Pikaajalised ESC vabatahtliku teenistuse võimalused Itaalias

2 places for “Long term volunteering in a refugee centre”, for 7 months, starting from November. As the name suggests, these 2 positions are to support a refugee centre in the towns of Mazzarino and Riesi, near Caltanissetta, in the heart of Sicily. The work there involves mostly organising after-schools activities, workshops, artistic events and festivals aimed at children of migrant couples. The children staying in the refugee centre have lived through different experiences, so the volunteer needs to be able to bond with them to help them develop intercultural awareness to facilitate their stay in a different country.

4 places for “Practicing and promoting sustainable lifestyles in Eco-village” for 6 months. Starting date is flexible. Organised by Gaia Terra, the project aims at transforming society through promotion of sustainable lifestyles on various levels. The volunteers will live in an eco-village community supporting the project through orchard and garden management, recycling and creative use of waste, production of biodegradable products, etc. Volunteers will also be responsible for organising all kinds of workshops/receptions that attempt at promoting the idea.

1 place for “Sport and recreational activities with kids in Palermo“ for 8 months,  starting from November. Volunteer will support the staff in the implementation of recreational activities aimed at young people of the centre: – after-school educational activities for kids (support with homework, English or French language workshops through non-formal methodologies) – recreational and creative workshops (guitar lessons, dance lessons, theatre, drawing, manipulation of raw materials etc) – support in the implementation of sports activities, such as football (training, accompanying young people to local sports tournaments, support during matches).

1 place for “Supporting activities in a youth center“ for 7 months, starting from November. Managed by Inventare Insieme, a youth centre which offers opportunities and support young people aged 6-30 years old. Volunteers will support the daily activities of the organisation aimed at the children, teenagers and young people in the youth centre. These will include: support to music laboratories and/or support to media laboratories and production of audio-visual materials to promote the work done by the association. Volunteers will also participate in regular laboratories about coding (digital skills), drawing, dancing, theatre, environmental education and active citizenship;

2 places for “Promoting Volunteering and Youth Participation”, for 8 months, starting from November 2024 OR from January 2025. This position involves work in office (i.e. administrative tasks like sending requests to participants or taking care of reimbursements) but not only; the volunteer would also have to help organise projects on the spot, select participants, implement workshops using non-formal education, support other volunteers during their projects/stays in Italy, etc. This position takes place mostly in our office in Palermo, but the volunteer is expected to be willing to accompany us in other nearby parts of Sicily.