ESC: Volunteering with refugees and asylum seekers in Popoli Insieme, Italy

Name: ESC: Volunteering with refugees and asylum seekers in Popoli Insieme, Italy
Start: 2026-01-12
End: 2026-07-12
Location: Italy

Code: 48486 Copied

Italy European Voluntary Service Social work Sport European Voluntary Service Social work +2 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

The volunteer will be entirely part of Popoli Insieme’s daily activities with the aim of giving an high-level continuous service to the beneficiaries (refugees and asylum seekers). He/She be involved in first reception apartments’ life, visiting and checking them regularly and supporting asylum seekers in daily needs and in their relations with the territory services He/She will also be engaged in the organization of numerous Association events - both institutional and entertaining – taking place along the period of the internship. Sport events within the Association, social activities, gardening and meeting with volunteers are other tasks they will be committed to for a better integration of refugees and asylum seekers. He/She will be trained by social operators who will also coordinate them; Popoli Insieme will adjust assignments and responsibilities to volunteers’s competences and abilities for an effective and productive experience.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteer will live in Padova with other international volunteers or local/Italian people, he/she will live in a single or double room upon availability, bathroom and of the common spaces of the house (wi-fi is not always guaranteed). Food, accommodation and pocket money are covered by the programme. He/She will have a bus card to move around in the city. Further specific information will be provided to the volunteer before arrival.

🎒 Leisure activities

We will offer internal Italian course and help the volunteer to find an integrative Italian language course in Padova, if needed. The volunteer will receive specific training about the topic of integration of refugees, participative tools and related topics (legal framework, educative relationship and educative projects, team working, mediation of conflicts)

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Volunteer with different backgrounds such as age, gender, previous experience, study path, and so on will be welcome. A basic knowledge of Italian language will be appreciated. The choice of volunteer will be made on the basis of their motivation, interest in the scope of intervention of the host organization and the willingness to play an active role in their project. In this way it is granted that there will be a positive result both for the volunteer, and for the beneficiaries of the project, as well as for the host organization.
Deadline: 15/11/2025 23:59

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

IT48486

12/01/2026 → 12/07/2026

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Deadline: 15/11/2025

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

Province of Padua, Italy

Italy

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 22:10 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Italian