An amazing opportunity for 16 participants to join ESC Volunteering Team for local festivals in Passignano sul Trasimeno, Italy. This project is hosted by "Associazione Kora" and funded by the European Solidarity Corps programme of the European Union.
About "Associazione KORA"
Associazione Kora was founded in August 2015 to help young people learn about nature, different cultures, and society. They do this through special projects. Kora works with programs like Erasmus + and the European Solidarity Corps to organize activities like training courses, youth exchanges, and volunteering projects. These activities happen in Europe, Southeast Asia, and Latin America.
Kora is located at La Buona Terra school farm, which is the first educational farm in Italy. They've been around for over 30 years, teaching kids, teens, and adults about farming and nature. La Buona Terra makes organic olive oil, different kinds of essential oils, and they teach people about taking care of the environment.
About the Volunteering
"Associazione Kora" is searching for 16 volunteers from European Union countries, Ukraine, and Georgia to support its staff members in different local events including the "Sunsets Festival" with with intercultural dinners and performing arts events, and the historical re-enactment “Palio delle Barche” (boat race). The volunteers will help the organisers in the following tasks:
- Planning, organising, and coordinating local events to promote regional food products, while also facilitating cross-cultural interactions and understanding.
- Cooking intercultural tastings.
- Leading workshops on traditional dances.
- Organising non-formal education sessions focusing on intercultural traditions, environmental sustainability, and food awareness.
- Communication: taking pictures and videos, social media coverage.
Eligibility Criteria | Who can apply?
- Young people aged between 18-30 years old and legally residents in one of the EU countries, Italy included, Ukraine and Georgia.
- This project is also available for former ESC/ EVS short and long term volunteers.
- Able to attend the whole duration of the project.
- Ready to stay in an intercultural context in a rural area where the closest town with facilities is at 20 minutes on foot.
- Having Basic level in English since it's the main language in the project.
- Open-minded person, patient, flexible, having skills such as time management and team-work.
- Having a driving license, education, previous work or volunteering experience are welcome but not necessary.
Expenses and Benefits
This project is funded and supported by the European Solidarity Corps program and includes:
- Food and accommodation will be provided by the organisers for all the volunteers for free for the whole duration of the project. The volunteers will be accommodated in big tents on La Buona Terra school farm.
- The volunteers will receive 6 euro/day as a pocket money.
- The volunteers will have HENNER health insurance for all the period of the project.
- The volunteers will have 2 days of per week (not always Saturday and Sunday), and 3 days extra for the whole duration of the project to discover Italy or do your hobbies.
- Your travel expenses to and from the project venue will be reimburse to the following limits:
- for travel distance between 10 and 99 km: 20 EUR / person
- for travel distance between 100 and 499 km: 180 EUR / person
- for travel distance between 500 and 1999 km: 275 EUR / person
- for travel distance between 2000 and 2999 km: 360 EUR / person
- Calculate your budget from HERE
- IMPORTANT: keep all your travel documents! Online boarding passes and tickets for reimbursements. No documents = No reimbursement!
- IMPORTANT: Please send your travel proposition per e-mail to the organisers and wait for their confirmation before purchasing your tickets!
What to bring?
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