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Volunteer project: The international volunteer project aims to provide the volunteers with a unique experience in one of the most prestigious museums in the country in terms of Paleontology. The project also aims to promote the exchange of personal and cultural experiences, and give chance to the participants to meet other socio-cultural realities that the City of Lourinhã offers, as well as to visit different cultural places.
The volunteer group will be working on an excavation project with one of the most respected groups of paleontologists in the country. The activities will allow the contact with paleontological findings of millions of years and will give chance to the participants to get to know the main areas of work and exhibition of the Museum of Lourinhã. The group will also get to know the work of the only lab existent in the country that prepares paleontological fossils on a full-time basis. The volunteers will work in the lab, on the excavations, in the museologic reserves and in the main hall of paleontology. The tasks to be undertaken by the participants will include inventory and storage of the museologic reserves, cleaning and preparation of fossils, monitoring of the exhibitions during the visiting periods, promoting the Museum; contacts with several organisations of Lourinhã, in order to disseminate information about the history and culture among the most disadvantaged people.
Language: English Free time activities: Cultural visits, meetings with artists, trips to the beach. Accommodation: The accommodation is in a building. Location: Lourinhã, in the District of Lisbon
Age range: 18 -
30 years old
Volunteer project: The Cultural and Social Center of Santo Adrião,
located in the North of Portugal, has the mission to give social support
to the community and associates, in all stages of their lives, with
relevance for children, youth, and seniors.
The objectives of this volunteer project
are to organize activities that promote inclusion and interaction,
through involvement with the community of the city of Braga; create
mechanisms and structures that promote environmental education and the
respect for nature, enhancing the youngsters' psycho-social welfare;
conduct discussions and workshops about social exclusion problematic
with the aim of making a document with inclusion policies; using
materials and environmental trends for development of activities with
disadvantaged populations. Language: English Accommodation: In a building. Location: The project is located in Northern Portugal, Minho, near the City of Oporto, County and District of Braga, Neighborhood of S. José de S. Lázaro.
Age range: 18 -
30 years old
Volunteer project: The project is organized in cooperation with an environment NGO, created in 2000 at Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, Guarda district, Portugal. Their mission is the conservation of the Riba-Côa natural heritage. To achieve this goal, the objectives are the study and conservation of flora and fauna of the Côa, Águeda and Douro watersheds, environmental education, development of sustainable rural development projects, and the recovery and promotion of the cultural and architectural heritage of the region. Their main project, the Faia Brava Reserve, at the Côa Valley SPA, is a 600 ha property, managed exclusively for nature and culture heritage conservation.
The goal of this volunteer project is to
support the conservation of the great cliff-breeder birds, threatened
species in the European context, with important breeding populations at
the Faia Brava Reserve - Vale do Côa, through practical actions for the
conservation of important habitats and prey species populations. The
participants will receive theoretical and practical information from
specialists on bird identification and conservation methods, and will
develop practical work on ecological restoration and species monitoring.
Language: English Free time activities: On evenings and days off, the participants will have the opportunity to discover the region, through guided visits to rock art sites at the Côa Valley Archaeological Park, visit to the Douro International Natural Park and the Arribes del Duero Natural Park (Spain), bird watching activities, traditional music and rural activity evenings, with the support of the local population. Accommodation: Basic camping site at the Faia Brava Reserve. The camping site is fully equipped with kitchen, green dry bathrooms, showers and large tents. The nearest village (15 minutes away by car) has a small supermarket and a café. Transport to the nearest town for groceries, pharmacy, etc. will be provided. Location: The Algodres village is located 14 km from Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo (Guarda). The fieldwork will be done at the Faia Brava Reserve, 4 km away from the village.
Age range: 18 -
30 years old
Tasks to be carried out by the
international volunteer
group: Language: English Free time activities: In the spare time, volunteers will visit belvederes, Museum, castles, historical villages (Marialva), Vale do Côa engraving and Douro Wine Region (UNESCO Patrimonies). Accommodation: Volunteers will be accommodated in a Youth Centre, composed of 2 dormitories and 8 rooms. Location: Freixo de Numão, 200 km from Porto, 400 km from Lisboa, 90 km from Guarda, 12 km from Foz Côa.
