📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Legambiente Lecco is made up of young and dinamic people, mostly under 30. The main activity of this Legambiente group is the management of an hostel; moreover, it has campaigned against food waste and for the correct waste management. Take a look at https://it-it.facebook.com/legambiente.lecco for details. We also have a new English website (http://www.legambientelecco.it/en/
💼 What the programme involves
WORK: Volunteers will be asked to clean pathways, eliminate infested plants and take care of the woods. They will be working with the constant help of experienced voluntary people (local administrations volunteers) that will provide all the necessary tools. On the rainy days volunteers will have to paint the walls of the house they are staying in.
STUDY PART: Volunteers will learn about the local community and culture. They will also learn about sustainability, biodiversity and its conservation.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will be hosted in the parish house. Volunteers will be taking turns cleaning all the rooms they will have access to and also cooking for all the group members.
📍 About the location
LOCATION AND LEISURE: Volunteers wiil be shown all the places and costumes of the local farming culture. Teglio, a well-known locality famous for the making of Pizzoccheri, is near Castello dell’Acqua, as well as Tirano. People living in Castello dell’Acqua are really looking forward to welcoming volunteers from all over the world and will gladly help them with their tasks.
TERMINAL: Nearest airport: Orio al serio or Milano Malpensa. Nearest train station: Sondrio
⚠️ Requirements
Predisposition to live, walk and work in the mountains.