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Volunteer project: This project will take place at the Natural Park of Cap de Creus (Creus Cape). One of the most interesting aspects of the cape is its geological formation, which is easily visible as the majority of the cape consists of bare rock. Phenomenon such as metamorphism, folding and fracturing can be seen, giving us an insight into the evolution of the landforms of the early Paleozoic period in this region of Catalunya. The rivers and streams that drain the zone are short and only carry water after occasional heavy rains. At some points, though, rock pools remain. The historical and cultural heritage of the Creus Cape adds to its environmental value. There are a large number of prehistoric dolmens, that of la Creu d'en Corbatella, at Roses, being particularly well-known. Submerged in the waters of the zone is a valuable archeological legacy of shipwrecks from the period of the Roman Empire.
The group of volunteers will cooperate
with the Natural Park of Cap de Creus monitoring the state of the
coastal fauna, as well as in the recovery of old rural paths in the
area. At the same time, other tasks will be developed such as: Language: English Free time activities: Walking and bivouac around the Natural Park of the Cape Creus, soirees, and group activities and games to promote cooperation and solidarity. Accommodation: In tents on the camp site in the olive grove of Selva de Mar.
Location: Selva de Mar (Alt
Empordà). Girona. Costa Brava. The village Selva de Mar is a special
jewel in Costa Brava, only about 2 km from Port de la Selva. Off of the
peak season, particularly in the week, it may happen, that one is in
fact still the only tourist here. Despite the boom of the tourism, Selva
de Mar conserved more or less its identity. During the main season and
at the weekends however, a grand number of holiday visitors live here. A
lot of them are of village origin and have renovated the houses of the
village respectfully. Bus station: Estació del Nord (Barcelona) Nearest airport: Girona
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: The music Festival of Cantonigròs is a great event, which attracts during the month of July around two thousand people, both audience and participants. Musicians from 30 different countries come and act at the festival, so it's an intercultural exchange in which the participants in the festival are side by side with the people of the village and also with the participants in the workcamp.
The volunteer activities at the project
consist in collaborating with the organization and development of the
XIXth Music Festival of Cantonigròs. The participants have to build and
dismantle the installations of the Festival and do the "order services"
such as catering, entrance control during the event. Language: English Free time activities: The free time activities will consist of excursions to discover the region and its cultural, natural and social way of life. Participants will also do an exchange of activities, funny workshops, and enjoying the environment of the Festival, where they will meet different cultures from all over the world, going deeply into the coral music and the typical dances of each country. Accommodation: Participants will be accommodated in tents beside the musical camps. Location: Santa Maria de Corco (Barcelonés). It is a large municipality located on the Est side of Osona's region, and dates from the XVth century. Originally, it was known as L´Esquirol (squirrel in Catalan) because of the first settlers who lived in a rural house with a squirrel. Later on, the new name was given by the moving of Santa Maria de Corco Church. It comprehends the terms of Cantonigròs, Sant Julià de Cabrera and Sant Martí de Sescorts. Cantonigròs hosts an important incoming tourism and the annual festival. Train station: Vic (Osona) Nearest airport: Barcelona and Girona
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: The project is a follow-up of the workcamps done between 2000 and 2004, a joint initiative with the City Council of Badia del Vallès. The initiative was aimed at improving the youth facilities in an isolated suburban area of Barcelona by creating a project of collaboration between the local youth and foreign youngsters. The work will consist of several tasks related to the final arrangements of the local Youth Club, mainly some gardening, arrangements in the yard and, especially, to perform the different art projects (wall paintings, mosaics, sculptures) designed by young local artists. The camp will be linked to an open young creators festival that will populate the youth club with their creations. The project will take place in the same dates as the Night Summer program for youngsters in Badia: concerts, parties, cinema. workshops, activities, organized by the youngsters, the Local Youth Council, and their associations. We are talking then about a volunteer workcamp absolutely integrated in the youth life of the municipality. The camp will include (in working time) activities on intercultural learning and visit to immigration and antiracist associations in Barcelona. Language: English Free time activities: Different activities will be organized: visit to the Gothic quarter in Barcelona (old town), talk with youth groups that are working there with youngsters; we expect to spend one day out of Barcelona going to "Delta de l'Ebre", a Natural Park in the South of Catalonia. There will be an off-camp program organised by the participants and the camp leaders, including some excursions and visits to Barcelona. The participants will have free personal time mostly everyday from 17h, and on weekends, depending on the program organised by them. Every night there will be activities at the Youth Club (Summer Program). The volunteers will have free access to the municipal sport centre, swimming pool, cybercafe, library… Accommodation: At the Youth Club. There will be separated bedrooms for boys and girls, showers and kitchen. It is not a luxury hotel, but it is comfortable and cozy. Location: Badia del Vallès (Barcelonés) Train station: Barbera del Vallés Nearest airport: Barcelona
