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• Cleaning day in the Pfyn Forest

  location

  Salgesch

  calendar

  15.04.2023

  
  environment user Free spaces available time Year-round recurring

  Unfortunately the forest of Pfyn/Finges nature reserve is still being abused by many people to conveniently and cheaply dispose of their rubbish! The cleaning day is intended to draw attention to this abuse. With the support of campaigns and voluntary helpers, we clear out refuse in various places in Pfyn/Finges Nature Reserve. Commit yourself for a day long and help us to keep our park clean.

• Cycling Without Age Swiss

  location

  all of Switzerland

  calendar

  Year-round

  
  entrepreneurial user Free spaces available time Year-round recurring

  The “Cycling Without Age” initiative was founded in 2012 in Denmark to combat loneliness and increase mobility for the elderly (www.cyclingwithoutage.org). Volunteer 'trishaw' pilots take residents from retirement and care homes, and those who can no longer ride a bike themselves on a free trishaw trip, based on the principle “everyone has a right to feel the wind in their hair.”

• Visiting and assistance service

  location

  Zoug

  calendar

  Year-round

  
  social user Free spaces available time Year-round recurring

  Without help from volunteers, we would not be able to maintain our service for the elderly and people who are sick or have disabilities in Zug canton. As a volunteer, you will share a little of your time and abilities with someone. You’ll get to know new people, have interesting conversations and expand both your network and your social skills.

• Red Cross Zug transport service

  location

  Zoug

  calendar

  Year-round

  
  social user Free spaces available time Year-round recurring

  Do you like to drive? Do you have your own car and some free time, and would you like to help us? For many elderly people or people who are recovering from a serious illness or accident, traveling to the doctor is difficult. This is where the Red Cross Zug transport service can help. Red Cross volunteers use their own car to take passengers from their home to a doctor's, hospital or therapy appointment and back home again.

• IT Trainer at Powercoders

  location

  online, Zurich, Bern, Lausanne

  calendar

  Year-round

  
  education user Free spaces available time Year-round recurring

  Support Refugees & Migrants. Powercoders is a work integration program for refugees and migrants. We offer a 3-month coding bootcamp, followed by a 6-12 month internship. The goal of IT training is to support the Teaching Lead as well as the participants during the bootcamp. You as volunteer will step in and help the individuals doing IT exercises and to get their homework and projects done, onsite usually half-days and online a few hours.You have an understanding of some technologies in a specific IT field, mostly Web development, but also DevOps, Software programming,Testing, Machine Learning and more. No prior teaching experience is required.

• Job Coaching at Powercoders

  location

  across Switzerland

  calendar

  Year-round

  
  education user Free spaces available time Year-round recurring

  Accompany a Refugee / Migrant during their Internship: Powercoders is a work integration program for refugees and migrants. We offer a 3-month coding bootcamp, followed by a 6-12 month internship in an IT company or IT department. To support the participants in making their internship a success, all of them are accompanied by a volunteer Job Coach. The Job Coach meets the coachee regularly and supports him/her in reaching their goals. The Job Coach also joins monthly meetings at the company and supports the coachee in his/her social and professional integration. Job Coaches can be based anywhere in the Romandie or Deutschschweiz.

• The connection to schools in Ticino

  location

  Ticino

  calendar

  Year-round

  
  entrepreneurial user Free spaces available time Year-round recurring

  It’s important that contacts are maintained, but nonetheless important is to network: Together with schools, school administrators and teachers in Ticino, the youth shall be promoted. To accomplish this, they can benefit from the program "Personal Economics" of YES, where students deal with topics such as the economy, society and the environment. The program is made up of various modules that can be chosen according to interest. For example, in the "Money Management" module, students learn to plan personal budgets and become aware of their role as consumers. Whereas in the "Job Application Process" module, they are prepared for the job search by practicing job interviews with experienced business people from the economy. As part of an assignment, volunteers bring their own experiences from the world of work to the classroom and pass on their knowledge to the young people – shaping the future of tomorrow.

• incluso – Mentoring for migrants looking for an apprenticeship Zurich

  location

  Zürich

  calendar

  Year-round

  
  social user Free spaces available time Year-round recurring

  incluso is looking for volunteers with professional experience (mentors) to work with migrants (mentees). The aim of the project is to promote equal opportunities in the Swiss apprenticeship market for young people from migrant backgrounds – especially those who have recently immigrated to Switzerland. We organize tandems who work together over the course of a school year. There is an ever-increasing set of demands placed on school leavers as they transition to the job market. They need to be well connected, understand the complex Swiss education system and be confident in their own abilities. Young people from migrant backgrounds face greater hurdles in this process and often have fewer resources at their disposal.

• Inspiring young people for a successful application

  location

  The whole of Switzerland

  calendar

  Year-round

  
  education user Free spaces available time Year-round recurring

  Inspire youth with the Application Process module of the Young Enterprise Switzerland (YES) Personal Economics program. First, we offer you a short training course to become a YES volunteer. Then you can get to work with young people right in their classroom! Self-awareness and knowledge of the world of work, researching job offers, writing job applications and most importantly simulating job interviews: you coach the students (14-16 years old) in one or more of these topics according to the needs of the class and thus prepare them in an optimal way for their future job applications. You are free to use our teaching materials, to draw inspiration from our other volunteers or to share your knowledge in your own way. We need your professional experience to give the students the best chance to be inspired and motivated! Volunteering with YES allows you to support youth and have a real positive impact. Furthermore, it's also an opportunity to develop new professional skills and access our network of partners and volunteers.