ORIEL APS
Verona, Italy
⭐️ Activity Title
Oriel Community EPIcentre
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🔷 Activity Details
Description
As a volunteer in the Oriel Community EPIcentre project, you will become part of a local network working on community building, social inclusion, participation and peace education.
You will regularly take part in activities at Centro Culturale 6 Maggio and Spazio LINK, supporting workshops, community events and initiatives with young people and residents.
You will also experience complementary activities with other local organisations, meeting people from different social, cultural and generational backgrounds.
Throughout the project, you will progressively develop skills in facilitation, non-formal education, intercultural dialogue, active listening and nonviolent communication.
Infopack of the project:
Arrival date: 14th of September 2026
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
Oriel will pay housing expenses for the duration of the project. Volunteers will be hosted in a shared flat.
The accommodation is close to the Centro Culturale, not far away from the city centre.
Volunteers will receive the Pocket money. The money will be sufficient to cover daily expenses (household expenses, food, personal expenses, etc.).
- Total pocket money+food money=350€
Travel expenses are cover by European Solidarity Corps, being reimbursed after the volunteer travels. Distance will be calculated with: https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/resources-and-tools/distance-calculat…
Training during the activity
The hosting org. will support volunteers throughout the whole ESC experience through orientation, continuous mentoring, guidance and learning support.
Volunteers will participate in the official ESC training cycle, including on-arrival training and mid-term evaluation coordinated by the Italian NA.
Through daily activities, they will develop skills in facilitation, non-formal education, intercultural dialogue, teamwork and nonviolent communication.
When Oriel hosts international Erasmus+ projects, volunteers may also have the opportunity to participate and support their implementation.
Participant profile
To be eligible for this opportunity, you should:
- Be 18–30 years old.
- Be motivated to engage in community work, social inclusion, intercultural dialogue and peacebuilding.
- Be open-minded, empathetic, adaptable and respectful.
- Be willing to work with people from different backgrounds and situations of vulnerability.
- Be interested in non-formal education, community participation and learning by doing.
- Be ready to cooperate, take initiative and progressively assume responsibility.
- Have a working knowledge of English; Italian is an advantage.
- Be able to ride a bike.
If you are interested in this opportunity, fill out this form:
https://forms.gle/PJc2Q3N8oMTxzxJt9
WE WILL ONLY CONSIDER APPLICATIONS RECEIVED ON THIS FORM.
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🔑 Key Information
Activity dates
From 14/09/2026 to 08/09/2027
Activity location
Via Brenta 9, Verona, Italy
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye, Ukraine
Activity topics
Social challenges
Citizenship and democratic participation
Education and training
Creativity and culture
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 01/09/2026 15:00
Project code
2024-2-IT03-ESC51-VTJ-000280685
🔗 Official Project Page
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/53967_en
