The goal of the project, through the promotion of the value of voluntary and solidarity activities and the actions promoted by Europe, is to put in action tools to spread good examples of community regeneration, active citizenship, participation, shared management of heritage and the common good, sustainable development in internal areas and small municipalities with the support of civil and circular economy strategies. All in the context of a necessary restart following the emergency from the Covid-19 pandemic which put the entire territory of the Aniene Valley in difficulty.
The activities are focused around the Il Casone environmental education center, which aims to be a positive stimulus for the sustainable development of the Valley and a driving example for the dissemination of environmental, social and cultural issues, including sustainable tourism. Volunteers will work with different target groups to spread the values of sustainability and recognition of territory through specific environmental education and animation activities, cultural events and meetings, participation in the stakeholder network, construction of proposals related to slow tourism, development and regeneration. We also intend to work on social, educational and cultural poverty due to the geographical isolation of children, young people and adults; the aim will be to revitalize initiative and curiosity towards cultural and environmental issues, stimulate participation in actions for the
care of the territory and the protection and promotion of often underestimated natural, historical and cultural assets, and spread values of solidarity and inclusion.
A very important role will be played by the formal and informal relationships woven with local institutions and informal bodies, with which it is intended to continue to build a forge of experimentation with the aim of spreading the European values of interculture and solidarity those related to the development and sustainable tourism.

The project consists in a long-term activity with the formula of individual volunteering that will involve 4 participants from four european countries, for a 12-month volunteering project. The volunteers will be involved in the activities of the Tavola Rotonda association and the local group of Legambiente and in the management of the Environmental Education Center Il Casone, in the Aniene Valley, concentrating the purpose of their mission on the issues of civil economy, environmental education, care and management of heritage and common good,
community empowerment for young people living in rural settings, and the restart following the emergency from Covid-19. The types of activities in which the volunteers will be involved will be numerous and differentiated; they will include actions such as thematic workshops, seminars, promotional activities, moments of care and management, communication. The activities will be mainly distributed in four areas, which will however be very permeable with each other and will be
based on a continuous exchange between the four volunteers and the rest of the organization:
1. public activities, events, training: combining formal, informal and non-formal moments and methodologies targeted at children, teenagers, adults and groups; informal events for the promotion of the territory and the Casone and the dissemination of different themes; summer camps and group stays for young people based on environmental sustainability, active citizenship, promotion and protection of cultural, environmental, historical and social heritage; group activities such as cleaning of green spaces, redevelopment of abandoned places, maintenance of paths.
2. media and communication: collection, management and dissemination of audio video materials, web and offline communication, graphics, social networks, websites; promotion of environmental sustainability, sustainable tourism, civil and circular
economy; promotion of territorial and Casone events, collaboration with partners;
coordinated image management; collection, management and dissemination of
information data on the territory, geo mapping; sharing content about volunteering in Europe to promote, motivate and inform citizens about opportunities and possibilities regarding funded programs like ESC.
3. reception, management of the structure: sustainable tourism and ecology, management of an accommodation facility based on principles of sustainability and environmental education center in the Aniene Valley; communication and promotion of issues such as sustainability, organic agriculture, environmental protection; design, construction and maintenance of the organic vegetable garden; organization, implementation and territorial network, public relations, local partners: maintenance and expansion of the territorial network, research and care for contacts, exploration of the valley, promotion of tourism and small municipalities, network of paths; participation in local and provincial
coordinations; network of local and km0 producers, getting to know local farmers and learning their techniques, promoting the activities of self-sufficient farms; work on other organic farms during the harvesting of olives and cherries; external communication in collaboration with the network; internal communication; finding methods to bring the community together. All the proposed activities have the main purpose to create active citizenship that can stimulate the local population in the “restart” phase and let them take part in the process of rural territory regeneration for the development of social, economical and environmental sustainability.

• 18-30 years old
• Resident in Spain
• passionate and interested in your hobbies that you want to share

This will be the perfect opportunity if you are:

• socially active, eager to work for the local community, communicative, and ready to face challenges that international cooperation brings.
• want to get more self-confidence and leadership skills
• motivated, eager to take initiative, open-minded, flexible
• empathetic, patient, able to show friendliness and comprehension

We will try to analyze the personal history and interests of the candidate, his experiences in volunteering and group activities, his knowledge of the issues addressed by the association, his attitude to listening and his willingness to learn and open up to novelty. The selection will be mainly based on the motivation to participate, on the sharing of objectives, on openness to foreigners, on the ability to work in groups and work with the identified targets.
We will try to create a heterogeneous group with respect to skills and personal history, interests, gender, trying to favor who can represent a resource in terms of personal growth and development autonomy while bringing richness to the associative mission. The selection will be transparent and will not be based on discrimination of any kind.

• Food and lodgement costs offered by the coordinating organization are covered at 100% by the project.
• Volunteers will receive pocket money every month for food and personal expenses.