volontariato internazionale, antirazzismo, pace, diritti
Code:SVI-MD 02-24
Where:Rascafría
Number of volunteers:25
Language:English
Extra-Fee:0
Age:18-30
. Removal and cleaning of existing vegetation, both inside and outside as well as on the perimeter of the archaeological structures . Manual cleaning and scraping building elements (walls, floors, etc.), in order to remove harmful vegetation that may damage architectural elements. All archaeological objects found will be collected, documented and stored for further study. . Implementing archaeological methodology to excavate certain structures, strictly recording the stratigraphy of deposition levels and the construction units that may be present in the subsoil. During this process, all archaeological material will be collected. An archaeological sounding is also planned. . Recording all the archaeological materials collected, for further research and subsequent storage in the Museo Arqueológico Regional de la Comunidad de Madrid (Regional Archaeological Museum in Madrid Region), as regulatory required.
General Directorate of Youth in collaboration with the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage of the Government of the Community of Madrid. Come to our camp if you feel that… Thanks to Archaeology we can discover, study and understand the remains of our cultural ancestors. No previous experience is required to participate in The paper trail camp, as you will work with an archaeologist and a historian. This volunteer camp will take place at the foot of the mountain, in the Paular Valley. This valley has been historically linked to Los Batanes estate as an industrial development model linked to sustainable use of resources, such as the use of different hydraulic devices to harness water power. Don Quixote was first edited with galley proofs coming from Los Batanes. Preferably, students of Archaeoloy, Architecture, Restoration, Art History. Some reasons to participate in our camp In The paper trail camp, the participants will carry out various specific archaeological tasks at different locations, to discover archaeological remains, based on previous research. During 15 days, you will enjoy very special holidays, and will meet people from other regions and countries.
Rascafría, together with Oteruelo del Valle, is located in the Alto del Lozoya Valley, in the northwestern part of the Community of Madrid, in the Sierra de Guadarrama, a place of extraordinary beauty declared a National Park in 2013. Historically, the Paular Valley has been linked to the Batanes Estate as an industrial development model linked to sustainable use of resources, such as the use of different hydraulic devices to harness water power. This year, the proposed actions are a continuation of those of previous workcamps, and are intended to add value to the remains of these infrastructures as well as other conservation measures. In the volunteer camp, not everything is work, and you will have the opportunity to enjoy leisure and free time activities: • Visit to the historic center and other tourist attractions in Madrid, such as Plaza España, Gran Vía and El Retiro Park. Visit to the Museo Arqueológico Regional. • Excursion to Alcalá de Henares and visit to the archaeological site of Complutum. • Visit to the Monastery of Santa María del Paular. • Sports activities: mountain biking and interpretive hiking tours. • Workshops on orientation in nature, collaborative games, archery, swimming, etc.
Los Batanes Youth Hostel Ctra. de Cotos, s/n. Finca los Batanes 28740 Rascafría. Madrid The food will be made at the hostel and will consist of breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as a mid-morning snack https://www.comunidad.madrid/centros/albergue-juvenil-batanes
Required documents - ID card - European health card or other medical insurance if available.
Start: 20-July from 6:00 pm at “Los Batanes” hostel From Madrid city to Rascafría: By public bus at the Plaza de Castilla transport exchanger. (Metro Plaza Castilla, lines 1, 9 and 10).Company: Continental Auto. Take bus line 194 Madrid-Rascafría. Bus schedule: Monday to Friday at 10:00 h, 14:00 h and 18.00 h; Saturday at 8.00 h and 18.00 h. Sunday at 8:00 h and 15:00 h.If you miss bus line 194, you may take bus line 191 to Lozoyuela, and then take bus line 194 A from Lozoyuela to Rascafría. This bus line also stops at Monasterio Santa María de El Paular.
