Volunteer in Milan in the youth center IRDA

Description

IRDA centre is a youth centre in Milan. It is dedicated to youngsters where they can do afterschool activities, socialize with their peers and receive support from educators and volunteers. The age of young people of the centre is 8-18 years old and many of them have multicultural background. 
Tasks will include:

• help in after-school activities with 8-18 y.o. youngsters (homework, study, exams); 
• support in creative and educational laboratories with youngsters (ecology, recycling, human rights, sex education, ceramic, photography, spray art, painting, gardening, etc); 
• help and participate in sport activities, as tournaments and trainings (basket, soccer, breakdance, volley, skateboard, bowling, self defense, etc); 
• help in daily routine (eg. to shop for the activities, prepare materials, draw, tidy up...) etc.

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements

You will stay in a shared apartment with DOUBLE shared rooms, bathrooms, and a comfortable eat-in kitchen. You’ll live together with young Italians and other ESC volunteers, sharing your room with another volunteer of the same gender.

You will receive pocket money of €6 per day, paid monthly, plus an additional €160 per month to cover food expenses. A monthly public transport pass will be provided for commuting to your activity locations. Travel expenses will be reimbursed according to the guidelines set by the European Commission.

Training during the activity

Volunteers will participate in the On Arrival Training and in the Mid-Term Evaluation organized by the Italian National Agency. Also, the coordinating organization, will organize training with the volunteers and the coordinator and mentor of IRDA

Participant profile

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Ready to work with teenagers, young people. Has a great love to socialization, communication, can easily bond with young people and give them support. Ready to play sports and do workouts, in any weather conditions; willing to do arts and play games; willing to collaborate and work in a team. Patient and creative; communicative and open-minded; positive and proactive; adaptable; able to cooperate with educators; willing to plan, organise and manage activities. Motivated to learn and speak Italian and to communicate with locals. 

Activity dates

From 08/01/2027 to 31/07/2027

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Activity location

Milano, Italy

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Activity type

Individual volunteering

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Looking for participants from

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine

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Activity topics

Community development

Creativity, arts and culture

Human rights and rule of law

Inclusion of marginalised young people

Preventing early school leaving and failure in education

Preventing racism and discrimination

Prevention of bullying

Reception and integration of refugees and migrants

 

Social challenges

Reception and integration of refugees and migrants

Citizenship and democratic participation

Education and training

Creativity and culture

Physical education and sport

Working against discrimination (including gender discrimination)

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Deadline for applications

Application deadline: 12/11/2026 15:44

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Project code

2025-1-IT03-ESC51-VTJ-000348011