"CLEANER PHOTOS" is a project that is based environmental awareness.With this project our aim is to document the environmental problems that the town and also all our world is facing and create awarenes using the power of photography.
The activities will be based on the non-formal and informal educational working methods:
workshops, courses, excursions, team activities, energizers, discussions, presentations and interviews of participants in the project.The participants will recieve some workshops about pin hole photography style that will help them for the next workshops and activities. After that we will have some excursions to the áreas that aresuffering from pollution. The task of the participants will be documenting the problems by taking the photos by pin hole technique. In the end of the project, we will make a exhibition in the town hall with the photos that are taken by the participants.
Accomodation & food:
The accommodation will be done in the volunteer house of De Amicitia which has 3 rooms with several bunk beds in it and bathrooms and showers There is also a well equipped kitchen in the building and a common room for the activities.
Location & leisure:
Sanet is a small town in the southwest of Spain close to Dénia (communidad de Valencia). It lays in the beautiful countryside, surrounded by hills which are great for hiking - there are a lot of hiking trails to discover. There is a local swimming pool available and Dénia is only 5 minutes by cars.The house is located right in the middle of town, so there are great opportunities to interact and socialize with the locals and to truly experience the Spanish countryside.Furthermore, the volunteers can make excursions to Ondara and El Vergel, local towns close to Sanet. The surrounding villages like Benimelli and Ràfol d'Almunia can also be visited. There will also be day trips to the beach which is about 15 minutes by car from Sanet.
Age:
17-30
Location:
Sanet y negrals, alicante, spain
Language(s):
English
Airport:
ALC: Alicante (Alicante, Spain)Vegetarian food will be available
The aim of this workcamp is to preserve the natural reserve area surrounding called "Fonts del rio Algar". More concretely, the work will be mainly dedicated to parks and gardens maintenance or "arboretum": removing the over-grown grass, weeding some parts of the grasslands and the edge of the woods, maintaining footpaths. Volunteers will also take part in the clean-up of some areas of the reserve where building waste has been found and if time allows it, they will carry out some painting works around the centre. There will be other additional tasks to change the daily routine of the volunteers. In each camp, the volunteers will work on a mosaic wall composed of old tiles and pebbles to decorate the area and the volunteer house. Aslo there will one day of social work with the youngsters of thown in the local youth center.
Accomodation & food:
In a small rural house, some kilometres away from the village centre, with 2 different rooms. No need to bring a mattress but bring lower sheets and a summer sleeping bag are necessary. The centre is equipped with showers and WC. The food is provided by our camp leaders and the volunteers will be cooking in groups by the guidance of our camp leader.
Location & leisure:
The municipality is located in the province of Alicante, in the northern part of the Marina Baixa region, 10 km from the coast and 42 km from the city of Alicante.Algar Waterfalls at only 15 km from Benidorm and 3 km from the center of Callosa. This area was declared a Wetland protected by the Valencian Government. It is a park about the importance of water as an environmental resource, economical and cultural. The visit is a route through a circuit of 1.5 km in length along, where you can walk through the bed of the river Algar, see the spectacular waterfalls and the numerous sources, the "tolls" (pools of water) where you can take refreshing swims in crystal clear water, the old dam, the imposing century-old canal and ditches still in use.Apart from the Waterfalls, there are other interesting sites in Callosa like the cultural heritage of the town, old narrow streets in the center. Also, there are several beautiful hiking routes around Callosa. One of the most spectacular places is El Fort de Bèrnia.Not far from Callosa, you can visit a town called Guadalest which has an ancient castle. Also, Altea, another beautiful town near the sea can be visited. The beach is not far from the house and somedays, the volunteers can take a trip to the beach of Altea.
Requirements:
The extra fee has be paid by card ( in the exceptional cases we can accept bank transfer as well) 3 weeks before the camp as a confirmation of participation. If we don't recieve the fee and the flight/bus tickets of the volunteer, we will consider that she/he will not attending to project and we will give opportunity to other volunteers that are on the waiting list.
Age:
15-17
Location:
Callosa en sarria, alicante
Language(s):
English
Airport:
ALC: Alicante (Alicante, Spain)This project is suitable for disabled volunteersVegetarian food will be available
The work will be mostly environmental and constructional. The idea is to help renovate a house that is serving as a volunteering centre in which it will be established environmental-friendly and sustainable agriculture in the gardens in the future. La Casa Jazmín is recently renovated but there are still some pending tasks to complete. Volunteers will carry out some basic tasks like painting, throwing out extra materials and organising spaces.Apart from the house renovation tasks, this project will have lots of different other tasks for the volunteers. We are collaborating with the local organisations in the towns around and they always need help from our volunteers. As we are organising the tasks according to the actual needs of the town, the work that you will do during the camp will vary but mainly will be about renovating, painting, organising spaces, decorating and doing environmental cleanings, trash pick up from the hiking paths or beaches etc. There are 5 Caza Jazmin camps starting from the end of June to end of August and once one task is over, the volunteers will pass to the other one and we can not guarantee in which camp you will be doing what task as it will be depending on the previous group`s speed.
Accomodation & food:
The volunteers will stay in a volunteer house, with three rooms with several bunkbeds and bathrooms. They will share rooms with four to six other volunteers. The house includes a nice kitchen in which the volunteers will cook for themselves in the guidance of the camp leaders.You can either bring your own sheets or a sleeping bag. There are beds and pillows but no sheets or pillow covers.
Location & leisure:
Sanet is a small town in the southwest of Spain close to Dénia (communidad de Valencia). It lays in the beautiful countryside, surrounded by hills which are great for hiking - there are a lot of hiking trails to discover. There is a local swimming pool available and Dénia is only 5 minutes by cars. The house is located right in the middle of town, so there are great opportunities to interact and socialize with the locals and to truly experience the Spanish countryside.Furthermore, the volunteers can make excursions to Ondara and El Vergel, local towns close to Sanet. The surrounding villages like Benimelli and Ràfol d'Almunia can also be visited. There will also be day trips to the beach which is about 15 minutes by car from Sanet.
