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VKE: working with children and teenagers to promote the right of young people to play - Bolzano, 1 year, starting date September 2017
Context of VKE:
VKE is an association of volunteers, founded in Bolzano in 1974 by a group of parents, who wanted to dedicate themselves to emphasizing children's and young people's right to play and creating playing areas for them, but also to the improvement of children's life quality, as well as that of the youth and their families in general.
The main activities of VKE are:
1. "Spielbus/Ludobus" a small bus with several games to visit the different comunities of the Province of Bolzano offering children the opportunity to play and learn together
2. "SpielHaus/CasaGioco"is a small house for the promotion of the free time where children can find different games
3. "Estate Ragazzi VKE" are summer camps for children aged between 3 and 14 years.
Proposed activities:
The volunteers' tasks could be summarized:
> participation in the organization and implementation of games in the frame of the "Spielbus/Ludobus" and of the game centers (“Spielhaus/Centri Giochi”)
> support in the organization and development of summer centers
> organization and realization of workshops about their own country or about Europe
> organization of inter-cultural activities together with the other volunteers
> raising awareness about the youths' right to play
> participation in the team-meetings and in the monthly supervision with the other volunteers
> promotion of new activities and projects connected with the voluntary service, for example presentation of the EVS to young people of the territory.
Food and accommodation:
You will get free accommodation for the whole duration of your voluntary service. You will live in a single room with shared room, laundry facilities and a fully equipped kitchen with cooking facilities. You will share the apartment with other volunteers.
You will get a food allowance to cover your food expenditures.