Volunteer at the NGO in North Italy: cooperation, fundraising, and education
NO BORDERS
Guardavanti: per il futuro dei bambini - ETS
Varese, Italy
Description
Guardavanti is a non-profit organization dedicated to solidarity and local cooperation, supporting both communities in Italy and developing countries. As a volunteer, you’ll be fully integrated into the team, playing an active role in meaningful projects. What You’ll Do: 📚 Support global citizenship education in schools 🤝 Assist in the integration of Italian & foreign communities 🎉 Help organize events to promote our mission 🌐 Create content for the website & social media 🏕️ In summer, engage with children in summer camps and in winter support in December fundraising campaign.
Accommodation, food and transport arrangements
GuardAvanti will provide an apartment in Varese, shared with volunteers. The volunteers will live in DOUBLE rooms. A pocket money (6 euro per day) will be provided together an allowance for food (160 euro per month), thanks to which volunteer can shop and cook meals at home. The travel expenses will be refunded on the basis defined by the European Commission. The activities will take place in Varese, and sometimes also in different locations like Somma Lombardo, Milan and its province (traveling covered). Volunteers should bring with them laptop as some activities will be done in remote mode.
Training during the activity
Associazione No Borders will be your COORDINATING organization, leading you through the volunteering and answering practical questions, will organize an on arrival training and a mid term evaluation with other volunteers. Volunteer will participate in the On Arrival Training organized by the Italian National Agency.
Participant profile
Available from 8th of September 2025 to 31st of May 2026 ✔️Proactive, open-minded, and respectful ✔️Interested in working with children and youth, supporting interculturality and human rights ✔️Willing to help with events, school workshops, and social media ✔️Comfortable with office/admin tasks, using Microsoft 365, Google Docs, and Canva ✔️Ready to live in Varese, a small-medium city in northern Italy ✔️Has basic Italian or strong motivation to learn it
Activity dates
From 08/09/2025 to 31/05/2026
Activity location
Varese, Italy
Activity type
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
Activity topics
Social challenges
Reception and integration of refugees and migrants
Citizenship and democratic participation
Education and training
Employment and entrepreneurship
Creativity and culture
Physical education and sport
Working against discrimination (including gender discrimination)
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 22/07/2025 12:00