WYD 2023

Application to be a WYD volunteer

1/4Welcome and thank you for your availability. Use this form to enter your personal details.

Follow this procedure in order to submit your application to be a WYD volunteer. The Local Organising Committee will decide which applications to accept according to service needs for WYD. If your application is accepted, you will receive instructions on how to complete your registration as a volunteer. If your application is not accepted and you would still like to attend World Youth Day, you will need to register as a pilgrim possibly by joining an organised group. Volunteers also contribute towards their board and lodging expenses (there is a "volunteers' package").
N.B. At the time of your initial registration, you have 30 minutes to complete all of these pages before "time-out". Always click on "Save draft" if you need more time or do not have all the required information at hand.

Please enter your given name as it appears on your identity document.
Please enter your surname as it appears on your identity document.
Attention! You can be a volunteer at WYD if you are at least 18 years of age.
Write your postal address here. Include - as applicable - street, number, postal code…
Enter the city or town in which you live
Select the country in which you live
Enter a personal email that is used frequently. The email address will be used both as a username for login and as the destination address for emails. It will be possible later to change the destination email address for communications but not the username for access.
Repeat email
Select the country in which you were born
Select the kind of identity document that you are using
Enter the number that is on your identity document
Enter the date of expiry that is shown on your identity document
Select the country in which your document was issued
To be added in your Reserved Area
Enter the number that is on your identity document
Enter the date of expiry that is shown on your identity document
Select the country in which your document was issued
To be added in your Reserved Area
Enter the number that is on your identity document
Enter the date of expiry that is shown on your identity document
Select the country in which your document was issued
To be added in your Reserved Area
To be added in your Reserved Area
To be added in your Reserved Area
Write the name of the bishops' conference that is recommending you
Write the name of the diocese that is recommending you
Write the name of the parish that is recommending you
Write the name of your diocese
Write the name of the movement, association, community, etc. that is recommending you
Write the name and surname of the person who signed your letter of recommendation (in the case of self-candidacy, you can sign it yourself).
Write the office/function of the person who signed your letter of recommendation (in the case of self-candidacy, you can sign it yourself).
Write the phone number of the person who signed your letter of recommendation
The Aggregation Code only concerns candidates who belong to a specific organised group of volunteers (e.g. a given movement, parish, etc.). If this is your case, ask the reference person of your volunteer group to give you the Aggregation Code, as this should allow us to manage the group as a whole. Attention! Only enter the code when you are sure it is correct, if necessary even after you have submitted your application. Once you have entered it, you will no longer be able to change it.
Recommendation letter template in PDF
To be added in your Reserved Area

To save the data entered so far, click on "Save draft". You must enter at least your name, surname and email before you can do this. You will receive an email that will give you access to your personal account. This will enable you to continue entering and modifying your data. If you do not receive an email, please check your spam folder.

Proceed

2/4Use this form to specify your educational background and to provide other data that could be helpful to the organisers.

Languages
If your first language is not listed, enter it in the space provided
Select the other languages with which you are familiar. Indicate the level of competency that you have reached in each of them.
If you can use any sign language, please indicate which one(s)
LSP (Portuguesa)
ISL (International)
ASL / BANZSL (English)
LIS (Italian)
LSF (French)
LSE (Spanish)
Other (specify)
All communications and information regarding WYD 2023 will be provided in the selected language.
Education and occupation
Select the highest level of formal education that you have completed
If you have completed any training courses and acquired certificates in any particular field, please specify them here
Emergency contact person
Enter an email address of the person to contact.
Specify this person's relationship or connection to you
All communications and information regarding WYD 2023 will be provided in the selected language.
Any special requirements
Mobility
Visual
Hearing
Speech
Intellectual
Other
Indicate which of the previous WYDs you have attended
None
I have never taken part
I attended as a pilgrim
I attended as a volunteer
Buenos Aires (1987)
Santiago de Compostela (1989)
Czestochowa (1991)
Denver (1993)
Manila (1995)
Paris (1997)
Rome (2000)
Toronto (2002)
Cologne (2005)
Sydney (2008)
Madrid (2011)
Rio de Janeiro (2013)
Krakow (2016)
Panama (2019)

3/4Use this form to specify your skills and practical experience

Driving licence
Skills and/or experience

Communication

Secretarial and administrative work

Healthcare/Social care

Pastoral service in the Church

Logistics and technical services

Information Technology (IT)

Hospitality/Catering

Cultural and artistic animation

4/4Use this form to complete and submit your application

At the end of the initial registration, click "Save draft". You can then re-open this form from your reserved area in order to fill in missing information and then submit your application.
N.B. While your application is still incomplete or provisional, just click on "Save draft". Once you have submitted your application, it will not be possible to change the data you have entered.

You can apply to be a team leader if you have had significant experience of volunteering at practical or organisational levels.
The WYD voluntary service lasts from Sunday 23 July until Monday 7 August 2023. The Organising Committee will give precedence to candidates who express their availability for all of the corresponding period.
For the entire period (23 July - 7 August 2023)
Only in the period indicated below
Service shifts will be assigned during WYD, but the Local Organising Committee will try to keep your preferences into account.
If your application is accepted, you will be able to choose the "volunteer package" most suited to your needs (with or without meals and accommodation included).
If your application is accepted, you will receive a volunteer kit with 2 t-shirts included in all the packages. Specify which model and size you require.
Explanation of sizes
Any observations or further information can be entered here.
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