Volunteers will be involved in many different outdoor activities such as cleaning and maintenance of the path that leads from the village to the ancient ruins, signals and fences restoring, lands reclaiming, garbage removing. Volunteers will be working 7-8 hours per day under the supervision of local technical leader. Be prepared for physical work Volunteers will also have the chance to meet the local community, participating in meetings and events and helping the organisation.
Accomodation & food:
Volunteers will be hosted in the mountain shelter around 2 km away from the town centre. The lodging is structured into shared rooms with common bathroom and a fully equipped kitchen. You must bring your sleeping bag and a mat. The volunteers will go shopping, cook and clean as a team.
Location & leisure:
Roiate, 45 km (1 h) away from Rome, is a very small village (around 800 inhabitants, a bit more in the summertime). Although it s not far from Rome, there is no bus connection after 5 p.m. so there will be no possibility to visit Rome every day after work. You will have a perfect opportunity to get to know a very friendly local community and discover the local traditional cuisine as well Old ladies of the village would love to teach you some typical recipes Please, bring with you typical games, recipes, musical instruments from your country.
Requirements:
A project-related motivation letter is required. Please, consider that Roiate is quite isolated and although is not far from Rome, there is no bus connection after 5 p.m. It is NOT possible to visit Rome after work or in the free time. Visit to Rome could be arranged only during the free day.
PROJECT: The local promoter is an environmental association, really active in the region: Circolo Ambiente "Ilaria Alpi". The site of activities is a wood situated on hills near the town.
Work:
WORK:it consists in cleaning path in the wood, rebuild signposting, replace old descriptive signs of the several trees and plants, works on the local flora. The volunteers work about 6 hours a day, five days a week. It's necessary work clothes considering that the camp is in a wood (it's needed trekking shoes, long trousers, sweater or pile, k-way, etc.).
Accomodation & food:
ACCOMODATION: in a gym with 12 beds, bathrooms, showers and supplied kitchen.The volunteers cook, eat and sleep in the gym. Surrounding area: near the place where the volunteers are going to live and work, you can visit the Brianza lakes, and in a few kilometres you can enjoy the cities of Como, Lecco and Milan and tourist places like Bellagio or the Valassina valley.
Location & leisure:
TERMINAL: Milan
LOCATION:
The workcamp is situated in the municipality of a little town, Alzate Brianza, in the north of Italy, near Como. The site of activities is a wood situated on hills near the town.
DescriptionProject: Legambiente Dolomiti has been running the Environmental Education Centre in Lamon for 10 years. The Centre hosts several workcamps and summer camp every year, involving children, youth and families. Aims of the educational project are the protection, conservation and restoration of the environment and the landscapes, trying to build and improve behaviours about biodiversity, flora and fauna for a different approach, especially for the kids.Volunteers will join these activities and they will take care of the territory and of the footpaths of the area in collaboration with the local population. Beyond that, the local group of Legambiente is doing educational campaigning about life style, Mediterranen diet and GMO's products. Volunteers will be also involved in upcycling workshops to change the scrap of Lamon's citizen in furniture for the outside or the inside of the Lamon Centre. During the workcamp, volunteers will discover local farmers' productions and the biodiversity of the areas.Legambiente local group: For 10 years Legambiente Dolomiti has been organising workcamps and educational activities inside an outside the Environmental Education Centre, in order to increase the active participation of young people and citizens and to increase the awareness about environmental issues concerning mountains environment. Moreover the club is concerned with some global-local environmental issues like sustainable agriculture, GMO's dangerousness, eco-life style and hand-made productions.Work: Volunteers will be involved in footpaths' maintenance and cleaning around the EEC Dolomiti in order to make the way clean and safe. Furthermore, volunteers will do workshops about upcycling (artistic and creative regeneration of materials or scraps) and some renovation in the Centre's building.Study part: Volunteers will participate to workshops and basic training meeting about waste cycle and upcycling artistic trend.Accommodation and food: Volunteers will be hosted in a building, former primary school of Lamon. The place are set with slepping-rooms, a common living-room and kitchen. A low-flesh diet, according to the global environmental problems, will be a commitment for volunteers during workcamps.Location and leisure: The Lamon plateau is placed nearby the Primiero Dolomites and the Belluno Dolomites National Park. It is located about 80km northwest of Venice and about 35 km west of Belluno. During free time, excursions as well as meetings with the local population will be organised, in order to get in touch with local culture and former crafts. Volunteers will have the possibility to visit ancient places and to participate at some demonstrations of former crafts.Specific requirements: attitude to walk in mountains environmentParticipation fee: (no fee for children under 5)1 adult + 1 child= 150 euro1 adult + 2 children = 190 euro1 adult + 3 children = 200 euro2 adults + 1 child = 300 euro2 adults + 2 children = 340 euro2 adults + 3 children = 380 euroLanguage: English and Italian will be the official language in the camp.Terminal: Airports: Venezia Airport – Treviso Airport; Train station: Feltre train station
The activities will be mostly outdoor: taking care of the kitchen garden and plants, preparing and grinding organic wheat, picking fruits and pruning the trees. Volunteers can also be involved in some maintenance work of historic buildings/goods.