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: In the thirties, Barcelona was one of the sceneries of the Spanish Civil War. Though the military coup leaded by Franco failed to reach power in 18th of July 1936, war and revolution shocked the city for three years. Barcelona suffered the cruelty of war for three years. The condition of a city under attack turned it into a city with antiaircraft batteries and antiaircraft refugees. Most of these antiaircraft batteries and antiaircraft refugees are now buried under other constructions and forgotten, and some administrations and associations are making efforts to find and rehabilitate them, in order to recuperate the historical memory of the city. One of these constructions is placed in the “Parc dels Tres Turons” (Three Hills Parc), a strategic elevated location from where you can get a good sight of almost all the city. The work will consist in start clearing up and repairing a little bit the site, in order to start the works that will end in a few years with the installation of a museum telling the history of the place, and the different uses it has had. Complementary activities will take place during the workcamp such as activities related to the history and the historical memory of the civil war (museums visit, movies projections, visiting important sites of Barcelona linked to its recent history…) Special requirements: Motivation letter required Language: English Accommodation: The participants will be accommodated in a school in the Can Baro neighborhood, concretely in Pirineus school, which have its own kitchen, showers, sleeping rooms and dinning room. The school is close to the place where the workcamp will take place. Location: Barcelona Train station: Barcelona Nearest airport: Barcelona
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: The Iscle Castle
is a very meaningful and ancient monument in Vidreres town. It dates
from the XII century, and nowadays its degradation is a big worry for
Vidreres inhabitants due to its historical and landscape value. We will
work in order to renovate the damage areas. We will work on: Language: English Free time activities: Apart from the renovation activities the participants will have leisure activities. We are aware of the importance of the spare time and intercultural relationship among international volunteers and population from Vidreres. Therefore, we will have several cultural events: typical popular dinner (including performances); others like contests, football match, poetry night, summer nights with pleasant surprises... Accommodation: The participants will sleep at the Salvador Espriu School which has been accommodated with all services. Location: Vidreres, La Selva (Girona). Its limits goes the next way: In the North with Caldes de Malavella, on the East side with Tossa de Mar, with Lloret de Mar in the south and the west finds Maçanet de la Selva and Sils. Vidreres, because of its proximity to Lloret de Mar, has become a very touristic town. Train station: Vidreres Nearest airport: Girona
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: The Trullets is a territory located in Algerris. There, there were old wine deposits dated from XVIII century, which have been damaged by the time. The inhabitants of Trullets and Algerri would like to recover these wine deposit regarding that they are the last ones left over the region and Catalonia. At the same time, the project pursues the restoration, vegetation cleaning and consolidation of the Trullets; it aims the construction of new paths in order to improve the accessibility to the wine deposits, houses and surroundings. Language: English Free time activities: Footwalking to Mont-Rebei´s forest path, excursion to Balaguer, also organising a celebration for the children of the village. Accommodation: In tents with mattresses in the sport pavilion of the municipality.
Location: Algerri (Lleida). Its
inhabitants are called "algerrians". It is located at the Noguera Baixa
region. This region occupies a large extension of light ground, closed
to the North by the Pyrenees. This conjoint is crossed by the Segre
River. Nearest airport: Barcelona
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Language: English Free time activities: Group dynamics, astronomical workshop, discovery of the Roman Tarraco, games at the beach, visits to several places: Barcelona (weekend), Poblet, History Museum of Cambrils... Accommodation: At the Marinada’s School in Cambrils. The school offers all kind of services. Location: Cambrils (Tarragona) Train station: Cambrils Nearest airport: Reus o Tarragona Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: This ¡s the
first year working on this project. We will cooperate with the Consorci
of Naturals Delta Spaces, in monitoring the state of fauna and flora, as
well as in the arrangement of new rural paths in the area. The camp will
also promote the knowledge of the social and the environmental aspects
of the Llobregat’s Delta. Monitoring fauna (specially birds), and flora
with specialised material. Language: English
Free time activities: Accommodation: In a school called “El Parque”, in El Prat de Llobregat. Location: El Prat de Llobregat. Train station: Barcelona Nearest airport: Barcelona
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: This workcamp
will take place in the so-called Granja dels Frares ("Friar´s Farm).
This building was made to lodge the workers of the "Santes Creus"
monastery during medieval ages. The City Hall wants to regain this
building and to reconvert it in a youth meeting point. Volunteers will
clean the surroundings of the farm and will renovate the arches zone.
They also should do sign posting along the routes that lead to the farm,
in order to help people to access the place easily. It would also be
necessary to sign post trekking itineraries taking the building as a
starting point. Language: English Free time activities: Discovering of the surrounding; El Morell, Santes Creus Monastery, Flora and fauna around Francoli river. Study the impact of an oil factory near the farm. Visit Tarragona and Barcelona. Intercultural exchange with local youth. Participation in the local radio Station, games, workshops, sports… Accommodation: Camping inside the working plot. Volunteers will collaborate in the installation and taking down the park. Location: El Morell (Tarragona). Train station: Tarragona Nearest airport: Barcelona and Reus
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: During the
morning volunteers are going to do archaeological work. They do not have
to rebuild anything, but to recuperate an unknown area of the castle.
