Campo Calabro is a small village located along the Calabrian coast, between Pellaro and Palmi villages. Volunteers will collaborate in organising the summer event "Castles of Peace", an initiative, addressed to small municipalities, to promote peace and sustainability. The work will take place inside the Matiniti inferiore Fortress.
The Social Cooperative “Robert Owen” was founded in 1983 with the aim to support the socially handicapped young people giving them the chance to meet and play. The Cooperative is based on the voluntary work which is done by its members. The social centre is in country. In more than 20 years of activities the Cooperative takes different initiatives in the intercultural, socio-educational and international solidarity issues. The most important activities of the Cooperative is foster friendship among peoples and promote the arts. Other projects are actions to fight the problems of social integration in the work of Italian and foreign young people. These projects take place daily in the social centre of the Cooperative where there are resources and structured programmes to carry out trainings and leisure activities for migrant and Italian young people. During the next August the Cooperative will organize activities to carry out a festival for the peace and social justice, in collaboration with other associations. The festival “Pace e dintorni” with music, exhibitions, films and discussions. The Cooperative will organize different activities, making optimum use of the outdoor space whilst focusing on extra curricular activities and educational initiatives. In cooperation with Lunaria and its international partners we are welcoming volunteers to support our programme.
LOCATION:
San Giorgio's outskirts.
WORK:
to support the team of the Cooperative in the management of the garden and the indoor space and in organizational activities. Volunteers are expected to work at least 7 hours per day for 5 days a week. A "tourist approach" to this workcamp is NOT welcome.
ACCOMODATION:
rooms in the Cooperative: all facilities inside the building.
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