Cunto (Creatività Urbana Napoli Territorio Orientale) is the name of a project of urban creativity in the suburbs of Ponticelli, Barra, San Giovanni in Naples through graffiti and street art. The project involves young people, schools, parishes, local associations, universities etc. into the creation of the first Center for Urban Creativity in Italy (graffiti art, murals, street art and urban design).
WORK:
In the morning the volunteers will make renovation and artistic works with kids in the hosting boarding school. In the afternoon the vvolunteers will support the work of the staff and graffiti artists. They will renovate, clean and paint 5 walls where the graffiti artists will realize the works of urban creativity.
ACCOMMODATION:
. Volunteers will live in boarding school. All hygienic services are provided. Lunch provided according to collective standards in Italy. Self cooking at breakfast and dinner.
LOCATION:
San Giovanni a Teduccio, Naples.
TERMINAL:
Naples.
SPECIAL REMARKS:
Motivation letter required. This project is ideal for volunteers with some artistic talent and interested in working with kids.
Started in the year 1280, a religious feast is dedicated to the "Corpus Christi" when the Host is shown in a holy procession through the whole village.
WORK:
Volunteers will be asked to pick up flowers in the fields. The petals will be then divided according to their colours and they will be used to create compositions with flowers. The group together with flower-artists coming from different parts of Italy will compose about 100 pictures with the flowers on the pavement of the main road of Poggio Moiano. There will be lessons about the techniques to make these flower-pictures. Volunteers will also help to the general organization of the event.
Location:
Poggio Moiano has a population of 2.510 inhabitants, is a small and quite village but with very active citizens.
Accommodation:
in a school.
Food:
there will be a kitchen available for the volunteers.
It's been 5 years since we started organising the Clown Heart Tour, in eastern Sicily. Every year clowns coming from all over the world take part to the tour visiting hospitals, centers for mental health, houses for orphans...In 2010 we will involve international volunteers! The promoter is “il Muro” association, active on theatre at national and international level. The clown is conceived as a “social actor”, who is able to help people in difficult situations.
WORK:
during the first days you will be trained to act and to express your playful soul, than the tour will drive you in the planned places to be visited, preparing the performances and acting as clown, as peace and smile ambassadors. The tour timetable will be very intense, but we will have free time for excursions, concerts and exchange.
Accommodation:
the volunteers will stay in a youth center in Solarino (SR), where they will cook for themselves. The workcamp is organized with AVCS association and supported by the Solarino municipality.
In 2006 the city council of San Giorgio a Cremano started a working program with local youth about education for a culture of peace in cooperation with YAP. Schools and local youth organizations were involved in several activities on peace. The city officially supports MDG, No Excuse 2015, Youth for Human Rights campaigns. It also organizes the Massimo Troisi Prize, a renowned cinema festival entitled to the memory of the great Neapolitan actor, traditionally held in the beautiful Villa Bruno of San Giorgio a Cremano, Troisi’s hometown.
WORK:
The volunteers will make renovation and artistic works in the local youth center. International volunteers, together with local volunteers will carry out activities involving the culture of peace and the role of volunteering in civil society. Starting from this consideration, volunteers will support the activities of the Youth Center about Human Rights and Peace Education. At the end of the camp the volunteers will organize an exhibition to share the results of their work with the public. All the works produced will be used for the realization of further exhibitions in the museum laboratory for peace.
ACCOMMODATION:
Volunteers will live in an apartment in the wonderful Villa Bruno, with a kitchen and hot showers available. Self cooking and management. Sleeping bags are required.
LOCATION:
San Giorgio a Cremano (Naples)
TERMINAL:
Naples
SPECIAL REMARKS:
Motivation letter required. This project is ideal for volunteers with some artistic talent and interested in human rights.
