ABOUT

“Volunteering Summer Fest” brings together 16 young people from 18 to 30 years old for 1 month of volunteering in the rural context of Alta Langa, Piedmont, Italy.

The program is co-funded by the European Solidarity Corps and includes 23 days of volunteering programme (+ 2 travel days)

INFO PACK: Info Pack

 

PARTICIPANT PROFILE

  • Your age is from 18 to 30
  • You are resident in one of countries from the list
  • You are facing challenging situations in your life as described here
  • Interested in getting to know and cooperate with other young volunteers from different countries
  • You want to live for 1 month in a rural environment in Italy, discover the local area and get to know its inhabitants
  • You want to improve your practical and manual skills, your group work competencies and your sense of initiative

 

MAIN AREAS OF VOLUNTEERING

  • COOKING
  • GARDENING
  • RESTORATION WORKS
  • OUTDOOR FESTIVAL
  • WEEDING AREAS OF THE VILLAGE
  • WOOD HANDCRAFT

 

VOLUNTEERS’ MAIN TASKS*

Take care of green areas: Weeding pedestrian roads and other activities on green areas. Helping in the garden

Renovation works as scratching old paint from walls and repaint them, create furniture out of recycled wood, build flower beds and more

Cooking: cook for yourself and for the other summer volunteers. Volnteering Summer Fest is a self- managed community!

Outdoor Festival: support in planning and realizing the “Outdoor Festival” in the village

*Important: The programme is flexible and it may be that some of the tasks will be replaced. Be ready to experience yourself in different fields.

 

WHAT YOU CAN GET BY PARTICIPATING

  • Acquire technical and manual skills in group cooking, maintenance work, and handcraft
  • Take a break from your routine, discover new passions and talents
  • Have time to slow down in a peaceful rural environment and recharge
  • Improve your group work skills in international contexts useful for your personal development, profession and study
  • Develop problem-solving and more positive and proactive attitudes
  • The Youthpass certificate to enrich your CV
  • New international friends for life
  • Live an unforgettable experience!

 

CONDITIONS

  • Pocket Money: You will receive 6€/day for your living money. That is not a payment for the support given, but a flat rate refund for small expenses.
  • Food & accommodation: Volunteers will be provided with a place for cooking and will receive a weekly budget for the group in order to cook all together. This project is aimed to promote vegan/vegetarian approach. Participants will live together in a hostel.
  • Insurance Besides the European Health insurance card, you are going to be offered private volunteering insurance HENNER.
  • Local transports: Volunteers will receive bicycles that they can use in the free time. Once a week they will have the chance to go to the supermarket by car.

 

Travel reimbursement

There is a budget to reimburse the travel of the volunteers depending on the
distantance of their place of residence, calculated with the Distance Calculator

10 – 99 km = 28€
100 – 499 km = 211€
500 – 1999 km = 309€
2000 – 2999 km = 395€
3000 – 3999 km = 580€

 

ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE?

Submit application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd5DV6O3Rctj3SmrJFzyrBW8vshHtkjduQRq3WkayCBzC3U8g/viewform 

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