volontariato internazionale, antirazzismo, pace, diritti
Code:ESDA-1424
Where:Jódar, Jaen, Spain
Number of volunteers:12
Language:English
Extra-Fee:50 EUR
Age:18+
The volunteers will prepare and finalize the programme in the first days. Each day, a four hours workshop/activities will be given and organized for kids in the morning. The volunteers will have many facilities and a park to do the activities with children. It is well known that people in Spain don´t have a good level of English, even though it is studied at school for more than 9 years. That´s why the participants are really asked to try their best if they speak Spanish to communicate with locals. Simultaneously, the workshops will try to teach other values such as the respect for the environment and promote the culture of peace. A good atmosphere will be the key for workcamps in future! Volunteers will be asked to take initiative, to “create” the workcamp, to leave a memory in Jodar.
Guardabosques and De Amicitia works in collaboration in order to support Summer Camps with various English workshops. English language is the pending subject of Spain.
Jodar is a village located close to Jaen. The main economic activity is agriculture and it is surrounded by the Natural Park of Sierra Magina which is a natural area with the high-quality landscape, pure and nearly virgin. Volunteers will have excellent possibilities to visit Cordoba/Granada or Seville and other spots like Jaén (Arabic baths and cathedral), Ubeda and Baeza. There is also a chance of doing a hiking route through the Serrezuela and the Sierra Magina and even to have a parapente experience in Pegalajar. In a workcamp we also dedicate some time to a study part. It is an activity of non-formal learning, where you can gain new knowledge or form new opinions on different problems; all this is done in a relaxed and entertaining way. The intercultural evening is a good way of intercultural learning. In every camp there is one evening, when all participants present their country in a relaxed way – making presentation, watching photos, telling stories, tasting typical dishes, drinks and sweets, dances etc. Please, have this evening in your mind while preparing your luggage to share a piece of your culture with the rest of volunteers. The volunteers will have access to the local swimming pool of the town and will be able to enjoy their free times in the poolside. As the local transportation is not very well connected, it is not easy to organize some trips to the big cities but depending on the volunteers, it could be possible to organize some trips to Malaga, Sevilla or Granada in the weekends. Keep in mind that De Amicitia is not financing your leisure time activities.
At local high school. The living conditions are basic, please bring a sleeping bag. Mats will be available but please check with us first! The center is equipped with showers and toilets. The volunteers are meant to prepare their breakfast, lunch and dinner, although last year we got a professional cook and we hope this year we will have the same “luxury”. This project will include a one day only vegan food day agreed by volunteers for the promotion of environmental sustainable lifestyle.
Nearest airports: Málaga, Granada or Madrid 01/08/2022 at 7 pm on Plaza Fatima in Jodar
Code:CAT0824
Where:Sils
Number of volunteers:24
Language:English
Extra-Fee:0
Age:18-29
The general objective of the work camp is to show the environmental reality of a territory and how to intervene in it by: 1. Contributing to the improvement and conservation of the Natural Area of Sils wetlands. 2. Knowing the biodiversity and the characteristic habitats of these humid zones 3. Knowing the land stewardship, the actors in the territory that participate and good practices. 4. Transmitting values of cooperation and respect towards the environment and its inhabitants. 5. Offering a space for exchange and discovery of the different realities of the participants, mainly in environmental issues and for the conservation and management of natural spaces. 6. Encouraging responsible consumption in every way. On the one hand, as an important measure for our environment; on the other hand, in the use of new technologies and other aspects related to the care of oneself and the community. 7. Promoting participants to become diffusers. 8. Showing Catalan culture through vividness and networking. The technical work that will be done: Sils Lake is a protected natural area included in the Plan of Spaces of Natural Interest (PEIN) of Catalonia. It is part of the European Network of Natural Spaces Natura 2000, which is at the core of European biodiversity policies. In recent centuries, areas of natural flooding have receded and today they are scarce in Catalonia. In our Mediterranean context, the conservation of spaces such as the Sils Lake has become of the highest interest. Due to its special humidity and flood conditions, several species of flora and fauna characteristic of wetlands are still preserved in this area. That is why the restoration of this area has been carried out since last year, to make it a biodiversity reserve of both fauna and flora and an important point of rest, food and shelter for a large variety of birds and other animals. During the summer of last year, the third international field of work was carried out at Sils Lake in order to recover the sheet of water and restore the adjacent areas and infrastructure. However, there were many tasks left to do due to the situation in the pond. That is why this year we want to continue with the work begun and focus on all the things that were left to us. The spaces where volunteers will work are: - Permanent lagoon. - Old viewpoint. - Water canal. - Infraestructures. Each space has associated tasks to be performed this year, of which a detailed technical sheet has been prepared for the work to be done, indicating the spaces where they will be performed. These tasks are: - Elimination of invasive flora. - Make deeper two ponds. - Nest box tracking. - Maintenance and restoration of infrastructure. - Fixation of points of insolation on the shores and garbage collection.
