THE CHRONICLES OF NARNI This is the first time that the Associazione Virtus Italia is presenting an EVS project, which will take place in Narni. It is home to some 20,000 people and is a dynamic and modern town, with an important focus on welfare and culture. The four volunteers will be able to stay in the city center of Narni, at the hostel Sant'Anna (www.ostellocentrosperanza.it), very close to the structures, one for unaccompanied minors and one for disabled, in which they will perform activities. The Association ensures comfort (common rooms, reception area, dining area, laundry, night porter, television and Wi-Fi internet connections) and the total absence of any risks tied specifically to guests staying in the Hostel, where all facilities have recently been upgraded to respect applicable legislation. The project will be a serious and deep educational opportunity, but also a personal and professional growth possibility, which will provide the experience to know our models of social intervention that we apply to migrants and people with disabilities, learning the Italian language , optimize the ability to reflect on the objectives, the achievement and to consider, finally, the work. As volunteers will offer a service while living in close contact with a local community, inevitably involved, personal understanding can only be enriched by direct contact with diverse cultures (Italian and that of the structure’s guests). This condition promotes exchanges and encounters between young volunteers and young residents, encouraging a culture of peace and intercultural dialogue, solidarity and active citizenship. The following areas of activity for involving beneficiaries have been identified: 1) welcoming, protection and integration for foreign minors (companionship for educators during the various phases of the day, support during entertainment, participation in Italian language courses, listening services, assistance to social assistants in developing reports, etc.); 2) assistance, entertainment and integration of the disabled (support to assistants, entertainment, listening, small services, companionship for educators during outings, support in the preparation of documents, etc.); 3) socialisation and intercultural exchanges with the local population (encounters with local youth, organisation of public events, participation in local events, visitation of traditional spaces of social interaction, etc.); 4) language and other forms of training – formal/informal with respect to specific social fields (L2 Italian language course organised by the Town of Narni, language training, professional and experiential training with Virtus staff, etc.); 5) understanding local and Italian culture (visits, including guided visits to museums, archaeological sites and cultural events, meetings/visits to the university, debates and discussions of current events in Italy, research projects and questionnaires for the local population drawn up by volunteers, etc.); 6) proposals made by volunteers; 7) debates/round table discussions of issues related to human rights, the fight against discrimination, and active and European citizenship. We are currently imagining that volunteers will be occupated 35 hours per week, including language training. “Working” hours and days will generally be from Monday to Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Naturally, outside of established hours staff and mentors will provide the necessary guidance and assistance to volunteers. In addition to a basic understanding of the Italian or English language, no particular educational requirements or specific experience will be requested, what is more as the proposed activities will be managed by highly qualified professionals. The methodology of the project will be characterized by the ability to listen, because listening is to decipher, recognize and intercept the needs and expectations of the beneficiaries, so as to be able to coordinate and maximize the available resources. In addition, the project is deemed necessary to maintain focus increasingly on guidance information: the guidance becomes a continuous training process aims to promote autonomous choices by the individual. The method identified is realized, therefore, also through an approach of social activity and development of communities . The main expected impact is to stimulate the curiosity, the protagonism and a triggering mechanism that could push young people interested in the project to become personally engaged in active solidarity so as to apply directly for future EVS projects or other European programs.