📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
Youth for Community Empowerment is a volunteer project that involves 4 volunteers aged between 18 and 30, residing in EU countries, for 10 months. Its main goal is to match international volunteering with the empowerment of the local community in wich the volunteers will live in.
The project is an opportunity for discussion, exchange and growth both for the four hosted volunteers and the local community, not intended only as a physical and figurative place of hosting, but as an "educating" community that contributes to the development of skills and knowledge of all participants in the project. In turn, the local community benefits from the meeting and cooperation with young European volunteers who, with their commitment, enthusiasm and passion, will contribute to the regeneration of a territory with actions of solidarity and civic commitment. Main activities will be with children and youngsters from the local community, in one of the youth centres managed by the hosting organization.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers will share a flat located in Frattattamaggiore, in a walking distance to the activities venues, as well as train station, main shops and entertainment opportunities. The flat is fully furnished, with fast wi-fi connection, two bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom, common room and a small balcony, and equipped. The volunteers will receive a monthly allowance for their meals, beside a pocket money for their personal expenses.
The volunteers will also receive a bicycle to ease their movements across the town and to the venues where the activities take place.
🎒 Leisure activities
During the project the volunteers will be supported by a tutor and a mentor, that will ease their learning process.
For the specific activities they will be involved in, the volunteers will be trained by the different activities coordinators, mainly on non-formal education, peer education and cooperative learning.
In addition, according to each volunteer's passion and interest, additional training courses can be foreseen, among those currently organized by Cantiere Giovani.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: No specific skills are required, but the selection procedure will take into account previous experience with children and youngsters, willingness to adapt and work in a dynamic context, flexibility and motivation.
Attention! For this project we are looking for one last volunteer (out of a group of four, three already selected). In order to guarantee the gender balance within the group, and the division of volunteers within the bedrooms, we are looking for one male volunteer.
Deadline: No application deadline
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.