Emys Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of nature, specially wetlands and also the terrapin Emys orbicularis, that give the name to the Foundation. Born in 2003, Emys foundation is located close to Riudarenes in a country farm called Can Moragues. Emys orbicularis is the native terrapin of Catalunya, north Africa and most parts of Europe. In 1987 a group of young people discovered through a talk that in his region there was an endangered terrapin, the Emys orbicularis. They decided to do something to help that species. Those people started doing custody agreements with local territory owners to protect ponds, streams and lakes. And this is how Emys Foundation starts. Actually Emys orbicularis is still endangered because of the destruction of the habitat, exotic species and water contamination. In the Selva region we found the best preserved population in Catalonia with more than 500 animals.. The organization works with a conciliatory view, where the challenge is involving the owners, managers and users of the territory in the natural heritage values, its sustainable management and its long-term conservation. All this is done by voluntary work, land stewardship, research, conservation, education and consciousness-raising. The organization has been ground-breaking in the field of amphibian and reptiles and has been awarded on different occasions. The research projects made by Emys Foundation receive advice from investigation groups of different Universities (University of Barcelona, University Autonoma of Barcelona, University of Girona and also the Aranzadi Science Society). The technicians of Emys Foundation are also university investigators and take part actively in the writing and publication of scientist articles, congress executions and technical conferences. All the information collected in the research projects of the Foundation is used to evaluate and improve our methods of natural environmental management.
Sils will be your accommodation town in your stage in Catalunya. Sils is a municipality and town of the “comarca de la Selva”. It is located at the bottom of the “comarca” plain and its southern third was occupied until the mid-nineteenth century by the lake of Sils, which we will restore. The town has 6.093 citizens and it’s located near Girona, Lloret de Mar or Sta. Coloma de Farners. Lake Sils is a protected natural area in accordance with the legislation of the Generalitat de Catalunya, and has been proposed to be included in the European Natura 2000 network. It is the remains of a lagoon that was drained in the past in order to obtain new farmland and fight malaria. However, thanks to the conditions of special humidity and the annual floods, species of flora and fauna characteristic of the humid zones are still conserved. In recent centuries, areas of natural flooding in Catalonia have suffered a major recession and are currently scarce in Catalonia. On the other hand, in a predominantly Mediterranean context, the conservation of natural spaces such as the Sils lake is one of the most interesting. There will be leisure activities every day, and some days some excursions, here attached a list of the main activities that will be done: - Knowledge activities - Group cohesion dynamics - Self management activities "Do it together" - Bats observation - Dynamic on gender - Excursion to Can Moragues, headquarters of Fundació Emys. A country house, situated in Riudarenes, next to Sils. - Excursion to Girona - Excursion to Costa Brava town - Excursion to Farners Castle - Experience how we do human castles
The accommodation is located in the "Sala Cultural" of La Laguna (the local cultural center). La Laguna is a space of about 800m2, with different rooms. On the one hand, at the bottom there is a very large entrance that is used as an entrance but also as a room for activities due to its capacity. And right next door it has a kitchen. On the other hand, there are separate boys and girls toilets, between this room and the large room. The large hall is about 510 m2, where all kinds of activities take place (plays, dances, etc.). This would be the sleeping and resting area for the participants. At the top there are two more spaces, which would be "el galliner" and a very large corridor that is also used as a room for some activities. In addition, it has two offices and a material and cleaning room. The equipment has a kitchen with the basics and the food as much as possible will be organic. The menu is balanced with fresh products every day so that it provides all the necessary nutrients with the environment in mind, but since they consume practically no fish and little meat, it means no meat is eaten daily. The participants will be organized in groups and will have to cook the food in rotation. There is a basic kitchen to be able to cook and also a microwave. It is not recommended that participants can eat and use the kitchen outside the established hours. No problem if you are vegetarian, vegan and/or with allergies and/or intolerance; If there are vegetarian participants, they must say so at the time of registration because the organization will consider an alternative menu. There will be a total of 5 meals throughout the day, breakfast early in the morning, a mid-morning break to eat fruit or snacks, lunch, afternoon snack and finally dinner. The dining room is equipped with tables and benches, and there will be an area of toilets and showers. In addition, we hope to be able to go to the pool and, in our case, exceptionally, use the showers of that equipment.
It is not a work camp adapted for people with physical disabilities.
