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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

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