Age range: 18 -
30 years old
Volunteer project: Action for Justice and Peace is an association that has as objective to build a culture of peace, based on the rights of all persons, on inclusive and participative democracy, on social and cognitive justice and in an environment that is able to give and preserve life. Their mission is to promote dialogues on feminism, peace and demilitarization, to strengthen actions against poverty and violence, to develop counter-hegemonic bonds between the local and the global. The association works in the following areas: Equality of Opportunities and Parity; Human Rights Training and Education; Community Development and Solidarity Alternatives; Voluntary Work; Participation in Networks and Platforms; Production of alternative knowledge.
The volunteers will take part in various
activities: Language: English Free time activities: Time will be taken to visit the region, namely the city of Coimbra and the beach of Figueira-da-Foz, as well as the city of Oporto. Accommodation: In shared rooms, equipped with mattresses. Participants will have to bring their sleeping bags. Location: The project will take place in the village Granja do Ulmeiro which belongs to Soure, District of Coimbra.
Age range: 18 -
30 years old
Volunteer project: The volunteer project takes place in Constância, a beautiful town in the countryside of Central Portugal. "Four Corners of the World" is a project based on the International year for combating Poverty and Social Exclusion.
The tasks for the international volunteers
will be: Language: English Free time activities: During the project, the volunteer group will take part in different visits of cultural places in Santarem's Region. The planned visits and leisure activities include: Environmental Park and Sciences Live Centre (Astrology); Biggest farm in Portugal which is growing watercress by organic way of production; Cultural Heritage in the region (castle and special natural reserves); Workshop of Portuguese Folk dances; Outdoor Sports with local community; Traditional games (by all participants); Workshop on Regional Handicraft; Contact with rural tradition and local community visiting some of the local organizations (cultural, sports, etc); Annual Festival in Pereira. Accommodation: Accommodation will be in a building provided with all facilities, with multiple rooms for the volunteers. During the Annual festival, the volunteers will have the opportunity to camp on the festival grounds. Location: Constância is in Santarem's district, in the countryside of Portugal, 120 km from Lisbon, 250 km from Porto, 70 km from Santarem, 170 km from Coimbra, 350 km from Faro. Nearby, there is also some urban civilization around where you can visit some historical places and have a contact with urban lifestyle easily: Entroncamento 15 km; Torres Novas 20 km; Abrantes 15 km.
Age range: 18 -
30 years old
Volunteer project: The volunteer project aims to promote the exchange of personal and cultural experiences among international participants and local people. The volunteers will learn techniques from the metal workshop (cutting, welding, ergot, painting, metal treatment, etc.) and will work on public places where people gather. The group will create a construction out of metal objects fallen into disuse, such as: industrial waste and car parts, etc. The main tasks to be undertaken by the group will be designing and creating two large sculptures, 6 feet height, using recycled metals. The two sculptures will create a dialogue between themselves, forming a unit. It is intended that the focus is on issues of civilization and human evolution, highlighting some of the stages of growth, such as: primitive, sedentary, urban, commercial, industrial, of communication, tertiary and services. The volunteers will work on the preparation of the place for setting up the studio with the equipment, collecting materials for the workshop and preparation of materials, construction of structures and foundations, and construction of the sculptures. Language: English Free time activities: Cultural visits, meetings with artists, hiking, trips to the beach. Accommodation: In a building. Location: Sintra, in Lisbon Region. The town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site on account of its 19th century Romantic architecture.
Age range: 18 -
30 years old
Volunteer project: Action for Justice and Peace is an association that has as objective to build a culture of peace, based on the rights of all persons, on inclusive and participative democracy, on social and cognitive justice and in an environment that is able to give and preserve life. Their mission is to promote dialogues on feminism, peace and demilitarization, to strengthen actions against poverty and violence, to develop counter-hegemonic bonds between the local and the global. The association works in the following areas: Equality of Opportunities and Parity; Human Rights Training and Education; Community Development and Solidarity Alternatives; Voluntary Work; Participation in Networks and Platforms; Production of alternative knowledge.
The volunteer will be involved in several
projects: Language: English Free time activities: Time will be taken to visit the region, namely the city of Coimbra and the beach of Figueira-da-Foz, as well as the city of Oporto. Accommodation: In shared rooms, equipped with mattresses. Participants will have to bring their sleeping bags. Location: The project will take place in the village Granja do Ulmeiro which belongs to Soure, District of Coimbra.
Age range: 18 -
30 years old
Volunteer project: The local host is a youth organization, which aim is to stimulate active participation of young people in society, to develop activities in intercultural, educational, social, sports, recreational and environmental character, with a view to the self-development of young people in the region.