The meeting point will be on Saturday, 13th July at 16h, at the train station of Sils (https://goo.gl/maps/2UNJVdJVqTk) The work camp camp leaders will be waiting forthe volunteers there.The train station is 100m from the accommodation. By public transportation: By train: in order to reach the Sils train station, you must take the R11 line that connects Barcelona, Granollers, Girona, Figueres and Portbou. Train hours can be found at the following link: https://rodalies.gencat.cat/web/.content/02_Horaris/horaris/R11.pdf By car: From Girona: Take the N-II. Once you see the directions, take the exit towards G-155, until the Mallorquines. Once there, take the C-63. From Barcelona: Take the C-33 and then the AP7. Once in the AP7 continue until you find the departures 9A-9B direction Palamós. Continue on for C-35. Take N-II, C-63 and Carrer de l'Estany to “Plaça de l’Estació” to Sils.
Code:SVI-GA-07-24
Where:Rois (A Coruña)
Number of volunteers:5
Language:English
Extra-Fee:0
Age:18-30
The archaeological intervention in the castro de Lupario will consist mainly of excavation tasks, cleaning practices, sigla and archaeological drawing. Activities: - Learn the basic principles of archaeology, the elements that will be used, tools, the possible hazards... - Talks as archaeological remains appear, where the process of treating the remains will be explained, such as washing, labeling, drawing and inventorying, the treatment and documentation of the materials, etc. - Workshops for the treatment of archaeological materials, where the ergology from the excavation will be cleaned, labeled, classified and designed. At the end of the excavation, the registration will involve the topographical survey of the excavated area.
The General Directorate of Youth, Participation and Volunteering (www.xuventude.xunta.es) is a department of the Xunta de Galicia (www.xunta.gal) whose priority is to meet the needs and concerns of the young population living in Galicia, firmly believing that youth has much to contribute to society as a whole. We work to improve the quality of life of young people in our autonomous community, developing actions and programs that benefit them, increase their well-being and allow them to improve their skill.
Rois is part of the Sar region, in the south of the province of A Coruña. Its cultural heritage is influenced in its historical-artistic component by its proximity to Santiago de Compostela and has exponents of the Baroque in its religious architecture (both in the churches and in the cruceiros of its parishes) and in its civil architecture with the Pazo do Faramello (early 18th century) where one of the first paper mills was located. The Castro de Lupario, also known as the Castro de Beca, is a Galician fort located between the parishes of San Julián de Bastavales (Brión) and Ribasar (Rois). It was declared an Asset of Cultural Interest in December 2009. It is easily accessible and remains of the walls can be seen. The Jacobean legend places in this castro the residence of the Raiña Lupa (a character from Galician mythology who appears in the Codex Calixtinus, in which it is told how once the remains of the apostle Santiago arrived at Iria Flavia, they were deposited in the property of a lady named Lupa). Leisure activities: • Approach to the history, culture, customs and festivals of Galicia in general and the municipality of Rois and neighboring towns in particular. • Tour of Rois, a way to get to know all the corners of the municipality, as well as to get in touch with its neighbors and tourists. • Visit to Santiago de Compostela (cathedral, old town, Museo do Pobo Galego, Cidade da Cultura) and the Castro de Baroña located in the municipality of Porto do Son and declared in 2011 an asset of cultural interest by the Xunta de Galicia. • Guided tour of the Rosalía de Castro house-museum, a Galician poet and novelist who is considered one of the great poets of 19th-century Spanish literature. • Guided visit to the Fundación Pública Galega Camilo José Cela, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1989. • Multi-adventure day: archery. • Day of popular games. • Hiking routes through the municipality of Rois. • Traditional workshops: pottery and clay, military symbols, music and Galician language. • River beach. • Night parties.
The volunteers will stay in the sports pavilion of the CPI Os Dices in Rois, conveniently prepared to accommodate them. Address: Lugar Dices, s/n - 15911 Rois (A Coruña)
Meeting point: The 1st day of the camp, at the place of accommodation. Lavacolla Airport in Santiago de Compostela (25km from Padrón). Santiago - Padrón: www.monbus.com Alvedro Airport, in A Coruña (90km from Padrón). A Coruña - Padrón (with transfer in Santiago): By bus (www.monbus.es) or by train (www.renfe.es). Peinador Airport, in Vigo, (75 km from Padrón). Vigo - Padrón: www.monbus.es Connections from the airports with their respective bus and train stations: Santiago: www.tussa.org, A Coruñar: www.autoscalpita.com and Vigo: www.vitrasa.es.