Things to Bring Clothes to work: Sturdy boots, gloves, long-sleeve, t-shirts, long pants to prevent mosquito bites, a cap, sunscreen. Outerwear and rainwear, swimsuit, mosquito repellent, a torch, towel and cleaning supplies. No need to bring a sleeping bag. There are bed sheets at the hostel. A day at the volunteer camp (Schedule) In general, the technical tasks of the camp will be carried out in the morning, from 09 a.m. to 1:30 p. m. In the afternoon there will be leisure and free time activities: swimming pool, workshops, sports, etc. Generic Schedule: - 08:00 – Good morning - 08:30 – Breakfast - 09:00 – Technical work - 11:00 – Half hour break to eat a snack - 11:30 – 13:30: Technical work and collecting materials - 14:00 – Lunch - 15:00 – Rest break - 17:00 – Leisure and free time activities - 20:30 – Dinner - 21:30 – Night activities - 23:45 – Good night Insurance The managing entity of the volunteer camp has civil liability and accident insurance.
Code:SVI-MD 04-24
Where:Cercedilla
Number of volunteers:25
Language:English
Extra-Fee:0
Age:18-30
The volunteers will learn and collaborate in a practical way, developing the following common and transversal tasks in each of the fields: creation, maintenance and care of agroecological spaces for the shelter in the garden area, the composting area and the rest of the spaces on the premises; design, manufacture and installation of signage and information panels on the uses and functions of the lodge's biodiversity spaces and the bird watching project; and expansion, review and fine-tuning of spaces to promote the biodiversity of the space for the improvement of natural settlements of birds, insects and bats as well as other species of fauna and/or flora that are considered relevant.
General Directorate of Youth of the Community of Madrid Come to our camp if you feel that… Natural environment offers you moments for healthy leisure and the opportunity to approach new alternatives to use, care for and enjoy nature, as well as other tools for human and social relations. Your volunteering will help to protect biodiversity and give you an overview of the relationship between humans and nature. Some reasons to participate in our workcamp. This is a project for the identification, monitoring and study of birds with the incorporation of a system of cameras/tracking devices, as well as sighting areas. Continuity and training would be provided on the use and management of the orchard already in operation, expanding the signage and space management resources, expanding and also working on the concepts of biodiversity, fauna and flora. Your volunteering in this workcamp will help other young people who lodge at Las Dehesas hostel to understand the significance of biodiversity in an experiential way, participating in caring for the environment and acquiring knowledge of a horticultural space. During 15 days, you will enjoy very special holidays, and you will meet people from other regions and countries.
La Fuenfría valley is located in the central area of Sierra de Guadarrama mountains, on its Southern slope. It belongs to the municipality of Cercedilla, in Madrid Region. Leisure and free time activities In the volunteer camp, not everything is work, and you will have the opportunity to enjoy leisure and free time activities: • Visit to the historic center and other tourist attractions in Madrid, such as Plaza España, Gran Vía and El Retiro Park. • Visit to the Fábrica de la luz (Light Factory), a hydroelectric power station from the 1930s. • Visit to the Royal site and Monastery of San Lorenzo del Escorial • Visit to the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park visitors center • Visit to the Ski Museum • Welcome party • Sports activities: mountain biking and interpretive hiking
Where will we be lodging? Las Dehesas Youth Hostel Ctra. de las Dehesas s/n. Cercedilla 28470 Cercedilla. Madrid The food will be made at the hostel and will consist of breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as a mid-morning snack
- ID card - European health card or other medical insurance if available.
Start 20-July from 6:00 pm at “Las Dehesas” hostel Travelling instructions From Madrid to Cercedilla: • By bus at the Moncloa transport exchanger ( 684) • By train: commuter line C8 from Atocha to Cercedilla or line from Madrid to Segovia. From Cercedilla train station, go up Emilio Serrano street to the crossroads, and then take Las Dehesas road. The hostel is around 40 minutes walking from there.
