EVS opportunity in the beautiful city of Rome

 Gondwana has recently been acrreditated as Coordinating Organization within EVS, and will coordinate 10 hosting projects. At the moment we are starting to manage the procedures for our friends of Casa Betania, that hosts EVS volunteers since a long time.
We are happy to announce the opening of the selections for 3 EVS positions in the hosting project Cooperative L’Accoglienza (family house Casa Betania), in Rome.

The project has a long experience in hosting EVS volunteers, with really succefull results in term of friendship, commitment and positive involvement of the young volunteers.
We are looking for motivated volunteers, ready to share the daily life with kids and teens in needs, giving warmness, fun and support. As the project calls for the volunteers living together with the women and children (also disable) at Casa Betania, we would prefer to host female volunteers. This is a choice informed by practical and logistical concerns; we do not wish for it to be viewed as discrimination against possible male volunteers.
We do not ask for any particular skills or experience, only a willingness to get involved and enthusiasm for our principles and mission. It is important that volunteers at Casa Betania be people that are attentive to the individual needs of our guests, that they are tactful but friendly. It is clearly necessary that they like children and do not have problems relating to them. It is also of fundamental importance that the volunteers be open minded, taking care of all of our guests equally, without prejudice or discrimination.
We are ready to work with any sending organization, from any country in Europe. The coordinating organization, Gondwana, will react to every candidate that contacts us. We will go into the details of the project to explore the real motivations and expectations of the volunteers. The final decision will be based on our feelings and experiences, without discrimination and with great transparency.

When: From 2011 November 15th to 2012 June 15th

All interested is asked to write to: info@compass.youth.org, with the subject: EVS Rome.