W: Hoeing and spading the ground around the trees in the wood.
Accomodation & food:
A: In a dormitory, sleeping bag and mat are not necessary. F: Will be served in the dormitory.
Location & leisure:
LO: Arapgir is a small town with 6.000 inhabitants in the east of Turkey. It is surrounded by mountains and famous for grapes. The nearest city is Malatya.
Requirements:
LA: English.
Age:
18-99
Location:
Arapgir
Language(s):
English
Airport:
IST: Ataturk (Istanbul, Turkey)
Trainstation:
Arapgir-malatyaThis project is suitable for disabled volunteers
Both the city and the university is inexperienced in the name of international events, so this camp for the 3rd time in a row will again be a nice experience for both the students and the residents. The volunteers will be working for the greening of the university campus. The main activity will be planting trees and gardening.
Accomodation & food:
Cafeteria / Dormitory
Location & leisure:
Kutahya, the hometown of famous fable author Aisopos (Esop) is located at the midpoint of Izmir-Ankara-Istanbul triangle. Throughout the history it was inhabited by many different civilizations of which some are Hittites, Macedonians, Romans, Armenians and Greeks. The city is mostly known for its Chinaware which can be seen all around.
Afyonkarahisar Municipality has been organising international voluntary camps both for raising awareness on voluntary work and improving international dialogue for a long time. The volunteers will be engaged in some environmental renovation work like gardening and landscaping around an elementary school.
Accomodation & food:
Cafeteria / Guesthouse
Location & leisure:
Afyonkarahisar is located at the intersection of three regions: Aegean, Mediterranean and Central Anatolian Regions. The city is mostly known for the Phyrgian Valley, marble and Turkish delight. There are also some fairy chimneys and thermal foundations which attract many tourists every year. The city is a member of Association of Historic Towns in Turkey .
During this year s camp, the volunteers will take part in the renovation of public parks and in addition to that some practical environmental work like gardening and landscaping will be done.
Accomodation & food:
Cafeteria / Guesthouse
Location & leisure:
Mersin is a major city with Turkey s second tallest skyscraper (the 52 story Mertim Tower) and a busy port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey. About 108 km of Mersin s coastal band is beaches. The city is famous for its sandwich with grilled meats wrapped in flat bread named Tantuni .
W: There will be different type of manual work daily like hoeing the ground around the trees in the town boullevard, painting the pavement stones, collecting garbage and waste material from the streets, painting the outer walls of a school garden.
Accomodation & food:
A: In Teachers Guest House of the town, sleeping bag and mat are not necessary. F: Volunteers will use the kitchen of the guest house to prepare their meals by the supplied food.
Location & leisure:
LO: Ciftlik is a small town with 6.000 inhabitants in central Anatolia. The nearest city is Nigde.
Requirements:
LA: English.
Age:
18-99
Location:
Ciftlik
Language(s):
English
Airport:
IST: Ataturk (Istanbul, Turkey)
Trainstation:
Ciftlik-nigdeThis project is suitable for disabled volunteers
During previous camps hosted by Mut Municipality, a building was restored which later became a cultural centre with the volunteers help and work they ve done. This year the volunteers will take part in some environmental cleaning work and some renovation at the parks around Mut will be done.
Accomodation & food:
Cafeteria / Guesthouse
Location & leisure:
Mersin is a large city with Turkey s second tallest skyscraper (the 52 story Mertim Tower) and a busy port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey. The city is famous for its sandwich with grilled meats wrapped in flat bread named Tantuni . Mut is a member of Association of Historic Towns in Turkey and there are many historical and touristic places like Dagpazari Church, Alahan Monastery, Karaeksi and Alaoda Cave in Mut.
work in Mugla will take place at an animal shelter belonging to the municipality. The volunteers are expected to take care of the dogs at the shelter as well as do some renovation work like building kennels, painting the shelter etc.
Accomodation & food:
Self-catering / Guesthouse
Location & leisure:
Mugla is one of the most touristic Aegean cities in Turkey which lies at the southwestern coast. It has many touristic coastal towns like Bodrum, Fethiye, Milas and others which attract thousands of tourists every year. The city is a member of Association of Historic Towns in Turkey . Besides cultural wealth of the city at present, it s getting richer with the additional cultural events and activities of the recently founded Mugla University.
Requirements:
Please note that the work will be carried out in close contact with the animals and volunteers who enjoy working with animals should apply.
The volunteers will mainly do landscaping around the town. Various kinds of environmental work will be done 5 hours a day by them only in weekdays.
Accomodation & food:
Cafeteria / Guesthouse
Location & leisure:
Yenipazar is the most social province of Aydin. You wil be able to observe local people playing traditional games amongst strawberry greenhouses and it s famous for its foods. Besides, the city is the second Turkish candidate town of Cittaslow network.
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