The international volunteer project will
be dedicated to the Graffiti culture.The aim of the project is to create
awareness about the difference between Graffiti Art and Tags. So the
main task is to identify the tags and clean them. This will involve
painting the walls and taking out the tags. The main activities are
identifying the tags in the city, the walls that need to be restored and
cleaning them, in order to give more visibility to the artistic
graffitis. Language: English Free time activities: The volunteers will have group dynamics activities for team building (such as treasure hunt, cultural activities) and some visits to the islands and to different cities. Accommodation: Participants will sleep in the gym of a school with bunk beds and Internet access provided. Location: Olhão is a fisherman city near the capital of Algarve in the South of Portugal. The airport is at a 20 km distance. Nowadays it is one of the most popular cities for Graffiti culture.
Age range: 18 -
30 years old
Volunteer project: Lousã is a beautiful town (15 000 habitants) in the centre of the Serra da Lousa mountains. Not long ago, it was countryside, but because of the development of the region, especially Coimbra City, Lousa is growing up and now its a place with a lot of modern attractions existing close to tradition and beautiful nature. In the area of Lousã, the team of international volunteers will help to restore the cultural heritage (mills and a chapel); create accessible path; building a picnic area with wood and accessible for different people; building small wooden bridges over the river; cleaning the path and putting some signs; promote intercultural exchange; encourage voluntarism in the community and promote Lousã and the region. The volunteers will be cleaning the path and building tables and wooden bridges with the support of a technical leader. They will also organize cultural activities with the community. Language: English Free time activities: The program includes a folklore workshop, a visit to Coimbra (university city), to an old village in the mountain and going to the beach. Accommodation: Volunteers will be accommodated in a youth hostel in Lousã. Location: Lousã
Age range: 18 -
30 years old
Volunteer project: The volunteer project aims to promote the exchange of personal and cultural experiences among international participants and local people. The volunteers will learn pavement construction techniques and develop a common artistic action related to the local culture and environment, promoting the natural potential of the region, traditions and heritage. The idea is to develop and enrich local open spaces through arts. Volunteers are invited to bring out their artistic side. The main tasks to be undertaken by the group will be preparation of the place to build the pavement, preparing the materials (stone); learning the techniques of placing the pavement; participation in the group activities such as travel, animations, etc. Language: English Free time activities: Cultural visits, meetings with artists, hiking, trips to the beach. Accommodation: In a building. Location: Sintra, in Lisbon Region. The town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site on account of its 19th century Romantic architecture.
Age range: 18 -
30 years old
Volunteer project: This volunteer project in Amarante is intended to raise awareness among the international participants and the local population on organic farms, organic food and fair trade; to develop skills related to agriculture work in organic farms and environment preservation; to run activities in order to increase the level of commitment for organic and fair trade products at local level (Amarante). The volunteers in the project will be involved in the following activities: group dynamics; presentation to the city and the region; discussions on the project theme (objectives, tasks division); visit to the most important places of the city; training about fair trade and sustainable development (e.g. workshop about Fair Trade and healthy food); direct contact and work with local organic producers; organizing an open air event (fair) in the city center about organic and fair trade products. Language: English Free time activities: Visits to some of the main cities and spots in the North of Portugal (Guimarães, Porto, Parque Natural do Alvão). Accommodation: Participants will be accommodated in shared rooms (4 participants each) of Casa da Juventude de Amarante (participants should bring a sleeping bag). Healthy food with organic and vegetarian ingredients will be provided. Laundry available (self-service). The youth centre has free wireless. Location: Amarante is a small town in the North of Portugal, part of Porto district (60 km far from Porto, to the interior) with 12.000 inhabitants. It is a quite famous city for tourism, culture and wine production. Indeed it is quite near (18 km) to the Oporto wine region. It is crossed by Tâmega River (one of the rivers ending at Douro River that crosses Porto till the Atlantic ocean) and is in the valley of one of the most important Portuguese mountains, Marão (1450 m). Amarante is well located (nearby passes highway A4 connecting to Oporto and highway A11 connecting to Guimarães) and has a good public transport system (bus station). The city is 40 min away from the nearest airport (Oporto) by car. Terminal: Porto
Age range: 18 -
30 years old
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Dinosaurs
in Lourinha
Volunteer project: The
international volunteer project aims to support the efforts for protecting and promoting the regional cultural
patrimony of Freixo de Numão.
The objective of this program is to give continuity to an archeological
research project and the desire to turn the archeological place into a
museum that has been developed since 1980 with the permanent support of
the Portuguese Institute for Youth.
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