🇮🇹 ESC Volunteering in Italy 🏛️ Youth Information and Community Work in Ravenna 🌍

PiGreco - SEMI di Intercultura APS

Librazione società cooperativa sociale

Ravenna, Italy

Ready for a 6-month volunteering journey in the cultural heart of Italy? "Ravenna International" is an ESC individual volunteering placement in Ravenna, hosted by LibrAzione Cooperativa Sociale and coordinated by PiGreco-SEMI di Intercultura APS. As a volunteer, you take an active part in a range of initiatives, from supporting the Youth Information Centre to managing social media, joining local and international projects, and contributing to the activities of the local Youth Centre and hosting organisation. You also play a key role in children's non-formal education at the local Youth and Family Centre, fostering learning and engagement in a dynamic community environment.

🌍 Our Mission and the Project

The primary goal of the project is to create a multicultural environment in Ravenna. The team hopes to achieve this by uniting European volunteers with local staff and volunteers, forming a collaborative community that celebrates diversity and promotes mutual understanding. The vision is to weave together a rich tapestry of cultures, fostering common values of tolerance and peace within a vibrant city. All activities follow a learning-by-doing approach within the frame of non-formal education.

🤝 Activities

🗣️ Italian language learning and international projects

💬 Communication workshops and activities in and with the Youth Information Centre

📣 Promotion of Erasmus+, ESC, and other opportunities for young people

🎯 A personal project (event, course, and more), prepared with the support of the hosting organisation

🧒 Helping in the youth centres Agorà and QB in Ravenna

🎙️ PODDARE, promoting podcasting

🏫 Workshops in schools and with youngsters

🌍 Supporting LibrAzione by planning and facilitating activities for young people

🎙️ Also drawn to media and communication in Italy? This placement is all about it: ESC Volunteering in 🇮🇹 Italy 🎙️ Radio and Media Production 🎬 → https://youthworkshub.org/21564

🏢 Our Organisation

LibrAzione is a social cooperative operating in the field of migration, social inclusion, culture, European projects, and more. Two key spaces are part of the experience:

📚 Informagiovani is a youth information centre providing resources for young people to find a job, make a CV, and access European opportunities. It organises several youth events and hosts a podcast every Friday, working in collaboration with the Municipality of Ravenna and the Europe Direct Romagna Office, so you will also be in touch with them and their volunteer.

🧩 Agorà and QB are multifunctional spaces for young people aged 6 to 18, offering educational support, workshops, field trips, educational activities, and support for achieving school autonomy, liaising with social services, families, and the school.

📍 Where? Ravenna and Emilia-Romagna

A city in Emilia-Romagna with a population of 160,000, Ravenna is a UNESCO World Heritage Site celebrated for its Byzantine mosaics. This intimate city blends tradition with modernity and offers excellent connectivity to Bologna and Florence. Emilia-Romagna is located in north-central Italy, well connected with both the north and the south, with the Apennine Mountains and the Adriatic seaside, its main city being Bologna, and it is famous for food such as lasagne and ragù sauce.

🎨 Prefer art and community work elsewhere? This placement blends the two in Romania: ESC Volunteering in 🇷🇴 Romania 🎨 Art and Community Social Work 🤝 → https://youthworkshub.org/21631

🏠 Accommodation

Volunteers stay in a fully furnished apartment in the city centre of Ravenna, in a single room within a flat shared with another volunteer. The shared flat comes with a bathroom, a shared kitchen, and a living room, with all the basic necessities to live comfortably, and all utilities are paid.

💶 Support and What's Covered

💶 €330 per month, including food and pocket money

🏠 Accommodation with all utilities paid

✈️ Travel refund of €275 or €360 according to the distance band, with green travel (bus, train, or other green transport) encouraged

🚲 A city bicycle

📖 Library membership and mentorship

🛂 Reimbursement of visa costs

🧭 Training and workshops, emergency support, networking opportunities, and cultural integration

🛡️ Henner health insurance

🗓️ Schedule and Time Off

📅 You come to the Informagiovani from Tuesday to Friday, and occasionally attend events outside of its opening hours

🌿 Weekends are generally free, and bank holidays such as Christmas and Ferragosto are also free days

🌴 Every month you have 2 extra days off, adding up to 12 days off per 6 months

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Participant Profile

The project is looking for 1 motivated volunteer aged 18 to 30. Selection is based solely on motivation, with no prior knowledge or experience required, and there is no discrimination based on gender, sexual orientation, ethnic group, or income. Applicants are asked to attach a motivational letter to their application, along with a reference from an adult who can vouch for them.

🌍 Eligible Countries

🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇨🇿 Czechia, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein, 🇲🇰 North Macedonia, 🇹🇷 Türkiye

📩 How to Apply

Read the description and infopack carefully, then complete the Google application form, which takes about 10 minutes. You will be asked to attach a motivational letter (no CV) and, in the last section, to provide a reference: the name, surname, email, and telephone number (with country code) of a past employer, teacher, professor, or coach, an adult who will vouch for you. Registration on the European Solidarity Corps Portal is also required.