has a wardrobe, a desk, a lamp and a chair per occupant, a mini-fridge, blankets and a pillow and a private bathroom with basics utensils.

The local transportation costs of the volunteers necessary for the activities implementation will be covered 100% by the Receiving Organization from the project budget.

The volunteers will be enrolled to Portuguese language course at the Online Language Support Platform.

The volunteers will contribute with a maximum of 35 hours and they will have 2 days off per week (usually weekends). If they need to work during the weekends (special events or excursions, special campaigns, etc.), they will have the opportunity to take those days off on other terms. They will also receive days off during national holidays.

The volunteer has the right of 2 days of holidays per working month. The holidays need to be requested and agreed with the project coordinator at least two weeks in advance. In any case, the extra days off cannot surpass the total of 2 working days per month.

Funchal was the first city established by the Portuguese royal family in the Portuguese Empire during the Portuguese Discoveries. In the 16th century, Funchal was created to welcome the developments achieved by the booming sugar cane industry and had the short term aim of reorganizing the territory discovered by the Portuguese. The city, settled in the 15th century, was a cosmopolitan center with many foreigners, as it was a port for fleets heading towards the South Atlantic. As the first experience of colonizing uninhabited areas in the Atlantic Ocean, Funchal became an example for Portuguese expansion. Funchal and its port emerged as Europe’s cosmopolitan and international gateway to the New World.