Volunteering Opportunity in Altamura, Italy


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Long-Term Volunteering
From 03/02/2025 to 03/08/2025
Altamura, Italy
Participating countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Finland, France, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Romania

No application deadline


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This is a learning program. It requires full focus and participation.
Travel reimbursement is only sent to those who fully participate in all phases, including the follow-up and dissemination.

By applying to this course you take responsibility and risks. Inform yourself about the regulation and potential risks. Smokinya Foundation cannot be held liable for any of the potential risks, and this post is only with informative and popularising purposes.


Description
Auxilium is a social enterprise created in 1984 in Altamura; a Type A cooperative which manages social healthcare services. Auxilium operates in the sector of psychiatric, disability, the elderly, schooling, training and volunteering. The volunteer will take part in the implementation of various rehabilitation activities carried out in 2 different structure, to support educators and users. The volunteer will be initially trained about a correct approach with people with disabilities, working methods, spaces, roles and rules within it. Finally, the volunteer, assisted by an educator, will be involved in the daily life of the Centres, in its relations with users and the realization of activities. The volunteer has to take part in all the activities and to learn from every sector of the structure that is provided for the users. After the first months the volunteer will choose the activities he/she wants to develop more or/and develop a personal project inside the structure.


Participant profile
The youth from 18 to 30 years is expected to be open minded, flexible, interested in the work with disabled people, open to learn techniques of management of a disabled person and supporting the qualified staff. Interest in italian culture and language is important and open to learning in every moment of their project, experience in the field of disability is a plus point, but not obligatory.


IMPORTANT
Obligatory pre-departure meeting:– to be announced and sent upon confirmation.
Come in person to learn about Smokinya, Erasmus+, this project, reimbursement and ask your questions.
Participation is obligatory, an option is to join via Skype / Hangouts apps.


Read more details on their website.

Important! Read carefully the info letter, it contains important details.

More information: ESC website


COST AND FEES
Smokinya Foundation operates thanks to hundreds of volunteering hours per month and donations.
We ask a contribution of 20 EUR /40 leva/ from all confirmed applicants.
Your donation covers some of our administrative and organisational expenses and supports Smokinya Foundation’s dream to establish youth-run international volunteering and training centre. In case the suggested donation amount is excessive for you, fill in the application form and contact us.

Apply by filling in the formon the ESC Plattform.
No application deadline

Website of the organizer: https://www.linkyouth.org/


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By applying to this course you take responsibility and risks. Inform yourself about the regulation and potential risks. Smokinya Foundation cannot be held liable for any of the potential risks, and this post is only for informative and popularising purposes.

This program is co-funded by the European Solidarity Corps program of the European Union.

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Volunteering Opportunity in Altamura, Italy
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