Combatting Loneliness & Isolation with Volunteers in Europe (CLIVE)

Project coordinator

Centre for European Volunteering – CEV

Project partners

Regionalne Centrum Wolontariatu W Gdańsku

ProAtlântico Associação Juvenil

Municipality of Asti

Malta Council for the Voluntary Sector (MCVS)

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About the project

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Combating Loneliness & Isolation with Volunteers in Europe (CLIVE) is a project funded by the European Solidarity Corps Programme that aims to combat the increasing loneliness that has emerged as a result of Covid lockdowns. Through combatting this loneliness, CLIVE aims to reverse the negative effects that prolonged isolation has had on social cohesion and people’s mental health. The project specifically aims to reverse this trend among groups who have been most affected by lockdown loneliness.

The project will positively affect the lives of the target groups as in their mental health as well as their social cohesion, lead to target groups experiencing new connections and forming positive social relationships, lead to target groups being able to identify their negative feelings and situations as well as knowing how to resolve them and boost social cohesion by integrating the target groups into the wider community.

Call for youth volunteers – project CLIVE

The Malta Council for the Voluntary Sector is currently looking for youth volunteers to be part of project CLIVE (Combatting Loneliness & Isolation with Volunteers in Europe); a project funded by the European Solidarity Corps Programme which involves the following countries – Malta, Italy, Poland, Belgium and Portugal. The aim of this project is to reverse the negative effects that prolonged isolation has had on social cohesion and people’s mental health.

Malta project:

Dates: 24th May – 6th June 2023

Eligible volunteers: Youths aged between 18 and 30

Target group: the elderly

Activities: Volunteers will be organising a number of workshops related to the use of technology (e.g. how to order groceries online/how to use WhatsApp or Skype) combined with music and art workshops which will promote active ageing.

Costs: Accommodation and food expenses will be covered (Maltese volunteers can choose to return home at the end of each day) + €5 pocket money is provided daily

Application: Interested participants are to apply by uploading a short motivation letter and their CV here: https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/placement/33758_en

Participants can also decide to participate in project CLIVE in the other partnering countries. Please find below the links to learn more about each country’s activities and to apply:

Deadline for applications for Malta and Belgium projects is 10th March 2023.

In case of any queries, kindly send an email on volunteer@maltacvs.org