Civil service, a few days to submit the application: Focsiv has the largest number of places to live a 12-month experience abroad

ROME – The call for tenders for the selection of 71,550 volunteer operators to be employed in Universal Civil Service projects expires in the next few days. There are 117 projects Focsiv for which 795 volunteers are being sought for 372 places in Italy – 47 projects divided between the North, Center and South of the country – and 423 for 70 projects abroad, located in 40 countries from Central to South America , from the Middle East to Asia, from Africa to Europe. The number of places made available by Focsiv for abroad it is the highest ever among all those proposed by the tender of the Department for Youth Policies and the Universal Civil Service and is equal to 40%.

The many activities planned. Many activities planned that will allow the 372 volunteers to engage, in Italy, in areas such as: education, sustainable and health development, the protection of fragile subjects, rural development, the promotion of human rights and that of integration and interculture. While, the 423 volunteers who will go abroad will have the opportunity to have an experience in the fields of education and training, human rights, social and health development, rural and environmental development, migration, integration and shelter, food security and women’s empowerment.

A real investment for Italy. 51 years have passed since the approval of Law 772/72 which recognized conscientious objection. Despite its 5 decades it remains a unique experience, whether it is carried out in Italy or abroad, which allows those who carry it out to operate a change of perspective and to acquire greater awareness of the founding values ​​of our country start with the constitution itself. At the same time, it also allows you to learn human and relational skills which are also fundamental for future professional opportunities. The Universal Civil Service it is a real investment for Italy both in human capital and in its own future. An enriching experience, which brings young people into play firsthand, on the many challenges that our communities and those of many distant places experience every day, confronting each other and building bridges and not walls. True active citizens of tomorrow.

When you can say: “I am here”. The many young people currently in service both in Italy and abroad tell us that with the experience of the civil service they have had the opportunity to get involved, to feel responsible, to be able to “fight”, to be able to say “I’m here” , to feel like “agents of change”; who have had the opportunity to meet, to experience community, to feel part of a community. An experience that has given them keys to meaning, which has allowed them to ask themselves questions and have a different look at the world; they have learned to adapt and feel that the experience of the civil service has made them grow both from a human, values ​​and professional point of view.