To be a volunteer of the WYD you must fill in your registration form on the official website www.rio2013.com. Registrations will be probably available in December. Everyone must register on the website, even those who are already serving as a volunteer and those who have sent us any registration form.

All those who-led by the grace of God and free of charge - are willing to serve to carry on the WYD in its various phases.

To apply for volunteering, you must be 18 years during the JMJ (July 23rd to July 28th, 2013). In the second half of 2012 ( July – December), teenagers that are 16 or 17 years old, from the Archdiocese of Rio will be able to apply for the volunteering, once they have parental consent. The non-admission of teenagers under 16 years old is as a procedure due to legal processes. We are analyzing the possibility of having teenagers of 16 and 17 from other dioceses of Brazil, also with the proper authorizations.

As it is in the WYD for pilgrims, there is no maximum age to volunteer. We will need the youth and adults.

As in other editions of the WYD, foreigners will be allowed to volunteer. Volunteers are divided into three categories: Diocesan Volunteer – Brazilian, living in Rio, Niterói, São Gonçalo, Caxias or Nova Iguaçu; and acting in a parish, congregation or New Community of his Archdiocese/Diocese. National Volunteer – Brazilian, living in one of the cities in Brazil (except Rio de Janeiro, Niterói, São Gonçalo, Caxias or Nova Iguaçu) and participating in a parish, congregation or New Community of the Diocese. International Volunteer – Foreigner, who lives in Brazil or abroad and participates in a parish, congregation or New Community of his Diocese.

There are people already working, many others will be called to work in preparation for the World Youth Day, however most volunteers will start their activities in the weeks before the beginning of the WYD. There are two types of volunteer: Permanent Volunteer – will act in the preparation and development of the World Youth Day. Simple Volunteer – will act in the execution of the WYD. Arrives 15 days before the WYD.

There are several services to be performed before and during the WYD that do not depend on a second language, however, it is helpful to have some notions of another one. There are specific roles for people with good knowledge of another language.

Yes. Who is a volunteer in the Pre-WYD and have registered and been selected to work in the WYD2013 will arrive at Rio only on the first day of WYD and will be showed to his staff. He will be previously instructed and trained for his function, like the other volunteers.

When you apply for the volunteering you become a candidate. All candidates will go through a selection process. There is no date to announce the selection. People will be notified by email during the process.

There are several functions for the volunteers. They can work: In housing(host) At airports and roads At the information points Preparing the kits of the pilgrims In the organization of mass events In the cultural events In the liturgy In catechesis In translations In the administrative area In the communication (social networks) Helping the handicapped.

The tasks will be defined during the preparation of the WYD. The national and international volunteers will be informed about their functions via e-mail, from Jan/2013. The diocesans will be informed during the meetings.

National and international volunteers who do not live in Rio de Janeiro will be accommodated according to their period of staying, which can be with families, in schools or churches, as it is for the pilgrims.

It will depend on your function and turns of your team.

The priority of the volunteer in World Youth Day is to be in service, so during the Central Acts, the volunteer can be asked or not to work next to the stage. Our project includes a meeting with Pope Benedictus XVI and the volunteers, however this will be confirmed later by the Supreme Pontiff’s Office.

Yes. All volunteers will participate in a training program. This program covers spiritual, cultural, technical and specific meetings.

We will use the blog and the private Facebook of the volunteers as our means of internal communication. You will find there all the information always updated and you will be called for events and services in general (mainly for Brazilians). Besides that, from April 2012 on, the volunteers will receive by e-mail the "Volunteer Magazine" ("Revista do Voluntário) monthly.