The incorporation to the work camp is in the afternoon of the first day and the departure the last day after breakfast. RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT • Cleaning supplies (complete toiletry bag) and shower towel. • Sleeping bag, mat and backpack for routes. • Shoes suitable for mountain and sports shoes. • Clothing: sports (sweatshirts...), bathing (swimsuit, towel, flip-flops...), warm clothing (suitable clothing to be able to do the job in the rain or cold), water (raincoat), work (gloves, hat, comfortable shoes, suitable clothing to work in the castro, mountain boots,...). So that you can extend and enjoy your stay in our country, we offer you several itineraries to do more than one work camp if you wish. This work camp can be linked to the camps: SVI-GA-27-24 SVI-GA-28-24 SVI-GA-21-24 which in turn link with: SVI-GA-16-24 SVI-GA-22-24 SVI-GA-04-24 SVI-GA-30-24
Code:SVI-GA-09-24
Where:A Laracha (A Coruña)
Number of volunteers:5
Language:English
Extra-Fee:0
Age:18-30
The archaeological and environmental work camp Castro de Montesclaros, will offer participants an exceptional opportunity to share different types of cultures, customs, ways of life, etc. They will know the castrexa culture, the Celtiberian way of life, etc, highlighting the social component. The area where the castro is located, its surroundings, its history, the origin, the meaning of the fortified towns of the Iron Age, etc. will be studied. We will clean the perimeter area of the castro, conditioning the access road, signage, etc. Works: - Identification of structures of the fortified town. Taking advantage of the need to mark the walls and rocky outcrops for their protection, the first days of work will consist of explaining in a didactic way the structures of the fort and its defensive system and how to learn to look at and identify prehistoric landscapes. - Cleaning of weeds and brush and garbage collection in the excavated areas. - Removal of tree and scrub regrowth. Pruning of the existing deciduous trees (chestnuts, laurels, willows, oaks...) around the outcrops and dry stone fences. - Learn about the origin and meaning of the fortified settlements of the Iron Age (Celtic forts/hillforts), study their morphology and their location in the territory. - Approach to the Gallic-Roman culture. - Exchange of legends and folklore of Moors and treasures common to all Indo-European prehistory.
The General Directorate of Youth, Participation and Volunteering (www.xuventude.xunta.es) is a department of the Xunta de Galicia (www.xunta.gal) whose priority is to meet the needs and concerns of the young population living in Galicia, firmly believing that youth has much to contribute to society as a whole. We work to improve the quality of life of young people in our autonomous community, developing actions and programs that benefit them, increase their well-being and allow them to improve their skill.
A Laracha is a municipality located in the eastern part of the Bergantiños region, in the province of A Coruña, Galician region. https://www.alaracha.gal/ COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES: • Adventure activities. • Environmental workshops, archaeological drawing... • Sport games. • Beach • Hiking trail. • MTB route. • Visits: Fisterra, A Coruña, Santiago de Compostela, ...
The accommodation of the participants will be in the building known as O Hospital, in Santa Margarida. Known as such because it was formerly a hospital for pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela.
The first day from 4:00 p.m. in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento (Avda. Fisterra, s/n). A Laracha.
The incorporation to the work camp is in the afternoon of the first day and the departure the last day after breakfast. RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT: • Toiletries and shower towel. • Sleeping bag and backpack for routes. • Comfortable shoes for mountain and sports shoes. • Clothing: sports (sweatshirts), bathing (swimsuit, towel, flip-flops), warm (suitable clothing to be able to do the job in case of rain or cold), water (raincoat), work (gloves, hat , comfortable shoes, hiking boots...). So that you can extend and enjoy your stay in our country, we offer you several itineraries to do more than one work camp if you wish. This work camp can be linked to the camps: SVI-GA-21-24 "Destino Vilariño" SVI-GA-27-24 "Gándaras de Budiño" SVI-GA-28-24 "Aldea Alfacuca" (See more combinations in the pictures section)
Code:SVI-GA-06-24
Where:Vilasantar (A Coruña)
Number of volunteers:5
Language:English
Extra-Fee:0
Age:18-30
In this edition, we aim to raise awareness of the importance of fighting litter, uncontrolled dumping in natural spaces, recovering a spring located next to the start of the Ruta dos Muíños. This small spring of water is covered by native vegetation and the intention is to create a living space there and equip a recreational area with tables and benches. Work will continue every day on the fine-tuning, improvement and care of the structures installed in the previous editions of this work camp: varnishing of the play area created in 2023, renewal of the non-slip materials of the bridges and stairs of the batán, renewal of the nest boxes, etc.
The General Directorate of Youth, Participation and Volunteering (www.xuventude.xunta.es) is a department of the Xunta de Galicia (www.xunta.gal) whose priority is to meet the needs and concerns of the young population living in Galicia, firmly believing that youth has much to contribute to society as a whole. We work to improve the quality of life of young people in our autonomous community, developing actions and programs that benefit them, increase their well-being and allow them to improve their skill.
