Volunteering
Volunteering is an unpaid activity for the benefit of society carried out by a volunteer aged at least 14 years old, by means of an oral or written agreement. Volunteering contracts must only be concluded if the organisation reimburses the volunteer’s expenses or if at least one of the contracting parties so requests.
Principles of volunteering
Volunteering shall be carried out in accordance with the following principles:
Benefit to society and the individual – participation in volunteering enables individuals to make an active contribution to the well-being of society and promotes the volunteer’s personal expression and development;
Diversity and flexibility – volunteering can be carried out in a wide range of activities for the benefit of society. The organiser and the volunteer can agree on different forms and modalities of volunteering and can change them.
Collaborative – Volunteering is based on cooperation between volunteers and volunteer organisers to match the needs and opportunities of volunteers and volunteer organisers;
Requirements for the volunteer
- Volunteers may be citizens of the Republic of Lithuania over the age of 14 and foreigners legally present in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania.
- Persons under the age of 18 may volunteer if their legal representative does not object.
- No qualification is necessary for a volunteer, except for the nature of the volunteering activity which requires special qualifications according to other legislation or according to the requirements of the organisers of the volunteering activity.
- The nature of the activity may impose other requirements on the volunteer, as laid down in the legislation governing individual areas.
Duties of the volunteer
- To comply with the procedures for carrying out the volunteering activity as discussed with the volunteer organiser;
- Participate in a training course in preparation for volunteering, if provided by the volunteering organiser;
- To respect the legitimate interests of the organiser of the volunteering activity and of the persons for whose benefit the volunteering activity is carried out;
- To carry out the voluntary activity in good faith.
Send your CV and cover letter to: egle@sekmingivaikai.lt
