To request support and financial aid for citizen volunteering projects in another Belgian Community.

EN - FR

Description

You should contact the International Youth Bureau (BIJ - Bureau International Jeunesse). The BIJ is a service of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation set up to manage various international non-formal education programmes aimed at young people in Wallonia and Brussels who are not afraid to move, alone or in groups. The programme you are interested in is "Bel'J". It allows you to discover another Community by working for an organisation in the Dutch-speaking or German-speaking Community of Belgium.

For what objectives?

Meeting young Flemish or German-speaking people and discovering the culture of their community.
Getting involved in a volunteering project
Making progress in learning Dutch or German

Key points

In order to participate in the Bel'J programme, host organisations must be accredited by the bodies which manage the Bel'J programme in their respective Community. If you find an association in another Community ready to welcome you (which is not yet accredited), contact a Bel'J project manager who will explain the procedure to you.
Projects lasting a minimum of 2 weeks, a maximum of 3 months in a row or over a period of 6 months.
A Bel'J project cannot be :
- A project taking place in Brussels if you live in Brussels
- A compulsory traineeship as part of a school curriculum
- A project managed by an intermediary organisation
- A profit project
- A project that benefits from an Actiris or Forem allowance

Conditions

You are between 16 and 30 years old
You are a French-speaking person living in Wallonia or Brussels for at least 2 years.

Procedure

What should you put in your file?

The completed Bel'J young volunteers form on the website of International Youth Bureau
A complete CV
A copy of your identity card
For non-Belgian nationals, a certificate from the municipal administration stating that you have been living in Wallonia or Brussels for more than 2 years.
A letter of commitment by name (Download the Letter of commitment to be filled out by Bel'J host associations with the organisation's stamp or on letterheaded paper.

When and how to submit your application ?

Create a single PDF document containing all the documents requested above.
Send the document by email to the Bel'J project manager (see our team).

Applications must be submitted on the 1st of each month. The actual departure can only take place, at the earliest, 6 weeks after the submission of the file (from the 1st of the month).

Please note that it is only possible to benefit from a Bel'J scholarship once a year and twice in total.

If your project is selected, you will need to take the necessary steps to :

Practically organise your stay
To put you in order with the ONEM if you are a job seeker

What are the selection criteria?

Compliance with the programme criteria (objectives, age, residence, etc.) and application/accomplishment dates
Active participation in the project and motivation
Willingness to discover the other community
Quality of the project and the tasks proposed by the association
Short and medium-term benefits
Priority is given to those who have not yet benefited from a Bel'J scholarship.

Objections may be sent by regular mail to the Bureau International Jeunesse.