It is located in the parish of Mezonzo, belonging to the City of Vilasantar (A Coruña) where he professed and took the nickname San Pedro de Mezonzo. This fulling mill is located on the banks of the river Gándara, a tributary of the Tambre, next to a beautiful waterfall and surrounded by a dense forest of native forests. Theories about the authorship of the original construction of the Batán point to the monks who inhabited the Monastery of Mezonzo, formerly located where today is the parish church of Santa María de Mezonzo, which dates from the XII century, therefore, if these theories are true, this peculiar textile apparatus would be earlier. The Batan de Mezonzo was in operation until 1954. Activities: - Organic agriculture workshop. - Visit a ecological farm. - Excursion to the Santiago de Compostela and Festival da Luz in Boimoro, where you will meet the participants in the workcamp SVI-GA-02-24. - Foliada galega. "Foliada" is a popular festival in which traditional Galician dance and music are present. - Beach
Accomodation: Granxa Ecolóxica Millo e Landras (Ecological Farm). http://www.granxafamiliar.com/nosasgranxas/es_granxa.php?granxa=77&_pagi_pg2=2
RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT: • Cleaning supplies and shower towel. • Sleeping bag and backpack for routes. • Comfortable shoes for mountain and sports shoes. • Clothing: sportswear (sweatshirts...), swimwear (swimsuit, towel, flip-flops...), warm clothing (suitable clothing to be able to do the job in case of rain or cold), water (rain jacket), work (gloves hat)
Meeting point: Curtis-Teixeiro train station. The incorporation to the work camp is in the afternoon of the first day and the departure the last day after breakfast. From Santiago de Compostela www.arriva.gal and www.monbus.es carries out the Curtis road transport service. From A Coruña to Curtis-Teixeiro, the best option is in train www.renfe.es. The Teixeiro-Curtis train station connects daily with medium-distance trains to A Coruña and Lugo as well as long-distance trains to Madrid and Barcelona. RENFE (www.renfe.es). The bus line that connects the airports of Alvedro (A Coruña) and Lavacolla (Santiago de Compostela) with their bus and train stations are www.autoscalpita.com and www.tussa.org respectively.
What is a Batan? This is a machine designed to transform light and open fabric into a thicker, warmer one. It also washes, degreases and at the same time removes hair that is not well attached to the blanket preventing it from being released later. Usually, and in this case, they are driven by hydraulic force. Pepe, The last bataneiro (batsman). Born in the 1930s in the Casa do Batán, at the age of 12 Pepe became a fuller after the sudden death of his father, and will run the Batán until its closure in the year 54. But Pepe would never leave the Batán, in fact he is the author of most of the works of reform, improvements of its access, the creation of a recreational area with tables and benches and litter bins, and even a viewpoint of the waterfall and the fulling mill. With more than eighty years, Pepe is still living in the Casa do Batán and waiting for visitors to come down to the Batán once again, to tell his story and make it work. More information: https://vilasantar.gal/batan-de-mezonzo/ So that you can extend and enjoy your stay in our country, we offer you several itineraries to do more than one work camp if you wish. This work camp can be linked to the camps: SVI-GA-21-24 "Destino Vilariño" SVI-GA-27-24 "Gándaras de Budiño" SVI-GA-28-24 "Aldea Alfacuca" (See more combinations in the pictures section)
Code:SVI-GA-18-24
Where:Bande (Ourense)
Number of volunteers:5
Language:English
Extra-Fee:0
Age:18-30
"Saberes de onte e de sempre" is a work camp of ethnographic and cultural work, whose main objective is that volunteers, through direct contact with the local population, recover stories, traditions, trades, knowledge or folklore that are the identity and personality of the place. It will be a work of research, interviews, elaboration of written and audiovisual material and creation of a support of spreading that lasts in the time.
The General Directorate of Youth, Participation and Volunteering (www.xuventude.xunta.es) is a department of the Xunta de Galicia (www.xunta.gal) whose priority is to meet the needs and concerns of the young population living in Galicia, firmly believing that youth has much to contribute to society as a whole. We work to improve the quality of life of young people in our autonomous community, developing actions and programs that benefit them, increase their well-being and allow them to improve their skill.
Bande, a municipality located in the south of the province of Ourense has an enormous historical and ethnographic richness and a strong connection with the neighboring country, Portugal. Leisure Activities: - Cultural visit to the Roman camp Aquis Querquennis. - Cultural visit to the Visigothic church of Sta. Band comb. - Environmental activity: monitoring and recognition of wildlife in the nearest forests. Activity that will be carried out with the collaboration of an environmental agent from the Xurés Natural Park. - Hiking route through the archeological mountain “Monte Grande de Bande”. - Enjoy the baths of Baños (Bande) or Río Caldo (Lobios). - Kayaking on the Limia River. - Sports games. - Xincana “Bandida”, discovered by the town of Bande to recognize the town and its history. - Free expression artistic mural. - Leisure in the municipal swimming pools. - Evenings and nightlife activities.
