The Old Ways | LUNAR27 | 2026-09-14 - 2026-09-23 | AGRI,ENVI | Age: 18 - 40

The main purpose of the workcamp is to provide opportunities for meaningful action in a beautiful, fragile, and precious mountain environment, while fostering encounters, exchange, and intercultural dialogue between international volunteers and local communities. As an important outcome, the volunteers’ work will result in concrete improvements that allow both residents and visitors to experience the mountains and surrounding territory safely and without risk, making the area a more welcoming, inclusive, and attractive place. By joining this workcamp you will contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals: 2. Zero Hunger- End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture; 11. Sustainable Cities and Communities- Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable; 12. Responsible Consumption and Production- Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns; 15. Life on Land- Protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, manage forests sustainably, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, and halt biodiversity loss.

Casa del Parco Adamello is a multifunctional, community place where people can meet and discuss mountain culture. It is a space committed to territorial promotion where we can draw a path focused on enhancing potential and local resources. Here we arrange cultural events, workshops and training addressed to social innovators and people involved in mountain areas development.

Work: Volunteers will be mainly involved in cleaning and maintaining the high and medium mountain and agro-silvo-pastoral paths adjacent to the hostel, as well as supporting the activities of agricultural companies. They will also be involved in restoring the signs of the local paths and in taking care of the greenery of the large park surrounding the hostel. For the identification of the routes, obtaining permits, on-site accompaniment and assistance during the carrying out of activities relating to the paths, we avail ourselves of the support and collaboration of the Cedegolo section of the Italian Alpine Club (CAI), of the Valcamonica Mountain Community, of the municipal administrations of Cevo and Saviore dell Adamello and some agricultural companies in Valsaviore. The shifts will be 6 hours per day, for 5 days a week. We guarantee 1 rest days depending on the weather conditions.

Accomodation and food: Participants will be hosted at the Casa del Parco hostel and accommodated in several shared rooms: each room has 4 to 5 beds, private bathroom and shower. There are several common areas, including reading rooms, a restaurant and a large outdoor garden, as well as free Wi-Fi and the possibility of using the washing machine once a week. Due to the location of the facility in a closed valley, we cannot guarantee a fast internet connection. Meals will be served mainly in the hostel with a predominantly vegetarian menu, however variations may be made to meet different needs. When necessary, volunteers are expected to bring a packed lunch, while on other days they will have lunch together with the local community or at the farms that will host them for their tasks. Volunteers can feel free to help the staff with meal preparation, set and clear the tables.

Location: CevoLombardy

Location and Leisure: Cevo is a small mountain village of 800 inhabitants located inside the Adamello Regional Park, at an altitude of 1100 m. Placed at the junction of two valleys closed by the head of Adamello glacier, it offers a barely anthropic, natural environment which counts on a reduced tourism flow. An atmosphere foreign to urban chaos where time seems to flow slowly, ideal to hike surrounded by nature.

Airport: MXP

Train/Bus station: Closest Airport: Milan Malpensa MXP, Milan Linate LIN, Bergamo BGY Closest train/bus station: Cedegolo train station

Requirements: Volunteers should bring their own trekking shoes and proper mountain clothes.

Language: eng

Extra Fee: 0