📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Our partner, Fairtransport Shipping and Trading, is situated in Den Helder at the most northern point of the province of Noord-Holland, which is surrounded by water on the north and west side. In 2007, three friends began a shipping company here. They wanted to create the worlds first modern emission free shipping company, based in the Netherlands. The prime goal of Fairtransport is to sail cargo in an emission-free way. They try to focus on special products, such as olive oil, wine and rum, which are produced or crafted in a traditional manner. By setting up this company they wanted to raise awareness about the huge amounts of pollution that is created by the modern shipping industry and to impact the way in which goods are transported around the world in a positive way.
💼 What the programme involves
This project is specially put together for the rough and the tough. In cooperation with volunteers of Fairtransport, the participants will work on the maintenance of the 32-meter schooner sailing ship Tres Hombres. This type of ship was first used in the early 20th century. During the maintenance, we use tar which gives a persistent smell that the volunteers will carry with them. The work for this project will be hard and the volunteers should expect long working days. However, in the end it will all be worth it because the volunteers are given the opportunity to work on a secular ship and imagine themselves to be part of the Dutch Golden Age.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will stay in basic accommodation near the Fairtransport grounds. Participants need to bring their own sleeping bags.
📍 About the location
Together with the camp leaders the volunteers will discuss the recreational program. Den Helder historically is home to the countrys main naval base and, additionally, it has a beautiful dune landscape with low dune tops, a dune lake, dune valleys and forests, which form an ideal environment for special plants and birds. Leisure time will also be spent on the general theme Connecting with the local community.
ℹ️ Additional information
This project is specially put together for the rough and the tough.