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PARTNER

The Emmaus Community of Quarrata is part of the global Emmaus Movement, which aims to combat poverty and social exclusion through the principles of work, sharing, and mutual aid. Emmaus takes part as well in solidarity actions in Italy and around the world and raise awareness about their values and mission. Our main activities include the collection, reuse, and recycling of used materials, displayed at the Solidarity Flea Market. We also maintain an organic vegetable garden and care for the community’s green spaces. Volunteers will spend their days participating in activities and sharing free time with the people hosted by the community.

WORK

Volunteers will participate in the classic activities of collecting, sorting, selling, recycling, and repairing materials that characterize Emmaus communities. They will work alongside local volunteers and community members, both in activities and leisure moments. Volunteers will help organize the solidarity flea market, select and place materials for the market, and participate in the organic zero-mileage vegetable garden. Those interested in salvaging and restyling can assist with improvement projects and workshops such as gardening, painting, wood working, tailoring and space recovery. The main focus of the camp is to regenerate and transform in a creative and sustainable way of thinking the community leaving and working spaces.

ACCOMODATION AND FOOD

Volunteers will sleep in the community hall and in other rooms where mattresses and/or camp beds will be provided, there will be separated rooms for girls and boys. The site includes a shaded garden, toilets, showers, hot and drinking water, and electricity. Lunch is prepared by the Community while the volunteer will take care of the dinner. The main diet is Vegetarian/Vegan and meat/fish will be included twice a week.

LOCATION & LEISURE ACTIVITY

Volunteers can visit nearby places on their own costs. Florence and other locations such Prato e Pistoia can be reached by public transportation. The community is located in a little hill surrounded by a beatifull landscape typical from Tuscany and the Market is in the Village of Quarrata. Excursions and visits of cultural and natural places are organized by the Community as part of the experience.

REQUIREMENTS

Volunteers should have an interest in charity work and previous volunteering experience is very welcome.

Host organization

ASSOCIAZIONE INFORMAGIOVANI

The association "Informagiovani" was founded at the end of 2001 by a group of volunteers who ran the Municipal Youth Information Centre of Palermo.
The association has the following aims: a) to promote and defend human and civil rights, with particular attention to the rights of children and young people; b) to promote the right to information and participation of young people; c) to defend social and collective rights, with particular attention to the rights of young people and students; d) to promote volunteering as a tool for social change and active citizenship.
Throughout its existence, the Association has carried out various information, training and counselling activities and, since 2006, has begun to focus its activities on promoting and developing tools for the social inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities, also through local/international volunteering.
Since 2010, InformaGiovani is the coordinating body of a European network of youth organisations with 16 members in 14 countries.

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L'associazione "Informagiovani" � stata fondata alla fine del 2001 da un gruppo di volontari che gestivano il Centro Informagiovani comunale di Palermo.
L'associazione ha i seguenti scopi: a) promuovere e difendere i diritti umani e civili, con particolare attenzione ai diritti dei bambini e dei giovani; b) promuovere il diritto all'informazione e alla partecipazione dei giovani; c) difendere i diritti sociali e collettivi, con particolare attenzione ai diritti dei giovani e degli studenti; d) promuovere il volontariato come strumento di cambiamento sociale e di cittadinanza attiva.
Nel corso della sua esistenza, l'Associazione ha svolto diverse attivit� di informazione, formazione e consulenza e, dal 2006, ha iniziato a focalizzare le proprie attivit� sulla promozione e lo sviluppo di strumenti per l'inclusione sociale dei giovani con minori opportunit�, anche attraverso il volontariato locale/internazionale.
Dal 2010, InformaGiovani coordina una rete europea di organizzazioni giovanili con 16 membri in 14 Paesi.