Associazione ALA - APS
Roccantica (RI), Italy
โญ๏ธ Activity Title
Community development in a rural area
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๐ท Activity Details
Description
Our project and association want to invite you to rethink the importance of collaboration, starting with food, sustainability, cultural dynamization, and daily actions. This volunteering opportunity offers you the chance to immerse yourself in rural life, where enjoying nature and living together becomes a way of learning. You will be in contact with local and foreign people, both elders and youth, sharing meaningful experiences. You will take part in tasks such as gardening, planting, manual work, painting, and cleaning communal spaces, contributing to the development of an active, sustainable, and supportive community. More than volunteering, it is an invitation to reconnect with what really matters.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
Volunteers will be hosted in a shared house with 4 shared bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 kitchen, 1 living room, and a garden. The house is dedicated to volunteersโ hospitality and has space for up to 12 volunteers. Pocket money and food allowance of 320 euros per month will be provided, plus the bus pass for transportation will be reimbursed at the end of each month
Training during the activity
The long-term project includes participation in On-arrival and Mid-term training sessions organized by the National Agency, where you will have the opportunity to meet other international volunteers from different countries. Moreover, ALA provides ongoing training to help volunteers improve their competencies. ALA also offers free Italian lessons to volunteers.
Participant profile
Open-minded young people interested in experiencing authentic rural life and community. Those who enjoy working as part of a team and outdoors, carrying out varied tasks, and learning through hands-on experience. People who value living alongside others of different ages and culture, and who are open and okay to work in an LGBTQIA+ friendly space.
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๐ Key Information
Activity dates
A total of 0 week(s) during the period 06/10/2026 to 06/06/2027
Activity location
Via del municipio 2, Roccantica (RI), Italy
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Albania, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
Activity topics
Social challenges
Environment and natural protection
Education and training
Creativity and culture
Physical education and sport
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 01/10/2026 12:00
Project code
2026-1-IT03-ESC51-VTJ-000402878
๐ Official Project Page
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/52920_en
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