Did you know that WWOOF Italy is one of the few WWOOF organizations in the world that allows minors to accomplish WWOOF experiences on the farms independently, without being accompanied by their parents? Indeed, girls and boys as early as their 16th birthday can join our association as volunteers and can make their farm visits unaccompanied. WWOOF Italy encourages young people to be protagonists of their choice and not to be “sent” by their parents. For several years now, through the Minors Project, very young people from all over the world have been arriving at our hosts who make themselves available to host them.

Are you under 18 and would like to leave as a WWOOFer? Here’s what you need to do in order to have a legal and safe WWOOF experience and not put yourself and your host at risk.

🖊️ Liability Release

First, in order to register as a WWOOFer Minor, you must send by email to progetto.minori@wwoof.it the Liability Release form signed by both parents, who assume responsibility for any occurrence not related to specific WWOOFing activities. The Release must be accompanied by a copy of both parents’ ID cards.

🪪 Membership card

Once you have sent the signed Release, the staff will guide you through the next steps to join WWOOF Italy through the Minors Project and begin contacting hosts. Remember that you will need to have your membership card valid for the duration of your WWOOF visit.

👪 Families

In the case of parents traveling with children between the ages of 14 and 18, the children do not need the signed Release, but they still need to have a valid membership card so that they are covered by the insurance policy and are legally recognized as volunteers (without running the risk of being considered as illegal labor).

☑️ Insurance

Each regularly enrolled WWOOFer Minor is covered by insurance for all WWOOFing activities in the same way as WWOOFers of age.

If you have any questions write to progetto.minori@wwoof.it for information.