TEEN 4 TURTLES, ENVIRONMENT and LEGALITY | IG24-TEEN008 | 2024-07-07 - 2024-07-16 | ENVI | Age: 14 - 17

WWF Crotone runs the CELA Center for Environmental Education and Legality in San Leonardo di Cutro, a small town on the Calabrian coast. The area is famous for its beaches where turtles lay their eggs and for the presence of other areas of important naturalistic interest. The center works in collaboration with local authorities and nonprofit organizations to manage the Caporizzuto marine protected area, maintain a Turtle Hospital, and monitor and clean local beaches.

Work: The volunteers, under the coordination of WWF staff and marine protected area technicians, will support- monitoring and protecting turtle nests (ATTENTION. During the week volunteers will go to beaches searching for sea-turtles nests and if found they will create a protected area for them and monitor the place along the day and night divided in shifts (This may require to wake up at 5.30 AM to go to beaches at the sunrise, or to supervise at night time). Other activities will be: cleaning beaches, monitoring of protected areas, assisting injured birds, to support the creation of paths in natural areas and other tasks..A study part is planned to introduce the theme of the social use of property confiscated from local criminal organisations.

Accomodation and food: The accommodation will be provided inside the CELA itself in shared rooms.Volunteers will cook by themselves and with leaders, with food provided by the organization.

Location: CROTONE

Location and Leisure: The area is one of the best costal areas of Italy, place of the second largest European Marine protected areas, surrounded by several European areas of environmental interests. The inland mountains are home to some river areas with waterfalls and picturesque lakes. Volunteers will have the opportunity to visit all the areas. Study and information activities will be carried out on migration issues (Cutro was the site of a shipwreck in which dozens of migrants lost their lives) and on legality issues (CELA is housed in a property confiscated from a criminal associate and now used for social purposes).

Airport: SUF

Train/Bus station: Crotone

Requirements: Volunteers must be able to swim and be ready to work also early in the morning and/or in the case of warm weather.

At Lamezia Terme airport or At Lamezia Terme train station (both are close to each other)

Language: eng,ita

Extra Fee: 250 EUR

Ability to swim is compulsory. Some days works will start at 5.30 AM to monitor turtles nests. Parental authorisation and Medical sheet needed.