📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The association PaceFuturo promotes the culture of peace through sustainable actions like:
1/ definition and making of peace paths. 2/ enhancement of the landscape. 3/ research and application of good practices to “make peace” with the environment. 4/ training activities for young people from the EU countries on dialogue, active citizenship and overcoming of conflicts (Campus Europa). 5/ realization of concrete solidarity actions (refugees hospitality). 6/ learning workshops focusing on local traditional aspects such as textile, tailoring, ceramic, beekeeping, cosmetics.
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteers will support the project “Sent_ieri oggi e domani: Green Paths for Peace”, developed as a concrete example of good practices of active collaboration of the associations of the local territory. The activity will focus on the so called workers' paths and in the areas of industrial archaeology and garden activity using shears, rakes, hoe, spade and other specific tools. The work will be done together with responsible and volunteers staff of PaceFuturo and political refugees hosted by the association. The goal is to add value to the local paths system: paths joining past, present and the future for an integrated and sustainable touristic development of the territory belonging the community of Pettinengo.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will be accommodated in Villa Piazzo in common rooms with camp beds and mattress. At the ground floor of the Villa there are showers and toilets. Meals will be prepared by the association PaceFuturo and eaten at the cafeteria of Villa Piazzo all together with the hosted political refugees.
📍 About the location
The camp will take place in Pettinengo cities, in Piedmont Region, between Turin and Milano (both almost 100km away). Biggest City: TORINO or MILAN - Airport: Milano Malpensa (Milan) or International Airport “Sandro Pertini” (Turin) - Train station: city of BIELLA (Stazione San Paolo).
⚠️ Requirements
Nature lovers and good manual dexterity. Ability of integrations and curiosity on other cultures. Interest and sensitivity for landscape, for arts, music and artistic expressions.
ℹ️ Additional information
Volunteers must bring and wear their own safety shoes (compulsory for Italian law) and working cloths. Only work tools will be provided by PaceFuturo. The partner orgnisation PaceFuturo will coordinate the transport from Biella city to Pettinengo (10 km). Please inform us in advance about specific diets/intolerances. Meals will be typically be Italian/Mediterranean.