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
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.
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.
Rio de Oro is an association based in Grottamare since 11 years, aimed to provide health and medical assistance to Saharawi Children refugees in Italy. They are considered as Peace ambassadors as in their country there is a silent conflict wich opposes them against Morocco for the recognition of the sovereignity over West Sahara region and for the independence of this population. As always and for every conflict, most wounded are children, even more if they are disabled. Rio de Oro organizes fund raising events in order to provide sanitary infrastructure for these kids in Tindouf Region and to complete health assitance in Italy during two months, during which also leisure time is arranged. International and local volunteers will take charge of assisting these children, waking them up, giving them food, accompanying them them to medical visits and to the seaside.
NB:
Strong motivation to work with children with mental and/or physical disabilities is required.
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