And during afternoons and nights the group is going to do free
activities. The spare time is as important as the archaeological work to
live a great experience. Language: English Free time activities: short trips around the area: villages, forests, Girona and Costa Brava (one day), lots of activities with people from Arbúcies, specially with associations and organisations (traditional music, etc.) Accommodation: The lodging will be at the castle. The bedroom will be shared by all volunteers and will be situated in a room of the castle furnished with bunk beds. The rest of installations will be outdoors and situated around the castle (toilets, shed/dinning-room, showers, kitchen). During the weekend, the accommodation will be in a building of the town council. Montsoriu´s Castle is not situated near any town or village. It is at 6 km far away from Arbúcies en 4km from Breda. Location: Arbúcies (Girona). Montsoriu Castle and its workcamp is located in the Natural Park of Montseny, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and very near of the Costa Brava. It is a unique example of the military medieval architecture in Catalonia. Train station: Breda or Hostalric (line Girona-Barcelona) Nearest airport: Girona or Barcelona
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: The city of
Barcelona is a city with very important social inequalities where you
can find houses without the minimum conditions to live in. This workcamp
is about the rehabilitation of two flats in the old center of Barcelona.
This work will be carried out by the coordination of Barcelona Social
Services. There will be complementary activities as chats, conferences,
discussions, etc. in order to study deeply the causes, consequences and
possible ways of resolution of the so-called 4th world. Special requirements: Motivation letter required Language: English Free time activities: The extra activities will be concentrated in the prospect of Barcelona and in its social and artistic slope (museums, monuments, architecture…)mixed with games, sports and funny workshops. Accommodation: Participants will be accommodated in a warehouse at the "Ciutat Vella" quarter, concretely at the Cervantes School, which have its own kitchen, showers, sleeping rooms and dinning room. Location: Barcelona Train station: Barcelona Nearest airport: Barcelona
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: The project
itself will be the International meeting about youth and the rural
world. It was born from the experience of different international
projects and the inexistence of a rural meeting time and place for
youth. The special theme to treat is the youth depopulation at the
villages; using them just as weekend homes. This meeting will like to
treat this phenomenon known as “neorural” going from last Friday to
Sunday. During that weekend, entities working with youth will introduce
their aims, present videos made with the international volunteers of
this workcamp, organise outdoors activities among others. Language: English Free time activities: The entity will organise many different activities, including: groups dynamics, free time group, and visits to several places as Busa, Barcelona, Solsona’s market, Cambrils and many others. Accommodation: in a country house, at the Municipality of Olius located 7 Km far away from Solsona. Not adapted for physical disabilities Location: Olius (Lleida) Bus station: Solsona Nearest airport: Reus or Barcelona
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: The village of Envall has been abandoned for 20 years. Thus, its environment and most of the old houses are in a bad state. Our work must be a restoration and improvement of the main streets equipments and perimeter of the village, conditioning of the little square and provide it with a fountain. Its aim is to restore and improve the streets and the perimeter of the village of Envall, in the "Vall Fosca", Pyrennees (Lleida). Language: English Free time activities: group dynamics, engage in dialogue, self-management, night meetings, traditional crafts workshops, astronomy, hiking to different places, like: Montcortes lake, Aigüestortes National Parc, the Eirnyà gorge…Also we will visit the museum of the power station of Capdella, to a country house from that region, to the Pobla de Segur´s market. Accommodation: in tents by the country house in Envall, where we will have all the necessary services in a rural environment: the kitchen, dinning room, toilet, showers, the kitchen garden, etc. Location: Envall (Lleida). The village of Envall is a nice mountain settlement that has been uninhabited for more than 20 years, until 2002. It is located at the municipality of Torre de Capdella, one of the most beautiful and natural richness of Pyrenees. Train station: La Pobla de Segur Nearest airport: Reus or Barcelona
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
Volunteer project: After the
devastating fire in Central Catalonia and Solsones in 1998, a great
damage was caused. This educational environmental project was born in
order to revert and restore the areas affected the most by the fire. It
also offers a social and cultural side to foster the participation and
knowledge of the participants in local traditional celebrations showing
this kind of lifestyle. Language: English Free time activities: Attending villages festivals, shopping, cycling, footpath, walking, rappel, traditional games, visits to different places as Barcelona, the outdoors market… Accommodation: We will be hosted in a country house, at the Municipality of Orius located 7 Km far away from Solsona. Location: Orius (Lleida) Bus station: Solsona Nearest airport: Reus or Barcelona
Age range: 18 - 30 years old
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Monitoring the state of the coastal fauna and
recovering old rural paths at Creus Cape
