9 -11 months project with elderly people at Il Gignoro, Italy
COMMISSIONE SINODALE PER LA DIACONIA
Casa di riposo Il Gignoro
Florence, Italija
Opis
In Florence, the Waldensian church is a minority very active in the city. The retirement house “Il Gignoro" is part of the Waldensian Diaconia and has 80 places for non self-sufficient people, divided in three separated sections. One of them is dedicated to people with Alzheimer disease or dementia. There are also 18 places for self-sufficient people. It is staffed with doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, animators, and personal assistants, as well as kitchen, cleaning, maintenance and administrative personnel. The volunteer will be actively involved in the weekly planning of the job, and according to his/her/their own personal interest and skills he/she/they will have the opportunities to propose her/his/their own activities.
Nastanitev, prehrana in prevoz
The volunteer will share an independent flat with other international volunteers with single/double rooms and shared common spaces and kitchen. The apartment is located in front of the retirement home (via del Gignoro). Meals are provided and eaten at the centre’s lunch hall, and/or at the volunteers’ own apartment, with necessary foodstuffs provided to facilitate the volunteers’ independence. From the apartment it is possible to reach the volunteering placement by foot so there is no need to take any transport.
Usposabljanje med dejavnostjo
The volunteer will attend a training cycle including the on-arrival training, a mid-term seminar and an evaluation seminar offered by Diaconia Valdese. During this seminars he/she/they will have the possibility to meet all the volunteers hosted by Diaconia Valdese. In fact Diaconia Valdese has several project of international volunteering, all over Italy. Furthermore, as foreseen from ESC project, the volunteer will attend the seminars organized from the Italian National Agency.
Profil udeleženca
We look for 2 volunteers, aged between 18 and 30 year old. The project does not require any special skills, expertise or previous experience. The volunteers has to be motivated, interested in the project, willing to challenge him/her/themself and get out of the comfort zone. The volunteers need to be ready to learn and start a process of change, be enthusiastic and willing to start a great new adventure.
Datumi dejavnosti
Od 20/09/2026 do 31/08/2027
Kraj dejavnosti
Via del Gignoro, 40, Florence, Italija
Vrsta aktivnosti
Individualne prostovoljske aktivnosti
Iščemo udeležence iz
Albanija, Armenija, Aruba, Avstrija, Azerbajdžan, Belgija, Belorusija, Bolgarija, Bonaire, Sint Evstahij in Saba, Bosna in Hercegovina, Ciper, Curaçao, Danska, Estonija, Finska, Francoska Polinezija, Francoska južna in antarktična ozemlja, Grenlandija, Gruzija, Grčija, Hrvaška, Irska, Islandija, Kosovo * UN resolution, Latvija, Lihtenštajn, Litva, Luksemburg, Madžarska, Malta, Moldavija, Nizozemska, Norveška, Nova Kaledonija, Poljska, Portugalska, Romunija, Severna Makedonija, Sint Maarten (nizozemski del), Slovaška, Slovenija, Srbija, Sveta Peter in Mihael, Sveti Bartolomej, Ukrajina, Wallis in Futuna, Češka, Črna gora, Španija, Švedska
Teme dejavnosti
Social challenges
Health and wellbeing
Education and training
Creativity and culture
Rok za prijavo
Rok za prijavo: 28/02/2026 23:59
Oznaka projekta
2025-2-IT03-ESC51-VTJ-000367782