Civil Service it is a possibility, supported by the Italian Government (Department of Youth), for young people from 18 to 28 years to dedicate a year of their lives toward a solidarity commitment like volunteers in Italy or in other Country.
Caritas Mombasa has a twinning programme with Caritas Ambrosiana1 since 2012. In 2015 has started also the project called “Italian civil service”. Every year two volunteers join the staff of the Archdiocese of Mombasa for 10 months. The project aims to supporting and promoting the local capacity of Caritas Mombasa.
The volunteers are especially involved in four different area:
Child protection, with the weekly activities at Mahali Pa Usalama Rescue Centre2.
Youth programme, supporting the Archdiocese activities for the young people.
Interreligious Dialogue, with the archidiocese’s office for IRD webite/facebook page