⚾🤝 ESC Individual Volunteering in Italy 🇮🇹 Social Inclusion Through Sport in a Baseball and Softball Club Supporting Children Youth and Athletes With Visual Impairments

Social Inclusion Through Sport is a European Solidarity Corps Individual Volunteering project hosted in Rovigo, Italy, combining sport, inclusion, and community engagement. Volunteers will support activities with children, contribute to blind baseball initiatives, and help promote inclusive sport through communication and storytelling, while becoming part of a local sports club and community.

📅 Activity Dates
🗓️ 1 March 2026 – 31 October 2026

🇮🇹 Host Country & Location
📍 Rovigo, Italy
🏟️ ASD Baseball Softball Club Rovigo

🎯 What This Volunteering Is About
👧 Support entertainment and educational activities with children during summer programmes
⚾ Take part in the blind baseball project supporting blind and visually impaired athletes
🤝 Assist with organisation of matches championships and inclusive sports events
🎥 Create short videos podcasts interviews and storytelling content
📝 Contribute to blogs posts and written communication in different languages
🌍 Promote social inclusion health and wellbeing through sport

👥 Who Can Apply
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Young people aged 18–30
🌍 Open to candidates from diverse backgrounds with no discrimination
🇮🇹 Basic knowledge of Italian is an asset but not required
🤝 Motivated to engage actively in sport inclusion and community life
🎯 Interested in working with children youth and people with disabilities

🌍 Eligible Countries
🇦🇱 Albania, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇾 Belarus, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇨🇿 Czechia, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇺🇦 Ukraine

🏛️ Host Organisation
ASD Baseball Softball Club Rovigo

🤝 Coordinating Organisation
XENA Centro Scambi e Dinamiche Interculturali

🏡 Accommodation & Daily Life
🏠 Accommodation in houses managed by the association or shared with young Italians
🛏️ Preferably single rooms
🌍 Strong integration into local community and Italian daily life
💸 Monthly pocket money provided
🍽️ Monthly food allowance provided

📚 Learning & Development
⚾ Learn about inclusive sport and adapted baseball
🤝 Develop teamwork communication and organisational skills
🎥 Gain experience in media communication and storytelling
🌍 Improve intercultural and language competences through daily practice

📌 Activity Type
ESC Individual Volunteering

📅 Application Deadline
📅 Application Deadline: Not specified

📌 Project Code
2025-1-IT03-ESC51-VTJ-000346533

🔗 Official Opportunity Page
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/49717_en

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