In the previous years, this workcamp was based on teaching English to local kids but this year the task changed completely. The work again will be doing activities with kids but this time it will be based on the recuperation of the cultural heritage. This area, Colunga has lots of cultural heritages from the ancient times and the local associations are aiming to renovate and recuperate there heritage areas. The task of the volunteers will be integrating the local kids to these activities. The volunteers will prepare some workshop for the kids about the importance of the heritages around the town and will work together on those areas in order to contribution of the renovation of the public areas.There is another part of that work that will be directly oriented towards the study and discovery of the water sources of the council of Colunga. Also the volunteers will be in charge of the research, transmission and collection of information with varied activities on local heritage.
Accomodation & food:
In a house situated in Colunga. Volunteers will stay apart from the group of children. Food will be provided by the Fundación Cruz de los Ángeles. Breakfasts will be prepared by volunteers, lunch and dinner in the house or together with kids, depending on daily activities. This project will include a one day only vegan food day agreed by volunteers for the promotion of environmental sustainable lifestyle.
Location & leisure:
The province 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.
Requirements:
The criminal record and motivation letter should be sent in advance. We are looking for volunteers that are interested and have knowledge about the world of heritage, architecture, design, even photography and also who have experience with kids.
Age:
20-30
Location:
Colunga, asturias
Language(s):
English
Airport:
OVD: Asturias (Aviles, Spain)Vegetarian food will be available
In the previous years, this workcamp was based on teaching English to local kids but this year the task changed completely. The work again will be doing activities with kids but this time it will be based on the recuperation of the cultural heritage. This area, Colunga has lots of cultural heritages from the ancient times and the local associations are aiming to renovate and recuperate there heritage areas. The task of the volunteers will be integrating the local kids to these activities. The volunteers will prepare some workshop for the kids about the importance of the heritages around the town and will work together on those areas in order to contribution of the renovation of the public areas.There is another part of that work that will be directly oriented towards the study and discovery of the water sources of the council of Colunga. Also the volunteers will be in charge of the research, transmission and collection of information with varied activities on local heritage.
Accomodation & food:
In a house situated in Colunga. Volunteers will stay apart from the group of children. Food will be provided by the Fundación Cruz de los Ángeles. Breakfasts will be prepared by volunteers, lunch and dinner in the house or together with kids, depending on daily activities. This project will include a one day only vegan food day agreed by volunteers for the promotion of environmental sustainable lifestyle.
Location & leisure:
The province 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.
Requirements:
The criminal record and motivation letter should be sent in advance. We are looking for volunteers that are interested and have knowledge about the world of heritage, architecture, design, even photography and also who have experience with kids.
Age:
20-30
Location:
Colunga, asturias
Language(s):
English
Airport:
OVD: Asturias (Aviles, Spain)Vegetarian food will be available
In the previous years, this workcamp was based on teaching English to local kids but this year the task changed completely. The work again will be doing activities with kids but this time it will be based on the recuperation of the cultural heritage. This area, Colunga has lots of cultural heritages from the ancient times and the local associations are aiming to renovate and recuperate there heritage areas. The task of the volunteers will be integrating the local kids to these activities. The volunteers will prepare some workshop for the kids about the importance of the heritages around the town and will work together on those areas in order to contribution of the renovation of the public areas.There is another part of that work that will be directly oriented towards the study and discovery of the water sources of the council of Colunga. Also the volunteers will be in charge of the research, transmission and collection of information with varied activities on local heritage.
Accomodation & food:
In a house situated in Colunga. Volunteers will stay apart from the group of children. Food will be provided by the Fundación Cruz de los Ángeles. Breakfasts will be prepared by volunteers, lunch and dinner in the house or together with kids, depending on daily activities. This project will include a one day only vegan food day agreed by volunteers for the promotion of environmental sustainable lifestyle.
Location & leisure:
The province 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.
Requirements:
The criminal record and motivation letter should be sent in advance. We are looking for volunteers that are interested and have knowledge about the world of heritage, architecture, design, even photography and also who have experience with kids.
Age:
20-30
Location:
Colunga, asturias
Language(s):
English
Airport:
OVD: Asturias (Aviles, Spain)Vegetarian food will be available
Despite the fact that the spring and reservoir and canals and gardens were the origin and had been the lifeline of the town for ages, several years ago the spring and reservoir went dry. The gardens were abandoned. Almost all the fruit trees, save a few straggly pomegranates and figs, died. The town is close to the much larger city of Jaen and in recent decades many weekenders built vacation country homes and unauthorized wells that depleted the groundwater supply. A group of concerned residents under La Fuente de la Reja Association came together to reverse this situation. And they succeeded after a long, hard fight they managed to have the wells closed. The spring recently began to flow again, the reservoir is full of water, several of the collapsed terrace walls have been rebuilt, and a handful of old-timers and educated youths are planting gardens and selling their surplus produce in the village square. The association has recently bought some plots of land and want to use them to grow local vegetables, in a project that concerns all the agroecology of the area, together with the University of Pablo Olavide in Seville. The task of the volunteers will be rebuilding the walls from the ancient times and help the locals in the rehabilitation of the vegetable gardens.
Accomodation & food:
Volunteers will sleep at a simple youth hostel located in the center of the town. It has two bedrooms with bunkbeds, kitchen, living room and washing machine. Access to the swimming pool will be possible.This project will include a one day only vegan food day agreed by volunteers for the promotion of environmental sustainable lifestyle.
Location & leisure:
Pegalajar is a beautiful village located close to Jaen. The main economic activity is local tourism but they also deal with other services. Moreover, the great value and cultural heritage of the city, is allowing tourism development that will complement the local economy and disseminate the image and history of this noble village. In the last years, because of the economic crisis agriculture has been regarded as a possibility for young people with no job offers. Pagalajar and Jodar are located surrounded by the Natural Park of Sierra Magina with is a natural area with high quality landscape, pure and nearly virgin.
Age:
20-50
Location:
Pegalajar, jaen
Language(s):
English
Airport:
GRX: Granada (Granada, Spain)Vegetarian food will be available
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