ITALIE 2008

Volunteers needed for The project "Galermo...Europa!!" 2006-IT-86 and 1 new place in Lun13.

Lunaria        + 18 ans

Lunaria is an association started in 1992 carrying out research, information, training and action on the social economy, immigration, globalisation, youth programmes and voluntary service. 
Our activities include
* promotion of international voluntary service for all, with activities for the European voluntary service and youth and senior volunteers exchanges. International workcamps for youth and solidarity activities
* campaigns, building coalitions of civil society groups for alternative priorities in public expenditure, expanding the third sector, North-South solidarity, integration of immigrants
* research, with projects on public expenditure, employment and work in the social economy, ethical finance, immigrants, globalisation
* services, advising non profit organizations on law, fiscal and financial opportunities
* training, with courses on the social economy, managing non profit organizations and understanding globalization

The purpose of our work is to bring together understanding and action; social rights and voluntary activities; the local and the global; civil society, the economy and politics.

LES CHANTIERS 2008

LUN 17  Bike up your town – Monterotondo, Lazio-Centre 30/08-14/08  MANUAL-ARTS

The city council of Monterotondo is trying to raise awareness about the use of bike as a cheap and environmental friendly means of transport.  Slowness and friendship can be new criteria to live the community. Work: The workcamp aim is to boost this programme through a range of different activities such as workshops on transformation of bikes with electrical engines, experimental bikes rental, cultural activities, juggling and promotion to the local community.  There is also a “Station” to be restored, it will become the Station of the Bikes. Volunteers are expected to be motivated in sustainable way of life and be in contact with youngs and adults citizens, to let them discover the good of leaving cars parked...together with the local active citizens! Accommodation: in a school, bring sleeping bag: Food: Volunteers will cook for themselves.  Location: Monterotondo is a city in NE 25 km far from Rome, with almost 40,000 inhabitants. Terminal: Rome

Requirements: bring your musical instrument, juggling games, creativity!

LUN 18 A Fair Camp, Parma – Emilia-Romagna, North – 11/09 – 23/09    FEST

The Fair Trade Shops National Association organize every year a Festival where it's possible to get in touch with the issues of Peace, International Cooperation, fair trade, global rights, during conferences, workshops, meetings and the direct contact with projects from all around the world. The international volunteers will support the organizers doing several activities such as manual works, translations, information desk in contact with the public...expect to be useful in very different ways! The volunteers will have also the time to attend meetings, seminars to be active and to know better about the Fair Trade related issues. Accommodation: in a collective guest house. Food: the group will manage the kitchen. Requirements: basic English language skills. Terminal: Milan or Bologna

LUN 19 Open Nature  Mompeo, Lazio - Central It 2/11 – 16/11             AGRI

'Fiume Farfa' is a small co-operative which is setting up a farm with educational purposes with the declared objective of creating an opportunity for direct contact between agriculture and schools to inform students of the fundamental role of agriculture as an important actor of the environmental and cultural wealth and heritage of the so called marginal territories. Work: Volunteers will undertake the hard work in the fields, in co-operation with the young people of the co-operative. The work will consist in: olives collecting for the production of local oil. Additional works: opening of new paths, clearing the land of grumble and infesting plants, clearing an estate road and paths constructing and maintenance of fences. Accommodation in a house, wood heating and hot water guaranteed. Only vegetarian food will be available. Please note that the place is really beautiful but quite isolated in the nature. There is only a very small village at a walking distance named Mompeo.  TERMINAL: Rome  

2006-IT-86 Associazione Polisportiva Giovaninsieme GALERMO, EUROPA!

Accreditation - Host organisation

Approval Date - 27/12/2006

Validity Date - 27/12/2009

Project type - Long-term

Location - San Giovanni Galermo (Italy)

Partnership - The host project is open to working with any partner

Theme 1 - Art and culture

Theme 2 - Social exclusion (in general)

Target group 1 - Youth and children

Target group 2 - Local community

Project environment

Giovaninsieme association was borne in 1990 from the initiative of an informal group of 5 youngsters from Catania, persuaded about the needs of this area to gain new chances and opportunities for sociality and cultural grow up.

