Italy: ESC: ESC Volunteering in a Residential Community for young girls

About the local hosting organization

P.E.CO. is an Association founded in June 2013 to promote opportunities of mobility and inter-cultural learning for youngsters from Genoa and its region. P.E.C.O is the point of reference in Genoa and Liguria Region for European projects with youth, cooperating with several NGOs and coordinating ESC volunteering projects within 6 host organisations across the region. These regional partners deal with many different profiles of beneficiaries, from migrants and asylum seekers to youth and children with fewer opportunities; topics vary too, from unemployment projects and organisations working on environmental education. This gives P.E.C.O the capacity to involve many different expertises and to disseminate the impact of projects to relevant stakeholders at regional level. Moreover, P.E.C.O is the partner in our region of RIVE, the biggest national network on ESC in Italy (and in Europe) and has been one of the 2 Italian organisations selected by Italian NA to be member of the European Network on NEET, supported by SALTO. We also have a partnership with the Youth Information Desk of Genoa Municipality, to support youngsters that want to go abroad, giving them information and orienteering. Our network helps us also to include local participants in international projects, especially youngsters with fewer opportunities. Our association organises also Youth Exchanges, Training courses, and Capacity Buildings within the Erasmus+ programme. Our mission is 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. We want to stimulate the personal growth of youngsters, by raising their sense of citizenship, an active participation inside society and a real awareness about their role as European citizens.

Presentation of the programme

The Congregation of Buon Pastore has a very long story of commitment to the assistance of young girls and women. Its activity has always addressed the female world through the reception, education, and vocational training of the weakest, younger groups. In 2019 the Buon Pastore Cooperativa Sociale – Impresa Sociale was created. Now it runs two residential centers hosting and taking care of young girls and helping them in their independence and self-fulfillment and a center where they are taking care of single person-household with mothers and minors. The volunteers will be involved in: - Support the staff in the preparation of activities and in taking care about the space and the people. - Prepare with the staff activities during summer or free time and participate in the outdoor activities and trips. - Spending time in the center and living the girls daily, helping in taking care abuout space and people

About the accomodation

The volunteer will live in Genova in a shared apartment with double/triple rooms. 6 euros per day of pocket money and food or a food allowance will be provided. The travel expenses will be reimbursed on the basis defined by the European Commission.

About the leisure activities

The volunteer will participate in the training opportunities offered by the Italian National Agency (On Arrival Training, Mid Term Evaluation, and Final Evaluation). In addition, they will also take part in the training opportunities organized by association P.E.CO., together with the other volunteers involved in the activities of other Hosting Organizations in Genoa. They will also receive training in the Hosting Organization related to the target group they will work with.

Requirements

The Participant profile: REQUIRED AGE: 23 YO. The ideal volunteer is autonomous, mature and responsible, open to sharing and meeting other people, and, above all, motivated to join our activities. Volunteer should be able to assist with the educative and training process of Buon Pastore. Since it requires a delicate role in contact with young girls that often come from complex family situations, the volunteer should possess such qualities as high tolerance, patience, firmness, creativity, and excellent communication and interpersonal skills.Deadline: 22/08/2026 11:59