Promoting volunteering and youth participation
Promoting volunteering and youth participation
Associazione InformaGiovani
Palermo, Italy
Activity description
InformaGiovani runs activities of information, training, seminars on EU Programmes, and international workcamps, youth exchanges, volunteering teams. Volunteers will SUPPORT: the ONLINE PLACEMENT OF ITALIAN AND FOREIGN VOLUNTEERS in international workcamps in Italy and abroad, managing an online database; THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTARY PROJECTS (including the logistic and coordination of workcamps), THE PREPARATION OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MOBILITIES (selection of participants, pre-departure trainings and support, management of volunteers’ database, etc.); ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS AND OFFICE-WORKING (paper work); CREATING and IMPLEMENTING WORKSHOPS based on NON FORMAL METHODS. Be actively involved in information meetings run at the University of Palermo and at school as EURODESK Network representative, and in the implementation of a personal project during the mobility. Infopack: https://www.informa-giovani.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IG_LT_ESC-infosheet.pdfAccommodation, food and transport arrangements
Volunteer will be hosted in double-room shared with another volunteer. Flat is equipped with running water, electricity, heating, furniture, wi-fi. The accommodation is located not far from the city center, and well connected with public transport.Training during the activity
On arrival training and Mid-Term Evaluation organized by Italian National Agency (online training) + Online Linguistic Support (Italian language).Participant profile
We are looking for volunteers aged between 21-30 years old with previous experiences in participating in workcamps, volunteering activities in country and abroad, with a strong interest in the youth sector, in discovering NGO-life inside and outside the office, in promoting youth participation, volunteerism and social inclusion, interested and motivated to use non formal education methods. Very good skills in using office management software, including Excell, Word, Adobe platform, etc. Previous international voluntareering experiences are welcomeActivity dates
A total of 32 week(s) during the period 01/05/2024 to 31/12/2024
Activity location
Palermo Italy
Individual volunteering
Looking for participants from
Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Finland, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Italy
Activity topics
Social challenges
Citizenship and democratic participation
Education and training
Deadline for applications
Application deadline: 31/03/2024