📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Our mission is: to give meaning to natural and cultural elements so that they are loved and preserved.
preserved.
This means that we are a non-profit organization that aims to bring the natural and cultural heritage of the peoples of Europe closer to all people in order to conserve it, enhance its value and encourage respectful attitudes towards it.
Thus, our actions are always framed in :
- To be a reference point for people and institutions in the field of
Communication, environmental volunteering, education and interpretation of heritage and thus promote the respect and conservation of it.
- To defend all manifestations of heritage, both natural and cultural, so that they are transferred to society and put in value for their conservation.
- To form a generation that is connected to its environment, that respects natural resources and is informed about the importance of respecting natural resources.
awareness of the direct consequences of their lifestyles in order to motivate changes towards healthier and more sustainable habits.
- To develop innovative and quality projects related to heritage interpretation, the enhancement of natural diversity, rural development, reconnection with nature and citizen participation and involvement,
- Establish itself as a reference entity in land stewardship through projects such as ForestLab and the management of the Les Rodanes lodge in Vilamarchante.
- To build an open, efficient, flexible and transparent organization formed by highly qualified professionals and volunteers committed to conservation and social communication.
- To achieve a stable, balanced, committed to the territory and sustainable funding.
- To seek innovation and continuous improvement of our services.
- Improve the health of all citizens through food health strategies and reconnection with nature.
- Maintain a commitment to rural areas in the guarantee of basic services and the enhancement of their heritage in schools.
We believe that collaboration and networking, respecting our principles and values, are the most effective way to work and achieve impacts on the territory and society. This is why year after year we strive to find new synergies and spaces for collaboration, promoting one of our maxims: Think globally, act locally.
Our audience is everyone, especially young people, but also students, families and older adults with concerns and capable of committing themselves to a change of course in the current environmental dynamics.
It is necessary that young people and all people become involved in the conservation of nature, respect for the tangible and intangible heritage of our culture. We place special emphasis on the traditionally sustainable relationship between people and the natural environment in rural areas that are currently suffering depopulation processes. In this direction we are very committed to the conservation of this heritage through its transmission in schools.
💼 What the programme involves
Interpreta Natura is a non-profit association dedicated to the conservation of natural, historical and cultural heritage. With these objectives, we are going to carry out a 12-day volunteer camp, from August 29 to September 11. In it we will learn through the philosophy of "learning by doing" and the pedagogical techniques of "fluid learning", accompanied by experts in organic farming, interpretation of the landscape and different traditional jobs.
Throughout the camp, activities focused on knowing and protecting biodiversity will be carried out; to learn about and experience traditional ways of life; promote healthy and sustainable habits and lifestyles, through constant physical activity and good nutrition; and to carry out solidarity actions and group reflections seeking enrichment and personal growth.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers will be housed in the Bassa Barreta Municipal Shelter. This hostel is located in the heart of the Municipal Natural Area of Les Rodanes, a very well preserved area due to the large number of species of fauna and flora that it has, as well as caves and multiple hiking trails. The volunteers will have breakfast, lunch and dinner at the shelter, and will participate as a community in the kitchen and cleaning tasks. As for transportation, part of the plane tickets will be paid by Interpreta Natura. From the shelter there is no public transport to the town, which is 4.2 km away.
🎒 Leisure activities
During the stay, the volunteers will carry out many activities that will include physical activity, such as clearing, harvesting, plowing the land, planting, construction, etc. There will also be games that involve movement and relaxation exercises and muscle stretching at the end of the day.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: We are looking for volunteers who are nature lovers and are interested in learning about it and protecting it. We are also looking for volunteers who are interested in history and culture, and want to learn how our ancestors lived in relation to the environment: traditional jobs, country life, daily activities, etc. rescuing from oblivion what is useful to us today and allows us to carry out a healthy and sustainable lifestyle.
Deadline: Application deadline: 22/08/2022
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.