Il Boschetto | LUNARTEEN20 | 2026-08-01 - 2026-08-14 | ENVI,CULT | Age: 15 - 17

In 2025, Immaginaria purchased a disused property located in the village of Pastene, in the province of Benevento. For over 6 months, local volunteers of all ages have been working to clean and refurbish this building (a typical two-storey rural dwelling with a cellar and large adjoining green area), which has been renamed “Il Borghetto”, with the aim of turning it into a youth centre: the core of the future “Village of Art and Creativity”, imagined by Immaginaria in the historic centre of Pastene. Following this preparatory phase, with our workcamp we will kick off the creative phase of the project, where international young people will support the local peers in creating a youth centre shaped by themselves, based on their dreams and needs. By joining this workcamp you will contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals: 4. Quality Education- Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all; 11. Sustainable Cities and Communities- Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable; 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.

The camp is organised by Lunaria in collaboration with Immaginaria. Cooperativa Sociale Immaginaria is a non-profit social enterprise whose mission is to create programmes of inclusive arts and creative animation with young people and members of disadvantaged groups living in non-urban areas of southern Italy.

Work: The work camp aims to make the green area of the future youth centre functional and carry out basic refurbishment. The planned work (approx. 6 hours/day, in 2 shifts of 3 hours each), inspired by the principles of green architecture, is aimed at achieving concrete results and constitutes a preparatory phase for the permanent opening of the youth centre. The programme is divided in two weeks: During the first week volunteers will get to know each other and the local community, starting to clean up the space and trace paths in the surrounding wood. The work focuses on creating eco-friendly furniture (tables, benches) recycling the material removed during the clean-up. Focus sessions of land art and photography are integrated to provide creative support for the intervention. The camp concludes with a final evaluation and a public event showcasing the work carried out by the volunteers.

Accomodation and food: Volunteers will sleep in the local community private flats, together with a responsible person of the host organisation. Each flat can host 3-4 people and is equipped with a bathroom and essential appliances (fridge, washing machine). Volunteers will eat lunch and dinner together in a camp kitchen. Each meal will be prepared by a professional chef considering personal diets and any food intolerances, while for breakfast they will eat autonomously in their apartments, which will be stocked periodically by our staff based on the requests of each household.

Location: Sant’AngeloaCupoloCampania

Location and Leisure: The camp takes place in Pastene, a village of about 650 inhabitants on the hills of the Sabato river valley, surrounded by woods and olive groves. The small community is close-knit and welcoming. Volunteers will have the chance to take walks through the local woods, explore the other villages within the municipality of Sant’Angelo a Cupolo, and go swimming in the nearby river. During free days, trips will also be organized to Benevento and to Naples.

Airport: NAP

Train/Bus station: Closest Airport: Naples NAP Closest train/bus station: Benevento train station

Language: eng

Extra Fee: 250 EUR