Things to Bring Clothes to work: Sturdy boots, gloves, long-sleeve, t-shirts, long pants to prevent mosquito bites, a cap, sunscreen. Outerwear and rainwear, swimsuit, mosquito repellent, a torch, towel and cleaning supplies. No need to bring a sleeping bag. There are bed sheets at the hostel. A day at the volunteer camp (Schedule) In general, the technical tasks of the camp will be carried out in the morning, from 09 a.m. to 1:30 p. m. In the afternoon there will be leisure and free time activities: swimming pool, workshops, sports, etc. Generic Schedule: - 08:00 – Good morning - 08:30 – Breakfast - 09:00 – Technical work - 11:00 – Half hour break to eat a snack - 11:30 – 13:30: Technical work and collecting materials - 14:00 – Lunch - 15:00 – Rest break - 17:00 – Leisure and free time activities - 20:30 – Dinner - 21:30 – Night activities - 23:45 – Good night Insurance The managing entity of the volunteer camp has civil liability and accident insurance.
Code:SVI-GA-28-24
Where:Mos (Pontevedra)
Number of volunteers:5
Language:English
Extra-Fee:0
Age:18-30
In the parish of Louredo in the municipality of Mos, we find this village, Aldea Alfacuca, restored with small and old buildings. These constructions were made around 1670, by Mr. Alonso Blanco. This project aims to help revitalize and recover an old village, providing it with spaces of community interest that can be visited by the neighborhood and where to know aspects of both Mos and our culture and ethnography. INTERVENTION: For this edition, the interventions are based on 3 axes: - "Gardening" rotation: care (pruning, tutoring, renewal of hedgerows...) of the sensory garden and the edible forest planted in 2022. - Rotation of debarking of Acacias: to deepen what started the previous year and continue to free Aldea Alfacuca from the presence of these invasive trees. - Rotation of rehabilitation and conditioning of the village's facilities: providing the existing spaces with greater possibilities by placing decking in the rehabilitated buildings that have a concrete slab on the floor; installation of a bathroom in the cabins that have the installation of plumbing and water; surrounded by buildings that have not been rehabilitated... WORKS FROM OTHER EDICIONS: Edition 2022: https://vimeo.com/753795440
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.
Mos is a Galician municipality in the province of Pontevedra. In Mos there are abundant archaeological remains that are evidence of an intense occupation of the territory. From the existence of prehistoric settlements documented by the presence of the "Campo de Mámoas" and the Pedra Cabaleira (dolmen with remains of an incipient corridor) there are no more data until the Romanization. At that time, the Roman road that connected Braga (Portugal) with Lugo and Astorga passed through Mos. Leisure: - Mos through history: the Castro de Torroso / Pazo de Mos. - Excursións: Ourense (thermal city), Soutomaior (castle), ... - Workshops. - Rowing in Traineras. The Trainera is a boat typical of the Cantabrian coast, propelled by rowing and sometimes by sailing, formerly dedicated to fishing, but today, with lightening modifications, to the sport of rowing regattas. - Redondela, visit to the San Simón island. Beach.
Accommodation will be in restored houses within the Village.