Accomodation & food:
shared rooms with bathrooms and showers with hot water. There is also a porch that can be used when volunteers want to eat outside. There is also a big room as disposal for activities and meals. Volunteers, in teams of two, will cook for the group in a common kitchen.
Location & leisure:
The farm is in the town of Quattordio. In the farm there is a private pool, table tennis, free wi-fi, guitar, piano.. 300 meters far from the farm there is the public pool as well and tennis fields. There are bicycles for the volunteers who can ride in cycle path among towers, castles, vineyards. By train is possible to go to Genova and to reach the sea in less than one hour. The farm can organize some activities to learn about how to make bread, the cycle of corn and other typical activities and arts
Requirements:
Motivated and interested in outdoor activities and environment. Bring rain coat, working clothes and comfortable shoes.
Project summary: In a very beautiful environment at the feet of the Alps, volunteers will work for the nature's safeguard in the Regional Park Campo dei Fiori.DescriptionProject: Legambiente has been collaborating with the natural park Campo dei fiori for many years, with volunteers programs and environmental education. The Park is a beautiful woods area really important for all the region as a source of biodiversity.The project's aim is the preservation and the improvement of an area, called "villaggio Cagnola", important to promote "green" tourism in the park.Legambiente local group: Legambiente Varese Onlus, besides giving contributions to main Legambiente national campaigns, cares about the environment of the district of Varese since the eighties. Legambiente Varese coordinates 14 local groups of Legambiente volunteers and is the connection between local, regional and national offices of the association. It carries out several activities such as the management of natural areas, the organization of workcamps, environmental education addressed to youngest generations and promotion of environmentally friendly lifestyles.Work: Volunteers will work mainly in "Villaggio Cagnola", that is a place of great historical and natural importance used by the Park to create a centre for environmental education and nature's preservation. The work will be: footpaths cleaning and maintenance, removing weeds from grassland at the top of the mountains. We'll use bicycles for moving between camp and working place.We'll work with local volunteers and citizens on Saturday and SundaysStudy part: Part of the time will be dedicated to study the natural characteristic of the Park specially focused on biodiversity and on the protection of water springs. Accommodation and food: Volunteers will be hosted in a common room with camp-beds and they'll use a camp-kitchen. There will be an environmental friendly diet with local products and little meat.Location and leisure: The natural Park "Campo Dei Fiori" overlooks the hills of the Province of Varese and the Po Plain. In the area there are several interesting natural and historical sites. "http://www.parcocampodeifiori.it".The particular geographical location and the geological features favored the presence of a various vegetation, with chestnut tree and beech tree woods, typical fora of the rocky areas, marshy and peaty zones rich in wildlife. Brinzio is a little village (about 880 inhabitants) in the center of the Park.Specific Requirements: Volunteers need good skills in bicycle ridingLanguage: English will be the official language in the camp. Italian speakers are welcome.Terminal: Milano Malpensa, Varese train station
Project summary: In the heart of Madonie Regional Park in Sicily, the volunteers will renovate and open mountain trails for the promotion of a responsible and sustainable tourism.DescriptionProject: the workcamp is part of a wider project which aims at raising the natural and touristic value of the Madonie Regional Park, through the creation of educational and environmental facilities and activities. The seasonal tourism linked to the winter sports will lead to the reduction and fragmentation of the natural areas with serious environmental damages. The purpose of the project is to divert this direction towards the safeguard of the territory and the valorization of the cultural and historic heritage as key to stimulate innovative quality and new economic trends, in respect of the mountain biodiversity.Legambiente local group: the local group "Francesco Lojacono" sar born in 2007 in Palermo with the aim of safeguarding and