• “Volunteers for the future”
  XFARM Agricoltura Prossima
• “Volunteers for equality”
• Artegration

Aims:

EDUCATIONAL: to offer young people
creative and engaging ways to understand
the concepts related to the solidarity
themes of the project;

● SOCIAL: focusing on affectivity and the
relationship with the surrounding nature,
to raise awareness on how sustainability,
the fight against mafias, racism,
oppression, and any form of
discrimination is fundamental;

● ENTREPRENEURIAL: to give young people
the opportunity to develop their gender
identity and aspirations in a safe and
creative way.

Activities

1. SOCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE
The volunteering activity will deal with the transformation (already
underway) of a farm confiscated from the mafia, symbol of illegality
and environmental unsustainability, into a “manifesto” farm of good
practices in the agronomic, ecological, social and cultural fields.
In particular, the volunteers will be involved in the experience of
recovering the confiscated property, aimed at the collective
construction of the farm as a common good, through:
● participation in the agricultural activities within the farm,
notably in the management of the vegetable crops, the olive
groves, the vineyard and the henhouse;
● participation in the activities of planting and experimentation
with a model of agro-forestry aimed at increasing biodiversity;
● participation in social activities aimed at raising awareness on
agro-ecological issues, those referred to the social fight against
the mafia and local development;
● participation in the organization of public events, seminars,
workshops, training lessons open to the local community and
the company’s partners;
● participation in the organization and implementation of training
and educational events (also in English) for children and
teenagers on the topics of agro-ecology and social justice.

2. ESC PROGRAMME PROMOTION

Profile

We are looking for curious, flexible and active
volunteers who are ready to get involved and
manage, independently but always in tight
connection with the team, complex processes
involving different people and organizations.

Agronomists, botanists, architects, engineers,
sociologists, philosophers, economists,
anthropologists, artists, activists interested in
agricultural issues, with a strong desire of
looking at an ecological perspective of the
society, open to experimenting new solutions
bringing together the issues of work,
environment, self-production, sociality and the
community well-being.

Interested in the project’s activities;
● open-minded and curious;
● with a strong personality and interest in
issues such as integration, legality and
ecology;
● motivated;
● proactive, sociable and creative;
● 18-30 years old;
● knowledge of English/Italian;
● with a good ability to work in a team;
● from European countries.

“Artemisia” is an innovative project that aims
to experiment with a model of mixed housing,
residential and social tourism, allocating part
of the villa to a group of flats for Italian and
foreign formerly unaccompanied minors,
integrated with a social eco-hostel entirely
self-managed by the young people themselves,
and a bistro that will host concerts and art
exhibitions, a place where dialogue,
contamination and confrontation are «in
charge».
The volunteer will:
● Develop a personal project followed by the
CAPS staff
● Promote the European Solidarity Corps
● Think and organize workshops and
networking strategies related to CAPS
activities
● Promote socio-cultural paths to raise
awareness on immigration, human rights,
peace education and inter-religious
confrontation, also through specific
actions and campaigns against
discrimination, racism and xenophobia.

“Casa Shalom”
The educational community «Casa
Shalom» offers a residential reception
service (24/24 h for 365 days a year) to 12
Italian and foreign minors aged between 3
and 18 years in a state of difficulty sent by
a public structure.). This includes:
● Reception
● Observation
● Emotional and psychological
containment
● Participation in discussion groups
among guests
● Activities aimed at deepening their
family and cultural history, through
tools such as autobiographical writing
and the creation of a personal family
album
● Supporting parenting skills with
regular meetings according to the
educational project

“Area 51” Day Centre
Volunteers will support the following
objectives:
● Give daytime reception to people in a
situation of social distress and
homelessness, trying to offer a
protected place to meet and socialise
● Creating a welcoming space dedicated
to the care of the relational dimension,
through the activation of personal
resources, providing information,
orientation and accompaniment to
services.
● Help the staff with the organisation
● Help with the organisation of small
daily events
● Planning and implementing creative
ideas
● Promoting the European Solidarity
Corps within the CAPS network

Volunteer Profile

Strong motivation and interest in the
themes of the project and CAPS activities
● Experience and skills
● Youngsters with fewer opportunities:
involvement of young people in difficult
circumstances or social exclusion
● Desire to work in a multicultural
context
● Motivation
● Curiosity towards the world of social
work
● Spirit of initiative and creativity
● Good interpersonal and communication
skills
● Desire to get to know the culture of the
host country and region
● Good ability to work in a team and
sociable
● Autonomy and open-mindedness
● Basic knowledge of Italian
● 18/30 years old

The Migrant Desk centre’s activities are aimed at all those working in the
field of social cooperation, the world of volunteering,
local administrations, social workers, educators, students,
migrants and are born of cooperation.
● Support on legislative aspects and procedures
concerning immigration, orientation on asylum
application and residence permit procedures
● Supporting staff in the organisation of the centre’s
activities
● Supporting staff in the organisation of festivals and
cultural events
● Planning and implementing creative ideas that fit
the profile of the cultural centre
● Promotion of the European Solidarity Corps within
the Abusuan network
● Marketing – FB page – Video making
● Finding and following sponsors for events

Agri-culture (location:Acquaviva
delle Fonti)

Volunteers will experience an intercultural
co-housing environment and work with a group of
10 immigrants who have obtained international
protection and/or reside in the territory of Acquaviva
delle Fonti (BA).
Volunteers will help in the activities:
● Contributing to the restructuring of a former
rural school to be used as a Social Farm where
8 young immigrants can live and manage social
farming activities and intercultural initiatives.
● To activate a community pilot experiment of
self-construction, intercultural cohousing, social
agriculture, packaging and distribution,
operating on confiscated public land owned by
the Municipality

Festivals

The volunteers will directly participate in 2 festivals:
◉ Festa dei Popoli
Festa dei Popoli has for years been a moment of sharing between the
Apulian and foreign communities. The only intercultural event in the
city, it aims to spread the concept of coexistence between peoples and
to raise awareness of the different cultural realities that have coexisted
for years in our territory. The volunteers’ activities will be:
➔ Logistical/artistic support during the days of the festival:
there will be thirty stands present, over sixty artists involved
➔ Set-up, problem solving
➔ Photo/video reportage
➔ Festival promotion: offline/online promotional activities
◉ Bari in Jazz Metropolitan Festival
The Bari in jazz metropolitan festival is a music festival promoted by
the Abusuan Association in collaboration with the Murattiano
Association. The volunteers’ activities will be:
➔ Logistic/artistic support during the festival days: set-up,
problem solving
➔ Festival promotion: offline/online promotion activities
➔ Photo/Video reportage

• Shared flat with other volunteers of the project (utilities are also covered)
•  Pocket money 150 euros per month
• Food allowance 5 euros per day approx 152 euros per month
• Travel tickets (the maximum will depend on the distance of your home-country) around 275 euros