Marco Visco Gilardi
Volunteering
in
The AFSAI
AFSAI works
in the field of intercultural education and it is active with both long and
short-term exchanges. It is a non-profit NGO and it develops long-term and
short -term exchanges with both European and non-European partners.
1. Structure of AFSAI is based on the voluntary
work of its members: the majority of them are youngsters who have participated
in one of the programs proposed by the association and carry out their
voluntary work on a voluntary basis.
2. Projects of AFSAI: with the help of the
Youth for Europe Program and the European Voluntary Service Program, AFSAI tries
to give their members the possibility to have intercultural experiences in
3. Aims of AFSAI:
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offer
the opportunity to have a direct experience in all the steps of a project.
-
Help
the personal development of participants in the future.
Giuseppe Graziani
Solidarity in
Foreign
youngsters are hosted by Italian family or in communities and, according to
their age, attend high school or take part in voluntary projects.
AFSAI offers to young people aged between 18 and
25, interested in an experience of voluntary service and in their improvement
of their language skills, a program, the European Voluntary Service (EVS)
financed by the European Union.
An EVS project allows a young person to be a
volunteer in another country for a specified period, normally between 6 and 12
months. Voluntary service activities can take place, for example, in the field
of the environment, arts or sports.
Volunteers,
who decided to apply for the exchange in
The community of Frassati, a small town near
Logo of the
community of Frassati
Davide Mattiolo
The volunteers in the community
The volunteers
fully co-operate and support the staff of the community (four operators full
time and three part time on shift basis).
The
community delineates the volunteer's
specific tasks, which include:
helping the minors, in the afternoons, to do
their homework (20%)
taking them to sport activities (20%)
staying with them during their free time
activities (20%)
looking after youngsters' availabilities and
preferences (10%)
developing their intercultural knowledge
through a constant exchange of ideas (15%)
involving them in new activities organized by
the volunteer herself (15%)
DO’s and
DON’T’s of a volunteer of AFSAI:
DO’s:
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join
the weekly staff meeting;
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co-operate
in the tasks related to education and relation with others;
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facultative
Italian course on week-ends, with a certificate by the end of the year;
DON’T’s:
-
replace
workers who are off;
-
work
in administrative tasks.
Moreover,
EVS volunteers will receive 165 euros each month as indicated by the program.
The contribution of the pocket money is fixed by the program European Voluntary
Service.
Alessandro Lomi
Volunteers will have a reference person inside the
hosting project who will be their tutor.
She/ he will in charge to follow her/him
up into the hosting project, introduce her/him to the project and
resolve technical problems and legated to the experience.
During the
whole stay in
Visits in the hosting projects ( meeting with
the volunteers and tutor);
Regular contacts (phone calls, letters…);
Intervention in case of problems;
Evaluation meetings;
Technical information.
How to
Join: e-mail to AFSAI.
Requirements:
need to be Adaptable, Creative, Responsible and Willing to share the family
spirit of the community.
At the end
of a EVS project, the volunteer is entitled to a certificate that sums all the
voluntary experience done. Volunteers from the programme countries also have
the possibility to benefit from the Youth initiative action, and get involved
in other Community programmes in general.
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