📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
Work will be run in the little uninhabited island in the middle of the sea. Volunteers will support natural reserve’s staff in restoration of the flora with planting of new plants (this action is part of a thirty-year plan put in practice by Lipu), maintenance of existing vegetation (watering plants), maintenance of the protected area (re-building stone paths). Cleaning of the protected area (the area is subject to different marine streams that bring waste from the sea). Work will be done mainly in the morning and in case of wind or rain the work will be run on another day. Work can be tiring and hard due to hot temperature and Sicilian sun (hat and sunblock are compulsory).
In the afternoon, volunteers will work together to create an event/campaign to raise awareness about marine litter and man-made environmental issues, reduction of plastic and the impact of incorrect waste management on seas.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation will be in a camping. Volunteers will sleep in shared tents. Camping mats provided. Volunteers have to bring their own sleeping bag.
Food to be cooked will be provided by the host organisation.
Camping is equipped with bathrooms with hot water showers. NO Internet.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: Volunteers should be ready to live in camping site and being involved in an experience of collective life.
Volunteers should be: aged 18-30; interested in the topic of the project (environmental protection; maritime pollution); willing to actively participate in manual work; open-minded, sociable, creative; flexible.
It is compulsory to be able to swim.
Deadline: Application deadline: 31/05/2022
ℹ️ Additional information
Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass:https://www.youthpass.eu/en/
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label. The Quality Label certifies that the organisation is able to run projects in compliance with the principles and objectives of the European Solidarity Corps.