PROJECT: The local Civil Protection association VAB is working in implementing the awareness and skills to face civil protection emergencies, involving volunteers and citizens in practical activities and trainings. The association has been organizing camps for years and in 2010 need the help of international volunteers to go further.
WORK:
small construction works, renovation of the association building, preparation of the site for the campus (fences, electric and water wires...), environmental protection.
ACCOMMODATION:
in the association guest house. Food: the group will manage the kitchen.
PROJECT: Agape international ecumenical centre is a place of encounter where you can live an intense experience of community in beautiful natural surroundings. Agape was and still is an important point of reference in Italian Protestantism, for 50 years a place of education and development, theological exploration, political engagement, of acceptance and validation of differences. Every year many people, with different religious, cultural, political background, and of different age, come to Agape to discuss and to be challenged, to get to know themselves and each other and to exchange experiences around a particular theme. Agape was built after the Second World War as a sign of hope and of reconciliation between people, thanks to the voluntary work of many young men and women; a resident group still lives at Agape throughout the year. The dimensions of community and voluntary service remain central. Please visit: www.agapecentroecumenico.org to see which are the activity programmed for this period.
WORK:
The work camp will support the activities of AGAPE when a number of guests have meetings on issues of political, social, cultural and religious interest. Volunteers will help in the following areas: kitchen, meal service (tables and dishes), cleaning, maintenance, bar tending, babysitting. Games, discussions and outings can be organized during free time. Programmed activities (especially in the evening) are most of the time open to volunteers, as long as they do not clash with work commitments. The place is beautiful but really isolated, though you will stay together with many international participants to the meetings of AGAPE.
ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD:
Usually the workcampers will be host in 3-4 bed bedrooms. Toilets are in common on the floor. The meal are typical Italian Mediterranean and there's a vegetarian alternative for those who require it, as well as for any specific allergies. It is possible to use a washing machine.
ARRIVAL:
We require that all volunteers contact the office before arriving especially since travel to Agape can be complicated.
Stradora and Benzi, in the town of Scandiano, makes part of Zora social cooperative that was founded in 1997 to meet the needs of socialization and self development of disadvantaged people and to encourage institutions and communities to recognize and support the rights of disadvantaged people and break down the barriers of social exclusion. Scandiano hosts several services of Zora cooperative: Residential centre Stradora hosts 15 disabled people (aged 18 to 60); Daily Centre Benzi hosts 16 disabled people (aged 20 to 50).
WORK:
Volunteers will help disabled guests in tasks aimed to encourage self expression, communication and interpersonal relationships through such activities as singing, music, drawing and painting, diary, swimming pool, day-trips, home cleaning and gardening. The volunteers will also be required to achieve: • Some small renovation works of the building. • Management of special initiatives in relation to specific needs.
ACCOMMODATION:
Volunteers will sleep in meeting room in the residential centre Stradora. All hygienic services are provided. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are provided according to Italian collective standards.
LOCATION:
Scandiano / Reggio Emiliam), in the north of Italy.
TERMINAL:
Milan ,Bergamo, Parma and Bologna airports, Reggio Emilia train station.
SPECIAL REMARKS:
The location of camp is quite isolated, no direct public transportation but the city center can be reached by a walkway 15 minutes.
Ercolano is one of the richest archeological areas of Campania region. It’s one of the few ancient cities that can now be seen in almost its original splendor. We can say that it’s better preserved than the nearby city of Pompei, but unfortunately not better known. YAP (Youth Action for Peace) Italia wants to raise awareness about the site among the local community and tourists from all over the world through World Heritage Volunteers (WHV) project. The project is supported by the following partners: Icomos – International Council on Monument and Sites, The Herculaneum Conservation Project and The Herculaneum Centre, Arteteca Association, The Youth Forum of Ercolano, Municipality of Ercolano, Pro Loco Hercvlanevm. The project is organized in collaboration with Centro di Riabilitazione Don Orione di Ercolano, a catholic organization that offers social care and assistance for people with disabilities.
WORK:
The volunteers will take part in workshops about World Heritage, Patrimonito and IVS as tool for active participation in the preservation of UNESCO sites (World Heritage in Young hands kit, Non Formal Education kit for World Heritage). Then they will make both manual and promotional activities on the site such as: collecting garbage; cleaning gardens at the entrance; welcoming visitors as guides at the site; preparing and running daily workshops about the archaeological site; introducing the Herculaneum Conservation Project, Europe’s most ambitious conservation initiative; meeting cultural institutions and local schools in order to encourage young people from Ercolano to be active actors of their own community and heritage environment. As final event there will be a public conference about new approaches regarding site management. The volunteers will be involved in the production of a short movie about the workcamp and a photo exhibition which will be presented at the end of the project. On the other hand, from time to time the volunteers will run some games, artistic workshops and creative labs with people with disabilities from the rehabilitation centre Opera Don Orione.
