📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The Liberi Sogni cooperative (“Free Dreams”) is very active since 2006 and works organizing social, cultural and environmental projects in the districts of Lecco, Bergamo and Monza-Brianza. Liberi Sogni organizes the work-camp to involve local and international young people (a group of Italian teens will share the work-camp), in the transformation of an abandoned wood in a place useful and pleasant for the local community. The main aims of the project are environmental education and awareness through active engagement of young people in an international and natural environment. Through the experience in the wood, we would like to achieve personal development, increase active citizenship in society, improving language competences, raise participants' awareness and understanding of other cultures and countries.
💼 What the programme involves
The work consists of restoring paths, creeks and making tourist itineraries:- Arrangement of the camp, taking care of the vegetable garden - Cooking to prepare lunch with organic food - Supporting the creation of artistic and environmental laboratories. The volunteers have have 2 days off : the first one is free and the second one is tough to make a trip in the Lake of Como. In some afternoon the volunteers will take part in special workshops, games, and other activities (tree-climbing, excursions, land art..).
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers will sleep in tents of 4 people, provided by the association. Electricity and hot water are provided by photovoltaic and solar panels. There are 2 compost toilets, made by wood. The meals will be prepared by the volunteers, who will eat together. Most of the food will come from local farms of from the fair trade market.
📍 About the location
The workcamp takes place in “Campiano” ( municipality of Valgreghentino), in the north of Italy. In the past this area was used for the agriculture, but now most of it is abandoned: Invasive plants are growing avoiding the growth of the local ones. Some evenings will be organized with "cultural nights", where one or more countries organize a dinner with the typical food and games and /or workshops to show their own culture.
⚠️ Requirements
The volunteers will have to bring their own camping mattress and sleeping bag. Boys and girls will be divided. Participants must carry their belongings in a backpack, as they will arrive at camp by foot.
ℹ️ Additional information
TERMINAL: Milan airports (Orio al Serio, Linate and Malpensa).