📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Local partner is city hall of Bustarviejo - a Spanish municipality located in the Sierra Norte de Madrid, about 60 km from the north of Madrid, with the population of around 2300 people. Bustarviejo sits in the foothills of the Sierra de Guadarrama at the altitude of 1222 m, in its southern slope. It is important to mention that the project is supported by the municipality of Bustarviejo, that is governed by the citizen's platform, which is avoiding traditional political parties.
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteers will help to build a sitting area (grandstands) in the local football pitch of Bustarviejo. Work will be led by construction workers who will instruct the work to our volunteers. Manual work is 6 hours per day during the week.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will stay in the school that is not being used anymore. Building is located in the center of town, services like shop, bank, pharmacy are nearby. Basic conditions for sleeping (mats) will be provided and provisional kitchen will be at disposal. Volunteers should bring their own sleeping bags and pillows. There is a toilet and shower in the building, but there will also be the possibility to use showers in the primary school of Bustarviejo. There is also a swimming pool that volunteers will be able to use.
IMPORTANT – volunteers will have bikes to move around the town. Location of work and accommodation are not so close, so bikes will be used to go to and from work.
📍 About the location
Due to the altitude the temperatures in Bustarviejo are bearable even in the famously hot Spanish summertime. Average temperature in August is 20 degrees (minimum average 12 degrees, maximum average 27 degrees).
Perfectly located for hiking the nearby mountains and a weekend trip to Madrid.
⚠️ Requirements
Being able to ride a bike.