ESC: 10 MONTHS ESC PROJECT IN ITALY INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY

Code: 42499 Copied

Italy European Voluntary Service Social work Environment European Voluntary Service Social work +1 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Funded in 1979, Insieme is a local, national and European reference for the innovative and pioneering approach to waste reduction. The main goal of Insieme is the maximization of reuse and recycling of the donations and the collected waste, in cooperation with municipalities, waste management companies, citizenship and private companies. Our priority is to develop a multi-stakeholder waste prevention and reduction strategy aimed to have positive social and environmental impacts. Insieme manages 10 waste collection centres, 2 Preparation for Reuse centres, 4 second-hand shops and 1 social bar. The other important mission of Insieme is promoting social inclusion: creating job places available for disadvantaged people (migrants, psychic disable people, people coming from addiction or detention stories, etc.) through work integration programmes in cooperation with local Social Services. People involved are 200: 70 employees, 80 disadvantaged people, 50 among Public Utility Works, local and European volunteers, etc. Thus, giving a second chance to people and items is what Insieme pursues in its everyday work.

💼 What the programme involves

This long term ESC project is selecting 7 volunteers: 3 for "Città Solidale" hosting organization: work with people with psychic disabilities hosted in live-in communities and daily centers. 2 for "Tangram" hosting organization: work with under aged girls hosted in a live-in community, work with adults with social and psychic disadvantages and youth inclusion projects. 2 for "Insieme" hosting organization: work with disadvantaged people (people with light mental disabilities or coming from difficult backgrounds, i.e. addiction, detention, refugees, etc.) involved in educational/rehabilitation job programmes, in the different activities the cooperative propose them: bar/kitchen, second hand shops, bike repairing laboratory, raising awareness and promotion of topics like circular economy, environmental education with youth). The project take place in Vicenza (Italy) from November 24 to Settember 25. The availability of candidates should be for the whole project period.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers will be hosted in two independent apartments placed in Vicenza city and well served by public transports. The 4 of Insieme and Tangram will live together in one apartment (2 shared bedroom taking care to separate males and females), the 3 of Città solidale in the other one. Volunteers will receive a monthly allowance of 140€ to be used for the personal shopping, in addition to the EU pocket money of 5€ per day. International travel is covered by EU funds according to the distance band (180€ up to 499 km; 275€ from 500 to 1999 km). Volunteers will receive a bike and bus tickets.

🎒 Leisure activities

- On arrival training (1 week) - Mid term evaluation (4 days) - Italian language course at school (3 hours per week) - Training about social and environmental topics -Training about being european volunteer - Training about third sector in Italy and what being a cooperative means.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Motivation to spend 10 months in a foreign country working with disadvantaged target groups. We'll prefer volunteers with high motivation to discover the social work run by the hosting organizations, with the mind open to take care about the tasks the social work implies (spend time with beneficiaries, do practical activities with them, etc.) and with the will to adapt to the new environment. Previous experience (also of volunteering) in the social topics addressed by the project is welcome. Basics of Italian or at least of English are needed. In case of Tangram driving license is required.
Deadline: 31/10/2024 18:00

ℹ️ Additional information

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?

Training before and after the project
Health insurance during your project
round-trip travel reimbursement
accommodation and food
pocket money
language course
Return Week-end
Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

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📅 Available sessions

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15/11/2024 → 14/09/2025

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Deadline: 31/10/2024

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Via Basilio Dalla Scola, 255, 36100 Vicenza VI, Italy

Italy

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 21:43 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Italian