Regional Volunteer Centre
WHO ARE the Regional Volunteer Centre?
We are one of the most active non-governmental organizations operating in Świętokrzyskie region. For over 10 years, our main activity is helping people who want to become volunteers and intermediation between volunteers and organizations that need help. We promote volunteering, we uphold the enforcement of volunteers laws, we give our experience, advice and we inspire action. Regional Volunteer Centre also supports the initiatives of young people and offers high-quality workshops and training, as well as many fantastic international projects!
Their Mission
The mission of the Regional Volunteer Centre in Kielce is to inspire and encourage active citizenship and volunteering for the development of civil society.
The Centre focus includes three pillars: Volunteering, Station: Youth and International Mobilities.
Volunteer Work Exchange Office is the Centre’s main activity when it comes to local actions. We promote volunteering, train and support volunteers. Our volunteers work for non-governmental organizations, cultural organizations, public administration, schools, kindergartens, during sports events, festivals, charity actions, sports events, and as a support for the elderly and people with disabilities in their daily life. We also prepare courses and workshops for organizations leaders and coordinators to prepare them to engage volunteers in their activities. We work with everyone who wants to become a volunteer.
What is more – we work with international volunteers, hosting currently 30 ESC long termin volunteers. Most of them work in schools, youth centres and cultural institutions.
Station: Youth is a space for young people to get new skills, support in their social actions as well as a place where young people can attend many workshops run mostly by the ESC volunteers. RCW is also an Eurodesk information point.
Additional Information
The Regional Volunteer Centre is one of the most active organizations in Poland when it comes to the Erasmus+ and other international programs. Since 2010 we have run dozens of projects for youth, youth workers, adults and more. We have experience being a regional Youth in Action and Erasmus+ Training Point.
We have organized youth exchanges, training countries, structured dialogue projects as well as various strategic partnerships, the Erasmus+ Sport project, VET projects and the Capacity Building in the Field of Youth. While implementing such projects we focus on leadership, education through sport, digital skills and new forms of educations as well as on youth policy and human rights.
RCW has 6 year accreditation in YOUTH (2 youth exchanges , 2 TC and 70 people on local participation projects).
RCW has a 6 year accreditation in ESC (30 long and 10 short term volunteers annually).