Location: Castri di Lecce, Italy

Project name: Volunteering in Salento – RAISE: Raising Awareness and Intercultural Services with the local communities

Hosting organisation: Terzo Millennio – Laboratorio di Umana Solidarietà APS

Sending organisation: “Common Sense” Youth Organisation

You will participate and contribute to the realisation of our community activities in Melendugno at our intercultural centre, and in Castri di Lecce. You will have the chance to directly interact with locals, to know their cultures and to share yours! You will be involved in: Recreational and cultural activities for children and teens, both from local and migrants’ communities through: games, expressive, handicraft and creative workshops, sports activities, language workshops, exhibitions, concerts etc. You will participate in all planned activities, including field trips, visits, and excursions. Raising awareness and intercultural activities such as seminars, conferences, workshops, awareness-raising campaigns and thematic days on interculturalism, anti-racism, human rights, and events such as the “World Refugee Day” Those activities aim at involving in a pro-active way locals, refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants.

Project period – 14/04/2025 to 14/10/2025

Deadline: 28/03/2025

How to apply? – Please get a registration number, and apply through this link.

How to get a registration number? – If you don’t have an account on European Youth
Portal, please watch our instruction videos from this link.


All costs are covered by European Solidarity Corps

No participation fee! 

Language: English

Accommodation, food and transport arrangements: 

You will live in a shared flat together with other volunteers, in the city of Melendugno. The flat has a full equipped kitchen, so the volunteers can prepare their meals by themselves. You will receive a monthly allowance for food. All places where the project activities will take place are within walking distance. The same applies to supermarkets, pharmacies and shops. Should further distances be necessary, Terzo Millennio will organise transports accordingly. Volunteers will be provided with a bike.

Application conditions and requirements for volunteering: 

✔ knowledge of written and spoken english on an conversational level
✔ Between 18 and 30 years old
✔ basic knowledge of Italian would be appreciated
✔ enjoys working with children

Sending organisation information: 

Name of the sending organisation: “Common Sense” Youth Organisation
OID number : E10200624
City and country of your sending organisation: Sumgait, Azerbaijan
Person in charge (name and surname): Ramiz Aliyev
E-mail of the person in charge: evs@csyo-az.org