Project summary: The purpose of the camp is the urban regeneration of Eboli and in particular to make livable and crowded again the main Republic Square.DescriptionProject: The camp activities will be directed mainly to the urban decor and more specifically to the restoration and enhancement of Republic Square in Eboli.The square is located in the heart of the town. Until the ‘90 the square was the place where young people could meet and socialize, and the location of important and interesting cultural activities. For almost two years, it was closed to the public because of the restoration of its monuments and the laying of new flooring. At its reopening, it has lost its social value no longer able to aggregate the new generations in it.We would like a cozy, green and crowded square. We want to imagine an eco-creative Square, redesigned with the use of sustainable materials and structures.The motivation of the camp is linked to the revival of the community spirit that takes care of its spaces and lives them intensively.Legambiente local group: Legambiente local group in Eboli was born in 1997 thanks to the fusion with another local group, its name is "Silaris". The Legambiente Silaris statute says that: "…Legambiente is a volunteer Association. Its members attend to the activities in an individual way, spontaneous and free, only for solidarity. It acts for a society based on an equilibrate relation between humans and nature, for the respect of the biodiversity; and for a sustainable development for the defence of the environment and of the cultural heritage."The local groups counts 60 members that dedicate their free time to the Association. The age of our members goes from 16 to 75. They share several different moments of socialization.The Association house in Eboli is located in the old part of the city. It is a nice building recently constructed.Here a list of our main activities:- Preservation of the local dune restricted area "Legambiente Silaris" along the coast of our city. This part of the coast belongs to the "Natural Reserve Foce-Sele" moreover it is a special area recognized by the E.U. as Sic IT 805001.- Environmental Education in the schools in Eboli.- Awareness campaigns for students and people about: energy; pollution, waste; studies about the vegetation; coastal erosion.- Partnership with public Institutions for serious environmental problems.- Partnership with other Associations and with the Csv Sodalis Salerno about peace, racism, social and cultural growth.- Project "Orti di Città" for elder people.- Summer work-camp during summertime.- Voluntary Civil Service- Dog-sitter project to help dogs without any owner, in cooperation with the league for the protection of dogs. Our Association would like to continue and improve the promotion and valorization of the voluntary activities as a form of social and political participation, because we think that "another world is possible" and that is necessary to build up a society more equitable and sustainable. Legambiente Silaris Eboli have been running national and international volunteer camps in Eboli for over ten years. Work: The purpose of the camp is the urban regeneration through sustainable decorations.We want to make livable and crowded the main Republic Square in Eboli. The camp will take place mainly in the Square. The main activities will be: cleaning of the War memorial; cleaning and maintenance of the gardens and flowerbeds already existing (thematic flowerbeds: herbs, evergreens, local flowers, etc.); maintenance and repainting public existing seats; installation and painting of flower boxes for urban decoration to be placed in front of the elementary school to be managed by classes; installation of ecological benches obtained by the recovery of used platforms; "Games of yore", construction of ancient games, placed near the school; installation of a bus shelter with recyclable material and creative paintingAccommodation and food: The volunteers will be hosted in "San Pietro Alli Marmi"an ancient Norman abbey with an important historical Library. Four bedrooms will be available, with two common bathrooms and two showers. The kitchen will be located in Legambiente home and local typical products will be used for the meals. Internet access won't be available.Location and leisure: Eboli is a Southern town with approximately 38.000 inhabitants.As agricultural center, Eboli is known mainly for olive oil and for dairy products, among which the most renowned is the buffalo mozzarella.One part of the mountains that surround the town of Eboli belongs to Picentini Park. The archaeological excavations prove that the Eboli area has been inhabited since the Copper and Bronze Ages, and attested (from the 5th century BC) the presence of the so-called Villanovan civilization.The center of the town is characterized by a square from the elliptical shape that retains the charm of a nineteenth century ambient. The monument is dedicated to the fallen during the First World War. The square is crowded during Sunday mornings. Inside the square there are historical monuments, fountains, seating and public gardens.The old town in Eboli is very nice and characterized by very important historical streets and buildings. There are many restaurants where you can taste local dishes.During the workcamp there will be an excursion tour in Pompeii. The volunteers will visit the areas managed by Legambiente in the territory of the Campania region.Language: English will be the official language in the camp. Terminal: Capodichino International Airport In Naples – Salerno train station (last train to Eboli at 19.55 pm – Napoli Train Station (last train to Eboli at 19.23 pm)
The kindergarten “Anzio 4”, that adresses 3-5 yo kids, is starting the pilot project “The School in the Rabbits’ wood”, introducing a learning methodology involving the outdoor education. The fist “school in the wood “ was created in the 1950s in Denmark to increase the pupils’ happiness while learning. The motto is “you will find more in the woods rather than in the books. Trees and rocks will teach you things that no teacher could.” The approach is discover-know-learn, where the experience is the pillar of the learning. The pilot project involves a large coalition of associations and the Anzio municiplaity to support the School in this innovative initiative and the international workcamps are important to prepare the settings and to do intercultural activities with the kids.
Work:
The volunteers will work in organizing workshops with the children, and will build a playground (a tree house, a sandpit, a hut). Another important task is the mainteinance and cleaning of green areas of the Nature Reserve "Tor Caldara", where the wood is located. The different tasks will be organized in shifts - from Monday to Friday, from 10.00 to 15.00h. The three types of work (with kids - Renovation - Construction) can be alternated during the day on the basis of an organized calendar with volunteers.
Accommodation and Food:
Volunteers will sleep in camp bed inside the school gym. Bathrooms and showers will be available. Sleeping bags are needed. They will have bicycles with which will move to reach the reserve where they will work, they can also use them for leisure trips. Lunch from Monday to Friday will be organized by the school canteen, while dinner will be prepared by volunteers (a camp kitchen will be in the school) and sometime by the project partners. Vegetarian lunches or celiac recipes can be done, but you will need to know prior to arrival in order to organize.
Location and Leisure:
The reserve is in front of a beautiful beach, where volunteers can go after 15.00 or on weekends. The reserve is very close to Anzio, a pretty seaside town about 55 kilometers south of Rome with a long history to the time of ancient Rome. It has a marina and fishing spot from which you can reach the island of Ponza, and is 2 hours from Naples. Rome can be reached by train with one hour. The group will organize autonomously their free time.
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