promoting areas with natural and cultural value through awareness campaigns such as "Salvalarte" (save the art) and Solidarity and Environment, for the fruition of natural areas by disadvantaged people.Work: the volunteers will work at the maintenance and creation of mountain paths inside the Regional park (also using GPS mapping), the creation and installation of touristic signs and fences, removal of weed and fire monitoring. They will also do some renovation work in the Refuge and the surrounding area.Study part: biodiversity of the Madonie Park, sustainable tourism and ancient traditions of Sicily, Mediterranean genesis and geology, climate change.Accommodation and food: The volunteers will be hosted in Rifugio Il Grifone, a mountain refugee inside the Park, at 1500 meters above sea level. Location and leisure: the Regional Park of Madonie, extended for 794 kmq in the north-centre of Sicily, includes the highest and most ancient mountains in the region. The workcamp will take place in Piano Battaglia that is the second highest Sicilian peak (1600 mt), after Etna Vulcan. It is situated in a wonderful natural frame: a wide karstic area in the heart of the Madonie mountains surrounded by an ancient beech forest. In the free time, the volunteers will explore the Park - also through sport activities - and the villages at its feet, with their traditions and community life. Specific Requirements: good will and attitude to live in mountains environment.Language: English will be the official language in the camp.Terminal: nearest airport and train station are in Palermo. Attention: the last bus from Palermo to Petralia Sottana is at 18.30 (at 17 on Sundays).
Age:
18-99
Location:
Petralia sottana, province of palermo, sicilia region
The work camp is organized by YAP (Youth Action for Peace) in cooperation with ACARBIO (Associazione Costiera Amalfitana Riserva Biosfera) and the local municipality of Minori. ACARBIO is an NGO engaged in the candidature of the Amalfi Coast as Biosphere Reserve within the MAB-UNESCO programme. Its activities focus on the conservation and safeguard of the natural and historical-cultural heritage of the Amalfi Coast, by promoting any kind of sustainable development with projects regarding the environment, biodiversity, tourism, local tradition, mobility, green energy. Among the many activities of the organization, international workcamps are becoming more and more important. In the past 2 years YAP organized with ACARBIO 7 workcamps about cleaning of green areas, the beach, workshops for kids on recycling and upcycling, building of natural houses, etc.. These projects were organized under the name of Make it Green and Make it Blue. As ACARBIO has worked these years promoting a more sustainable approach towards mother nature, we believe this project represents an opportunity to raise awareness about environmental protection at local level, and at the same time promoting volunteering, international cooperation and the involvement of local youth. More information about our previous workcamps can be found here http://goo.gl/HPSXGO
WORK:
International volunteers will work together with local volunteers from the civil service and they will give their contribution to the achievement of the objectives. The main activities will be focused on supervising the public beach, providing assistance to the bathers by keeping the beach clean from garbage, cleaning the sea with a paddle boat (pedalo), empty the trash bins, coordinate the usage of the umbrella-beach holders and make sure they are in their places , clean the main dock of the city from the sand, check the id cards of local people accessing to the “resident beach”, warn people not to play with the ball on the public beach or on the dock. The volunteers will also be engaged in the organization of activities for children aimed to raise awareness about the protection of the sea side and the environment as a whole. They will be protagonists in the communication activities and will send an important message in favour of the environment. Volunteers will be engaged in work for 6-7 hours a day, for 6 days a week.
ACCOMMODATION:
Board and lodging are guaranteed for all participants. Volunteers will stay at one of the local schools, where there will be bathrooms, showers and a kitchen. Participants will be asked to take their sleeping bag with them. The group will be responsible for preparing meals and cleaning the place. The organization will provide all the food that is needed. Public transportations are available for every days movements.
