🌍 About the Volunteering Project
This ESC volunteering opportunity in Milena, Italy invites young volunteers to support social, cultural and artistic initiatives organized by a local civil society organization active in rural Sicily.
Volunteers will contribute to community projects, cultural activities and local events, including the organization of the Festival Mi Fa Sol, while also collaborating with municipalities and local organizations working on tourism, arts and social engagement.
The project is connected with several local initiatives including RabArt, a cultural project funded by the Italian Ministry of Culture, and G.A.S. Lab – Sicilian Ancient Grains Museum, which promotes experience tourism and local heritage.
Through this experience, volunteers will explore community-based cultural development, rural youth work and creative initiatives while living in the Sicilian countryside.
🎪 Volunteer Activities
🎭 Festival Organization
🎤 Supporting logistics and staff coordination during Festival Mi Fa Sol
📦 Assisting with event preparation and operational tasks
🎨 Cultural & Community Activities
🎬 Supporting social and cultural projects in collaboration with municipalities
🧑🤝🧑 Assisting community initiatives with local organizations and youth groups
🌍 Creative and Tourism Projects
🏛 Supporting activities related to RabArt cultural project
🌾 Participating in initiatives linked to experience tourism and local heritage
🏠 Accommodation, Food & Allowance
🏡 Volunteers will stay in a shared apartment near the city center of Milena
🍽 Volunteers receive a food allowance
💶 Monthly pocket money provided according to ESC rules
The apartment is fully equipped and located close to the main working space Magazzino Culturale “Ex Oleificio”.
🎓 Training & Learning Support
📚 Welcome training and introduction activities
🇮🇹 Italian language learning support
🧠 Reflection sessions and competence self-evaluation
📊 Final evaluation meeting
👥 Participant Profile
Volunteers should be:
🌱 Interested in working in rural communities
🤝 Willing to support youth and social inclusion projects
😊 Positive, proactive and open-minded
🧑🤝🧑 Comfortable working in a team environment
🌍 Curious about cultural exchange and community life in Sicily
📍 Location
🇮🇹 Milena, Sicily, Italy
📅 Activity Dates
🗓 1 May 2026 – 30 June 2026
⏱ Duration
📆 8 weeks
📅 Application Deadline
🗓 13 March 2026
🌍 Eligible Countries
🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇨🇿 Czechia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇬🇷 Greece 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇮🇹 Italy 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇲🇹 Malta 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇴 Romania 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇺🇦 Ukraine
🏷 Activity Topics
🤝 Social challenges
🗳 Citizenship and democratic participation
🌱 Environment and natural protection
🎭 Creativity and culture
🔢 Project Code
2024-1-IT03-ESC51-VTJ-000222917
Application Link
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/50301_en
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