OUR OFFERINGS
Preparation in Austria
The Austrian Service Abroad Association is responsible for your preparation in Austria. We offer you two obligatory weekend seminars as well as monthly online conferences. During the preparation seminars you will get to know the other volunteers who will go abroad with you at the same time. There we will talk to you about your work and expectations and we will prepare you for your stay in Israel. It is essential to fulfill a learning agreement as part of the preparation. Apart from that it is highly advisable to talk with mentors who have already done their service abroad.
![Vorbereitung-in-Oesterreich](https://understanding-israel.at/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Vorbereitung-in-Oesterreich-1.jpg)
![Vorbereitung-in-Oesterreich](https://understanding-israel.at/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Vorbereitung-in-Oesterreich-1.jpg)
Preparation in Austria
The Austrian Service Abroad Association is responsible for your preparation in Austria. We offer you two obligatory weekend seminars as well as monthly online conferences. During the preparation seminars you will get to know the other volunteers who will go abroad with you at the same time. There we will talk to you about your work and expectations and we will prepare you for your stay in Israel. It is essential to fulfill a learning agreement as part of the preparation. Apart from that it is highly advisable to talk with mentors who have already done their service abroad.
![Programm-in-Israel](https://understanding-israel.at/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Programm-in-Israel-1.jpg)
Educational Program in Israel
The Israeli Volunteer Association (IVA) is responsible for the educational support in Israel. There will be seminars and workshop days which are conducted by a professional team of the IVA for all volunteers of the international program. No extra payments are required.
On-Arrival Seminar
There will be a seminar that takes place immediately after your arrival in Israel and it is designed to prepare you for your service and life in Israel. It takes place in the centre of Israel. During the seminar you will meet other volunteers, get lectures about volunteering in Israel, and learn about Israel's social system. Additionally you will learn interesting facts about the Israeli state and its society, and you will learn how to solve conflicts at the placement site. Apart from that there will be excursions during the year aswell.
Workshop days
The workshop days serve to reflect on your voluntary service and deal with different topics and issues of Israeli society. You can choose from four different workshops throughout the year. They take place all over Israel.
Closing Seminar
The Closing Seminar takes place in the northern part of Israel and is meant to conclude the volunteer year.
Support and quality assurance
Whether in preparation or during your social service, you will always have someone to talk to if you need help or have questions. Once a month there are online conferences with the Austrian Service Abroad Association, in which you report on your life and work. A coordinator of the Israeli Volunteer Association will visit you once a month in your flat-sharing community in order to improve your life together. If you have administrative questions, the office of the Austrian Service Abroad in Vienna is at your disposal.
The work of the Austrian Service Abroad is subject to strict regulations of the Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection. We are also part of WeltWegWeiser - the service agency for international volunteer assignments, in order to continuously develop our quality criteria.
![Betreuung und Qualitätssicherung](https://understanding-israel.at/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Betreuung-und-Qualitätssicherung-1.jpg)
![Betreuung und Qualitätssicherung](https://understanding-israel.at/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Betreuung-und-Qualitätssicherung-1.jpg)
Support and quality assurance
Whether in preparation or during your social service, you will always have someone to talk to if you need help or have questions. Once a month there are online conferences with the Austrian Service Abroad Association, in which you report on your life and work. A coordinator of the Israeli Volunteer Association will visit you once a month in your flat-sharing community in order to improve your life together. If you have administrative questions, the office of the Austrian Service Abroad in Vienna is at your disposal.
The work of the Austrian Service Abroad is subject to strict regulations of the Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection. We are also part of WeltWegWeiser - the service agency for international volunteer assignments, in order to continuously develop our quality criteria.
![Unterkuft Mittagessen Taschengeld](https://understanding-israel.at/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Unterkuft-Mittagessen-Taschengeld.jpg)
Accommodation, lunch & pocket money
Your accommodation in Israel will be organized and paid for by the Israeli Volunteer Association. You will live with volunteers from Germany, France, Italy and Austria in apartments that will be shared by up to eight people. In most apartments you will share your room with one other volunteer. The rooms are always occupied by either two women or two men, however the shared apartments themselves can be mixed-sex. The apartments are located close to the volunteer work sites, which will be accessible by bus or bicycle.
Free lunch will be provided to you at your workplace.
Additionally you will receive a monthly allowance of 340€ from the Austrian Service Abroad.
Insurance & Visa
The Austrian Service Abroad takes out a compulsory insurance (social, health and accident insurance) as well as an additional insurance for you. You do not need any additional insurance and are fully covered and provided for. The Israeli Volunteer Association will apply for your visa in Israel, which you will receive upon arrival at the airport in Israel. Earlier arrival is not possible.
![Visa-Versicherung](https://understanding-israel.at/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Visa-Versicherung.jpg)
![Visa-Versicherung](https://understanding-israel.at/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Visa-Versicherung.jpg)
Insurance & Visa
The Austrian Service Abroad takes out a compulsory insurance (social, health and accident insurance) as well as an additional insurance for you. You do not need any additional insurance and are fully covered and provided for. The Israeli Volunteer Association will apply for your visa in Israel, which you will receive upon arrival at the airport in Israel. Earlier arrival is not possible.
![Rueckkehrtreffen](https://understanding-israel.at/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Rueckkehrtreffen.jpg)
Returnee meeting & Certificate
After your return to Austria, you will attend a returnee meeting where you can reflect on your experience and talk to other volunteers. There you will also receive your certificate for your social service. After your social service, you can pass on your experience as a mentor to subsequent cohorts.
Which costs do I have to cover myself?
The Austrian Service Abroad Association and the Israeli Volunteer Association cover the costs of the educational program in Israel, supervision and that you have permanent contact persons, accommodation, food as well as insurance and visa.
For the preparation in Austria a cost contribution in the amount of 600€ is to be paid. This sum will be due in April after you have been accepted into the program. You will have to pay for your return flights, vaccinations and personal expenses that exceed your pocket money.
![Eigene Kosten](https://understanding-israel.at/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Eigene-Kosten.jpg)
![Eigene Kosten](https://understanding-israel.at/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Eigene-Kosten.jpg)
Which costs do I have to cover myself?
The Austrian Service Abroad Association and the Israeli Volunteer Association cover the costs of the educational program in Israel, supervision and that you have permanent contact persons, accommodation, food as well as insurance and visa.
For the preparation in Austria a cost contribution in the amount of 600€ is to be paid. This sum will be due in April after you have been accepted into the program. You will have to pay for your return flights, vaccinations and personal expenses that exceed your pocket money.