Long-term volunteers needed in Palermo, Mazzarino, and Rivignano
Credits: Written by Bozhidar Ivanov, edited by Scott Green, photo by Unsplash
Have you been looking for an intriguing ESC program to join? Well, how about these exciting volunteering opportunities in Italy where you could spend the entire summer seeing some breathtaking parts of Italy? Associazione InformaGiovani is offering several opportunities for long-term volunteering in the north and south of Italy.
You could be supporting children, young people, or migrants, in different areas from; helping implement sporting events and well-being promotion, soft skill nurturing in the fields of media, art music, and creativity of children, or practicing a sustainable lifestyle in an Eco-Village. All activities are financially supported by the ESC program, and below you can find a summary of each activity, and links to a detailed infopack.
Sport and recreational activities with children and young people - Palermo, Sicily
Vacancies: 1
Duration: 10 months (May 2023 - mid-March 2024)
Infopack: here
Deadline: 31/03/2023. Apply through the Youth Portal
Activity: The volunteer will support educators and workers in the implementation of recreational activities like after-school educational activities for kids (support with homework, foreign language workshops through non-formal methodologies), recreational and creative workshops (music lessons, dance lessons, theater, drawing, art craft, etc.), and sports activities.
Important: Interest in working with children living in disadvantaged areas, previous experiences in the field are a plus, flexibility and a sense of adaptation are needed.
Solidarity and support at refugees and migrants center: Mazzarino, Sicily
Vacancies: 2
Duration: 6 months (May - October 2023)
Infopack: here
Deadline: 03/04/2023. Apply through the Youth Portal
Activity: supporting afternoon activities for refugees, young migrants, and minors (homework, leisure time, and creative workshops)
Important: Interest in migration topics, flexibility, autonomy, and a sense of adaptation are needed.
Supporting activities in a youth center - Palermo, Italy
Vacancies: 1
Duration: 10 months (May 2023 - mid-March 2024)
Infopack: here
Deadline: 03/04/2023. Apply through the Youth Portal
Activities: Volunteers will support the daily activities of the organization whose aim is to increase the soft skills in the fields of media, art music, and creativity of children, teenagers, and young people of the youth center (homework, support the music laboratories, dancing, media laboratories, and production of audio-visual materials).
Practicing and promoting sustainable lifestyles in Eco-village - Rivignano, Friuli
Vacancies: 4
Duration: 6 months (May - October 2023)
Infopack: here
Deadline: 02/04/2023. Apply through the Youth Portal
Activities: Volunteer will participate in garden management, bio-construction, healthy living and natural food processing (kitchen management, self-production), recycling and creative use of waste, production of biodegradable products, event organization, reception, logistics, promotion (photos, social media) of the activity, and creation and management of youth exchanges.
We hope you find an opportunity that excites you and leads you to your next adventure!
For more information, write to: [email protected]
