MILLS OF CHANGE

Name: MILLS OF CHANGE
Start: 2020-07-15
End: 2021-07-30
Location: Gondomar, Portugal

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Portugal Construction Environment Manual work Renovation Construction Environment +2 Fixed dates

About the project

MILLS OF CHANGE

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

The main objective of the Mills of Change work camp is the rehabilitation of old mills along a footpath in Gondomar and the rehabilitation of the route. At the moment the area is being rehabilitated by the community and the work camp will help in this task.

💼 What the programme involves

The main tasks of the volunteers will be the reconstruction of the mills, rehabilitation of the walkway and combating invasive species.. The participants will build a solar oven with reused materials, and elaborate the signs for the trail with information about local fauna and flora.The work camp is not only about working, so participants will have the opportunity to learn about living in contact with nature, learning about birds by bird watching, going to the river for swimming and enjoying, visit the city centre of Gondomar and Porto, practice volleyball and other outdoor activities, learn to make ecological hygiene products, and many other moments of sharing, fun and entertainment.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be provided by the organisation, there are supermarkets and coffeeshops around. The participants will be hosted in the associations headquarters sleeping in a big room in sleeping bags.

📍 About the location

The workcamp will happen in Gondomar, in the outskirts of Porto. Porto is the second biggest city in Portugal but Gondomar, just next to Porto, has amazing rural parts where we can enjoy contact with nature. The camp will happen in the Mills of Jancido in Jancindo (Foz do Sousa).

⚠️ Requirements

Sleeping bag and camping mattress, flashlight, sunscreen, hat, boots and gloves for work, comfortable shs, swimming clothes, toiletries, insect repellent, regular medication, comfortable clothes, some warm clothes for the night.

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📅 Available sessions

PT-IPJ 12.5

19/07/2021 → 30/07/2021

Closed

0 / 10

♂ 0/5 ♀ 0/5

PT-IPJ 10.8

15/07/2020 → 26/07/2020

Closed

0 / 20

♂ 0/10 ♀ 0/10

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

4420-317 Gondomar, Portugal

Portugal

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Western European Standard Time

Local time: 21:17 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Portuguese