ESC in Portogallo: Volontario presso la Croce Rossa Portoghese a Vila de Cucujães

Stranaidea is a social cooperative enterprise that offers personal services, social, health and educational services aimed at promoting the welfare of people and the prevention of risk situations. The objectives of the various services are pursued through the methodology of community development. The main areas of intervention are: REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS PROTECTION PROJECT: hosting management, health care, personal and administrative support, Italian lessons, accompaniment in education and training pathways; house, internships and work research with the cooperation of other local NGOs and associations working in the Lanzo Alps valley (Cirié and Germagnano) within the support of the Ministry, the Municipality and Torino Police Departments. DISABILITIES: various educational support and integration services for people with disabilities; management of day care and educational centres for people with mental and/or physical disabilities; service of observation aimed at children and young people with disability and their families; cooperation with schools and social services for the support of children with disabilities and their families. DISADVANTAGED ADULTS EDUCATION: management of three dormitories for homeless, workshops and training activities to develop their skills; health prevention projects, training and support for social workers; service of Territorial Adults Education that support, on the recommendation of the local social services, adults in difficulty at risk of social exclusion, aged between 18 and 65 years, residents in the district IV and V of Torino; ACTIVE LABOUR POLICIES: Service of personal projects for people with disadvantages: interventions with skills assessment, orientation, reinforcement of skills, also through individual training; tutoring in internship or apprenticeship. EUROPEAN PROJECTS: ERASMUS + programme: implementation of Strategic Partnerships, seminars, training, EVS and other European programmes; SOCIAL THEATER: interventions aimed at children, young people, families and people with disabilities such as theater workshops, community theater, creating events and workshops into schools; CHILDREN and YOUTH POLICIES: specific and targeted actions on young people promoted through the participation in local projects in network with different actors; outreach and training programs for children reported by social services and coming from criminal drug prevention; first childhood and families support services. Actual number of employed: 130 persons in total.