ESC: Volunteering in the maintenance of a butterfly house

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Italy Culture Education European Voluntary Service Social work Culture Education +2 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

The volunteers will be involved in the management of the house of butterfly and in the environmental education activities: support the staff during the guided tours, educational workshops and events, especially during summer season; participate in creating, planning and realizing of events; support the staff in welcoming the visitors and explaining the visit; assist the staff during the ordinary and extraordinary management of the Butterfly House: maintenance of tropical greenhouses and more in general of the museum; help during the breeding and care of insects and other invertebrates and vertebrates (morning, before-opening activities); assist the staff for the caring of plants and outdoor gardening activities; participate in staff meetings and specific meetings on various aspects of the managing and maintenance; after an initial phase of knowing the Butterfly House and the context, the volunteers will be encouraged and supported to enrich us with their ideas and experiences.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteers are hosted in a three-floor house with a garden, located in Bordano. The house has two single bedrooms and one shared bedroom with two single beds, a studio type living area with open kitchen and dining table, a toilet and a shared bathroom. The house is light, clean and provided with all necessary appliances. Volunteers will be provided with money to shop for food. A Pocket money of 5 euro per day will be provided monthly. Farfalle nella Testa can put at disposal bicycles. The travel expenses will be refunded on the basi defined by the EU commission.

🎒 Leisure activities

Volunteers will participate in the On Arrival Training organized by the Italian National Agency. Associazione, Joint, the coordinating organization, will organize an on arrival training with the volunteers and the coordinator and mentor of Farfalle nella Testa.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: The ideal volunteer: is a nature and animals lover - willing to do manual work - willing to work in team Not necessary but appreciated would be a scientific background and previous experiences in the field of environmental education and/or horticulture.
Deadline: Application deadline: 14/12/2022

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.

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📅 Available sessions

IT32764

01/02/2023 → 01/12/2023

Closed

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Deadline: 14/12/2022

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

33010 Bordano, Province of Udine, Italy

Italy

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 22:15 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

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📞 Contact us

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+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Italian