LOCATION:
Minori is a prestigious tourist destination in the Amalfi Coast. It is a small town that counts around 2.800 inhabitants and it is famous for being an ancient vacation destination for Romans. In fact a well preserved roman Villa was found in 1932 and now it’s one of the main attraction of the place. This town is also very famous for its gastronomic tradition, being the place where the production of pasta was born and became an art. Of course Minori offers also a beautiful seaside, beaches, nice promenade, stunning landscapes, one of the biggest Basilicas of the area and its bell tower. Other famous places like Amalfi, Ravello and Positano can be visited nearby. Naples and Salerno are about 1 hour away. In this period of the year there are several events related to local traditions, art and music all along the coast.
TERMINAL:
Airport of Naples. There are public busses that will allow participants to reach the place where they will be staying in Tramonti. The nearest train stations are Nocera Inferiore, Salerno and Naples in this order. From the train station you can take a bus to the Amalfi Coast, stopping at Minori. Specific instruction on how to reach us will be provided in the infosheet.
SPECIAL REMARKS:
A project-related motivation letter is required. This workcamp is recommended for people who love the sea and the nature, who are interested in the topic of sustainable development and protection of biodiversity, who are ready to have a positive attitude towards interculturalism. No specific experience is required for the project, only a lot of motivation, responsibility during the activities and desire to explore new places and help the nature and the local community.
DescriptionProject Venice and its Lagoon (UNESCO's World Heritage) with their delicate ecosystem, are attacked everyday by a huge amount of garbage that enhances environmental damage.Legambiente Venezia and Ispra Chioggia (the local branch of the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research) have planned and carried out "Don't Waste Venice", the first monitoring activity of floating litter in Venice's canals, enlarging the target area from the city to the islands of the lagoon, reaching what is now the Northern Lagoon Regional Park (recently created by Venice's municipality). The The project will gather as much information as possible on the kind of litter and debris found.The volunteers will participate in the land and water monitoring activities, in the cleaning and maintenance of the smaller islands of the lagoon, many of them abandoned to degradation.The most part of the activities will be carried out in Certosa Island, situated in a strategic position – at the same time in the port's entrance and in the city – in the middle between Venice historic centre and high sea. The island hosted a convent from 1200 to 1500, then it was used for military purposes until 1950 when, after a demilitarisation process, was abandoned.Legambiente local group: For 10 years Legambiente Venezia has been organising workcamps on Certosa island and around the northern part of Venetian lagoon, in order to increase the active participation of young people and citizens and to increase the awareness about environmental issues concerning the fragile lagoon ecosystem. The club is concerned with some global-local environmental problems like cruiser ships passing through the very heart of the city, sustainable tourism, information to the citizens about the environmental problems, arise the consciousness about the importance of lagoon as common good.Work: The volunteers' concrete activities will be the monitoring and collection of waste, by boat and on foot in Venice historic centre, beaches and islands. They will also help Legambiente local group in the spreading of informative material to sensitize citizens, tourists and visitors about the respect towards the lagoon. The main aim of the activity though is to start collecting and disposing of floating garbage, as well as sunk and stranded waste within the internal areas of the lagoon, through national and international volunteering activities, involving citizens and tourists and disseminating good practices towards a collective responsibility. Study part: educational activities on marine litter, nature conservation and monitoring, with the support of ISPRA technicians; study meeting with the Natural History Museum and the Naturalistic Obsevatory of the Lagoon.Accommodation and food: Volunteers will be hosted in Certosa island in tents equipped with camp beds, kitchen and living tents. Bathrooms and showers are close to the camping site. A low-flesh diet, according to the global environmental problems, will be a commitment for volunteers.Location and leisure: The UNESCO World Heritage property comprises the city of Venice and its lagoon situated in the Veneto Region of Northeast Italy. In this lagoon covering 50,000 km², nature and history have been closely linked since the 5th century when Venetian populations, to escape barbarian raids, found refuge on the sandy islands. These temporary settlements gradually became permanent and the initial refuge of the land-dwelling peasants and fishermen became a maritime power. Venice and its lagoon landscape are the result of a dynamic process which illustrates the interaction between people and the ecosystem of their natural environment over time: the city is built on 118 small islands and seems to float on the waters of the lagoon, composing an unforgettable landscape.Special Requirements: swimming and walking ability, no seasicknessLanguage: English will be the official language in the camp.Terminal: Airports of Venezia, Treviso or Trieste; Venezia-S.Lucia train station
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