🍝 Volunteer in Italy on an ESC Project Combining Food, Culture, and Social Action 🧑‍🍳📚🫱🏽‍🫲 ASK • ART • SOCIAL • KITCHEN 🇮🇹

Do you believe that food can be a tool for social change? Then this ESC project in Recanati, Italy might be for you! Hosted by Centro Fonti San Lorenzo APS, this opportunity invites 8 passionate volunteers to take part in a long-term journey that blends sustainable food practices, intercultural exchange, and community participation.

💡 Activity Type
European Solidarity Corps – Individual Volunteering

🏢 Host Organisation
Centro Fonti San Lorenzo APS

📍 Location
Recanati, Italy

📆 Period
From 29 September 2025 to 20 September 2026

⏳ Duration
50 weeks

📚 Fields
Food sustainability, Social inclusion, Environmental awareness, Community development, Intercultural learning

💬 Language(s)
English, Italian (basic support provided)

🎯 Eligibility criteria (Who can apply?)
Open to participants aged 18–30 from:
🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇪🇸 Spain

Ideal candidates:

• Are motivated to work with people of all ages (children, youth, elderly)
• Embrace values like democracy, diversity, and interculturality
• Are creative, open-minded, and proactive
• Are interested in food culture, sustainability, and social innovation

🧪 Responsibilities / tasks

• Facilitate food education workshops
• Support the development of sustainable food networks
• Organize and participate in ASK cultural events (concerts, book readings, tastings, intercultural nights)
• Co-manage the social kitchen space
• Promote participatory citizenship and reduce food waste through awareness activities

🌟 Why to join?
This is more than just volunteering — it’s a lifestyle! You’ll live and work in a vibrant cultural hub where food becomes a bridge between generations, cultures, and communities. Gain hands-on experience in grassroots sustainability, develop new languages, and become part of a movement for conscious consumption.

📩 Application info
Apply via the official ESC Portal:
🔗 https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/47750_en

💰 Compensation
✔️ Pocket money and food allowance
✔️ Travel reimbursement according to ESC guidelines
✔️ Shared accommodation in Recanati (1 min walk from project venue)
✔️ On-arrival, mid-term, and local training included
✔️ Language support (OLS + live Italian classes)
✔️ Youthpass certificate

🌐 Official link
https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/47750_en

📅 Application Deadline
24 August 2025, 16:54 (CET)