TARTU YOUTH WORK CENTER
TARTU YOUTH WORK CENTER

Call for volunteer service in Tartu, Estonia!

Tartu Youth Work Center is recruitingthree foreign volunteers aged 18-30within the European Solidarity Corps project. The duration of the service is8 months. Ideally, the volunteers could start their service already inMarch 2024.
The project covers the volunteers’ travel expenses and accommodation. In addition, 271 euros of pocket money is provided.
The main tasks of volunteers are daily work in open youth centers, organizing events and club activities based on their own interests.
Articles written by TNTK 2023 volunteers:
To apply, send your CV and motivational letter (including proposals for the activities you would like to lead in youth center) as soon as possible to helen.toomsalu@tartu.ee
Briefly about the Tartu Youth Work Centre:
Tartu Youth Work Center (TNTK) is a youth work institution which is a subdivision of the culture department of Tartu City Government.
We welcome youngsters at our three locations: Anne Youth Center (Uus 56, Tartu), Lille Youth Center (Lille 9, Tartu) and Ilmatsalu Youth Center (Järve tee 8, Ilmatsalu) in five youth centers.
In all five youth centers, youth can participate in interest groups with open participation, communicate with peers, play board games etc.
In addition to open youth work, TNTK also organizes city-wide youth events (youth party, children’s protection day, wisdom day, international youth day) and Tartu youth brigade, coordinates street-based youth work, develops cooperation networks and also offers various additional opportunities for young people (for example, youth counselor service) and for other institutions working with young people.
More information about TNTK:
About Tartu:
Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,435. It is 186 kilometers (116 miles) southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometers (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia.
Tartu, the largest urban center of southern Estonia, is often considered the “intellectual capital city” of the country, especially as it is home to the nation’s oldest and most renowned university, the University of Tartu (founded in 1632). Tartu also houses the Supreme Court of Estonia, the Ministry of Education and Research, the Estonian National Museum, and the oldest Estonian-language theatre, Vanemuine. It is also the birthplace of the Estonian Song Festivals.
More information about Tartu:
In addition, Tartu is the European Capital of Culture in 2024!
European Capital of Culture Tartu 2024 is the main event in Estonia and the largest regional cooperation project between Tartu and Southern Estonia.
The year-long programme in Tartu and Southern Estonia presents the story of the Arts of Survival – the knowledge, skills, and values that will help us lead a good life in the future.
European Capital of Culture Tartu 2024 is versatile both in its nature and in its programme. On the one hand, it is a great cultural celebration that draws visitors from Estonia and abroad, and on the other, it is an opportunity to include as many people as possible in laying the groundwork for long-term change in Tartu and Southern Estonia.
More information about Tartu 2024:
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us:
helen.toomsalu@tartu.ee (project manager)

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