volontariato internazionale, antirazzismo, pace, diritti
PORTUGAL
Archeology, Simple manual labour
CENTUM CELLAS - AGAIN
Code:PT-IPJ 12.2
Where:Castelo Branco
Number of volunteers:17
Language:English
Extra-Fee:0
Age:18-30
01/07/2023 - 12/07/2023
Work
The volunteers will participante in all the actions of preservation and restauration established for the place; cleaning of t he walls,filling of the fissures, execution of the mortars, and filling of the vain and rising of the walls
Partner
The Roman ruins of Centum Cellas located in Colmeal da Torre (Belmonte) is a National Monument and is one of the mostemblematic and enigmatic of the Region, partly due to its function not been yet identified. The monument has been escavated s ince1974 until now. The preservation work and restauration, to which we ha ve applied to an International Work Camp has with majorgoal to promote the preservation and restauration of the Tower, and as well the surrounding buildings, promoting their futurepreservation.This work camp will promote, as well, the rebuilding of some walls, leading to a better view of the archeologic structures.
Location
The camp is placed in a rural area, very close to the Belmonte village and the cities of CovilhEpound and Guarda, the population of Belmonte is 3000 inhabitants.
Accomodation
The accomodation will be provided in an local housing or similar, equipped with bathroom, and daily meals will be provided withmediterranian food, and diet f ood will be also available. Internet available
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PORTUGAL
Construction, Simple manual labour, Arts
BRINCARTE
Code:PT-IPJ 12.3
Where:Santarém
Number of volunteers:17
Language:English
Extra-Fee:0
Age:18-30
03/07/2023 - 14/07/2023
Work
This camp will have an educational and participatory approach and young people will be welcomed by the Dream Dancing association and local partner organizations (CEmara Municipal de Salvaterra de Magos and AssociaEEpoundo Ternura Popular). Youth people will be monitored by two professionals in the area and the main goal is to learn techniques for producing and transforming materials into playful objects, contributing to a more creative and sustainable world. Sustainability and craftsmanship will be the inspiration for this field of work, with recreational and creative materials expected to support the association s activities (board games, sets, puppets, materials for performing traditional games, musical instruments)
Partner
Promoting youth mobility and exchange in times where the internet and technologies dominate the world, it is essential to develop a sustainable project through the production of toys and recreational materials that can later contribute to the development of the association s work with children and youth people. Showing the community, the importance of sustainability in the ludic aspect is one of the fundamental goals of the project. What is intended is to raise awareness and involve young people in the production of playful materials and toys that will later be used in activities developed by the association with its children and young people.
Location
Salvaterra de Magos is a Portuguese village belonging to the district of SantarEm, and the former province of Ribatejo, with about 6,200 inhabitants. It is the seat of the municipality of Salvaterra de Magos with an area of 243.93 kmI and 22,159 inhabitants
Accomodation
Food will be prepared by everyone and the accommodation will be at the Celeiro da Vala in Salvaterra de Magos. The food include 17 breakfast, lunches, coffee break, dinners and 17 suppers. This accommodation whose dorms are mixed includes kitchen, bathrooms with showers and wi-fi.
Requirements
Team spirit and skills for craftship.
Meeting point
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PORTUGAL
Handicap, Simple manual labour, Arts
STAGE ON THE STREET: ALL INCLUDED
Code:PT-IPJ 9.1
Where:-
Number of volunteers:17
Language:English
Extra-Fee:0
Age:18-30
04/07/2023 - 15/07/2023
Work
Activities: group dynamics; presentation to the city and region; discussion on the workcamp theme (objectives, tasks division); visit to the most important places of the city; training on theatre performance and workshop on how to deal with the difference; direct contact and work with local NGO (Cercimarante) responsible for activities with local handicapped young people; organize an event (theatre performance) involving both groups (workcamp participants and local handicapped young people) to be presented to the local community (street performance ( expected more than 500 persons to attend);
Partner
- To support the local community, namely the Cooperative Cercimarante, an institution linked to young people with disabilities,;- Developing the autonomy and self-esteem of young people with disabilities;- Stimulating the contact of young people with fewer opportunities with other young people from different cultures;- Fostering the personal and social development of young volunteers through non-formal education activities;- Providing young volunteers with knowledge of a new social and cultural reality enabling them to combat any kind of prejudice and stereotypes;- To promote the preservation and protection of cultural heritage at international and local level through direct contact and inclusion of the participants with the community of Amarante.- Promoting human rights and values
Location
Amarante is a small town in the North of Portugal, part of Porto district (60km far from Porto, to the interior) with 12 thousand inhabitants (in the city center). It is a quite famous city for tourism, culture and wine production. Indeed, is quite near (18km) the Oporto wine region.
