ESC: Volunteer in a dog shelter for animal rights near Milan, Italy

Code: 38249 Copied

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

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

Vitadacani is an animal rights activist organisation near Milan. They are looking for volunteers who will take care of the dogs in their shelter and help the organization in promoting the protection of animals. As a volunteer, you will: - Take care of the dogs in the shelter, prepare their food and take them out on walks - Get to know each one of the animals, their personality and their special needs - Clean and take care of the shelter’s spaces - Support the adoption process - Support the organization of events for animal rights - Help communication on social media and maintaining the website

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteers will share a DOUBLE room that is placed ON the territory of the shelter in the CLOSE distance to the dogs. They will have a kitchen where they can cook their own meals, and access to the shelter cafeteria. The cafeteria's meals will be entirely vegetarian and volunteers during the activities must adhere to the food restrictions and regulations, but outside of it the volunteers will be free to eat whatever they want.

🎒 Leisure activities

Volunteers will have access to pre-departure training, On Arrival Training and Mid-Term Evaluation according to the Programme. They will receive task-specific training related to animal care, security and hygiene in the shelter and communication tasks.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Available for the WHOLE duration of the project: beginning of March - 31st August 2024. Great love for animals and the ability to approach them with care - Preferably adhering to the organization's lifestyle (antispecism, veganism...) or willing to adapt to it during the activities - Willing to "get their hands dirty" with tasks like cleaning the animal shelters - Knowledge of social media management like TikTok and Instagram is a plus - Motivated to learn Italian. We expect your CV and Motivation to be in ENGLISH!
Deadline: Application deadline: 15/02/2024

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.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

IT38249

04/03/2024 → 31/08/2024

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Deadline: 15/02/2024

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

20044 Arese, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy

Italy

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 22:21 (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