No Borders Association is an association of volunteers settled in Milan and born in August 2014 in order to promote opportunities of mobility and inter-cultural learning for youngsters from Milan and its region. We try to involve mainly students from schools and universities and participants with fewer opportunities. As it is a young organisation our experience comes from the experience of youth workers and young volunteers previously involved in intercultural and international activities in other youth organisations. In order to develop our association and our network, we are looking for long-term strategic partnerships. Our main activities are: Youth Exchanges, training courses, promotional events to promote E+ opportunities, Radio No Borders and the local activities in cooperation with local organisations. The aim of the association is to give more and more opportunities to young people with fewer opportunities and migrants thanks to learning opportunities at local level and in the field of international mobility and intercultural learning, helping them to open their mind, develop their skills and competences and foster their participation in society. Our goal consists also in stimulating the personal growth of youngsters and people with fewer opportunities, by raising their sense of citizenship, an active participation inside society and a real awareness about their role as European citizens. The volunteers that decided to create it, did it with the perspective to have new opportunities to develop their own ideas and projects. We try to educate youngsters to a peaceful cohabitation with people coming from different cultures, countries and social conditions, by giving them the opportunity to confront themselves within an inter-cultural environment which stimulates the development of a conscience about the complexity of our society.

Please read carefully whole page! Vitadacani is an animal rights activist organisation in Arese, Italy. They are looking for volunteers who will take care of the dogs in their shelter and help the organization in promoting the protection of animals. As a volunteer, you will: - Take care of the dogs in the shelter, prepare their food and take them out on walks - Clean dogs, their sleeping spaces and shelter's territory - Get to know each one of the animals, their personality and their special needs - Support the organization of events for animal rights - Help communication on social media and maintaining the website. The shelter has also a section dedicated to rescued FARM animals in the town Magnago. Volunteers will also help with animals there. The official end date of the project is 31st of December but volunteers can remain until the end of January to help shelter with the new project.

The volunteers will share a DOUBLE room that is ON the territory of the shelter CLOSE to the dogs. They will have a kitchen where they can cook their own meals (ONLY VEGAN meals), and access to the shelter cafeteria. While in shelter volunteer must adhere to VEGAN diet, but outside of it the volunteers will be free to eat whatever they want. Volunteer will receive 6 euros per day as pocket money, and 110 euros per month for food plus lunch provided by organisation during the working days. Please note, that location of shelter is in a SMALL TOWN, at least 1 hour away from big city.

Volunteers will have On Arrival Training from the National Agency. They will receive task-specific training related to animal care, security and hygiene in the shelter and communication tasks.

The Participant profile: If your profile suits, you will receive an email from us, check your spam as well! * Available for the WHOLE duration of the project: 20th AUGUST - 31st DECEMBER 2025. * Great love for animals, DOGS, and the ability to approach them with care. Background in veterinary, biology or related fields, previous work in shelters, pet-sitting, or having animals at home - preferably dogs. Ready to "get hands dirty", get up early, and do physical tasks (like cleaning the animal shelter, do long walks, stay outside). Ready to live on a territory of shelter and be immersed in dogs life 24/7. Enthusiastic and open person. Preferably adhering to the organization's lifestyle (antispecism, veganism) or willing to adapt to it during the activities. Understanding of social media like TikTok and Instagram is a plus. Motivated to learn Italian. We expect your CV and Motivation to be in ENGLISH!
Deadline: 11/07/2025 15:35

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.