The establishment of the Civil Peace Corps was an absolute novelty on the European and global scene. Envisaged by the Italian Stability Law of December 2013 thanks to an amendment tabled by Giulio Marcon (SeL) and the work carried out by networks, NGOs and associations as part of the broader campaign "Another Defence is possible!" for the establishment of a civilian, unarmed and non-violent Defence in Italy, it was only in December 2015 that it saw the decree approved by the Department of Youth and National Civil Service.
Associations, organisations and NGOs were thus able to start writing projects that envisage the deployment of 58 young volunteersə each year in 13 projects in 'conflict, conflict-prone or post-conflict areas', 24 in 4 projects in the 'environmental emergency abroad' area and another 24 in 3 projects for the 'environmental emergency in Italy' area. In total, 20 projects and 106 volunteersə, appropriately trained in Italy to work in these contexts.
The projects presented by Un Ponte Per envisage 4 volunteersə in Lebanon and 4 in Jordan for one year, from September 2017 to work with the Syrian and Palestinian refugee and host communities, and from 2023 also 4 volunteersə in Romania, to support the Ukrainian refugee community.
Participation in the Civil Peace Corps is possible through application to a call for applications which is published annually by the Department of Youth and National Civil Service.
