LET’S DO IT Essaouira

Project: We decided to create this project because this school clearly needs to be refreshed. The facilities’ structure in itself is in a good state but from the outside it looks abandoned. This community-based school does not receive enough funding to invest in superficial renovations such as painting and building green spaces, even though it would radically change the atmosphere for its residents. Our agreement is the following: with their subsidies they buy the materials and we provide the volunteers to spare them the cost of working labor.
We chose to also carry out activities in the old medina because we are aware of the demand of the population. The council keeps it clean but Essaouira is a very touristic place so we all think it is a great idea to bring volunteers to give it an original touch and brighten the atmosphere.
The aim of this project is to contribute to the improvement of the school. The place needs to be cleaned, painted, and green spaces need to be added, which will give it a much better appearance so that the residents can find it in a better state once they come back from holidays. The camp leader will organize various activities for the participants to make the work camp more fun: for example, the camp leaders will make a program to paint frescoes and of course the volunteers can also propose ideas.

Volunteers task:
• Five days of work per week and two days off, not necessarily on weekends (depends on the work schedule.)
• 4 hours of work per day in the morning or in the afternoon.
• Paint the school for basic maintenance purposes and in a creative way bring life into it.
• Clean the residence.
• “Green activities”: Help creating green spaces, planting trees or shrubbery for example.
• Cook in teams with other volunteers, both national and international.