Participants in this work camp will be housed in the Municipal Hostel of Bande. https://www.turismo.gal/recurso/-/detalle/280381832/albergue-municipal-de-bande?langId=en_US%26ctre=1000120%26tp=1000100
The incorporation to the work camp is in the afternoon of the first day and the departure the last day after breakfast. Meeting point: bus stop in Celanova (Ourense). Alternative meeting point: Ourense train or bus station.
RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT: • Cleaning supplies and shower towel. • Sleeping bag and backpack for routes. • Comfortable shoes for mountain and sports shoes. • Clothing: sportswear (sweatshirts...), swimwear (swimsuit, towel, flip-flops...), warm clothing (suitable clothing to be able to do the job in case of rain or cold), water (rain jacket), work (gloves hat) So that you can extend and enjoy your stay in our country, we offer you several itineraries to do more than one work camp if you wish. This work camp can be linked to the camps: SVI-GA-32-24 SVI-GA-24-24 SVI-GA-12-24 SVI-GA-25-24 SVI-GA-13-24 SVI-GA-15-24 SVI-GA-01-24
Code:SVI-GA-21-24
Where:Vilariño de Conso (Ourense)
Number of volunteers:5
Language:English
Extra-Fee:0
Age:18-30
In this environmental work camp, the main lines of action will be the following: - Reinitiate the cleaning of the river, this time providing the area with an informative poster raising awareness of the importance of keeping water streams free of waste. - Construction of a sensory garden. - Planting a small self-sustainable edible forest, equipped with a pollinator hotel that favors the conservation of biodiversity in the area. - Day with local shepherds with traditional livestock farming, accompanying the herds to the area of high pastures, visiting the cabins where the shepherds and cattle spend the night during the summer seasons to document the process with images and videos. There will also be an intervention in the Invernadoiro Natural Park that will consist of: - Planting specimens for reforestation in areas affected by forest fires. - Provide protection systems for new specimens, with adequate barrier systems to guarantee the growth of planted specimens, preventing them from being eaten by deer, deer or other herbivores living in the park. - Pruning of trees and/or bushes. - Collaboration in the maintenance of routes, firewalls...
The General Directorate of Youth, Participation and Volunteering (www.xuventude.xunta.es) is a department of the Xunta de Galicia (www.xunta.gal) whose priority is to meet the needs and concerns of the young population living in Galicia, firmly believing that youth has much to contribute to society as a whole. We work to improve the quality of life of young people in our autonomous community, developing actions and programs that benefit them, increase their well-being and allow them to improve their skill.
Vilariño de Conso is located in the southeast of the province of Ourense, at the foot of the A Queixa and O Invernadeiro mountains, and it is in the surroundings of the Parque Natural do Invernadoiro that this work camp is planned. As leisure activities, the following are scheduled: - Kayak. - Hiking through the Lobo moat and the Invernadoiro Natural Park. - Shepherd for a day where they will learn about the different types of cattle and the skills required to perform the work. - Traditional cooking, traditional music and pyrography workshops. - Grazing activity for a day where they will learn about the vicissitudes of different types of cattle and the skills required to perform the work. - Visit to the astronomical center of Trevinca. - Natural pools.
Vilariño de Conso hostel. Address: A Faceira, s/n. The hostel has 50 places in quadruple rooms with bunk beds and bathrooms individual each room. There is a kitchen and dining room. It has multipurpose rooms and laundry. The outdoor facilities consist of river beach, football field, tennis court. https://albergue.destinovilarino.com/
Meeting point: Vilariño de Conso hostel. Address: A Faceira, s/n. Alternatively, a meeting point is established at the A Gudiña train and bus station (a town located 24km from Vilariño de Conso). To get to A Gudiña via Madrid by road, the service is provided by the company www.avanzabus.com. It can also be reached by train (www.renfe.es). From Santiago or from Vigo to A Gudiña, by bus with www.monbus.es or by train. The bus line that connects the airports of Peinador (Vigo) and Lavacolla (Santiago de Compostela) with their bus and train stations are www.vitrasa.es and www.tussa.org respectively.
The incorporation to the work camp is in the afternoon of the first day and the departure the last day after breakfast. It is advisable to bring: • Sleeping bag and mat. • Swimsuit, slippers and bath and shower towel. • Sun hat and sunscreen. • Small backpack for routes. • Comfortable and waterproof footwear. • Warm clothing. • Rain gear. • Work clothing and footwear. So that you can extend and enjoy your stay in our country, we offer you several itineraries to do more than one work camp if you wish. This work camp can be linked to the camps: SVI-GA-06-24 "O batán de Mezonzo" SVI-GA-06-24 "Castro de Lupario" SVI-GA-09-24 "Castro de Montes Claros" (See more combinations in the pictures section)
Code:ESDA-1624
Where:Yernes, Asturias
Number of volunteers:18
Language:English
Extra-Fee:0
Age:18-30
This project is a special collaboration with Fundacion Vital which will also include educational activities. In the first days the volunteers will receive a training on renewable energy, water consumption, recycling and survival. The work will vary from day to day. In the first days, the volunteers will be working on the tasks like maintenance of the wooden house. Depending on the working speed of the volunteers there can be also tasks like, planting of trees, repairing the hydraulic mill, cleaning the area, paths and rivers. The project itself will be about learning the sustainable living in the countryside. There will be also workshops about environmental facts and sustainablility.
