🌟 ESC VOLUNTEERING - AFTERSCHOOL LA COMUNITÀ 🌟📣 Volunteer with La Comunità in Genoa, Italy!

📍 Location: Genoa, Italy 🇮🇹
📅 Dates: 24 January 2025 – 31 May 2025 (4 months)
🔔 Application Deadline: 13 January 2025, 23:59
🌍 Open to participants from:
🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇺🇦 Ukraine, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇫🇮 Finland

🌍 About the Project

Since 1979, La Comunità has been working to prevent distress among minors and support fragile families in Genoa. The cooperative runs socio-educational, cultural, and animation services, including a daily educational center (CED) for minors living in high-risk contexts.

🌟 Key Responsibilities:

Assist in educational and training activities for children and young people.
Support socio-educational programs aimed at combating distress in minors.
Engage in cultural and creative activities to foster development and resilience.
Provide mentorship and assistance to children from complex family situations.

🛋 Accommodation, Food, and Transport

🏠 Accommodation:

Shared apartment in Genoa with double/triple rooms.

🍴 Allowance:

6 EUR/day for pocket money and food, or a food allowance.

✈️ Travel Expenses:

Reimbursed according to European Commission guidelines.

📚 Training and Support

Training Opportunities:
- On-arrival, mid-term, and final evaluation sessions organized by the Italian National Agency.
- Additional training provided by P.E.CO. in collaboration with other Genoa-based organizations.
Specific training on working with the target group of minors from high-risk contexts.

👥 Participant Profile

We’re looking for volunteers aged 24–30 years old who:

Are autonomous, mature, and responsible.
Are motivated to support educational activities and work with minors.
Possess qualities like patience, tolerance, creativity, firmness, and strong communication skills.
Can handle delicate roles involving young people from complex family situations.