Environmental Civil Service with the University of Padua

TheUniversity of Padua is the leader of the programme ‘SCA – Civil Service and the Environment: Together for Wellness and Sustainability’ implemented in cooperation with the Consorzio Veneto Insieme of Confcooperative – Confederazione delle Cooperative Italiane and the Fondazione di Partecipazione San Gaetano Onlus.

The aim of theUniversal Environmental Civil Service– SCA is to prepare young people to face the challenges of the green revolution and ecological transition by innovating and enhancing what has already been implemented as part of the Civil Service activities in the fields of environmental heritage protection and environmental education.

There arefour projectsfrom which you can choose and apply:

• Nature between saying and doingby the University of Padua
• RIZOMI – Ecosystems of Social Innovationby Confcooperative – Confederation of Italian Cooperatives,
• Roots: a therapeutic project for the most fragile peopleby the San Gaetano Onlus Participation Foundation
• KilometroZero: the fruits of a long workby the San Gaetano Onlus Participation Foundation.

With the project ‘Nature between saying and doing’, specifically, the University will involve 4 volunteer workers to convey to other young people the real opportunities offered bythe study of the natural environment and to encourage a sustainable approach to the challenges of the climate crisis and related hydro-geological risks. Il progetto sarà realizzato presso il TESAF Departmentbased in Legnaro.

The deadline for submitting applications is2 p.m. on Thursday, 26 September 2024.

Information meetings are also planned forWednesday, 11 September and Monday, 23 September 2024, during which the 4 projects of the institutions involved will be presented.

For more information, please visit thededicated page.