🌍 Project Overview
Join Associazione ALA – APS in the beautiful rural village of Roccantica (RI), Italy, for a transformative ESC volunteering experience rooted in sustainability, community life, and meaningful connection with nature. This project invites volunteers to rethink collaboration through food, culture, and daily communal action.
🌿 What You Will Do
🌱 Take part in gardening, planting, and eco-friendly land care
🎨 Support manual tasks like painting, cleaning, and improving communal spaces
🤝 Contribute to building a supportive, active, and sustainable rural community
🧓👦 Connect with both elders and young people through shared activities
🌍 Participate in cultural dynamization and community-building initiatives
✨ Reconnect with nature and simple daily actions that truly matter
🏡 Accommodation, Food & Transport
🏠 Volunteers live in a shared house with:
• 4 shared bedrooms
• 2 bathrooms
• 1 kitchen & 1 living room
• Garden and communal outdoor space
💶 Support includes:
• 320 EUR/month (food + pocket money)
• Bus pass reimbursed monthly
🧭 Training & Development
📌 On-Arrival & Mid-Term Training by the National Agency
📌 Ongoing skill development by ALA staff
📌 Free Italian language lessons
🌍 Opportunity to meet volunteers from across Europe
🌟 Participant Profile
✨ Open-minded youth who want to experience authentic rural community life
✨ Enjoy outdoor, hands-on activities and teamwork
✨ Curious about sustainability, gardening, and community living
✨ Comfortable living with people of different ages and cultures
✨ LGBTQIA+–friendly and respectful of inclusive environments
📍 Location
Roccantica (RI), Italy — a quiet, scenic village perfect for nature lovers and those seeking meaningful community engagement.
🔗 Application Link
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/49160_en
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