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. <\/p>\n\n
If you would like to host underage boys and believe that your reality has the right characteristics, it may be a good idea for you too to host WWOOFers through the Minors Project. To approach this experience calmly, however, you need to be familiar with the rules of the association, along with the protections and obligations you have as a host. <\/p>\n\n
In order to have a legal and safe WWOOF experience and to not put the host at risk, each minor must have completed some basic steps that you will find below.<\/p>\n\n
First, they must be a regular member of WWOOF Italy and have a valid membership card for the duration of their stay. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n N.B: Remember to have the staff or the WWOOFer<\/strong> themself send you their membership card before their visit to your farm begins.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n In addition, in order to serve as a volunteer, any WWOOFer who is a minor must send the staff the Liability Release<\/em> signed by both parents, who assume responsibility for any occurrence not related to the specific WWOOFing activities. To host a minor you must then be sure the WWOOFer has already provided the staff with the signed parental release! <\/p>\n\n\ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f Liability Release<\/h2>\n\n