The local partner of this project is Fundación Vital. The "Vital" Foundation is an altruistic, humble and private organization that emerged in the School Community of the "Virgen del Fresno" school in Grado, in the mid-nineties, as an evolutionary result of a spontaneous movement within the Community. School, to satisfy certain educational needs of schoolchildren not attended by the ordinary educational system. Its statutory purposes are to promote, encourage or carry out educational, cultural or scientific activities, related to education in Nature, alternative energies, water, the environment, the outdoor classroom and leisure education, mainly aimed at schoolchildren. .
Yernes is a village in the council of Yernes and Tameza, located at an altitude of 690 m, in the foothills of the Sierra de Pando. It is located in the northern area of the council, and limits to the south with the parish of Villabre; limiting in the other directions with the council of Grade. It preserves good examples of traditional architecture, such as hórreos and paneras, some succinctly decorated, and a church dedicated to the Holy Cross. It is the starting point for mountain routes, such as Cuevallagar. Yernes and Tameza is a municipality that offers unique mountain landscapes as well as small urban centers of great charm. In the free times, the volunteers can enjoy the hiking paths and the river and also organise trip to Oviedo which is the closest city.
In the first week, the accommodation will be done in the wooden house of the Fundación Vital, which has very basic living conditions. The second week the volunteers will be accommodate in the basic municipal school with bunk beds. There is a equipped kitchen for the use of the volunteers and also bathrooms and showers. The food will be prepared by the volunteers with the guidance of the campleaders, the ingredients will be provided. Sleeping bag is required.
We will meet the group at the bus stop of Yernes y Tameza at 19:00 in the first day of the camp. We will provide you information how to reach to the meeting point from Oviedo. You are free to book your travel to Oviedo by plane, train or bus as long as you keep all the travel documents with your name on it. The departure day, please do not book ticket early as there aren't so many buses to reach to Oviedo early in the morning.
Please note that this project is about the sustainable living and the survival in the nature. If you do not feel comfortable with rural living, this project may not be suitable for you. ESC volunteering Teams Project This is an ESC project, supported by the European Solidarity Corps program of the European Commission. This means that this project has a special travel grant and an economical support for the volunteers. This project is open to 18-30 year old participants from EU countries. In order to receive the travel reimbursement and the pocket money, you must join to the whole activity, collect and send us all the travel invoices and fill the report that we will send just after the project. The volunteers must be register to EU PASS and accept the offer sent by us, once they are accepted to the project.
Code:SVI-GA-02-24
Where:Boimorto (A Coruña)
Number of volunteers:5
Language:English
Extra-Fee:0
Age:18-30
The Festival da Luz (festival promoted by the well-known singer Luz Casal, a native of the town of Boimorto), which has been held in Boimorto since 2012 for solidarity purposes. The main activity of this workcamp will consist of collaborating in the organization and launch of the charity music festival through different volunteer actions such as: • Help in the organization in the days leading up to the festival. • Collaborate in the assembly and distribution of the different areas of the venue where it is held. • Participate in the various tasks carried out during the festival, including distribution of wristbands, accommodation, attention to the public at the information stands, collaboration in the children's area.... • Carry out different information and stimulation activities designed and proposed by the volunteers themselves.
The General Directorate of Youth, Participation and Volunteering (www.xuventude.xunta.es) is a department of the Xunta de Galicia (www.xunta.gal) whose priority is to meet the needs and concerns of the young population living in Galicia, firmly believing that youth has much to contribute to society as a whole. We work to improve the quality of life of young people in our autonomous community, developing actions and programs that benefit them, increase their well-being and allow them to improve their skill.
Boimorto Municipality is located in the southeast of the province of A Coruña. It is located in the center of the imaginary triangle formed by the three great cities of northern Galicia: Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña and Lugo. It is also a crossing point for the Camino Norte de Santiago. Leisure activities: • Visit Santiago de Compostela and A Coruña cities. • Battle of archers: Game in which two teams of archers will face each other, putting their aim to the test. • Cultivation of shiitake in chestnut and oak wood, and we will make a small trunk so that each person can easily obtain mushrooms based on humidity and sun. • Ponte do Castro Recreational Area, river beach. • Galician traditional music (Foliada). • Astronomical Observation. • We will visit the Cistercian Mosteiro of Santa María de Sobrado and the Lagoa. We will do the Ruta da Carballeira, filming location for the movie El Bosque Animated, by film director José Luis Cuerda. • Route of Megalitos de Toques. • Workshops.
