📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
La Città dell’Utopia is an SCI Italia project based in Rome (San Paolo district) inside the Casale Garibaldi, an old country house located on a green hill in the middle of modern buildings. La città dell’Utopia is a social laboratory of active citizenship and local development.
The International Soup Festival was born in Lille in 2001 and successfully spread across Europe. The 16th edition in Rome will be held at La Città dell’Utopia with the support of a large number of citizens and volunteers, and aims to create a moment of celebration around a unique, rich and popular dish.
The main activities will be: space preparation for the festival; support for set construction, including setting up the stage; festival promotion support; logistical support for the festival; photographic recording of the event...
The International Soup Festival has several aims: meet and share food together on the streets of Rome, cultural traditions exchange and culinary artistic dimensions.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will be hosted at La Città dell'Utopia hostel on the first floor of the Casale Garibaldi. The rooms are mixed for a maximum of 7 volunteers per room. Beds, mattresses, pillows, sheets and blankets will be provided. Towels are not provided. The bathroom will be on the same floor and shared by the volunteers. Inside there will be 3 showers, a toilet, three sinks, two of them in the anteroom. Hot water will be provided but to be consumed in moderation. The kitchen will be on the same floor as the rooms and available for volunteers. Internet access will be provided.
🎒 Leisure activities
The study part of the workcamp will focus mainly on the issues of conscious food purchasing and consumption that are at work at La Città dell'Utopia. They will include in-depth studies on the topics of organic, zero kilometer, solidarity purchasing groups.
The objective of these days will be to support the conception of La Città dell'Utopia recipe book, through :
- Research activities and writing articles on foods and recipes from the world that are usually cooked here;
- Activities of editing the book, i.e. producing graphics and/or layouts.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: We are looking for volunteers that are sharing those skills :
- ability to work in a team
- interest in organizing and constructing events
- artistic and manual skills
- spirit of adaptation and enthusiasm
- appreciated: basic knowledge of graphic design / layout
- appreciated: knowledge of photography (for photos during the event)
Deadline: Application deadline: 28/02/2023
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.