Requirements:
The extra fee has be paid by card ( in the exceptional cases we can accept bank transfer as well) 3 weeks before the camp as a confirmation of participation. If we don't recieve the fee and the flight/bus tickets of the volunteer, we will consider that she/he will not attending to project and we will give opportunity to other volunteers that are on the waiting list.
Age:
15-17
Location:
Sanet y negrals
Language(s):
English
Airport:
ALC: Alicante (Alicante, Spain)This project is suitable for disabled volunteersVegetarian food will be available
The aim of this workcamp is to create workshops for the local kids about agriculture and digital technologies that are used in the agricultural areas. The volunteers will be asked to investigate and create some workshops, games and activities about the topic in the local gardens and the youth center of the town. The volunteers have to have an interest in the topic and make some preparations before joining to the camp..
Accomodation & food:
The accommodation will be in a small rural apartment, some kilometres away from the village centre, with 2 different rooms with beds. No need to bring a mattress but bring lower sheets and a summer sleeping bag is necessary. The house is equipped with shower and WC and a tiny kitchen.
Location & leisure:
Volunteers will have 2 free days in the middle of the camp to discover the area and do any activities and entertainment they like. Optionally they can join the kids during these two days as well.The province of Colunga lies on the Cantabrian Sea and is located in the north of Spain, which is considered as the green area of Spain (lots of rain, trees and plants).Playa de la Griega is beautiful place and it is the nearest beach to the center town of the province, Colunga. This place is famous for one particular thing - here the footprints of dinosaurs were found. East of the beach on the cliffs is the famous and spectacular site of dinosaur footprints. The enormous size of these footprints, some of them reach 1.30 meters in diameter, allows it to be considered ones the largest footprints discovered so far. Village Lastres was listed as one of the most beautiful villages in whole Spain and definitely deserves a visit, actually you're going to live nearby. Going to the lighthouse (Faro de Lastres) will offer you some great coastal views.
Age:
20-30
Location:
Colunga, asturias, spain
Language(s):
English
Airport:
OVD: Asturias (Aviles, Spain)Vegetarian food will be available
The task of this workcamp will be helping to the recovery, improvement and signalling of the hiking path called "Senda de Los Molinos del Dele". The volunteers will be accompanied and advised by municipal staff. The main idea is recovering this old path that runs along the River Dele and converting to a touristic attraction, where several privately owned mills were located, many of them now in ruins.
Accomodation & food:
Accommodation will be in the Municipal Multipurpose Center; It has rooms that would serve as rooms with mats on the floor. Volunteers should bring sleeping bags. It also has a kitchen for the use of the volunteers, bathrooms and a shower..
Location & leisure:
Candamo is a council of the Principality of Asturias, located in the north of Spain. It limits to the east with Las Regueras, to the south with Grao, to the north with Illas, Castrillón and Soto del Barco and to the west with Pravia and Salas. It has a population of 1967 inhabitants. Its capital is the town of Grullos.This council is located within the region known as Camín Real de la Mesa, it stands out both for its La Peña cave and for its orchard, having an almost vital importance for Candamo the strawberry, the Festival of the Strawberry.Candamo is very close the the Cantabrian sea cost where the volunteers can have chance to enjoy the asturian beaches which is 40 minutes from the town. There are also lots of hiking paths and routes that the volunteers can enjoy on their free times.
Age:
18-30
Location:
Candamo, asturias
Language(s):
English
Airport:
OVD: Asturias (Aviles, Spain)Vegetarian food will be available
Tasks of the volunteer camp • The volunteers will create a space for the organic garden by preparing the land and installing the irrigation system. • Construction of terraces for planting and sowing. • They will carry out maintenance and care tasks for agroecological spaces such as the vegetable garden area. • Design and assembly of the Biodiversity Trail in the hostel, building nest boxes and shelters for other animals such as bats.
Accomodation & food:
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
Location & leisure:
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
Requirements:
- ID card - European health card or other medical insurance if available.
Age:
18-30
Location:
Cercedilla
Language(s):
English
Airport:
MAD: Barajas (Madrid, Spain)This project is suitable for disabled volunteersVegetarian food will be available
Tasks of the volunteer camp • The volunteers will create a space for the organic garden by preparing the land and installing the irrigation system. • Construction of terraces for planting and sowing. • They will carry out maintenance and care tasks for agroecological spaces such as the vegetable garden area. • Design and assembly of the Biodiversity Trail in the hostel, building nest boxes and shelters for other animals such as bats.
Accomodation & food:
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
Location & leisure:
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
Requirements:
- ID card - European health card or other medical insurance if available.
Age:
18-30
Location:
Cercedilla
Language(s):
English
Airport:
MAD: Barajas (Madrid, Spain)This project is suitable for disabled volunteersVegetarian food will be available
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.
Accomodation & food:
Los Batanes Youth Hostel (Ctra. de Cotos, s/n. Finca los Batanes. 28740-Rascafría- MADRID). Madrid The food will be made at the hostel and will consist of breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as a mid-morning snack.
Location & leisure:
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. . • Excursión to Alcalá de Henares and visit to the archaeological site of Complutum and visit to the Museo Arqueológico Regional. • 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.
Requirements:
Required documents - ID card - European health card or other medical insurance if available.
Age:
18-30
Location:
Rascafría (madrid). spain
Language(s):
English
Airport:
MAD: Barajas (Madrid, Spain)This project is suitable for disabled volunteersVegetarian food will be available
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