The "Prima del Dopo Foundation” was born in 2004 on the base of more than forty years experience of “Capodarco Community” for disabled people. The aim of "Prima del Dopo" is to support and provide tools for families in which disabled people live. Without a process of self awareness they would run the risk of being unprepared when their parents would no longer be able to look after them. It is 1 year already that the "Prima del Dopo Foundation" started working for the autonomy of disabled people thanks to a “Family home” called "Milly y Memmo" in Grottaferrata (near Rome), where they will experience an autonomy process and a form of community life. Currently about 30 young people with learning disabilities and their family are involved in the project both during the day and during some residential weekends, thanks to a team of 4 professional figures and 10 volunteers operators. Near the Family home there are some social cooperatives that works for the integration of disabled people, a farm, a restaurant where they work with disabilities, other family houses, a Professional Training Centre, a nursery, a shop of organic food and fair-trade.
WORK:
Volunteers will support the staff for the everyday activities and, during 1 residential weekend, they would encourage self expression, communication and interpersonal relationships through activities such as singing, music, drawing and painting, diary, beauty salon, recycling paper, day-excursion and home cleaning. Volunteers will also be engaged in taking care and maintenance of the green area surrounding the house and some renovation works
ACCOMMODATION:
Volunteers will live in the community home. All hygienic services are provided. Self cooking and self management. Sleeping bags are required.
LOCATION:
Grottaferrata is close to Rome.
TERMINAL:
Rome airports
SPECIAL REMARKS:
This project is ideal for someone who is interested in working with people with learning disabilities
The association "Pro Juventute Tetto" was founded in 1953 with the aim to support youngsters giving them the chance to meet and play. In more than 50 years of activities the Association has taken different initiatives in intercultural, socio-educational and international solidarity issues. One of the main important activities of the association is hosting abandoned youngsters. Consequently a common house was built for minors, in which over a hundred youngsters have been hosted in more than 30 years of work. Other projects are: activities to fight the problems of educational dispersion and social integration of minors in the neighbourhood. These projects take place daily in the social centre of the association where there are resources and structured programmes to carry out trainings and leisure activities for migrant and Italian children. The Association is based on the voluntary work which is done by its members. During the next summer the association will organize leisure time activities for the migrant children coming from the Roma communities living in the district in collaboration with other associations. The centre will organize different activities, making optimum use of the outdoor space whilst focusing on extra curricular activities and educational initiatives. In cooperation with Lunaria and its international partners we are welcoming volunteers to support the summer programme.
WORK:
To support the staff in the educational and organizational activities. The work with the children might be stressful: volunteers are expected to work at least 7 hours per day for 5 days a week. A "tourist approach" to this workcamp is NOT welcome. Volunteers with some experience in working with children are welcomed.
ACCOMMODATION:
camping beds and all facilities inside the building.
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 centre.
LOCATION The place is quite isolated:
Gagliole has 600 inhabitants, and is in the countryside of the beautiful region Marche, Macerata province.
The association “Pro Juventute Tetto” was founded in 1953 with the aim to support youngsters giving them the chance to meet and play. In more than 50 years of activities the Association has taken different initiatives in intercultural, socio-educational and international solidarity issues. One of the main important activities of the association is hosting abandoned youngsters. Consequently a common house was built for minors, in which over a hundred youngsters have been hosted in more than 30 years of work. Other projects are: activities to fight the problems of educational dispersion and social integration of minors in the neighbourhood. These projects take place daily in the social centre of the association where there are resources and structured programmes to carry out trainings and leisure activities for migrant and Italian children. The Association is based on the voluntary work which is done by its members. During the next summer the association will organize leisure time activities for the migrant children coming from the Roma communities living in the district in collaboration with other associations. The centre will organize different activities, making optimum use of the outdoor space whilst focusing on extra curricular activities and educational initiatives. In cooperation with Lunaria and its international partners we are welcoming volunteers to support the summer programme.
LOCATION:
Rome outskirts.
WORK:
to support the staff in the educational and organizational activities. The work with the children might be stressful: volunteers are expected to work at least 7 hours per day for 5 days a week. A "tourist approach" to this workcamp is NOT welcome. Volunteers with some experience in working with children are welcomed.
ACCOMMODATION:
camping beds and all facilities inside the building. TERMINAL: Rome.
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 many years international volunteers have been working with them in the summer, mainly outside.
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.
ACCOMMODATION:
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.
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.
TERMINAL:
Milan and Bologna airports, Reggio Emilia train station.
SPECIAL REMARKS:
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. Participants must be older than 20.
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 centre.
LOCATION The place is quite isolated:
Gagliole has 600 inhabitants, and is in the countryside of the beautiful region Marche, Macerata province.
Volunteers will help in all aspect related to the running of the community, by helping in leisure time activities, helping in food preparation, accompaning the youngsters to the seaside, etc.
Accomodation & food:
In the community
Location & leisure:
The centre is in the very heart of Palermo so volunteers will be able to join cultural and social life there.
Requirements:
A minimum knowledge of Italian is welcome, even if not compulsory. A motivation letter is required: work is very rewarding but it may create initial emotional impact.
Sicily is one of the most beautiful regions in Italy. In the past years it has been sadly known for the region where ‘mafia’ was originated. Now the things are changing. The volunteers will be involved in a project of renovation of a confiscated mafia house. The work of maintenance will involve painting the walls of the house, gardening and clearing the vegetation around the property. Furthermore during the work camp the volunteer will participate to the activities of the hosting association with kids. You will work with local children coming from disadvantaged area of the city of Palermo in order to give them the possibility to have a great time and an intercultural experience. Please bring musical instruments from your countries, music, games and everything you would like to share. Moreover, as the work camp is organized within the framework of the European Year of Volunteering 2011(EYV) the volunteers will have the possibility of participating to activities and event aimed to promote the year of volunteering amongst Italian.
ACCOMODATION AND FOOD:
Accomodation The volunteers will be accomodated in a mafia confiscated house. Meals will be prepared as a group.
LOCATION & LEISURE ACTIVITY:
Palermo, the biggest city in Sicily, is one of the oldest and more suggestive cities in Italy. Full of culture and history is situated on the northwest of the island, right on the beach in front of a beautiful gulf. The province around is full of some of the most important historical monuments of ancient Italy and the region is naturalistically very suggestive.
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