Italy: ESC: Caring environment, art and culture in Elba del Vicino!

About the local hosting organization

Vedogiovane 24 years old non-profit organisation based in the North-West of Italy. Our missions are Youth policies – 2. Intercultural sector (Eurodesk Center)Vedogiovane is a 24 years old non-profit organisation based in the North-West of Italy. Our missionconcerns young people and the social and cultural youth work. Our activities can be grouped upinto two branches: 1- Youth policies – This branch not only runs youth information centres, it alsodevelops new projects and reflections about the youth needs and the kind of answers given them bygovernmental and non-governmental institutions, schools and adults in general. The youth policiesbranch tries to identify new strategies to answer these needs and offers these strategies to theinstitutions. Vedogiovane manage centres for disadvantaged youngsters, activites and workshopsbefore and after school time, leisure time activities. The area is mainly aimed at developing the localcommunity, it offers a new vision of young people and their needs. 2. Intercultural sector: theIntercultural sector implements international youth exchanges, EVS, seminars and training courses.The mission of the intercultural sector is to equip the youth of today to be leaders of tomorrow, byinstilling in them a sense of civic responsibility, encouraging them to excel in education andentrepreneurship, and exposing them to diverse cultures throughout Europe. In this frame we workto give motivation to young people to participate in EU projects. We also manage a local Eurodekscentre with the mission to raise awareness among young people on learning mobility opportunitiesand to encourage them to become active citizens.

Presentation of the programme

The volunteering experience takes place on Elba Island, one of the most beautiful islands in the Mediterranean Sea. Hosted by Elba del Vicino https://elbadelvicino.com/, in the little village of Rio Marina and volunteers will become part of acommunity-based project that combines youth work, social inclusion, environmental awareness and community life. The project offers a unique opportunity to experience island life by caring about the place and the environment supporting activities and life of local children, young people and the wider community. Volunteers will work alongside educators, youth workers, and local staff members in a supportive and international environment.  

About the accomodation

The project is about maintenance of the place and cleaning of the area (beaches, woods, paths...) and it will be held with another esc team project hosted in the same weeks by Elba del Vicino. During the project there will be artists who are working there to run artistic residency with the community, and it will be interaction with them and their activities.

About the leisure activities

 

Requirements

The Participant profile: The volunteers will live in the Elba del Vicino hostel and will share the common areas with other groups living there in the same period. The volunteers will share the rooms only with the ESC volunteers and they’ll have the bathroom in common. Deadline: