📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The work camp is organized by the Stella Cilento Community, in collaboration with the Cilento Youth Union Association and the Smak Association, which already share to implementing of the project named "S.E.nT.I.eRi. dell’Arte", aimed at encouraging urban creativity through the application of ceramic art. Cilento community has natural asset : the territory is composed by different kind of landscapes and walking trail. In addition, the local population is known for his old tradition : the fairy tale of Cilento.
The aim of the project is to blend these two dimensions: the nature and the culture, decorating the path called "Prastia-San Lorenzo" with natural material (branch, trunk) in order to represent a Cilento fairy tale. This work is supposed to stimulate and support the preservation of the environment and the natural resources.
💼 What the programme involves
The volunteers group will be involved in the following activities every day:
- Manual work like mow grass, repair and secure the picket fence, wood and stone steps a, rid the path of trees and greenery obstructing the walk, fix dry small stone walls and pave paths with local natural stones, set signage.
-Agricultural work like hoeing open field, weeding, watering and planting.
-Forest work like clean undergrowth and forest floor, prune brunches and plants.
Volunteers will also participate at the popular celebration “Cuntaria” at the beginning of august (a festival dedicated to the narration of Cilento fairy tales).
🏠 Accommodation on site
All volunteers will be accommodated at the school building, located in the center of the town and equipped with mattresses, toilet and kitchen, where they, in turn, will prepare meals, arranged according to a Mediterranean cuisine. For this reason, volunteers will be assisted by a typical Cilento housewife and will be able to picking genuine products from a vegetable garden. Meals will be consumed at the eating room or at the workplace
It’s recommended to bring: sunscreen, work clothes (included gloves, shoes), swimsuit but also warm clothes and K-way, sleeping bug, video-camera.
📍 About the location
Stella Cilento is a town located near Salerno in Campania region, in the south of Italy. Stella Cilento is a small village included in the National Park of Cilento, Diano and Alburni, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Territory is composed of different types of landscapes and paths, characterized by a high naturalistic value. With only 700 inhabitants and its breathtaking panoramas, it is very exotic and unusual place to visit. The area is rural and inner.
⚠️ Requirements
Volunteers could be open minded, with attitude to outdoor manual activities, positive artistic attitude, flexible to eat local food, ready to interact with other people of different cultural background, willing to share own experiences, flexible to live in simple living conditions.
ℹ️ Additional information
TERMINAL: Naples. The closest airport are the International Airport of Capodichino Naples (2 hours ½ far away) and Rome’s airports (4 hours ½ far away).