🇮🇹 ESC Volunteering in Italy 🧒 Educational Activities With Children and Adolescents ⚽

Description

Centro Storico Ragazzi carries out educational activities for youngsters aged 6-18, who live in or hang out at Genoa historical city centre. The majority of them have foreign nationality, especially Ecuador, Perù and China. Most youngsters we’re working with face disadvantaged family environments, difficulties at school, economical obstacles and do not have a stable connection with the context. Activities: - Support in after-school activities: we offer scholastic support, in particular concerning Italian language and culture. - Attend the canteen: the opportunity of eating together, in a cozy place, is the answer to the situation of many youngsters who cannot have lunch at home. We offer a place for socialisation and growth. - Support to “Lomellini sport”: it involves a male football team and a female volleyball team - Summer camp activities: offering educational and leisure time activities to children and youngsters also through short trips outside Genova. NB: is important to be willing to help in summer camps and if asked spend days outside with children

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

The volunteer will live in Genova in one of the three shared apartments managed by P.E.CO. (two for 4 people and one for 12), with double/triple rooms. Volunteers are placed according to the availability of places. 6 euros per day of pocket money and food or a food allowance will be provided. The travel expenses will be reimbursed on the basis defined by the European Commission.

Training during the activity

The volunteer will participate in the training opportunities offered by the Italian National Agency (On Arrival Training, Mid Term Evaluation, and Final Evaluation). In addition, they will also take part in the training opportunities organized by association P.E.CO., together with the other volunteers involved in the activities of other Hosting Organizations in Genoa. They will also receive specific training in the Hosting Organization related to the target group they will work with.

Participant profile

months). The ideal volunteer is autonomous, mature and responsible, open to share and meet other people and motivated to join our activities. Volunteer should be aware of its extremely important role in the center and available to cooperate to the educative and training process. Since this involves a role in contact with young people, the volunteer must be fitted with qualities such as tolerance, patience, firmness, creativity, and above all excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Summer camps are often intense so be aware of it. We expect your CV and Motivation written in ENGLISH!

Activity details

Activity type

Individual volunteering

Activity dates

From 20/02/2027 to 15/08/2027

Location

Via Lomellini 12, Genova, Italy

Deadline

15/11/2026

Project code

2025-2-IT03-ESC51-VTJ-000370405

Topics

Looking for participants from

27 countries can apply. The activity takes place in 🇮🇹 Italy.