Accomodation
Participants will be accommodated in shared rooms (4 participants each) of Casa da Juventude de Amarante (even so participants should bring sleeping bag). Casa da Juventude de Amarante has its own kitchen, WC and showers. In terms of food, our youth centre has a bar\restaurant proposal for the volunteers (breakfast, lunch and dinner) always taking into consideration our aims (healthy food with organic and vegetarian ingredients). Laundry available (self-service). Our youth centre has free wireless.
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PORTUGAL
Environment, Simple manual labour
FOR CLIMATE 3.0
Code:PT-IPJ 11.4
Where:Évora
Number of volunteers:15
Language:English
Extra-Fee:0
Age:18-30
10/07/2023 - 21/07/2023
Work
- Collection and sorting of seeds of native plants. In these activities participants will be able to get to know the region s natural areas.- Cleaning of watercourses, control of invasive species and habitat restoration- In order to ensure the normal hydrological and hydraulic functioning of the watercourses, the participants will proceed to clean, cut and remove the invasive vegetation present in the bed and margins of the temporary watercourses, and support biophysics technics implementation.- Plant Nursery maintenance work. In this activity participants will be involved in daily plant nursery tasks, such as watering, transplanting, soil preparation, etc.- Zero Waste Cleaning Activity in urban areas. In this activity participants will clean urban areas without producing more waste.
Partner
This year we intend to work on building a perspective on the issue of water resources management and biodiversity as a solution.1) Raise awareness about the importance of youth mobilization and participation in solving local and global problems;2) Promoting youth participation and involvement in environmental and social issues, in particular in the management of water resources and biodiversity;3) Reflect on the causes and consequences of climate change and ways to act as citizens, particularly in terms of managing water resources and biodiversity;4) Promote reflection on sustainable behaviours, tools that help these behaviours, namely in terms of consumption and their impacts on the management of water resources and biodiversity.
Location
This camp takes place in a rural territory, close to a small city, Montemor-o-Novo in Alentejo region, Portugal.It is located at approximately at a 100 km distance from Lisbon, the Portuguese city capital.
Accomodation
The participants will be accommodated in tents in Rural Tourism / Campism (Burriscas - https://www.facebook.com/burriscas/) which is located 3 km from Montemor-o-Novo.There the participants can cook breakfast and snacks; Lunch and dinner will be cooked by the Montemor-o-Novo school, and delivered to Tourism during the week, on the weekend participants must cook lunch and dinner. Participants are responsible for cleaning the common kitchen.
Requirements
You have to clean the space after cook and eat; You have to clean the WC s; Respect the hours of sleeping; Clean the food boxes every day; Do not leave trash on the floor.
Meeting point
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PORTUGAL
Renovation, Environment
UNITED BY DONKEYS
Code:PT-IPJ 11.1
Where:Bragança
Number of volunteers:17
Language:English
Extra-Fee:0
Age:18-30
31/07/2023 - 11/08/2023
Work
Promote the animal welfare of donkeys - feed the animals and help with their basic care tasks Maintenance and improvement of the infrastructure of the donkey shelter Dry stone wall rebuilding Support autochthonous biodiversity Building and placing nest boxes for birds Activities to support local community
Partner
The main goals of this workcamp are the recovery of rural heritage, enhancing the biodiversity of our Center, and promoting the animal welfare of donkeys and their quality of life. We want to o enable the discovery of the Miranda Plateau, a unique rural region, rich in natural beauty, biodiversity, culture and traditions. With so aging population in these villages, one of the goals is bringing together the young participants and the local community, therefore promoting intercultural (urban/rural, international/national) and intergenerational (youngsters/ elderly) encounters and exchanges
Location
The accommodation is located in Pena Branca village, geographically included in the Natura 2000 network and Douro Internacional Natural Park, about 6 kms from Miranda do Douro city. Located in a rural area in the northeast of Portugal, very close to the border with Spain, its a village that suffers aging population problems, which makes these experiences very important for the rural development of this region.
Accomodation
Basic housing with electricity ( with one large room equipped with bunk beds, one living room, WC, and showers with hot water. There is no bar in the village neither a supermarket, but if something is needed, we can easily support the volunteers to get it. Volunteers who want extra privacy can bring camping tents. Theres good wifi in the proximity of the accommodation, more precisely at the CAB office, which is in the village.
Requirements
The Workcamp will take place in a rural village included in the Natura 2000 Network with less than 10 inhabitants, and most of them are elderly, so it is important that participants have respectful behaviour towards the community and nature.
