XENA CENTRO SCAMBI E DINAMICHE INTERCULTURALI
EQUALITY COOPERATIVA SOCIALE
PADOVA, Italy
โญ๏ธ Activity Title
Volunteering in a residential community for minors in Equality, Italy
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๐ท Activity Details
Description
We work for the social integration of people living in uneasiness and social marginalization with special attention to people involved in prostitution, victims of trafficking in human beings for sexual or labour exploitation, minors and young adults in specific conditions of vulnerability. The proposed activities for the volunteers will mainly be directed to the minors hosted in our residential care house. The volunteers will primarily support the educatorsโ job with unaccompanied minors, victims of human trafficking, minors who committed juvenile penalties and vulnerable minors with: the creation of an environment where it is possible to build social ties and relationships based on respect, sharing and legality, domestic activities such as cooking, cleaning and management of the rules within the house, accompaniment to autonomy of the beneficiaries, accompaniment to social-health services, organization of workshops, orientation and support for research and work placement.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
The volunteer will live in a shared flat in Padova with other international volunteers or local/Italian people, will live in a single or double room upon availability and have the use of a kitchen, bathroom and of the common spaces of the house (wi-fi is not always guaranteed). He/She will monthly receive some money to buy food and the pocket money. He/She will have a bus card to move around in the city.
Training during the activity
A part from the OLS provided by the program, we will offer internal Italian course and help the volunteer to find an integrative Italian language course in Padova, if needed. The volunteer will receive specific training about the topic of integration of refugees and related topics (educative relationship and educative projects, team working, mediation of conflicts, participative tools).
Participant profile
We would appreciate candidates who are already involved in the topic speak at least a basic Italian, but especially motivated to take part and available in the given dates. Please note that the activities will take place in a proper house working 24/7, several people support the activities and daily chores of the house: volunteers will work 7 hours a day/5 days per week in shifts, so please consider that you will be likely working many weekends (of course getting other 2 days of rest during the following week) and on holidays as well.
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๐ Key Information
Activity dates
A total of 35 week(s) during the period 01/07/2026 to 03/03/2027
Activity location
VIA CANESTRINI 91, PADOVA, Italy
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, 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
Activity topics
Social challenges
Reception and integration of refugees and migrants
Education and training
Deadline for applications
No application deadline
Project code
2026-1-IT03-ESC51-VTJ-000401265
๐ Official Project Page
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/52402_en
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