Meeting point: The first day from 4:00 p.m. in Concello (Municipal House) de Mos in R/Reguengo, s/n - 36415 Mos. The easiest way to get to Mos is through Vigo, by road, train (www.renfe.es) or by plane. From Santiago de Compostela to Vigo: by train: www.renfe.es or by bus: www.monbus.com. From Vigo to Mos, it can only be reached by road with the company www.monbus.com. 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. RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT: • Toiletry bag and shower towel. • Sleeping bag and small backpack. • Mountain shoes and sports shoes. • Clothing: sportswear (sweatshirts...), warm clothing (suitable for working in the rain or cold weather), waterproof coat, work clothes (gloves, cap/hat, comfortable shoes,...). 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-07-24 "Castro de Lupario" SVI-GA-09-24 "Castro de Montes Claros" SVI-GA-16-24 "A Broa. Roteiros que inspiran" SVI-GA-22-24 "Do audiovisual galego" (See more combinations in the pictures section)
Code:SVI-GA-20-24
Where:Pereiro de Aguiar (Ourense)
Number of volunteers:5
Language:English
Extra-Fee:0
Age:18-30
There will be two main lines of intervention in this work camp. A cultural and ethnographic aspect and another environmental aspect: 1. Ethnographic recovery: the ethnographic festival of Loñoá. Loñoá, a small village Pereiro de Aguiar was famous for its pottery. The ethnographic festival (on August 6) aims to recover and show the old trades in order to put them in value and prevent their loss. The participants will actively collaborate with the neighborhood of Loñoá in the organization of the ethnographic party, helping in the recovery of old ethnographic objects, making and recovering traditional games to recreate them, ... 2. Action will also be taken to recover its traditional barrier: Loñoá had an old barrier where clay was traditionally extracted to make pottery. This barrier was lost in oblivion and to this day has no accessibility.
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.
O Pereiro de Aguiar is a small Galician municipality in the province of Ourense. One theory would place one of the possible locations of the mythical Monte Medulio in the town, on a hill called O Castelo, and in which, at the foot of an old royal road called Portocarro, you can read, engraved on a large rock, the inscription Sicenata Pacata (quiet and pacified), in Latin and indigenous characters. Leisure: • Geocathing through the city of Ourense. • Talks of a social nature by the collaborating entities of the project. • Environmental and recycling workshops. • Video forum. • Role playing games. • Dynamics of environmental education. • Visit to the city of Ourense (route through the old area, bathing in the thermal baths).
Albergue de Ordelles. Address: Lugar Ordelles, 5. 32793 O Pereiro de Aguiar
Meeting point: From 4:00pm on the first day at the hostel. It is also established as an alternative meeting point between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the Ourense bus station. From Santiago or from Vigo to Ourense, by bus with www.monbus.es or by train (www.renfe.es). 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-31-24 SVI-GA-05-24 SVI-GA-10-24 SVI-GA-11-24 and these in turn can link to: SVI-GA-23-24 SVI-GA-26-24 You can consult the itineraries of our work camps in the pictures section.
Code:SVI-GA-03-24
Where:Outes (A Coruña)
Number of volunteers:5
Language:English
Extra-Fee:0
Age:18-30
- The volunteers together with an expert archaeologist will identify, catalog and study the past of the Dolméns of Alto das Mámoas complex, as well as facilitate its access. - Unite through a route the heritage already existing in the municipality with the set of Dolmens that are going to be valued. Residents of the Council will be asked to participate and be involved in the route. - Creation of a video about the entire archaeological and heritage complex of the Council, as well as the work done by the volunteers. - Creation of content for social networks through different publications to disseminate the tasks that are carried out day by day. - Creation of a digital magazine that promotes the different points of interest of the Outes Council. - Creation of infographic with the results achieved in this camp.
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.
Outes is a Galician municipality located in the southwest of the province of A Coruña. Outes was inhabited from very remote times. The castros, mámoas, megaliths and petroglyphs found in this municipality demonstrate the presence of men and women already in Prehistory. The Romans arrived in Outes in the 1st century BC. C. Then, in the Middle Ages (in the 5th century), the Germans arrived. COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES: • Nautical activities (kayak, surface diving, paddle board, sailing, ...). • Beach. • Archery. • Trekking. • Geocaching. • Sport and traditional game. • Visit to the Noia medieval fair.
The participants will stay in the facilities of the municipal education center, from where they will be transferred daily to the place of the activity. As for maintenance, they will make breakfast, lunch and dinner in the same facilities.