Meeting point
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PORTUGAL
Environment, Simple manual labour
CHANGE ( WHERE IT STARTS
Code:PT-IPJ 10.8
Where:Vila Real
Number of volunteers:17
Language:English
Extra-Fee:0
Age:18-30
01/08/2023 - 12/08/2023
Work
Cleaning of urban garbage in green spaces; Reduction, Reuse and Recycling of waste; Construction of materials with garbage collected in the cleaning of green spaces; Learn to plant small seedlings, flowers and trees; Discover the fauna and flora of the Vila Real Region; Sensitize the population and young people to the importance of protecting our planet; Create sustainable habits; Promote the involvement of the population; Involve participants in the work camp and local youth in urban waste cleaning activities, building materials and producing awareness-raising videos; Geocaching in AlvEpoundo.
Partner
The Change - Where it starts project, based on environmental protection and preservation, is a multidisciplinary field of work that will work on the following topics: LEARNING, CLEANING, PLANTING, REDUCING, REUSE, RECYCLE AND AWARENESS. The two main activities are: Cleaning of AlvEpoundos Natural Park and a intergeracional meeting with present gifting made from recycled materials.
Location
The camp will take place in a small village in Vila Real, in a private building. In the village there is contact with the population but at the same time, we will be isolated with due comfort and privacy.
Accomodation
Kind of lodgement: A building in a small village in AlvEpoundos Natural Park, and has 2 rooms: one is bigger, the other one is smaller, 2 bathrooms, showers with hot water in the building, a large meeting room with a small kitchen and a private yard. Its possible to camp as well outside of the building.- Number of meals: 4 (Breakfast, Lunch, break and dinner).
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PORTUGAL
Renovation, Simple manual labour, Arts
CRIARTE II
Code:PT-IPJ 12.4
Where:Santarém
Number of volunteers:17
Language:English
Extra-Fee:0
Age:18-30
20/08/2023 - 31/08/2023
Work
Criarte will have two fundamental components that give rise to 2 paths to the same end:( Restoration ( return the original luster and qualities of the piece of furniture;( Recovery ( recover the furniture, transforming its appearance and structure.( It is advisable to wear comfortable clothes and a gown or apron in order to protect it;( They will also be responsible for cleaning and conserving all materials they use. In addition to the collection that the association will do with the community, there is a warehouse in the municipality with various furniture donated by the population and with the collaboration of artisan, youth people will learn to give a new life to these furniture.
Partner
Promote mobility and exchange through craft activities related to the Municipality of Salvaterra de Magos that encourage the exchange of experiences and knowledge of the sociocultural and artistic reality of the territory, facilitating the relationship of all young people in the community through non-formal educational activities of marked consistency in interculturality. CreArte has with the objective of establishing contacts, making friends, helping to carry out a project artisan reference and better understand Portuguese Culture and its arts/crafts. It is intended that the project will produce/reuse objects to be sold later and in this way raise funds that can help needy families, through the restoration of furniture.
Location
Salvaterra de Magos is a Portuguese village belonging to the district of SantarEm, and the former province of Ribatejo, with about 6,200 inhabitants
Accomodation
Food will be prepared by everyone and the accommodation will be at the Sports Hall in Salvaterra de Magos. The food include 17 breakfast, lunches, coffee break, dinners and 17 suppers. This accommodation whose dorms are mixed includes kitchen, bathrooms with showers and wi-fi.
Requirements
Team spirit and skills for craftship.
Meeting point
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PORTUGAL
Construction, Simple manual labour
TERRANOSSA PATRIMONY (2023)
Code:PT-IPJ 11.5
Where:Évora
Number of volunteers:17
Language:English
Extra-Fee:0
Age:18-30
21/08/2023 - 01/09/2023
Work
The workcamp will give opportunity to produce two specific raw earth techniques: CEB (compressed earth blocs) and Adobe. Volunteers will go through the characterization and formulation of earth for producing this materials, and the tasks include preparing, production and drying the materials, going through all stages of the process. The tasks include also interventions of maintenance in some buildings ( Convent and OCT facilities ( using traditional and innovative sustainable building mixed solutions. A suggested program will be proposed and will be subjected to alterations according to the different wills and needs.
Partner
This work camp aims to awaken youth for the traditional building techniques and the surrounding built heritage. It is an Hands-on approach in ancient building techniques, specially production of raw earth (adobe, rammed earth, CEB, earth plasters) and ceramics (modelling, raku firing, other firing techniques). During the camp we will act in public structures repairing, maintaining and co-creating new assets on these buildings, focusing on the S. Franciscos Convent and OCT s facilities (workshops where raw and fired earth materials/works are explored and produced). Cooperation, communication, self esteem, problem solving, risk evaluation, leadership and decision making are competences that we will work together while (re)building for and with the local community.
