📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
The Casa Valdese of Vittoria operates in the Municipality of Vittoria, in Sicily. The structure currently has a capacity of 48 places and the
beneficiaries are placed in structures where they can experiment and live independently. In addition to the ordinary project, the structure hosts asylum seekers and protection holders that are affected by physical and mental vulnerabilities/disabilities, for an availability of 23 places. The mission of Casa Valdese is to welcome young people and support them in a rehabilitative and social integration path, to
enhance the autonomy and regain the dignity marked by a difficult journey and by a labeling migratory path. Volunteers at Casa Valdese will support the placement in the management of integration and welcoming paths for migrants in communitarian contexts, rural and urban ones. They will help in the organization of leisure activities, meeting and dialogue for the local population.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteer will live in an independent apartment, shared with other international volunteers. The accommodation is a spacious studio flat, provided with all the comfort needed and wifi connection. The food will be provided by the placement. From the apartment it is possible to reach the placement by feet.
🎒 Leisure activities
The volunteer will attend a training cycle including the on-arrival training, a mid-term seminar and an evaluation seminar. During this seminar he/she will have the possibility to meet all the volunteers hosted by Diaconia Valdese. In fact Diaconia Valdese has several project of international volunteering, lot of them in the villages Torre Pellice and in the neighbor village Luserna San Giovanni. Furthermore, as foreseen from ESC project, the volunteer will attend the seminars organized from the Italian National Agency.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: We look for a volunteer, aged between 18 and 30 year old. The project does not require any special skills, expertise or previous experience. The volunteer has only to be motivated, interested in the project, willing to challenge himself and get out of the comfort zone. The volunteer need to be ready to learn and start a process of change. She/He will need to be enthusiastic and willing to start a great new adventure.
Deadline: Application deadline: 23/05/2022
ℹ️ Additional information
Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass:https://www.youthpass.eu/en/
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label. The Quality Label certifies that the organisation is able to run projects in compliance with the principles and objectives of the European Solidarity Corps.