📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
In this workcamp De Amicitia is the main host together with the local action group of the town.
💼 What the programme involves
Living in Peace Together is a youth exchange that aims to involve young people to understand the conflict resolution and improve their awareness on the international politic issues in a multicultural atmosphere. The activities will be based on active discussions and international understanding techniques.During the project young participants will have chance to understand and get familiar with different topics, including the importance of peace, issues in their local communities. Participants will be introduced to some basic peacebuilding and reconciliation methods like Conflict Assessment Tools and Conflict Management Styles. The topics that will be discussed are conflict management, the logic of humanitarian action, the culture of peace and the importance of civil society. The participants will have an active role and will be able to contribute in designing the project according to their interests.All issues will be dealt with in accordance with the humanitarian principles of neutrality, independence and impartiality.The project will include games, debates, outdoor activities. During the project, non-formal education methods will be used.The project will bring together the young people between 15-17 years old from Spain, Ukraine, France and Italy. The added value of the project consists in the exchange of points of view and opinions of people with very different recent experiences.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers will be sleeping in the hostel which has 3 big rooms and several bunk beds. There are also separate showers and bathroom facilites and a fully equipped kitchen in the building. The hostel has its own garden.The volunteers will be cooking for themselves under the guidance of the camp leaders. The ingredients and the shopping will be done by our camp leaders.
📍 About the location
Lozoyuela is a small town in the Sierra Norte, northern mountains of Madrid. The town lays in the beautiful hillside, perfect for hiking and connecting with nature. As the town has very good connections with the other towns, different excursions are possible in the free days. There are rivers close to Buitrago del Lozoya (about five minutes by car from Lozoyuela) which are great for kayaking and other activities of the sorts. And in Buitrago del Lozoya, there is a historic castle that can be visited.
ℹ️ Additional information
This project is an ERASMUS Youth Exchange and we only accept participants from FRANCE, ITALY, UKRAINE and SPAIN.