Location
Montemor-o-Novo is located near Evora city in the Centre of Portugal and approximately 100 km far from Lisbon, the capital. The working environment is relaxed, in the heart of a strong artistic influenced small city in Alentejo Region
Accomodation
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner. The lunch and dinner meals will be at the convent and will be vegetarian with possibility of vegan choice, in respect to the protein needs of the body in mainly physical activity. We have different options that can be adapted during the camp according to the groups s preferences and in line with the available budget. There is access to several shared kitchens around our facilities to prepare your snacks.Accommodation: in shared dormitory inside the old convent and in a Youth center 3 minutes away. There is the possibility to use your private tent if you want
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PORTUGAL
Environment, Construction, Simple manual labour
ECOVILAPOUCA
Code:PT-IPJ 10.5
Where:Porto
Number of volunteers:17
Language:English
Extra-Fee:0
Age:18-30
28/08/2023 - 08/09/2023
Work
- Training in ecology;- Control of invasive alien species on the banks and in the bed of the Sousa River;- Improvement of the local fauna, flora and landscape;- Construction of a pond for wildlife conservation;- Recovery of an old waterway targeting the retake of its activity;- Creation of shelters for wildlife in forest areas;- Plogging, path cleaning and waste removal;- Construction of structures for environmental education purposes;- Enhancement of local cultural heritage through workshops and visits;- Encouraging international exchange and exchange of experiences;- Experiencing traditional cultural activities in the Sousa Valley region;- Presentation and discussion of the natural and social reality of the participants regions of origin;
Partner
EcoVilaPouca will be important in the environmental recovery and improvement of Quinta de Vila Pouca, an infrastructure that comprises the network of visitable environmental infrastructures in the Municipality and that will host the headquarters of the Protected Area of Sousa Superior. This WorkCamp will be organized by a team of biologists with experience in environmental conservation and animation.General objectives: - Promotion of sustainability, environmental awareness, and biodiversity protection; - Promotion of intercultural relationships, good environmental practices, and citizenship;- Building structures for environmental education and biodiversity beneficiation; - Promotion of specific skills in the field of environmental management, nature protection and biodiversity.
Location
Discover Lousada: https://www.cm-lousada.pt/pages/667 Google maps: https://goo.gl/maps/S8zqhFY3immx7nq98Lousada is a periurban municipality which mixes rural and urban settings. It is not isolated, there are many shops, cafes, etc.Lousada general landscape (Protected Landscape of the Superior Sousa -
Accomodation
Participants will sleep in Sports Complex of Lousada, in shared rooms with minimalist-style beds. There will be separated rooms for boys and for girls. The place has locker rooms with hot water showers also separated by gender. Participants must bring their own towels and hygiene products.The organization will provide breakfasts, lunches, break snacks, and dinners. Lunches and dinners are prepared/cooked by the municipalitys staff and served at a canteen, but some lunches will be served in the field (sandwiches, fruits, etc.). There will always be a vegetarian option.
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PORTUGAL
Environment, Simple manual labour
RESTORING AND PROTECTING RIVERS
Code:PT-IPJ 10.4
Where:Guarda
Number of volunteers:17
Language:English
Extra-Fee:0
Age:18-30
04/09/2023 - 15/09/2023
Work
The work to be carried out will be: collection of rubbish, strengthen a section of slope using Natural Engineering ; excavation and removal of improperly accumulated sediment; remove all dried plants, litter and rubble on the bank.During the Workcamp participants will perform the following tasks: Reinforce a slope section using Natural Engineering ; Remove all dry plants, garbage and existing rubble on the bank; Digging and removing improperly accumulated sediments; Rebuild 2 slopes by placing wood, trees and plants (according to technical guidelines); Reduce slope angle; Coating the margin; Elaborate dissemination/awareness materials on the advantages/importance of preserving the banks of rivers and streams and environmental sustainability.
Partner
RESTORING AND PROTECTING RIVERS - A WAY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT aims to promote environmental education and reflect on the problems of garbage, waste, the cycle of the materials and sustainable growth, through the initiative to strengthen the sustainability of a slope of the Mondego River.
Location
Maceira is a rural portuguese parish in the municipality of Fornos de Algodres, in the province of Beira Alta, in the Center region and sub-region of Serra da Estrela, with an area of 8.06 kmI and 229 inhabitants.
Accomodation
ACCOMODATION: The participants will stay at Hostel EntryFik. The participants will sleep in dormitories divided per gender. In the Hostel, we will have a team that clean the accommodation and cook the meals.MEALS: Meals will be served at the hostel. All special food requirements will be respected if theres prior information sent to the participants. We will have 5 meals a day (breakfast, lunch, snack, dinner and supper).INTERNET: The hostel provides free Wi-Fi.
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