📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Marca - ADL is a non-profit association headquartered in Montemor-o-Novo (district of Évora, Portugal). It aims is to promote qualified development of Montemor-o-Novo municipality in particular to support actions in the social and cultural sphere, environmental preservation and enhancement of natural and human heritage, entrepreneurship and support for business creation and quality services. Environmental and heritage concerns were at the root of the creation of the MARCA ADL, that currently has the legal status equivalent to Environmental Non-Governmental Organization (ENGO).
Our action goals are:
-To contribute to a balanced and sustainable development;
-To match the physical and cultural space of the community with the local capabilities and to define strategies to overcome the current problems;
-To encourage the participation of the people in different levels of the development process, with special attention to youngsters and adults with integration difficulties in the labour market;
-To enhance citizenship and community participation;
-To revitalize traditional activities and transform them into a resource of employment promotion;
-To support entrepreneurship, business creation and quality services;
-To promote cultural, human and natural heritage, together with the landscape;
-To connect culture and science to local development and the local economy.
Marca - ADL fosters activities and projects in the following areas:
-Nature Conservation;
-Environmental education;
-Citizenship;
-Human rights;
-Tourism and Cultural Heritage;
-Natural Heritage;
-Social inclusion;
-Employability;
-Participation and associationism;
-Youthwork.
In order to develop these actions/activities, we have established several partnerships, such as with the district schools, youth centres, city hall, universities, and other entities that identify with the objectives of the projects. At an international level, we have worked with several associations that are also part of the Erasmus +.
The target audience is the local community, youth, adults, unemployed, people with disabilities, entrepreneurs and local associations.
💼 What the programme involves
Marca ADL is a local development association based in Montemor-o-Novo, a rural small city in Portugal. Marca ADL mission is centered on the Promotion of the social and economic development of rural regions, in particular the municipality of Montemor-o-Novo in conjunction with other territories, seeking solutions to local and global problems, involving and bringing citizens and institutions closer together in the search for solutions that promote sustainability and improve the quality of life of the population.
Since 2015 Marca ADL most proeminent activity is developed around the Mediterranean Ecosystem Conservation Center, where we promote investigation, conservation and education activities around Mediterranean Flora and its ecosystems. A plant nursery, where around 100 native species are produced, is the main infrastructure of this structural activity and involves daily operational works.
🏠 Accommodation on site
We provide more detailed information in Infopack.
🎒 Leisure activities
Volunteers will be trained to acquire skills and competences around:
- Plant nursery operational works: seed collection, sowing, transplanting plants, etc.
- Conservation of Mediterranean ecosystems: planting activities and invasive species removal
- Environmental education activities
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: Participant age aged from 18 to 30 years old, with nationality or residence in Portugal.
Motivated person to participate in: intercultural activities and dialogue; sustainable activities, particularly in the field of nature conservation, environmental education activities, develop these skills and competences as a group (teamwork), willing to acquire and develop language skills, especially English.
Preferencialmente residente no distrito de Évora.
Deadline: Application deadline: 24/03/2023
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.