📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
SUMMARY: You always whished to discover the beautiful island of Sicily? Do you like photography? This project is made for you. In an international group of volunteers, you will catch monuments, traditions, landscapes and places of interest of Palazzolo Acreide through your camera lens, and expose your photos during a final exhibition to promote the traditions of Sicily.
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PARTNER: The workcamp is organized by the Palazzolo Acreide Youth Council, a group of young citizens aged 16 to 30. We organized 2 workcamps last year and we are excited about meeting new volunteers! The Council is active in the sector of youth policies in Palazzolo municipality. The Youth Council promotes youth participation, European citizenship, international mobility, intercultural dialogue, non-formal education, culture, etc. By joining this workcamp you will contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals: SustainableCommunities-SDG11
PROJECT: In this new project, we want to host you, Volunteers, in our UNESCO village and together with the young people of the Youth Council will discover the monuments, traditions, landscapes and places of interest of Palazzolo Acreide and the neighbouring municipalities (Noto, Siracusa, Vendicari, Marzamemi). The project was born to valorize the places of Sicily, told by the eyes of young people (YOU) who come to visit our land.The goal of the WORKCAMP is to create a photographic exhibition, to make a series of promotional videos in different languages and to enhance the traditions of our country with videos and photos.
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteers will need to document the places they visit daily (Greek theater, Medieval Castle) and take part in differents events organize during the camp in the city to recount and promote the territory (San Sebastiano feast) The working hours will be flexible: photoshoots will be provided in the early hours of sunrise and sunset, the working day will vary according to the area (we will give you a calendar with all the events we will participate in). We need young photographers, VideoMaker,Storyteller, Blogger and handyman artists. We are looking for people who can tell their experience in contact with Sicilian culture in words or with photos/videos.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers will go to live in a hostel with comfortable rooms. There will be a kitchen where they can cook independently. There is no canteen service but the volunteers will have to cook for the duration of the camp. The food for the kitchen will be provided by us and if there are special requests we will try to satisfy them. The hostel has been recently renovated and is equipped with bathrooms and showers. We will provide sheets and blankets if you don't have a sleeping bag.
📍 About the location
Palazzolo is a quiet community of 9000 inhabitants and is located 30km from the most beautiful beaches in Sicily! (DON'T FORGET THE SWIMSUITS!!) From 7 to 17 August in Palazzolo, there are many tourists for the Celebration of San Sebastiano ( https://www.sansebastiano.org/festa.html ), one of the most famous events in Sicily. Summer nights are magical in Sicily, anything can happen. The country is full of young people and there is no shortage of events of all kinds. You will be enchanted by the charm of Sicily.
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⚠️ Requirements
The project aims to promote the traditions of Sicily thanks to a photography exhibition. Competences in photo editing or video maker are more than welcome. Volunteers need to bring their own camera. Be ready to work under the warm sun of Sicily!