Rifugio Re Carlo Alberto is a care house for elderly people founded in 1898. It belongs to the Waldensian Church (www.chiesavaldese.org), hosts 76 men and women and includes a diurnal center. In the last years, the institute has been specializing in caring Alzheimer's disease.
LOCATION:
The place is quite isolated in the nature: Luserna San Giovanni (about 10,000 inhabitants, 50 kms from Turin) is at a walking distance. International youth volunteers are there whole year (EVS, LTV programs).
WORK:
manual activities (painting, gardening, maintenance, etc.). Volunteers will be also involved in the annual party with the hosts. Accommodation in an independent building within the house. Vegetarian food available.
Work: Volunteers will help disabled guests in tasks aimed to encourage self expression, communication and interpersonal relationships through such activities as singing, music, drawing and painting, diary, beauty salon, recycling paper, swimming pool, day-trips and home cleaning. Volunteers will also be engaged in keeping a small vegetable garden Location: Odoardina is close to Reggio Emilia, in the north of Italy. The centre is some km far from the city and there are no transportation, except the first and the last day. Partner: Odoardina is a centre belonging to Zora social cooperative. It hosts about 20 disabled people (aged 20 to 35) during the day, except weekends. For a few years international volunteers have been working with them in the summer, mainly outside. Requirements: Odoardina is quite isolated, no public transportation. After 5 pm, the volunteers and the coordinator will remain alone in the centre but bikes will be available for them to cycle to town. Please bring games, good ideas and whatever you can use to create a nice atmosphere in the spare time. Accomodation and food: Volunteers will live in the centre. All hygienic services are provided. Breakfast and lunch are provided according to Italian collective standards. Self cooking at dinner and weekends and self management. Sleeping bags are required.
The Rest House "Alessandro Chierichetti" was funded 60 years ago in the small village of Gagliole to host people who suffers. In the last years it takes care for free to poor elderly and mental disable. At the moment there are 50 hosts. The Municipality wish to promote solidarity, fun and leisure time for the hosts of the Rest House and try to involve local youngsters in intercultural exchange and voluntarism.
WORK:
volunteers will be asked to support the animation activities of the Rest House during the mornings and take part to small trips. Secondly they will organize, together with local youngsters summer activities for all the village (parties, sport tournaments, visits); it is possible that the volunteers will be asked to work on renovation of the local youth center.
LOCATION The place is quite isolated:
Gagliole has 600 inhabitants, and is in the countryside of the beautiful region Marche, Macerata province.
Apriti Cuore (Open your heart) is a social association working with young and adult disabled persons and/or poor people. In the city of Palermo they manage a community centre.
Work:
Leisure activities are organized, such as games, trips to the seaside, etc. International volunteers will be involved in organizing these leisure activities and assist all the work of the local volunteers done for the disabled youth.
Requirements:
Swimming capabilities are required. Good motivation required.
The Casa di Mattoni is a community for refugees aged under 18. Social workers usually organize activities not only with youngsters, but also toghether with local inhabitants in order to foster integration and mutual understanding.
Work:
Volunteers will help in these activities runned by social workers and will cooperate with the local youngsters.
Accommodation:
Volunteers will sleep at the community and will share meals with youngsters and social workers.
Requirements:
Motivation to work with youngsters coming from immigrant background.
The Rest House "Alessandro Chierichetti" was funded 60 years ago in the small village of Gagliole to host people who suffer. In the last years it takes care for free to poor elderly and mental disable. At the moment there are 50 hosts. The Municipality wish to promote solidarity, fun and leisure time for the hosts of the Rest House and try to involve local youngsters in intercultural exchange and voluntarism.
WORK:
volunteers will be asked to support the animation activities of the Rest House during the mornings and take part to small trips. Secondly they will organize, together with local youngsters summer activities for all the village (parties, sport tournaments, visits); it is possible that the volunteers will be asked to work on renovation of the local youth center.
LOCATION:
The place is quite isolated: Gagliole has 600 inhabitants, and is in the countryside of the beautiful region Marche, Macerata province.
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