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LOJIQ’s mission is to promote the personal and professional development of young Québec adults by helping them carry out a project involving travel in Québec, Canada or abroad.

LOJIQ is also: • 50 years of expertise • A specialized team with your interests at heart • The chance to carry out projects in many locations • Over 5,000 participants who benefit from our support • Two organizations in one : The Office franco-québécois pour la jeunesse (OFQJ) The Office Québec-Monde pour la jeunesse (OQMJ)

Québec Volontaire promotes civic engagement among young Québec adults between the ages of 18 and 29 by helping them participate in a project that benefits a community and involves travel in Québec, Canada or abroad.

• Not-for-profit organizations or cooperatives that wish to host volunteers or send them to other locations can propose a project to LOJIQ. • Young adults can propose a personal project or participate in a call for applications organized by LOJIQ.

Eligibility criteria for volunteers • Volunteers must be between 18 and 29 years old.

• Volunteers must be Canadian citizens and live in Québec or they must be permanent residents of Québec.* Québec Volontaire is accessible to everyone. No specific work experience or training is required for the volunteer projects, and participants will not be asked to submit a résumé.

The participant’s motivation is essential!

*Certain conditions apply.

Targeted sectors The environment and sustainable development; health, quality of life and wellness; education; arts and culture; the social and solidarity economy; personal assistance; human rights, diversity and living together; civic leadership.

Examples of projects • Build a community garden in Rimouski to support local and responsible consumption.

• Organize activities with Vancouver seniors to break their social isolation.

• Hold workshops for teenagers in Paris or Brussels to fight against bullying.

• Get involved in protecting endangered species with a biosphere reserve team in Mexico.

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Duration and locations • Between 1 and 6 months* for projects in Québec and Canada • Between 1 and 3 months* for international projects • Between 25 and 30 hours per week for all destinations The trip duration does not include the pre-departure preparation or the follow-up once the participant has returned.

*Possibility of a three-week project based on certain criteria

The projects must: •Be individual or group projects (maximum 12 volunteers) • Promote the volunteers’ civic engagement and personal development • Have an impact for the volunteers’ host community • Encourage direct contact between the volunteers and the public or their participation in a fieldwork project

Volunteers must: • Be monitored throughout their experience by a resource person within a host organization • Engage in duties with a social component that are directly related to the project but not overly administrative in nature • Play a complementary role to that of the employees and interns

• Coaching services and support • Partial funding for transportation, passport and vaccination expenses • A weekly amount to cover part of the volunteer’s room and board expenses • Third-party liability insurance • Partial financial support for emergency medical travel insurance • The possibility of additional travel allowance for participants who live in a remote area With financial assistance provided by the Secrétariat à la jeunesse and the LOJIQ Foundation

So many advantages!

The LOJIQ Foundation’s mission is to open up the world to young adults in Québec by creating opportunities that will help them reach their potential. The Foundation partially funds the Québec Volontaire program through its 2018-2023 fundraising campaign, “Ensemble, ouvrons-leur le monde,” which helps young adults use volunteering to push the boundaries of what they can imagine, and therefore do.

LOJIQ would like you to join its Foundation through an annual contribution of $25.

As a member, you’ll benefit from exclusive advantages with many partners and join our community of nearly 120,000 former participants.

Donations can also be made to support the Foundation, youth mobility and the Québec Volontaire program.

CONTACT US!

quebecvolontaire@lojiq.org Montréal office 934, rue Sainte-Catherine Est Montréal (QC) H2L 2E9 Québec office 200, chemin Sainte-Foy, bur. 1.20 Québec (QC) G1R 1T3

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