Casa de Turismo Rural Casa Bello. https://www.turismo.gal/recurso/-/detalle/4332/casa-de-bello?langId=gl_ES%26tp=71%26ctre=134
The incorporation to the work camp is in the afternoon of the first day and the departure the last day after breakfast. Meeting point: Curtis-Teixeiro train station. From Santiago de Compostela to Curtis-Teixeiro: www.arriva.gal and www.monbus.es From A Coruña to Curtis-Teixeiro, the best option is in train www.renfe.es. The Teixeiro-Curtis station connects daily with medium-distance trains to A Coruña and Lugo as well as long-distance trains to Madrid and Barcelona. RENFE (www.renfe.es). The bus line that connects the airports of Alvedro (A Coruña) and Lavacolla (Santiago de Compostela) with their bus and train stations are www.autoscalpita.com and www.tussa.org respectively.
The incorporation to the work camp is in the afternoon of the first day and the departure the last day after breakfast. RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT: • Cleaning supplies (complete toiletry bag) and shower towel. • Sleeping bag, mat and backpack for routes. • Comfortable shoes for mountain and sports shoes. • Clothes: sportswear (sweatshirts...), swimwear (swimsuit, towel, flip-flops...), warm clothing (suitable clothing to be able to do the job in case of rain or cold), work clothes (gloves, hat)
Code:SVI-GA-17-24
Where:Esgos (Ourense)
Number of volunteers:5
Language:English
Extra-Fee:0
Age:18-30
It is an ethnographic work camp that will put volunteers in contact with the Ribeira Sacra ourensá, based on the knowledge of the history of Esgos in particular and Galicia in general. An important aspect in this camp will be the photographic compilation of the past of Esgos, tales and legends still alive told by our grandmothers and grandfathers. This audiovisual material will be assembled in podcast format and will be exhibited on a virtual platform. Activities: - Recollection and digitalization of photographs about the past of Esgos. - Posting in value of ethnographic and heritage spaces through the cataloging of lavairos, fountains, petos de ánimas, cruceiros,... - Interviews with older people from Esgos to live their life experiences and capture them in a podcast. - Finally, they will work on the value of the water deposit of the parish of Vilar de Ordelles, painting and making an ethnographic mural on the history of de Esgos.
The General Directorate of Youth, Participation and Volunteering (www.xuventude.xunta.es) is a department of the Xunta de Galicia (www.xunta.gal) whose priority is to meet the needs and concerns of the young population living in Galicia, firmly believing that youth has much to contribute to society as a whole. We work to improve the quality of life of young people in our autonomous community, developing actions and programs that benefit them, increase their well-being and allow them to improve their skill.
The activity will take place in the surroundings of the Vilar de Ordelles Hostel, a village in Vilar that belongs to the municipality of Esgos, in the province of Ourense (Galicia). Esgos is a small municipality that sits in a valley near the last foothills of the Massif Central. It is an area with many rivers and streams that move the stones of the mills. The landscape is of enormous beauty, highlighting the granite outcrops and the thick trees, which create fantastic scenes set with old oaks and chestnut trees. To this we can add its good location since it is in the bowels of the Ribeira Sacra, which means that the area can be offered as a great alternative to discover and enjoy nature in freedom in a quiet, rural and beautiful environment, ideal for rest and disconnection from the daily routine. Leisure activities: - Swimming pool, - Archery, - Kayak and Paddleboard in the Ribeira Sacra, - Orienteering race, sports and traditional games, - Discovery of Esgos, visit to the Outariz hot springs in the city of Ourense, - Bread and pastry workshop in a traditional wood oven, - Pottery Niño da Guia, - Evenings, workshops, ...
The volunteers will stay at the youth hostel Vilar de Ordelles in Esgos, which has 30 beds. https://goo.gl/maps/iJJeCHurmSS2
Meeting point: the first day at 4:00 p.m. or 8:00 p.m. at the Ourense bus station. To get to Ourense from Madrid by road, the service is provided by the company www.avanzabus.com or www.alsa.com (via Salamanca). It can also be reached by train (www.renfe.es) From Santiago or from Vigo to Ourense, by bus with www.monbus.es or by train. The bus line that connects the airports of Peinador (Vigo) and Lavacolla (Santiago de Compostela) with their bus and railway stations are www.vitrasa.es and www.tussa.org respectively.
The incorporation to the work camp is in the afternoon of the first day and the departure the last day after breakfast. RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT: • Sleeping bag and a small backpack for routes. • Mountain shoes or boots. • Warm clothing, raincoat and waterproof clothing. • Work clothes, sports clothes, sports shoes and swimsuits. • Work gloves and cap. • Flashlight and canteen. • Solar protection.
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