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ESC: 4-months Volunteers at Rural Cultural Hub in Tuscany, Italy

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Italy European Voluntary Service Social work Environment Culture European Voluntary Service Social work +2 Fixed dates

About the project

ESC: 4-months Volunteers at Rural Cultural Hub in Tuscany, Italy

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Art, Culture and New Technology to include young people and empower adult people. We are available for partnership in KA2, CERV, KA1, CREA. We are in rural area
Creative Art Farm in Italy APS, founded in September 2015, aims to include, empower
and train people through Arts, Culture and Technology.
We are an Art Community for all
people, both young and adults, who are interested in working and building bridges
among European Creatives or CCI (Cultural Creative Industries).
Our main activities are
• Arts and Culture Management Courses
• Cultural Events
• Exhibitions, Talk, Art Critiques meeting
• Lab-Research based on Art and
cutting-edge Technology as Videomapping, Kinect, Touch Designer, etc..
Most of the activities are learn-centered and self-management.
We work at the local level, including people living in rural areas, who are not able to find
their rightful place or are isolated from other communities or simply are art lovers with
the desire to increase their culture.
Although, we organize Erasmus+ because we believe that transnational experience
could offer the opportunity to grow within the European dimension through their
personal and professional skills so that they could become the main actors of the
European future.
To discover more, visit out IG account @creativeartfarmeu

💼 What the programme involves

Are you curious to experience life in rural Tuscany while exploring how art, creativity, and community work can promote inclusion, sustainability, and European values? CAFI is looking for 3 EU Residents volunteers. Volunteer role: support inclusive rural community-building through art, culture, and environmental awareness. Main tasks: - support cultural activities such as workshops, exhibitions, performances, film screenings, and multicultural festivals involving young people from different backgrounds; - help organize non-formal education activities promoting active citizenship, inclusion, and intercultural dialogue; - assist communication and storytelling (social media, website, photo/video); - contribute to creative and digital projects (AI, AR, and digital art); - support environmental awareness initiatives (biodiversity, recycling, healthy lifestyles) and outdoor activities; - assist with logistics, preparation of spaces, materials, and welcoming participants;

🏠 Accommodation on site

- Logistics: Food covered by CAFI (monthly fee of 150€); volunteers cook; weekly grocery shopping with staff (vegetarian Mediterranean is welcome). - Accommodation: Casa Salcheto, renovated Tuscan farmhouse with Wi-Fi, big kitchen, wood underfloor heating, laundry/dishwasher, 3 toilets; shared rooms by gender (owners + CAFI Art Lab on ground floor). - Pocket money: €6/day (mid-project bank transfer) - Insurance: Henner covered by ESC Project - Travel reimbursed A/R up to €211/€309/€395 (+bonus if >50% sustainable) - Pre-departure online meeting required.

🎒 Leisure activities

Join to gain hands-on experience in community cultural work, using art for social engagement. Build practical rural/sustainable living skills and strengthen initiative, responsibility, teamwork and problem-solving. Work with local communities and young people, experiment with creative formats (visual storytelling, digital art, comics, motion graphics, participatory activities), understand day-to-day NGO operations (logistics to programming), and reflect through mentoring + Youthpass. CAFI provide a Mentor.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Criteria - Available for the whole duration of the project - 18-30 years old - Resident in a EU member country (Italy included) - Ready to live in an intercultural context in a rural area, where the closest town with facilities is at 20 minutes on foot - Ready to share a room and common moments and spaces with other volunteers and guest of the Salcheto House. - Good time management, flexibility, pro-active, patience, open-mindedness, and team-work - Basic level in English - Previous education and working experiences in the described activities are welcome but not necessary - You are facing challenging situations in your life as described here -> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vxcc-lxpQihcoeVOSa9qPN8mZQYUs4YP/view?usp=sharing
Deadline:

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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01/05/2026 → 28/08/2026

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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

53045 Salcheto, Province of Siena, Italy

Italy

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 22:16 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Italian