The area of S. Giovanni Galermo, were the association is settled, has preserved its authentic identity in the last seventeen years.

This area will became the place of the increasing integration between the local reality and the biggest one of the city of Catania.

The main target is create a politic of double requalification: both creating more place for socialising, and changing the role of the quarter of S.Giovanni Galermo, considered until now like a dormitory.

Actually the association is lead by a group of young social workers between 26 and 34 years old, supported by dozen of volunteers, especially young.

Inspired values of all the activities carried out are those of social Christianity, humanism and ecology. The main aim of the association is the non formal education for youngsters and the development of friendly relationships within the area.

The seat of Giovaninsieme is settled in an ancient house in the historical centre of S. Giovanni Galermo, in Calvario street 28-30 near the St. Mother Church.

There is another house completely rebuilt who contains both all the socio-cultural and sprting structure of the association and the bedroom and bathroom of the volunteer.

During the years a sport centre (in which is possible to attend courses of football, volley, athletic), a dance school (classic and modern style), a painting laboratory, a guitar school, a centre for the school mentoring, a gardening course, an hostel, and a leisure club are borne and are still active.

The association also organise educational seminar on cultural and social issues, ecological excursions, international workcamps, cultural exchanges.

Target group are youngsters and children of San Giovanni Galermo, a quarter famous for the high percentage of youngsters unemployment, bad or inexistent social services, a general quality of the life very low and poor.

The association became in the past years a point of reference for the whole local community and the defame of its activity attract even youngster from the centre of the city and from its hinterland, with a multiplier effect due to an important exchange for the communities.

Tasks

Giovaninsieme association, for its engagement in non formal education and social animation, is strongly motivated to host international volunteers coming from cultures and contexts deeply different from the local point of view. In fact the volunteers with their presence and activity will increase the learning of alternative models and the exchange of experiences and they will guide to an European dimension such a closed and isolated society.

The European youngsters otherwise, involved in an educational - learning youth activity can take benefit directly from the projects already realised and from the one they will help to create there.

Especially the presence of the centre with professional Italian teachers that give a free and volunteer service could become a great opportunity to learn Italian language and culture at the best levels..

"Galermo, Europa!" project's aim is to involve the international volunteers in all the main activities carried out by the association.

The general tasks of the volunteers and the main educational activities will concern with the direct relationship with the beneficiaries of the association's programmes, the managing and organisation of local, national and international events, the promotion and management in the school mentoring activities (i.e. sport tournaments or archives and rooms of the reading area).

The co-operation of international and local volunteer is a precious added value from the intercultural point of view. The staff of local volunteers will work in all the activities together and connected with the international one. The tutor will help constantly the volunteer in all the activities and also for their training.

- Opening the school mentoring centre and supporting the after school time activities of the youngest students. In particular the volunteer will receive the customers that wants to use the rooms or the database of the centre helping them in the research and they will support the children in their homework.

- promoting sport and amateur activities trough the promotion and the organisation of teams, football and volleyball tournaments and supporting the teachers of dance-school Choreia.

- Participate to sport tournaments, manifestations and events (i.e. non professionistic tournaments organised every two months)

- Organisation of exhibitions, events, conferences, daily trips and support in the workcamps and cultural exchange management.

- Promoting and managing conferences, information campaign about sport as a developing tool in social conflicts.

The direct ones, that can be used in a future, as achieved after the activities with children and the organisation of events, conferences and exhibitions; the transversal ones, as needed in team- work and socio-cultural relations in general, will give them experience in problem-solving, team organisation and social communication

The project can host more EVS volunteers contemporary working in different activities, all monitored by the tutor who will train and help them.

The volunteers will live in some rooms into the structure with all the facilities. It's their choice if they will use the money individually or they will prefer to buy things together

Target group

The volunteers to be involved into the project should have a strong interest in youth policies and in social development in general. They have to be aware that the work will be directly concerned with the social animation and continued relationship with the local community, especially with youngsters. Would be useful if they already have attitudes towards arts so that they can teach an share them in all the activities.

Special needs

Unluckily the project is not suitable for volunteers who have some physical problem in order to be able to apply in all the activities and for the lack of structures in the building.