FPD was founded in 2009, thanks the Regional Governament which granted its foundation on the basis of the activities planned for the social development of the regional rural areas. It is a non-profit regional civil organization, made by young and senior people. It's mission is to promote and facilitate the development of rural areas of the Puglia Region, thanks to the implementation of projects concerning volunteering, youth, social inclusion, environment protection, sustainable development, promotion of the importance of biodiversity, organic farming, nature and sport and outdoor activities. FPD focuses its attention on European mobility, both for the personal development of its single members and for the growth of local partner organizations at International level. The main target group is youth under 35 y.o., but the organization also works with senior people. Both the categories have in common the fact they are made of disadvantaged people from rural areas. The young people are mainly NEET, which means FPD offers them several opportunities to learn, be trained and educated at local and European level in order to enrich their curricula and get more chances for their job-placement or self-employment. FPD cooperates with several Public and Private entities at all levels, such as: a) Municipality of Taurisano (IT) - FPD cooperates in the organization of local events in several fields (waste collection, Music festivals, youth participation in decision making processes, cultural activities, music events, photo exhibitions....); b) Province of Lecce (IT) – FPD had a project concerning young people's involvement in local initiatives concerning ecology and biological food, re-use of different materials and recycle of waste; c) Region of Puglia (IT) – FPD cooperates with its Region on projects concerning promotion of natural resources of rural areas; d) Several EU NGOs are partners in the implementation of Youth Exchanges, Youth and Democracy projects, Training Courses, seminars, workshops, volunteering activties in different fields. What is more, FPD is member of numerous European Networks financed by the Europe for Citizens Programme, for the valorization of the EU Cultural Heritage (tangible, intangible, digital and natural), the promotion of Youth Mobility for learning, training, working, studying and volunteering abroad, the active participation (mainly digital participation) at EU level of youth and seniors.

We are a volunteer service organisation, and ESC volunteers can bring new and fresh idea's to another generation of volunteers, and they can help us with our Kiwanis Academy, to assist with the trainings, training videos, the support to clubs and districts and to enhance the operations. Kiwanis Europe is looking for 2 long term volunteers (between 18 and 30 y.o.) for the duration of 1 year. We have place to host 2 European volunteers, starting in the beginning of October 2024, in our European Office in Ghent, Belgium. We have one approved/granted individual volunteering project within the framework of the European Solidarity Corps for 1 volunteer, and we are looking for a sending/lead organsation that can support another volunteer in an approved project by the own national agency.

2 Volunteers are hosted together in an appartment with an individual room, but shared kitchen, bathroom, living room. Food money (330€/m), pocket money (5€/d), good internet connection is provided. Please read carefully the call - website for all details: https://volunteering.kiwanis.eu Take also a look to the section with pictures in the website to get a good view.

We provide induction, on the spot training, & the volunteers are also part of our team that organise European trainings and we create also training videos ("Kiwanis TV"). Please read carefully the website for all details: https://volunteering.kiwanis.eu

The Participant profile: Please read carefully our call for volunteers: https://volunteering.kiwanis.eu If you are interested, please fill in the form that you can find in our recruitment website. ONLY PEOPLE THAT COMPLETELY FILL IN THE GOOGLE FORM WILL BE CONSIDERED. All people that will fill in the google form will get a response (with a bit of patience). Via Pass we don't give reactions. We don't discriminate on gender, sexuality, origin, religion,... but if you don't fill in the proper google form, you will not get a reaction. Thank you for understanding.
Deadline: No application deadline

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?

• Training before and after the project
• Health insurance during your project
• round-trip travel reimbursement
• accommodation and food
• pocket money
• language course
• Return Week-end
• Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.