A KIND TOUCH OF PAINT

Name: A KIND TOUCH OF PAINT
Start: 2023-07-03
End: 2023-07-14
Location: Lousã, Portugal

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Portugal Manual work Renovation Social work Manual work Renovation +1 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

- Restore walls and fountains in various public spaces in the parish of GEndaras, at the service of the community;- Promote cultural exchange between young people from different countries of the world;- Promote the participants autonomy and personal and social development;- Promote diversity and intercultural relations between young volunteers and the local community;- Promote the region and its heritage and traditions;- Value volunteering as a tool for local development.

💼 What the programme involves

You will perform a set of tasks related to painting and other plastic expression techniques/handicrafts, namely:- Cleaning and painting fountains used by the population;- Cleaning and painting interior walls of the Parish Council, preserving the existing illustrations;- Creating an artistic mural painting on the topic of childhood on an exterior wall of the kindergarten building;- Support for the organizing committee of the Summer Nights of the Parish of GEndaras, with the decoration of the venue (this is a cultural initiative taking place on Saturday, 7 Jul)

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation will be in the local Youth Hostel, in the town centre, and volunteers will have shared bedrooms and bathrooms, separated by gender (rooms with 4 individual beds and bathrooms with hot water shared by 8 people). There is also an equipped kitchen, laundry, a common saloon and access to Wi-Fi. Supermarkets are at a walking distance from the accommodation, as well as cafEs, bakeries, pubs, phamarcies, park and swimming pool.The camp includes 5 meals: breakfast; morning snack; lunch; afternoon snack, dinner, and evening snack. All meals will be prepared by volunteers individually

📍 About the location

Lousã is a town with 17.000 inhabitants, in the centre of Portugal. It is very well-located, at similar distance from Lisbon and Oporto airports and at 30Km from the beautiful city of Coimbra. The accommodation will be in the very center of LousEpound and the work activities will take place in villages nearby.

⚠️ Requirements

Willingness to work and to learn more about the topic- Participation from the very first till the very last day- Engagement in daily tasks (shopping, cooking, cleaning, setting the table, etc.)- Help and shared responsibility by making suggestions for group activities, discussions, games, etc.- Commitment to a group experience and to making decisions and solving problems together

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📷 Project photos

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📅 Available sessions

PT-IPJ 11.3

03/07/2023 → 14/07/2023

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

3200 Lousã, Portugal

Portugal

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Western European Summer Time

Local time: 21:18 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Portuguese