Volunteers participating in these two workcamps will work together with young people coming from socially disadvantaged background (15-22 years old) and will think of, prepare and create a festival for young people in the city centre of Athens. Participants will organize actions for the wider public of the Support centre for young people (KYN) which will include different activities, workshops, artistic events, games, cross cultural education and much more. The workcamp will close with the festival days.
Accomodation & food:
Volunteers will be accommodated in a public school. The accommodation is basic but adequate; volunteers will sleep on the floor in the classrooms of the school. Sleeping bags are necessary. There are toilets, showers and cooking facilities at the school. Everyday two different volunteers from the group, in shifts, will be responsible for maintaining the group accommodation place clean, as well as for the preparation of all the meals for the group of volunteers.
Location & leisure:
Athens and its suburbs - Athens is a city with glorious history and culture that gave birth to democracy, arts and science and has been worshipped by gods and people, a magical city and the enchanting capital of Greece. The most important civilization of ancient world flourished in Athens and relives through some of the worldU?U?s most formidable edifices. Athens is situated in the prefecture of Attica and extends to the peninsula that reaches up to Central Greece. It is surrounded by the mountains Ymytos, Pendeli and Parnitha, northwards and eastwards, and the Saronic Gulf southwards and westwards. The sun is shining over Athens all year round. During summer the city is much quieter as the majority of its inhabitants leave for their summer vacations. In their free time, participants will have the opportunity to get in touch with the everyday life of the city; they may attend local events (concerts, festival, performances, etc.). Volunteers will discuss their free time activities with their camp leaders; together they are going to organize excursions and visits around the city.
Requirements:
ELIX is looking for volunteers that enjoy working with young people and will support the daily activity program. The volunteers are invited to bring games, songs, ideas, instruments and crafts for the activities Volunteers should be already experienced in creating arts (theatre, photography, film, painting, sculpture, etc). Due to nature of the workcamp a motivation letter from the volunteer is needed, in order for us to learn more about the volunteer, her/his ideas and motivation for this workcamp. All the accepted volunteers have to provide ELIX with the original Certificate of Good Conduct as volunteers will be in contact with minors.
« I would recommend participating in a workcamp, especially with VAP, who ensured that I found a project to suit me and provided essential training for me in preparation for my trip. Being part of a workcamp really is a life-changing experience, oh, and it looks great on your CV! »