The fourth International workcamp in Palazzolo Acreide is setting about the CLOWN as a tool of volunteering in bringing smile to the people. The project is promoted by the Youth Palazzolo’s Council (palazzologiovane.blogspot.com) and set up by the association “Il Muro” (www.myspace.com/cuorediclown) active on theatre at national and international level. Every year clowns coming from the world takes part to the workcamp visiting hospitals, centers for mental health, houses for orphans. The clown is conceived as a “social actor”, who is able to help people in difficult situations.
WORK:
the first days you will be trained to act and to express your playful soul, than the tour will drive you in the planned places to be visited, preparing the performances and acting as clown, as peace and smile ambassadors.
LOCATION:
Palazzolo Acreide (9204 inhabitants, 670 meters above sea level) is a small town near Siracusa, with a millenary history, where occur spectacular religious festivals and folklore. The town has been recognized as World Heritage by UNESCO for the baroque architecture. Its position is strategic to go easly to the wonderful beaches of the Mediterranean and Ionian Sea, to Siracusa, Ragusa, and Catania (http://www.palazzolo-acreide.it/eng/index.htm).
ACCOMMODATION in a guesthouse with beds, bathrooms, kitchen and essential services. The volunteers, in daily shifts, will be responsible for maintaining the group’s accommodation place clean, as well as for the preparation of the meals.
LEISURE ACTIVITIES. Excursions and visits to beach, canyon of Pantalica, Siracusa, Archeological Area of Palazzolo with the ancient greek theatre, local museums. Some evening concerts and parties.
The work will consist of preparing and setting up stands and common areas such as conference rooms, etc. During the comics exhibition the volunteers will be involved in publicity (distributing leaflets) and accepting visitors.
ACCOMMODATION:
The volunteers will stay in an apartment with a kitchen and a bathroom (sleeping bag required).
REQUIREMENTS:
Volunteers able to speak Italian are particularly welcome, since interaction with local population will be required.
Since 1996 Milano Film Festival has attracted films and filmmakers from all over the world. It is independent – from the interests of major distributors, from institutional politics, from money, from fashion, from critics. But it is also dependent – on the filmmakers' creativity and talent, on the expertise, the experience and the skills of the people that organize it, on the work and commitment of hundreds of volunteers. This festival has proved that Milan can be a friendly and hospitable city. For ten days, this festival transforms places and people that pass through them.
WORK:
First of all, please bear in mind that lots of people like you, including local/Italian volunteers, work together to make the festival happen: be creative, flexible and open to perform different tasks! Before the festival starts, volunteers will help setting up the area - this may involve moving things around, painting, cleaning - and distributing flyers. You must be creative and practical! During the festival, volunteers will help running the Infopoint, distribute information,/programs, sell and check tickets for the projections, They will help manage the staff area where drinks and food are available to staff only. There are usually afternoon and evening shifts (the last one ending around 1am). Volunteers will also contribute to the management of “Directors’ House”, where they will stay. Tasks at the house include welcoming guests upon arrival, general reception duties, get the rooms and beds ready for the guests and preparing breakfast in the morning. Volunteers may also help preparing sandwiches for lunch. Once again, make sure you're happy to help with whatever is needed – a lot of work is needed to make the festival run smoothly. Be proactive and bring good will! Volunteers will have 2 free days during the workcamp, to be arranged according to the festival’s needs.
ACCOMMODATION:
Volunteers will stay at “Directors’ House”, a temporary alternative hostel set up by Esterni to host filmmakers and other guests. Organised every year in a different place, the Directors’ House” provides basic beds, showers and a recreation area . There is usually a kitchen area where breakfast and lunch can be prepared.
LOCATION:
Milan
TERMINAL:
Milan Airports
Special Requirements:
Volunteers will need to provide a motivation letter.
« I would recommend participating in a workcamp, especially with VAP, who ensured that I found a project to suit me and provided essential training for me in preparation for my trip. Being part of a workcamp really is a life-changing experience, oh, and it looks great on your CV! »
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