ESC: Cultural and environmental volunteering project in Acireale-Sicily

Code: 36430 Copied

Italy European Voluntary Service Environment Culture European Voluntary Service Environment +1 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Circolo Arci Babilonia is a social promotion organisation (not for profit) whose members are mainly young people between 20 and 35 years old and which is part of the national network Arci Nuova associazione. The main activity of the organisation is the management of the Youth/cultural centre Mistero Buffo, which developed in 2000 within a Youth programme Action 3 – youth initiatives project and over the past 15 years has established itself as a point of reference for cultural promotion at local level. In 2008 the organisation started a partnership with other 3 local ngos “Associazione Culturale Scarti” , “circolo Legambiente Sartorius von Waltershausen” and “associazione Altroquando” to offer new services for the young people taking part in the daily life of the centre. The model of management of the Mistero Buffo centre is based on co-management and self-funding principles, following a decision made by the young people which are active part of the centre. The centre is open to all valuable cultural initiatives coming from anyone willing to invest their time in sharing their passions and skills to enrich the local community.

💼 What the programme involves

Circolo Arci Babilonia is a social promotion organization hosted in the youth cultural centre “Mistero Buffo” in Acireale (CT). The volunteer will help with the daily management of the centre, supporting the organization of cultural events, artistic workshops, management of the library and the music rehearsal room, creating promotional material for social media and the organization website, and developing new engagement strategies for the youth of Acireale. The project will also be involving the volunteer in the activities of the Environmental Educational Centre “CEA delle Aci

🏠 Accommodation on site

The 2 volunteers will have their double room in a shared apartment equipped with all common facilities (kitchen, washing machine, bathroom...). The house is located in the historical centre of the town, a few minutes walk from the Mistero Buffo office.

🎒 Leisure activities

The volunteers will have the opportunity of doing two trainings organised by Italian Youth National Agency: on-arrival training and mid-term evalutation. The receiving organisation also provides mentorship, Italian language course and monthly evaluation meetings with the volunteers of Mistero Buffo.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We would like to host volunteers who are interested in taking up the challenges of a small centre getting back up on its feet after a tough time. Creativity and indipendence are fundentamental, as well as a self-starter attitude. Previous organizational experience in NGOs, creatitive, envinromental and cultural field will surely help the volunteers to successfully take part to the project, though it’s not mandatory to be selected. We will higly consider specific motivations of each candidate and how this project fits with its personal life, experience and future plans
Deadline: Application deadline: 25/08/2023

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.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

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01/10/2023 → 31/07/2024

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Deadline: 25/08/2023

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 Pennisi, 25, 95024 Acireale CT, Italy

Italy

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 21:53 (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