In partnership with

La Città dell'Utopia, a project by SCI Italy in Rome San Paolo district, is a social laboratory for active citizenship and local development. Located on a small hill, its 200-year-old building fosters local citizenship, associations, and international volunteers. The project hosts seminars, workshops, festivals, and events to connect the local community with international participants.

For 20 years, volunteers and workcamps have maintained and renewed the space. Due to its age, constant renovation is needed. This volunteer camp focuses on restoring and improving the site while fostering learning and community bonds.

More information can be found at www.lacittadellutopia.org

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Description of the Work

Restoration activities at La Città dell'Utopia focus on revitalizing its historic building and outdoor spaces. Volunteers will paint the corridor and two of our social hostel rooms. During the weekend, the volunteers will support the activity in our local vegetable garden, a place that gathers volunteers who put into practice the core values of this place: collaboration among different people, self sustainability through the cultivation and aiming at creating a society that is in tune with the environment, the community and the people who inhabit our place.

More work could be developed, depending if time will allow it.

This collective effort will ensure that this place remains vibrant and welcoming for the community.

This volunteer camp is a bilateral partnership happening between Japan and Italy. We welcome every Italian wanting to get to learn more about Japanese culture and every Japanese wanting to get in touch with grassroot activsm in the Italian context.

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Study themes of the project

The study part of the camp explores heritage, sustainability, antifascism, and social engagement. Volunteers learn about heritage preservation, sustainable lifestyles, and antifascist values through discussions about the importance of caring for local citizens, human rights, and social justice. The project strengthens community ties, encouraging grassroots participation and collective responsibility to create a more inclusive and sustainable society.

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Requirements

La Città dell'Utopia has a pleasant countryside vibe, despite being close to the city center. However, adaptability and flexibility are required as the venue is old and sometimes not as comfortable as a other types of accommodations.

Meals provided during the workcamp will be Vegetarian/Vegan, adapting, if necessary, to intolerance/allergy problems.

Please come with an open mind and willingness to explore different ways of living.

We accept children for this volunteer camp with a minimum age of 12. Please note that children will have to join with their parent(s)/legal guardian(s).

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Host Organization