SEDICO (BL)

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About the project

SEDICO (BL)

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

The camp is the result of a collaboration between IBO Italy and the social cooperative Blhyster, which was established at the beginning of 2017 and operates in the province of Belluno. The social cooperative Blhyster deals with concrete projects aimed at people for integration into work, society and culture.CONZ HOUSE Since the beginning of 2018, the Blhyster cooperative has been collaborating with the Associazione Giovanni Conz, sharing spaces and projects for minors and families in the community of Sedico (BL) at Casa Conz (=Conz House).The projects that take root inside the House and then branch out into the surrounding area are: - Temporary housing for women (with or without children) who find themselves in difficulty (Social Hosuing) - The Oasi58 after-school centre for primary and secondary schools - The Oasi58 Atelier youth space - The canteen for young people - Birthday parties in the rooms of the House - AMA House, small communities of people who come together to face and share a common difficultyLISAn important objective of the Blhyster social cooperative is the dissemination of LIS (Italian Sign Language) and deafness-related issues.For this reason it has an active and positive collaboration with the Belluno section of ENS (Italian National Association for the Deaf) for the inclusion of deaf people and their involvement in the social life of the community.As a result of the health emergency due to Covid19, an information and guidance desk in LIS io resto a casa-e ci segniamo (=I m staying home- and we ll sign), was set up to provide assistance and guidance.In addition, the Theras Group Foundation has launched PossibiLIS , a project for linguistic qualification and rehabilitation using sign language, aimed to people of development age with language disorders.The collaboration between IBO Italy and the Blhyster cooperative has led to the proposal of a volunteer camp with social, recreational and educational activities for children in the area, with a view to international encounters and the inclusion of volunteers with and without hearing disabilities.

💼 What the programme involves

The volunteers will support the educators of the structure in the planned summer activities: - At the structure for minors enrolled in the summer centre (recreational activities, thematic workshops, peer education, possible short excursions) - Thematic workshops aimed at the beneficiaries housed in social housing (workshops to support the Italian and/or foreign language and on topics of shared interest) - Support for the management of the spaces used for the activitiesA sign language operator will be present to support the communication for Italian and foreign languages.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation will be provided for all volunteers in Casa Conz (Via Marconi), where a room will be set aside for overnight stays, with an external service (bathroom with shower) for the use of volunteers only.A canteen area is foreseen for food, with all the necessary equipment to manage meals independently.Food will be provided for all volunteers and they will be able to prepare their own meals.

📍 About the location

Activities will take place from Monday to Friday, during daytime hours (approximately 09.00 i 17.00), then in the midweek evenings and at weekends volunteers may be free to manage their own free time.Possibility to visits to Belluno, Feltre.

⚠️ Requirements

The project is open to deaf-mute volunteers too. Tutors with experience in language for deaf-mute people will accompanied the volunteers in the experience.

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