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ECOSOUSA

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About the project

ECOSOUSA

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

This camp integrates the Municipality of Lousadas sustainability agenda, which includes many environmental projects, always incooperation with local communities ans NGOs. This camp will be organized by a team of biologists experienced in both conservationsscience and animation.General objectives:- Promotion of sustainability, environmental awareness, and biodiversity protection;- Promotion of intercultural relationships, good environmental practices, and citizenship;- Building structures for environmental education and biodiversity beneficiation;- Promotion of specific skills in the field of environmental management, nature protection and biodiversity

💼 What the programme involves

- Ecological training;- Control of alien invasive species;- Beneficiation of local fauna, flora, and landscape;- Creation of natural structures for cleaning a wildlife pond;- Creation of wildlife shelters and a wildlife pond;- Plogging, cleaning of pathways; waste removal;- Construction of wood structures for environmental education;- Valorisation of local cultural heritage though workshops;- Encouragement of international exchange and exchange of experience;- Presentation and discussion of the natural and social reality of the regions of origin of the participants;- Promotion of environmentally and socially responsible attitudes and values;- Development of action-training actions focused on individual and collective learning

🏠 Accommodation on site

Participants will sleep in a school in Lousada, in shared rooms with military-style beds. There will be separated rooms for boys and for girls. The school has sports locker rooms with hot water showers also separated by gender. Participants have to bring their own towels and hygiene products.The organization will provide breakfasts, lunches, break snacks, and dinners. Lunches and dinners are prepared/cooked by the municipalitys staff and served at the school canteen, but some lunches will be served in the field (sandwiches, fruits, etc.). There will always be a vegetarian option.

📍 About the location

Lousada is a periurban municipality which mixes rural and urban settings. It is not isolated, there are many shops, cafes, etc.

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📅 Available sessions

PT-IPJ 10.8

29/08/2022 → 09/09/2022

Closed
Volunteers registered 2 / 14
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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

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

📍 Location

Lousada, Portugal

Portugal

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Western European Summer Time

Local time: 20:53 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Portuguese