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Spilamberto (MO) TEEN | IBOIT04TEEN | 2024-06-30 - 2024-07-07 | MANU,AGRI | Age: 14 - 17

“Overseas” is a non-profit association and NGO established in Spilamberto (Modena, Italy) in 1971 to promote the global development of communities in non-European countries through volunteering and international cooperation, support of local organisations and groups, and solidarity for children and young people in need. Over the years, the association has taken part in numerous initiatives to promote information and raise awareness on global citizenship issues and has always paid close attention to the issue of the imbalance between an abundance of resources and situations of need, considering the different contexts in which they occur, both internationally and locally. The work camp takes place at the association s headquarter, which consists of a residential unit and a shed located in a large green area on the outskirts of the village. Participants will stay in the Overseas House and carry out their service in the facilities and spaces originally used as a community-school dedicated to training in agriculture, and now used to promote reuse and recycling. The participants will stay in the Overseas House and will carry out the service partly in the premises and spaces used for the promotion of reuse recycling and in the surrounding green area. The participants will have the opportunity to approach experiences that try to promote the culture of sustainability in the dimension of daily life: intercultural living together, moderation of consumption, taking care of the environment and of the community. The participants will have the opportunity to approach experiences that try to promote the culture of sustainability in the dimension of daily life: intercultural living together, moderation of consumption, taking care of the environment and of the community. At the start of the camp, possible activities will be presented and a work plan will be defined together with the participants according to their capacities, abilities and desire to learn new things. A collaboration of the participants also near the other locations in the area, in which social farming experiences are carried out in contact with overseas, are also planned. An integral part of the camp is respect for the environment, values, traditions and ways of living in the Overseas House in which other people reside and the association s activities are carried out. An extra dose of empathy, understanding and adaptability is required of everyone in order to experience multicultural dialogue!

Work: • Actions to prepare for reuse: selection and cleaning of objects, small manual repairs, decorations, transfer and placement of objects, small furniture, household goods, clothing and accessories, recuperated materials • Actions for the maintenance of green areas: weeding, watering, harvesting of fruit from the arboretum and possible processing, compost feeding, reproduction by planting and cutting aromatic plants for a small biotope

Accomodation and food: At the association s headquarters ( Overseas House ). There are shared rooms with 2 beds with bed bases and mattresses and a big room with bunk beds. Volunteers are asked to collaborate in the preparation of meals, cleaning the kitchen and the rooms used.

Location: SpilambertoModena

Location and Leisure: Visits to Modena and Bologna can be organised

Airport: BLQ

Train/Bus station: Castelfranco Emilia (MO) train station

For those coming by train: 15:00 at Castelfranco Emilia (Modena) train station. For those coming by car: 16:00 at Casa Overseas, Via Castelnuovo Rangone n.1190, Spilamberto (Modena). Arrive at the Castelfranco Emilia (Modena) train station

Language: eng

Extra Fee: 250 EUR