ESC: Social activities for refugees and families in North Italy

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Italy European Voluntary Service Social work European Voluntary Service Social work +1 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

This activity will feature 4 volunteers engaging in the various services of our organization, supporting homeless people and asylum seekers, including foreign unaccompained minors. Through housing structures, mobile units, our organization assists hundreds of people, thanks to the activity of about 400 people including volunteers and employees. The tasks that may be assigned to the volunteers in the first weeks are helping the young people to do homeworks and improve their language skills by listening and talking with them, introducing the people to the local services and doing some basic paperwork. Gradually, the tasks may improve according to the inputs of the volunteers. The volunteers will occasionally visit other services of the organization, in order to learn multidisciplinary notions in the different social fields encountered.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteers are going to share a flat with two double rooms, a big living room with the kitchen area. It is located in the north of the city, very close to the city centre and connected to all the locations where the activities will take place. The apartment features a washing machine, dish washer, microwave, wifi and the volunteers will receive a permission to use all the local transports in South Tyrol. The pocket money will be set up according to the Programme Guide, the food is covered by the organization and there will be a travel budget depending on the distance.

🎒 Leisure activities

The volunteers are going to use the Online Language Support, a Italian language course, based on their current level; "On arrival" and "Mid term" trainings with other volunteers taking part in European Solidarity Corps projects around Italy; additional Italian lessons with a local teacher and access to the multilingual center, offering various tools to improve any language. By volunteering alongside social workers, educators and cultural mediators, volunteers will learn about social work, local, national and international laws about migration, asylum and the services involved.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We look for 1 male volunteer (we already found the other 3 participants). Volunteers need to be ready to take on the challenge of meeting many people, with different cultures and life experiences. Social work is conditioned by waiting for public bodies to close their practices, so patience and flexibility is ideal for taking part in this activity. We encourage volunteers to share any personal interest that could help build a specific activity for the people assisted, for example a photography workshop, building handmade music instruments, organizing sport activities.
Deadline: Application deadline: 31/07/2023

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 ?

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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📅 Available sessions

IT35761

01/10/2023 → 30/09/2024

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Deadline: 31/07/2023

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

Via Giuseppe di Vittorio, 33, 39100 Bolzano BZ, Italy

Italy

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 22:08 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Italian