ONLINE KARVINÁ

ONLINE KARVINÁ

ONLINE KARVINÁ

ONLINE KARVINÁ

The Centre is for: Excluded young people with personal problems aged 14 - 22 years, substance abusers aged  6 - 20 years

Address: V Aleji 435, 734 01 Karviná

Duration: September - August

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The mission of the placement:

The low threshold facility works with children and youth who usually spend their time outside in the street. Klub ONLINE is focused on decreasing and preventing social risks. It offers a safe place for young people with difficult personal life situations. STREETWORK GABRIEL has the mission of searching for substance abusers in their ‘natural’ location to support them in their life situation and decrease the risks related to using drugs. Workers also prevent harm to the public by collecting and safely removing material.

Through the eyes of our volunteers:

Lazare likes exploring new places

Lazare likes exploring new places

"Hello, I'm Lazare, 23 years old, from Georgia, currently a volunteer of Slezska Diakonia in Karvina, Gabriel. I have been working here for three months with my supervisor and colleagues with…

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Activities:

Klub ONLINE - A volunteer will be fully considered to be a team member. Sharing time with children in the afternoon (board games, table football, PC games, art and decorating, tutoring and also practising reading and writing). They will participate in preparing outside leisure activities (on the football field, parks, garden) and inside in club (quizzes, sports tournaments, cooking, special holiday events etc.). They will help in consultation and interviews with children.

They will be included in prevention programmes on different topics (drugs, healthy lifestyle, ecology, finances, social media etc.) A volunteer can also be part of the programme which searches for and contacts young people at risk in the city. They can also support the Centre with administration or the creation of promotional materials. 

STREETWORK GABRIEL - The main activity is the preparation of medical supplies (e.g. sterile needles) and their distribution among drug users in the field and the collection of old used supplies. The mission is to limit the spread of infectious diseases among drug users and local people who might come into contact with used injections. It also includes education and motivation of users, which could contribute to a positive change in their behaviour that may lead to potential abstinence. We help clients in their difficult situation with finances, accommodation, finding a job or accompanying them to treatment, etc.  In the winter time we cook them warm tea outside.

Preferred personal traits:

Be able to accept others (Roma people, unemployed people, drugs users)

  • Having knowledge of editing photos or videos will be a benefit
  • Having skills in any sport is a benefit
  • Showing respect
  • Being sincere
  • Being prepared to learn the Czech language

Events throughout the year:

Special events are organised by the ON LINE Centre where people from the close neighbourhood and community are invited.

It can be a football tournament or sailing boats on the lake in Karviná combined with learning about animals who are in a nearby park. The Centre builds partnerships with other organisations that work with young people in the city of Karviná and nearby.

Growing through challenges:

  • During the winter season there are less children in the field.
  • The supervisors can speak English well, other members less. You should be prepared to use supporting apps as translators.
  • You will learn special methods such as individual and group work with young people at risk, different kinds of interviews, a client-oriented approach, different therapies
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