Meeting point: The first day even at the House of Culture of Outes (Avda. de San Campio, 1 - 15230 Serra de Outes). The House of Culture is located 50m from the bus stop. Lavacolla Airport in Santiago de Compostela (40 km from Outes). There is an urban bus service to connect with the Santiago bus or train station (http://www.tussa.org). From the Santiago bus station, you can take a bus from the Monbus company (www.monbus.es) that will take you to Serra de Outes. Alvedro Airport, in A Coruña (110 km from the Serra de Outes). To get to the bus or train station in A Coruña: www.autoscalpita.com. From the A Coruña bus station to Santiago de Compostela, you must take a bus from the Monbus company. And if you prefer, you also have the option of traveling by train (www.renfe.es). Peinador Airport, in Vigo, (100 km from Serra de Outes). To connect to the Vigo bus or train station: www.vitrasa.es. From the Vigo bus station, you can travel by bus (www.monbus.es) or by train (www.renfe.es) to Santiago de Compostela.
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 and outings. • Comfortable shoes for mountain and sports shoes. • Clothing: sports, bathing (swimsuit, towel, slippers, bathing cap...), warm clothing (suitable clothing to be able to do the job in case of rain or cold), water (raincoat), work (gloves , hat, comfortable shoes, hiking boots...). Flashlight. 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-31-24 SVI-GA-05-24 SVI-GA-10-24 SVI-GA-11-24 and these in turn can link to: SVI-GA-07-24 SVI-GA-23-24 SVI-GA-26-24 You can consult the itineraries of our work camps in the pictures section.
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: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-13-24
Where:Friol (Lugo)
Number of volunteers:5
Language:English
Extra-Fee:0
Age:18-30
- Work on the improvement and enhancement of the Castro Friulio, and help in the restoration and consolidation of various structures (roofs of the pallozas, kilns ...). - Active participation in the organization and execution of the "IV Malla" in Castro Friulio, an event that took place for the first time in 2021, coinciding with the first edition of this Work Camp. It is about recovering the tradition of the wheat mesh, which was much more than the sifting of cereals. LA MALLA, what is?: Before the harvesting machines did everything: mowing, extracting the grain, packing the straw,... it was done manually. One of the most important cooperative works in rural agriculture was LA MALLA. This communion between all the neighbours, uniting effort and sweat,... takes the step of becoming an almost extinct secular tradition in a good part of our Galicia. - Planting of a forest of native trees and fruit trees along the Narla river promenade to the town. Video 2022 edition: https://vimeo.com/751785439 Video 2023 edition: https://vimeo.com/856027217
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.
Friol is a municipality in the province of Lugo, in Galicia. Located just 30km from the capital of Lugo. In Friol, important megalithic and castreño vestiges are preserved, among others, the best known being the fortress of San Paio de Narla. This land was also occupied by Romans and Visigoths. Leisure activities: - Basketry, Bread and Cheese workshops in the town of Castrejo, with dyed T-shirts. - Construction of a palloza (It is a traditional construction of the Lugo mountain, of pre-Roman origin. Circular or oval, between ten and twenty meters in diameter. With low stone walls and covered by a conical vegetable roof). - Domestic percussion: traditional music and dance. - Excursions: to the Fortress of Narla (Friol), to Lugo (Roman wall, cathedral and Domus do Mitreo), to Sobrado dos Monxes (monastery, lagoon and route of A Carballeira and Roman Camp of A Ciadella), Catedrais beach (Ribadeo). - Castrexas and Roman evenings. - Visit to an organic farm.
The participants in the work camp will stay in the Old Municipal School, located next to the municipal house.
RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT: • Cleaning supplies and shower towel. • Sleeping bag, mat 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) The incorporation to the work camp is in the afternoon of the first day and the departure the last day after breakfast. It is necessary to bring: • Cleaning supplies. • Sleeping bag and small backpack. • Mountain shoes, footwear and sportswear: swimsuit, bathing shoes, warm clothes, work clothes (gloves, cap / hat, ...).
