📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The General Directorate of Youth, Participation and Volunteering (www.xuventude.xunta.es) is a department of the Xunta de Galicia (www.xunta.gal) whose priority is to meet the needs and concerns of the young population living in Galicia, firmly believing that youth has much to contribute to society as a whole.
We work to improve the quality of life of young people in our autonomous community, developing actions and programs that benefit them, increase their well-being and allow them to improve their skill.
💼 What the programme involves
In the Municipality of Guitiriz, the Pardiñas Festival is celebrated on the first weekend of August. One of the most important folk festivals nationwide, the "Festival Internacional Folk de Pardiñas". It is the second oldest folk music festival in Galicia (1980), behind Ortigueira (1978). The volunteers of this work camp will collaborate with the organization of this Pardiñas festival: preparation of the venues, assembly of structures, collection and cleaning of the festival field; maintenance work on the Lavadoiro de Forxá; Maintenance of the hiking trail PRG-99 “A ruta da auga“. The participants will also collaborate with local volunteers by carrying out environmental awareness actions with the people attending this Pardiñas festival.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The participants will be housed in the CEIP Plurilingual Lagostelle. Breakfasts will be held in the school kitchen, for a daily retention of three volunteers. Lunches and dinners will be held in different places of restoration of Guitiriz.
📍 About the location
• Visit to places of interest in Guitiriz and Terra Chá.
• Swimming in municipal swimming pools.
• Organization of seminars and workshops with environmental themes.
• Visit to the cities of Lugo and A Coruña.
• Hiking trails.
⚠️ Requirements
We recommend bringing: Cleaning supplies (complete toiletry bag) and shower towel.
Sleeping bag, mat and backpack for routes.
Comfortable shoes for mountain and sports shoes
Clothes: sportswear (sweatshirts...), swimwear (swimsuit, towel, flip-flops...), warm clothing (suitable clothing to be able to do the job in case of rain or cold), water (rain jacket), work ( gloves hat)