A COMMUNITY PARK FOR ATINA
Italy
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About the project
A COMMUNITY PARK FOR ATINA
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
SUMMARY: Within an international group, support the renovation of a historical park.
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PARTNER: For 5 years, the association "Rise Hub" is working actively on the development of the Valle di Comino, also through the organisation of workcamps. The association "Rise Hub" was established in 2015 in Valle di Comino, a rural area composed of many small towns surrounded by mountains between the cities of Rome (120km) and Naples (180km) with an increasingly intercultural composition of the population. The association aims to create a connection between unemployed youngsters, migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers living on the territory, with local institutions and private firms. Its members are mainly women, girls, and refugees, and it counts with several volunteers of different ages and backgrounds.
By joining this workcamp you will contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals: SustainableCommunities-SDG11.
PROJECT: The idea of this workcamp arises from the will to bring international volunteer project closer to local young people, and to support the local community of Atina in improving the conditions of the environment of San Stefano Hill, for a long time almost abandoned but with a deeply artistic, historical and natural potential. The aim is to create a new meeting attraction amid nature and revitalize the town's hill so that inhabitants can enjoy a cleaner, renovated park, and have a common meeting place.
💼 What the programme involves
The park area where volunteers will work is in a state of neglect even though is the place where local youth uses to hang out the most. The first days of the workcamp will be dedicated to know the community of Atina and to prepare the area to be renovated. The volunteers will initially clean the area and repair some missing parts of stone benches in the park with different materials. The participants will cooperate to create together (natural installations, outdoor toys, pieces of furniture, information panels, etc.). When the work is completed, the project area will be cleaned. The volunteers will work 5 hours a day and they will have 2 days free.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers will be accommodated inside the park, in camping with services like kitchen, bathroom, showers, and a covered area with tents and mattresses. The camp is equipped with a wifi area, and it is in the center of Atina, so bars, banks, minimarkets, post offices are all nearby. Food will be vegetarian and most of the groceries will be purchased from local producers and farmers. Volunteers will be also invited to join for typical local organizations ad associations of citizens. On the first day of the workcamp, the "camp rules" will be shared with the group and expected to be followed throughout the whole duration.
📍 About the location
Atina is a small, rural Municipality of approximately 420 inhabitants, in southern Lazio (same region as the capital, Rome). Atina is said o have mythological connections with the Roman god of Saturn. Saturn is also said to have taught these native people how to build houses, to cultivate the land and plant vines and to live together harmoniously. Thus he became known as the Roman God of agriculture and fertility The main attraction of the town is the historical center and the archaeological site. Hundreds of tourists visit the town not only for his history and monuments but also for the genuine tasty food and the untouched natural beauties that the town offers. Meeting points will be arranged according to your time of arrival at Rome Airport, and therefore the time you will take the train to Cassino train station. TERMINAL: Rome
⚠️ Requirements
This project is supported by the European Solidarity Corps. Food and accommodation are covered by the European Union. Transportation costs will be refunded according to the distance band rules of the program. No fees are required. The workcamp is open for 8 international volunteers (coming from EU Member States, North Macedonia, and Turkey, Liechtenstein, Iceland and Norway, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, and the Russian Federation), 4 Italian volunteers and 2 volunteers outside the ESC countries project.
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LUNAR08/ESC
15/06/2020 → 30/06/2020
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Age required
18–30 years old
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French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
03042 Atina, Province of Frosinone, Italy
Italy
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🗣️ Languages spoken
English
Italian