ACCOMMODATION:
The volunteers will live in the changing rooms of the sport centre of the Opera Don Orione (4 km from the ruins of Ercolano). The living conditions are basic, please bring a sleeping bag and a mat as there is no camp beds. The centre is equipped with showers and WC. The volunteers will cook and clean as a group.
PROJECT: The Rest House "Alessandro Chierichetti" was funded 60 years ago in the small village of Gagliole to host people who suffers. In the last years it takes care for free to poor elderly and mental disable. At the moment there are 50 hosts. The Municipality wish to promote solidarity, fun and leisure time for the hosts of the Rest House and try to involve local youngsters in intercultural exchange and voluntarism.
WORK:
the work is a manual work it will consist mainly in the construction and renovation of the center (painting, cleaning etc). The volunteers will also participate in recreational activities and animation activities of the Rest House's guests during the mornings and take part to small trips.
LOCATION:
The place is quite isolated: Gagliole has 600 inhabitants, and is in the countryside of the beautiful region Marche, Macerata province.
ACCOMODATION:
In a Guest house in the close village called Castelraimondo.
FOOD:
in the Rest House refectory and in the guest house
The main work will consist in cleaning and maintenance of the outdoor site of the castle and the park. Volunteers will be working 7-8 hours per day under the supervision of local technical leader. During the workcamp, on 26th of July there will be a traditional celebration of Madonna del Faggio so the volunteers will be also involved in setting up and taking off the stands, the tables and other structures for the feast. It will be a perfect opportunity to get to know the local community and discover the local cuisine as well Be prepared for physical work.
Accomodation & food:
The volunteers will be hosted in one of the buildings of the Manservisi Castle on the territory of the park. The accommodation has beds, 3 toilets and shower. Sleeping bag is required. The meals will be provided by the staff of the centre, the volunteers will clean the dining room and wash the dishes as a group. During the workcamp there will be several events and activities organized by local partner so the volunteers are asked to be respectful and polite with other guests of the park. Please, note that the castle is situated in a small village in suburb of Castelluccio di Porretta Terme which is quite isolated: there is no public transport after 7 p.m.
Location & leisure:
Castelluccio di Porretta Terme
Requirements:
This project is perfectly suitable with nature lovers and people highly motivated for manual work. The castle is situated in a small village in suburb of Castelluccio which is quite isolated: there is no public transport after 7 p.m. Please bring with you typical games, recipes, musical instruments from your country. Motivation letter is required
Macchiagodena is a small village of the molisan upcountry, in the province of Isernia. In 1992 the priest of the village, Don Francesco Romano, received a donation of 10 tumbledown houses. His idea was to restructure them and create a center “San Nicola Village,” for the country (meeting area, catechism, showroom, etc). The restoration phase requires much work. Already on October 1996 there was given work for more than 10 years of workcamps, and thanks to the contributions of the IBO volunteers, many of them were returned to their original splendor of the environments dedicated to welcoming. The first structures of next opening can welcome groups and individuals in search of rest and personal reflection. The Village St. Nicola needs the help of motivated volunteers to carry on with the work of those parts not yet completed.
WORK:
Maintenance work to remove stones, plaster walls, generic cleaning. Continuation of arrangement work to the churchyard. In particular, we would really appreciate the help of: floor layers, smiths and house painters.
ACCOMMODATION:
In the parish nursery school. The collaboration and availability of the volunteers for the necessities of the camp (cleaning, kitchen help) is required.
TRAVEL:
Arrive at the Boiano train station (Roma Termini – Boiano) for all volunteers at the 20.30 in the first day of the project. In case of necessity, call the provided numbers.
For the volunteers that need to go back by plane, it is advised to plan the return flight in the afternoon due to transportation difficulties.
PROJECT: The Rest House "Alessandro Chierichetti" was funded 60 years ago in the small village of Gagliole to host people who suffers. In the last years it takes care for free to poor elderly and mental disable. At the moment there are 50 hosts. The Municipality wish to promote solidarity, fun and leisure time for the hosts of the Rest House and try to involve local youngsters in intercultural exchange and voluntarism.
WORK:
the work is a manual work it will consist mainly in the construction and renovation of the center (painting, cleaning etc). The volunteers will also participate in recreational activities and animation activities of the Rest House's guests during the mornings and take part to small trips.
LOCATION:
The place is quite isolated: Gagliole has 600 inhabitants, and is in the countryside of the beautiful region Marche, Macerata province.
ACCOMODATION:
In a Guest house in the close village called Castelraimondo.
FOOD:
in the Rest House refectory and in the guest house
« The most beautiful thing about volunteering obviously is the people you meet… the helpfulness the understanding…there is always someone who puts a plate of food in front of you if you say you are not hungry and not in the mood, or gives you a pep talk or simply a hug. »
