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Volunteer Opportunities with the Evangelical Churches in Italy: Join the Ecumenical Diaconal Year

The Ecumenical Diaconal Year in Italy offers long-term volunteer placements in social and cultural fields. Ideal for youth and seniors, the program hosts volunteers primarily in education, elder care, and services for people with disabilities. Participants will receive accommodation, meals, and language training, along with support from tutors. Engage actively in meaningful work, embrace diversity, and develop intercultural skills. With placements linked to the Waldesian and Methodist Churches, volunteers can contribute significantly to local communities while experiencing personal growth.

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Volunteer Opportunities with the Evangelical Churches in Italy: Join the Ecumenical Diaconal Year

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  1. f Federazione delle Chiese Evangeliche in Italia ufficio volontariato internazionale via firenze 38, 00184 roma tel. (+39) 064825120 - fax (+39) 064828728 e-mail: volontariato@fcei.it Anno Diaconale

  2. Introduction • Italian Diaconal Year programme belongs to the Ecumenical Diaconal Year Network. • It promotes and co-ordinates long-term and full time volunteer service in social and cultural fields mainly on international level. • The programme was primarily addressed to youth, but a senior programme started in the last years

  3. Placements • Hosting placements for volunteers are normally involved in social structure linked to the Waldesian and methodost church (Reformed churche of italy). • Activities are mainly in youth and children education, elderly homes, mental and physical disabilities.

  4. Placements • Each placement offers in different ways accommodation, food arrangements, timetable, distribution of work, language training according to common standards • Each placement offers a tutor and/or a supervisor of work

  5. Volunteers • At the moment the program in Italy can host up to 14 volunteers. • Volunteers will normally live in the placement or close to it • Normally each placement host a group of volunteers who live and work together though coming with several programs or with personal project.

  6. Volunteerswhat we ask • Volunteer should: • follow placement's rule • Participate actively to the activities proposed, the evaluation and planning meetings • To bring their ideas and capacity to the success of the project • To have an open minded approach to diversity from Home countries' traditions

  7. Volunteerswhat we offer • The hosting program will provide: • Information and introduction to the placement, working field, places • Tutorship all service long • Regular planning and evaluation meeting among staff and volunteers • a language training to allow volunteer to work and establish personal contacts • Board and lodging and accompanying programme

  8. VolunteersWhat we offer • The sending programme will provide: • Information on type of service • Selection process • Contact with hosting organisation • Preparation before departure • Evaluation after re-entry • Follow up activities

  9. Learning opportunities • Intercultural learning: • Volunteers • Staff – placements' guests • Local communities • Active citizenship: • Personal interactions • Intergenerational aspects • Personal development

  10. Accompanyng programme • Seminars/meetings (depending on n° of participants)‏ • Preparation • Orientation • Evaluation • Follow up

  11. Practicalities funding • Volunteers' fee based on a solidarity model • Contribution by hosting projects (grant and/or in kind)‏ • EU grants • Local public entities contributions (grant and/or in kind)‏ • Specific fundraising • donations

  12. Open questions • Legal status of volunteer • visa/resident permit • allowances • Language courses • Keeping motivation • Interaction with local community • Group activities

  13. THANK YOU • Federazione delle Chiese Evangeliche in Italia volontariato@fcei.it • Ecumenical diaconal Year Network edyn@edyn.org

  14. Importanza • Rappresentate il vostro punto di vista. • Occupatevi dei punti di vista del vostro pubblico. • Indicate i punti più importanti.

  15. Riepilogo • Riassumete tutto quello che avete fatto. • Richiamate l'attenzione sugli impegni. • Chiarite le domande rimaste aperte. • Ringraziate il pubblico per l'attenzione.

  16. Federazione delle Chiese Evangeliche in ItaliaUfficio Volontariato Internazionale • Anno Diaconale - ServizioVolontario Europeo • Introduzione • Sottoargomenti vari • Primo tema • Secondo tema • Terzo tema • Quarto tema • Riferimento alla realtà • Importanza • Riepilogo

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