Opportunities

The Francesca Rava Foundation helps children in difficult conditions in Italy and in the world, through distance adoptions, projects, awareness-raising activities on children's rights, volunteering. It is non-denominational and apolitical and represents the international humanitarian organization N.P.H. Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos (Our Little Brothers), founded in 1954. Students can volunteer in the local Milan office helping fundraising and outreach efforts, or participate in service trips during the summer.

https://www.nph-italia.org/home/

Milano Altruista helps people and organizations organize volunteer work: in collaboration with the non-profit world and with schools, they create significant, widely flexible volunteer activities (also suitable for those who have little time and cannot guarantee continuity). They make existing volunteering opportunities easily identifiable by those looking for them, and promote volunteering, in particular, to those who have not done so until now. Students volunteer in the offices, organizing events and can even participate in them.

https://www.milanoaltruista.org/

EMERGENCY is an independent and neutral international organisation founded in 1994 to provide free, high-quality medical and surgical care to victims of wars, anti-personnel mines and poverty. Students can volunteer in their local offices doing research and advocacy work.

https://en.emergency.it/

Progetto ARCA gives assistance to marginalized populations (refugees, families in trouble, recovering addicts, the elderly and psychiatric patients) through simple provisions such as a bed, a hot meal and clean clothes. They go beyond assistance towards a future of autonomy and social integration. Students can volunteer in Via Aldini doing the clothing distribution and sorting. October is their fundraising campaign with "Zuppa della Bonta", where students can help fund raise, and students can organize clothing drives and deliver donations year round.

https://www.progettoarca.org/

Friday-Sunday event every September. Students clean up a local area.

https://www.puliamoilmondo.it/

Banco Alimentare collects food at local grocery stores during the holiday season, and redistributes it to various soup kitchens throughout the city. Students can sign up as a group on collection days (November-December) to assist in the collecting and sorting of donations.

https://www.bancoalimentare.it/it/diventa-volontario

No Walls assists foreigners with integration and social inclusion. This is done through three main actions, equally important and interconnected: the teaching of Italian (because integration is above all speaking a common language), the after-school program to support children (who attend middle school to improve their performance in the classroom), and promoting sport as a source of shared values. Students can volunteer in a variety of ways.

https://nowalls.it/

Soleterre is a non-profit organization that works for the recognition and application of the right to healthcare in its broadest meaning. For this reason, in addition to providing medical care and assistance, it is committed to the protection and promotion of psycho-physical well-being of everyone, both individually and collectively, at any age and in any part of the world. The most important initiatives focus on children with cancer. Students can participate in translation of materials into English and helping with fundraising initiatives.

https://soleterre.org/en/

The Italian Committee for UNICEF - Onlus (often abbreviated as UNICEF Italy) is an integral part of the global structure of UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund, the subsidiary body of the UN which has the mandate to protect and promote the rights of girls, children and adolescents (0-18 years) throughout the world, as well as contributing to the improvement of their living conditions. Students can participate my helping fundraising initiatives (helping sell products at stands in the holiday season throughout Milan).

https://www.unicef.it/chisiamo/home.htm

At Anni Azzurri, the psychological well-being of the residents of this retirement home is fundamental. Anni Azzurri tries to always find new techniques and motivation to have a high quality of life. Students can participate in an 8 week program volunteering one day per week from 16:15-17:30, assisting during the recreation time and creating a special relationship with one of the residents. Starting soon, Jan-May 2020.

https://anniazzurri.it/residenza-anni-azzurri-mirasole

HFH builds strength, stability and self-reliance through shelter. Housing poverty around the world is so widespread, that we need to engage in many ways to solve housing problems. Together with partners and volunteers, HFH provides new housing solutions and opportunities for people in need of decent shelter.

https://www.habitat.org/emea

Rustic Pathways is committed to facilitating positive impact through transformative student travel experiences that prioritize meaningful community engagement around the world. Programs are intentionally designed to challenge students to think critically and experience personal growth. Students contribute to community projects with local organizations and partners during projects that align with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. Students can take trips in the Summer that have volunteer service components built in.

https://rusticpathways.com/

The Francesca Rava Foundation helps children in difficult conditions in Italy and in the world, through distance adoptions, projects, awareness-raising activities on children's rights, volunteering. It is non-denominational and apolitical and represents the international humanitarian organization N.P.H. Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos (Our Little Brothers), founded in 1954. Students can volunteer in the local Milan office helping fundraising and outreach efforts, or participate in service trips during the summer.

https://www.nph-italia.org/home/

Projects Abroad has spent over 25 years helping volunteers and interns fulfil their potential and make the world a better place. Students can participate in summer or gap year programs in various parts of the world volunteering or interning to make lasting social change.

https://www.projects-abroad.org

CAS Trips is an educational tour operator. We tackle the UN SDGs whilst engaging in volunteer projects inspired by the notions of Creativity, Activity and Service. Together with schools, we aim to make a genuine, sustainable impact by taking students on a customized school trip. Students can join existing trips independently.

https://castrips.org/

VISIONS has set the standard for international community service programs for high school and middle school students for 30 years. Collaborative service work and cross-cultural living help our teen volunteers understand a complicated world & learn meaningful ways to contribute productively. Students can do summer service trips.

https://visionsserviceadventures.com/teen-service-programs/

The Italian Committee for UNICEF - Onlus (often abbreviated as UNICEF Italy) is an integral part of the global structure of UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund, the subsidiary body of the UN which has the mandate to protect and promote the rights of girls, children and adolescents (0-18 years) throughout the world, as well as contributing to the improvement of their living conditions. Students can participate my helping fundraising initiatives (helping sell products at stands in the holiday season throughout Milan).

https://www.unicef.it/chisiamo/home.htm