ESC: International Volunteering with the NGO IBO in Ferrara, Italy

WHO WE ARE

IBO Italia is an NGO operating in the field of volunteeringand international cooperation. Present in Italy since 1957, it is part of the European IBO network, a member of the CCIVS - Coordination Committee for InternationalVoluntary Service at UNESCO, and a partner of the Allianceof European Voluntary Service Organisations network. It is federated to "Volontari nel mondo - FOCSIV" since 1972. IBO Italy has a solid experience in organising activities with young people: since 1957, it has been promoting short-term experiences in which young people give their commitment to the community. It is accredited for the selection, training and coordination of volunteers in Italyand abroad, for the management of international cooperation projects and information campaigns.

MISSION

IBO Italy's mission is to promote access to education and training as fundamental rights of every person and opportunities for change for the whole community. Involving young people in volunteering and sharing experiences to promote social commitment, participation and responsibility. IBO Italy believes that non-formal learning experiences are fundamental to sensitise the young generations to the encounter with diversity, to foster their personal, professional and educational development, and to stimulate intercultural exchange.

OUR VALUES
- Volunteering as a choice of social commitment;
- solidarity and sharing;
- the richness of diversity;
- work as a tool for growth and emancipation;
- respect for people and the environment in a context of justice, peace and legality;
- consistency in one's daily choices.

MAIN ACTIVITIES:

1) VOLUNTEERING short- and long-term
- Awareness-raising and fundraising activities,
- Work and solidarity camps,
- Youth mobility within the Erasmus+ programme(youth exchanges, European Voluntary Service,training),
- European Solidarity Corps, Civil Service, Civil PeaceCorps,
- Internships,
- Mobility and inclusion projects for young people indifficult situations.

2) INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
- Education and training projects in Perù, Ecuador, Romania, Tanzania, Ukraine. Because going to school is a right and so that every child can dream that anything is possible.
- Support from the distance,
- Global Citizenship Education: Pathways and interventions to help young people grow in the spirit of voluntary work, to offer them new opportunities with particular attention to situations of hardship, involving families, schools, training centres and shelters.