Title:

“ LE FORME DELL’IMPEGNO SOCIALE: VOLONTARIATO E CITTADINANZA ATTIVA”

EXPERIENCES OF SOCIAL COMMITMENT: VOLUNTEERING AND ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP”

Venue: Messina (Italy)

Dates: 10- 15 October 2011

Topics: Volunteering, Social Integration/exclusion, Intercultural education.

Working Language: English

Participants Target group(s):

• Participants can attend only one workshop every three years .

Expected number of participants:

5 Nationals/residents from Italy

20 Nationals/residents from other Countries participating in the Lifelong Learning Programme

Workshop description:

Participants will meet volunteer organizations in Messina and its districts, working in the field of social inclusion. Our volunteer and solidarity commitment is oriented in promoting and supporting experiences of social and fair trade economy, in a system that aims to set up concrete actions of social and working inclusion for people with a background of social exclusion. We will highlight volunteer experiences that promote forms of ethically oriented and sustainable consumption ( i.e. organic food, agricultural products realized in farmlands that have been confiscated to criminal organizations).

Learners will visit local experiences managed by volunteers in the field of responsible and social tourism, fair trade, with a particular focus on gastronomy and sustainable tourism. Visits will be organized in these structures so that the participants would share their experiences with social workers ( i.e. slow food restaurants, educational farmhouse, social enterprises in agriculture, local artisans’ atelier) . Learners will be guided round a gastronomic tour to discover Sicilian traditional flavours and places. They will also take part in seminars with volunteers and experts in local economy to reflect on their territories. Local migrant organizations will play an active role in the workshop by promoting their culture through events and gastronomic tradition.

Learners will share their ideas, experiences and work together on good practice in the connection between volunteering and social economy, to support people, local communities and their traditions.

How to participate:

Applications should be submitted directly to the Workshop organiser.

Please download the learner applicant form and send it, duly completed and signed, to the organizer preferably by email to Questo indirizzo e-mail è protetto dallo spam bot. Abilita Javascript per vederlo. by

Non- selected participants will be registered in a reserve list.

Selection rules: In order to ensure an open and transparent selection process as well as the overall accessibility to all applicants, the workshop organizer will consider all the applications carefully and will select the participants according to their motivation and to the guidelines defined in its application to the Italian National Agency, so that:

• different countries can be represented

• NO sexual, religious or ethnic distinction will be made.

Financial aspects:

Food, accommodation, travels, special needs and all the workshop activities, arranged by the organiser, are covered by the project grant, according to the LLP Programme financial rules.

Participants should only pay for their travel and the reimbursement of travel costs will only be done  upon full attendance in the activity and presentation of the original tickets with boarding passes and receipt/invoices.

Only nationals/residents from Italy are not eligible for funding, so they have to cover their costs.

According to its budget, the workshop organizer will consider helping learners afford their participation.

No registration costs.

Participants should have a EU insurance or take a personal health insurance to cover costs. Please ask the Workshop organiser.

For further info please contact

Ms Maria Angela Filocamo

e-mail: Questo indirizzo e-mail è protetto dallo spam bot. Abilita Javascript per vederlo. tel: +39.090.6409598 fax: +39.090.6011825

skype: Maria Angela Filocamo CESV Messina

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. 

The European Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.