Testimoni di prossimità. Formarsi al volontariato

Synopsis of Testimoni di prossimità. Formarsi al volontariato

«Testimoni di prossimità. Formarsi al volontariato» is an essay by Livio Ferrari on volunteering, published by Paoline Editoriale Libri in paperback.

It draws on the author's thirty years of experience training volunteers and is presented as a volunteer's letter. It revolves around two concepts: relationship, understood as proximity, listening and help, and gift, as a free and shared gesture. It presents volunteering as the basis of active citizenship and an economy of communion.

Written in Italian, it has 144 pages and was published in 2020. It is part of the «Persona e società» collection (no. 47) and includes a preface by Giancarlo Perego.

Intended for volunteers, trainers and people new to the helping relationship, as well as for those who wish to review its fundamentals.