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ESC: “World tastes. Volunteering in Associazione culturale Eufemia”

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About the project

ESC: “World tastes. Volunteering in Associazione culturale Eufemia”

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

NaturKultur is a grass-roots NGO that was founded by an ex-EVS volunteer, who wanted to offer similar life-changing experiences to other young people in the northwest of Germany. Starting of as an informal group in 2010, we became an NGO in 2011 and steadily grew our team and networks in Niedersachsen and Bremen. In 2013, the first training course of our series “Train the Trainers” was implemented, which went into its 7th edition in 2020 and is now one of the most recognized trainings in international youth work. In 2017, we became the first coordinating organisation for EVS/ESC Volunteering opportunities in the city of Bremen. We gradually extended our network, and as of 2021, we host 3 volunteers in our team and coordinate 10 more volunteers in different organisations in our city. Also, we are the sending organisation for more than 15 volunteers on the ESC programme per year. Occasionally, we take on interns through the Erasmus+ programme. Our target groups are young people and youth workers. In order to also reach young people with fewer opportunities, we particularly cooperate with organisations who work with that target group. From 2018 onwards, we are implementing our first Key Action 2 project (Trainers Library), which is about innovation in youth work. We also actively work on the recognition of youth work activities (KA2 project “Whitepaper on Youth Work”) and are a member of the ADB Network (Arbeitskreis deutscher Bildungsstätten) in Germany. --- NaturKultur ist eine Graswurzel-NGO, die von einer ehemaligen EFD-Freiwilligen als informelle Gruppe gegründet wurde, um anderen jungen Menschen im Nordwesten Deutschlands ähnliche lebensverändernde Erfahrungen bieten zu können. Im Jahr 2011 wurden wir offiziell ein Verein, und bauten seitdem unser Team und Netzwerk in Niedersachsen und Bremen stetig aus. Im Jahr 2013 wurde unser erstes Erasmus+ Training der Reihe "Train the Trainers" durchgeführt, die 2020 in ihre 7. Auflage ging und mittlerweile zu den anerkanntesten Fortbildungen in der internationalen Jugendarbeit gehört. Im Jahr 2017 wurden wir die erste koordinierende Organisation für EFD/ESK Freiwilligendienste in der Stadt Bremen. Nach und nach bauten wir unser Netzwerk aus, und ab 2021 nehmen wir nun 3 Freiwillige in unserem Team auf und koordinieren 10 weitere Freiwillige in verschiedenen Organisationen in unserer Stadt. Außerdem sind wir Entsendeorganisation für mehr als 15 Freiwillige im Rahmen des ESK-Programms pro Jahr. Gelegentlich nehmen wir auch Praktikanten über das Erasmus+ Programm auf. Unsere Zielgruppen sind junge Menschen und Jugendarbeiter*innen. Um auch junge Menschen mit weniger Chancen zu erreichen, kooperieren wir insbesondere mit Organisationen, die mit dieser Zielgruppe arbeiten. Seit 2018 führen wir zudem unser erstes Projekt der Leitaktion 2 (Trainers Library) durch, bei dem es um Innovation in der Jugendarbeit geht. Wir arbeiten auch aktiv an der Anerkennung der Jugendarbeit (KA2-Projekt "Whitepaper on Youth Work") und sind Mitglied im ADB-Netzwerk (Arbeitskreis deutscher Bildungsstätten) in Deutschland.

💼 What the programme involves

Food has an irreplaceable value, when availability and enjoyment are not accessible to all, food becomes an element of social inequality. Eufemia, aware of the importance of this issue, created a strong Food area that develops inclusive projects to spread new practices of well-being, through local and European projects. Associazione Eufemia is looking for 2 volunteers who can join the food area for 12 months, to be engaged in a valuable path that has food as a social and engagement instrument at its core. Main activities in which the volunteers will be engaged: ● Collection of unsold products in local market, that will be used in some activities and distributed to beneficiaries; ● Participating and helping in cooking labs with different target groups, from children to adult people; ● Helping in school workshops on food, combating waste, sustainable lifestyle; ● Communication and graphic activities to create content and promote the activities.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Food, accomodation, health insurance and pocket money are provided by European Solidarity Corps Program. You will be accommodated in the volunteers' house, where you will be sharing a bedroom. Main facilities are provided (fully equipped kitchen, washing machine, wifi). Bus tickets and bicycles will be made available for the volunteers.

🎒 Leisure activities

● increasing Italian language knowledge; ● deepen their knowledge of Italian gastronomy and traditional and innovative preservationtechniques, for the promotion of a healthier and more sustainable lifestyle; ● understand the fundamentals of local political dynamics and power in relation to food needs governance; ● identify emerging paradoxes regarding food waste and food needs; ● learn about the dynamics of participatory action research in designing and implementing actions for change; More info: https://www.naturkultur.eu/dein-esk-ab-sommer-2025/

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Associazione Eufemia is looking for 2 young people ready and willing to bring new energy and ideas in the association, curiosity and personal experience into the activities. In particular, we are looking for people passionate about food and social issues, interested in learning more about Italian gastronomy and sustainable lifestyle practices. In addition, we’d like to find people interested in project design and with strong communication and graphic skills, open-minded and eager to learn from the experience. IMPORTANT: You can only apply through the application form on the website: https://www.naturkultur.eu/dein-esk-ab-sommer-2025/ Applications via the EYP will not be answered.
Deadline: 19/01/2025 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.

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📅 Available sessions

IT43585

01/09/2025 → 31/08/2026

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 2
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Deadline: 19/01/2025

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

Via Giovanni Giolitti, 21, 10123 Torino TO, Italy

Italy

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

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

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Italian