📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
“Il Pungiglione” is a social cooperative that contributes to the development of the local community. The “Arianna's house” , located in Civita Castellana is composed by a family-house and a social/educational center. The missions of this cooperative is to help people with specific needs to develop their full potential and make them more aware of the environment.
The “Arianna's house” is surrounded by a green space which is about to be transformed into a social garden. The project is composed of two main lines : a physical part and a social part.
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteers will be involved in activities for about 6 hours a day, and will have two days off.
On the one hand, the volunteer workers will set up a social garden in order to produce seasonal food for the residential services. They will also restore and maintain the public park to make it more accessible and enjoyable. In the other hand, volunteers will organize some trips and workshop with the inhabitants and few associations. The objective is to develop social link with the locals, beyond the physical and cultural differences. At the end of the workcamp, the volunteers group will have the opportunity to make a big party with the whole community.
🏠 Accommodation on site
There is a guest house for the volunteers with various bedrooms, one laundry room and Wifi. The bathrooms and the showers are annexed to the guest house. The accommodation offers the opportunity to cook on site. The meals are prepared according to a weekly menu but can be modificated as required. Local seasonal products, as vegetables and fruits, are available for any vegetarian menu.
📍 About the location
Civita Castellana is a town of 16,777 inhabitants in the province of Viterbo in Lazio. It is 37 kilometers from the provincial capital and 50 km from Rome.
Civita Castellana is a place rich in history and natural beauty. Located on the hydro geographic basin Treja, famous for its gorges and its historical and archeological trails.
⚠️ Requirements
The relationships with the guests and the people with specials needs is important, that is why social and communication competences are needed. Volunteers able to speak Italian are welcome (for a better interaction with the locals). Workcamp open to volunteers 21+ yo.
ℹ️ Additional information
TERMINAL: Airport of Rome.