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Building social inclusion in the Italian hills (Murisengo, Piedmont)

Camp code:

IT-SCI 9.4

Country:

Italy

Start Date:

22 Aug 2022

End Date:

31 Aug 2022

Topic:

9: People with disabilities

Work Types:

Work with people with disabilities / Manual / Social

International age:

18 - 99

National age:

18 - 99

Required Language:

English

Spoken Language:

Italian

Motivation letter:

This camp requires an additional motivation letter to explain in more detail why you would like to attend.

Description: The Panta Rei Cooperative manages centers that host people with intellectual disabilities, with the main objective to build with them paths of autonomy and social integration. The guests of the centers for people with intellectual disabilities place different activities like garden-therapy, sports and manual laboratories. The objective of the workcamp of International Civil Service is to allow all guests to socialize and perform different activities together. The centers for the people with intellectual disabilities are in the Piedmont countryside at the hills of Monferrato and close to the main cities of Turin and Asti.

Type of Work: The volonteers can carry out daily activities with the guests of centers for people with intellectual disabilities, especially garden-therapy (not only vegetable production but also care and maintenance of green areas and forests), repairs work, manual laboratories, excursions, games and socialization with them.

Study Theme: Study part: garden therapy and its benefits, social themes and life in a housing people for person with intellectual disabilities; knowledge of the history and culture of the place.

Accommodation: The volunteers will be hosted in a different house from that of the guests of the center for intellectual disabilities. The volunteers will sleep in rooms and the spaces of the house is mixed between the genres. The house is equipped with kitchen and bathroom with shower. The volunteers will eat with guests of centers for people with intellectual disabilities and in this case meals will be prepared by health workers and by volunteers who will help them. The volunteers will be responsible for cleaning the spaces in which they sleep and they will have to bring sleeping bag and personal towels.

Requirements: Required relational, socialization, animation and adaptation skils. Part of the work will be based on agriculture and environmental and could be difficult for people who are not physically prepared.

Approximate Location: Center for a people with intellectual disabilities "Al Gallo" - Via Torino 110, 15020 Murisengo (AL), near the city of Turin.

Notes: Alcohol is prohibited in the centers for a people with intellectual disabilities and in their presence. For vegetarians peoples or with allergy it is possible to request change in the menu. There is telephone coverage and wi-fi. The ATM is in the center of the country of Murisengo. It is possible for the volonteers to bring table games, musical instruments, music and cameras for using to the leisure time and for socialization.

Notes: Additional Fee In 2022 many SCI workcamps will have an additional fee of €50.00. This will cover - local hosting costs; insurance costs of the volunteer; a small travel fund to enable disadvantaged volunteers to join projects; administration costs of SCI International. If you apply through an SCI branch the fee will be included in the fee you pay to your sending branch. If you apply through a partner organisation you will pay the fee on arrival at the project; direct to the hosting branch or through different payment platforms. When accepted on the project the host branch will give you more details of the various payment options.