The meeting point is at the municipal house of Friol: Praza de España, 4. CP 27220 Friol. From Santiago to Lugo: www.monbus.es. From A Coruña to Lugo: www.arriva.gal or www.alsa.es or by train www.renfe.es. From Lugo to Friol: www.arriva.gal. The bus lines that connect 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.
Code:SVI-GA-15-24
Where:Muiños (Ourense)
Number of volunteers:5
Language:English
Extra-Fee:0
Age:18-30
In this work camp located in the Xurés Natural Park, work will be done on environmental conservation and the promotion of biodiversity, as well as the fusion of culture and nature through the following tasks that we will carry out: - Cleaning and rehabilitation of the Muiños da Torrente hiking trail. - Renovation of the forest park Outeiro de Cela where the letters MUIÑOS NATUREZA VIVA will be painted and revision of the signage throughout the park (arboretum, duck pond signage...) - Intervention at the Touristic-Sports Complex O Corgo to signal the itineraries that depart from there. - Environmental awareness talks. - Construction of shelters and feeders for birds and placement in areas affected by forest fires to recover birdlife. - Construction of shelters for pollinating insects with old pallets and natural and waste materials with the intention of improving biodiversity around the burned areas.
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.
Muíños is a municipality in the south of the province of Ourense located in the Baixa Limia region, right on the border with Portugal. The Baixa Limia-Serra do Xurés natural park begins in Ourense and when it crosses the line that separates it from Portugal it becomes the Peneda-Gerés Park. A world of large trees, wolves, roe deer and wild horses that 2,000 years ago was crossed from north to south by the Via Nova built by the Romans to link Astorga and Braga. Wonders such as the Fervenza (waterfall) da Data or surprising villages such as Casolas, built on land with a twenty percent slope. And also, unexpected findings such as the cachenas cows, a small breed with enormous horns. Leisure: • Nautical activities. • Sighting of nocturnal fauna • Geocaching through the Nature Reserve • Recognition of mountain fauna and flora. • Observation of forest ecosystems and landscape interpretation. • Activities to identify fauna tracks and signs. • Environmental, ethnographic and interpretive routes through the natural park and the surrounding towns. • Environmental and recycling workshops. • Video-forum. • Role playing games • Baths in the Maus de Baños hot springs. • Visit to Allariz (ANDREA association donkeys, leather museum, O Rexo environmental center, biosphere reserve market, leisure and bathing in Allariz) • Cultural and leisure visit to the city of Ourense and its hot springs.
The participants will eat and stay at the O Corgo Complex in Muíños (Ourense). http://www.concellomuinos.com/o-corgo
Throughout the first day from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the O Corgo complex in Muíños (http://www.concellomuinos.com/o-corgo). 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. From Santiago de Compostela or from Vigo to Ourense: www.monbus.com or www.renfe.es From Ourense to Muiños you can do it by road on the buses of www.anpian.com Another way to get to Muiños is by Xinzo da Limia. To get to Xinzo de Limia you can go by road with www.avanzabus.com. By train (www.renfe.es) to A Gudiña and from there to Xinzo with the company www.monbus.es From Xinzo da Limia to Muiños, by bus with www.anpian.com.
Notes: 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-18-24 SVI-GA-14-24 which in turn link with: SVI-GA-32-24 SVI-GA-24-24 SVI-GA-12-24
Lunaria - Associazione di Promozione Sociale
Via Buonarroti 51, 00185 - ROMA
+39 06 88 41 880
+39 06 84 24 2 487
+39 06 88 41 859
CF 96192500583
P.Iva 06139821000
Lunaria ha ottenuto nel 2021 i label di organizzazione accreditata nell'ambito dei programmi Erasmus+ e Corpo Europeo di Solidarietà. E' stata premiata come Best Practice europea nel 2015 e nel 2017 per i progetti di Capacity Building con paesi partner. Né la Commissione Europea né le le sue Agenzie sono responsabili del contenuto del sito dell'associazione.