ESC: MANY COMMUNITIES, ONE HEART
Code: 44799 Copied
Italy
European Voluntary Service
Social work
Environment
European Voluntary Service
Social work
+1
Fixed dates
About the project
ESC: MANY COMMUNITIES, ONE HEART
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
T.E.SO.R.I Association was founded in December 2008, from a group of young people who made some volunteer experience in Casa Bosticco, an apartment group for people with mental health, managed by the Cooperative “Arborvitae” (“Tree of Life”) in San Damiano d'Asti. Casa Bosticco is a "therapeutic farm," that’s why the agriculture knowledge of those youngster was important in various activities: for instance, green spaces maintenance, garden and farm animals management and biomass fuel supply. Through the various external works carried out from the guests and workers of Casa Bosticco, the young volunteers could learn the value of the rehabilitation through the work in contact with nature and environmental sustainability.
The main aims of TESORI are:
- Educate young to solidarity and sobriety
- Grant the centrality to the weak persons through the activation of associative, employment, work, and residential groups in agricultural contexts with low environmental impact
- Educating young people to have respect for the environment through example of environmental sustainability and restoring local culture.
To achieve these objectives, the Association organizes the following activities:
- Designing projects for training young people in solidarity and environmental respect;
- Stages in communities for social reintegration (Casa Bosticco and others);
- Funds raising to develop environmental sustainability.
💼 What the programme involves
T.e.so.ri. is available to welcome 5 volunteers, from 6 months. 3 volunteers will rotate in 3 different structures (mother-child community, community for mildly disabled and resocialization community for adults with various problems) in San Damiano d’Asti, while 2 volunteers will be in Asti (mother-child community). The volunteers will be involved in various activities, always carried out with the guests and under the supervision of an operator.
DAILY ASSISTANCE: preparing meals, cleaning, maintaining the house, processing agricultural products, participating in horticultural and green maintenance activities, organizing clothing, accompanying guests, assisting and entertaining children, supporting our other communities on special occasions. Organizing walks, trips, workshops, parties, helping with homework, language mediation.
AUTONOMY: planning and leading an activity in the second half of the project, documenting and presenting the ESC at the local high school.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Food, accommodation, health insurance and pocket money are provided by the European Solidarity Corps programme. The volunteers will stay in a private apartment located near the communities, one in San Damiano d'Asti and one in Asti.
The accommodation has a fully equipped kitchen (food is provided weekly by the Association through collective spending), a living room, a bathroom, and will have a double room.
Volunteers will have bicycles and bus tickets when needed. During the service, volunteers will share a meal with operators and guests.
🎒 Leisure activities
For the first half of the project, the focus will be on: language learning, mutual knowledge, individual resources and limits, knowledge of the territory and local culture. For the second half: achieving greater security (in service and the territory), knowledge of local peculiarities, including cultural ones, and planning its activity with users. Finalisation of the Youthpass and evaluation of output skills. Participate in regular training meetings (mentoring and mentoring meetings, specific training, training of association volunteers, meetings, audits, etc.)
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: Associazione Tesori truly believes in the power of volunteering projects, as a meaningful help to implement and expand the residential services offered, to the benefit of the guests, the host organization, the local community, the social services and the volunteer himself. Associazione Tesori is looking forward to welcoming 5 young people motivated and curious to experiment a real, sober and simple community life, who love fragile people, children and multiculturalism, with an open mind to embrace different ways of living and that can bring fresh perspectives to the activities.
Deadline: 05/04/2025 23:30
Deadline: 05/04/2025 23:30
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 ?
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.
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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10/04/2025 → 31/10/2025
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Deadline: 05/04/2025
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
Frazione Sessant, 240, 14100 Asti AT, Italy
Italy
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)
Timezone
Central European Standard Time
Local time: 21:00 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
Collective
🗣️ Languages spoken
English
Italian