📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The workcamp is organized by YAP – Youth Action for Peace in cooperation with Abbicultura and Andalas Seulo committee. Andalas was born in 1995 in collaboration with Seulo’s Pro Loco association. It is formed by 100 volunteers with the aim of promoting and protecting one of the most beautiful and delicate ecosystems in Sardinia, which amazes with the beauty of its unspoiled landscapes and its virgin forests. Abbicultura is a cultural association with the purpose of keeping alive the small villages in the center of Sardinia by promoting various activities of social interest, organizing projects that enrich the community and enhance local traditions.
💼 What the programme involves
The volunteers will support Abbicultura and Andalas Seulo committee during the preparation of a big charity event. It’s an excursion on a mountain path, about 7-10 km, followed by a lunch in the shade of centuries-old trees. The event has been organized for 26 years and involves about 1000 hikers every year. The excursion takes place in Seulo, in one of the five "blue zones" existing in the world, and represents an opportunity not only to promote this hidden part of Sardinia, but also an activity of social and cultural aggregation for the community. The proceeds of this event are donated to charities, such as "Save the Children" and "Amnesty international". Before the event, the international volunteers will help to fix and clean the hiking path; placing the right signs; preparing the location for the lunch; the day of the event (13th of August) they will operate as tourist guides, helping people follow the right path and chef helper; the day after the volunteers will help to clean the area. Moreover, during the workcamp the volunteers will help to clean and decorate the village. During those days there will be organized some intercultural evenings where volunteers will be free to present their own country, we suggest to bring your best recipes, table games, musical instruments and dances.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers will be hosted in an accommodation offered by Seulo Municipality. The building is an old gym, that offers big spaces where the volunteers can sleep in shared rooms; beds and bed sheets are provided by Seulo Municipality; the building has four toilets available and a cooking area where volunteers can cook. Food is provided by the hosting organisation.
📍 About the location
Seulo is a small village in the center of Sardinia with about 800 inhabitants, it’s approximately 90 km far away from Cagliari. The meeting point is at CAGLIARI airport on the 7th of August at 6 pm. A minibus will bring the volunteers to Seulo.
ℹ️ Additional information
YAP project-related motivation form is required. This workcamp is recommended for those who love nature, enjoy working outdoors, taking care of the environment and hiking. You must have a suitable mountain equipment: trekking shoes, backpack, windbreaker and raincoat, hat, water bottle.
