🏢 About the local organisation
We will organize this workcamp for the third time in cooperation with Kemaliye Culture and Develeopment Foundation-KEMAV. For more information about our partner KEMAV, please visit: https://www.kemav.org.tr/
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteers will support the organisation of Natural Sports Festival of Kemaliye which is organizing every year in this beautiful town. After the festival, the volunteers will take a part in the renovation of the Old Kemaliye House which is a historical place protecting by Kemaliye Culture and Development Foundation. Volunteers are expected to organize activities in a part of the day such as sports, painting, English, face painting, music, dance etc. for children of Kemaliye. The program of working with children may be different according to the activities that volunteers can specify in their applications and they can arrange.
📍 About the location
Since its foundation, Kemaliye has had the characteristic of being a place where different cultures live together. The traces of this common culture are reflected in the details. The houses, which are formed by mulberry, walnut, sycamore, poplar trees and and located in thousand tons of green, offer the best examples of harmony between the natural environment and architecture. Deep in a valley between the canyons placed in a small and cute town in Kemaliye, the first thing that strikes your eyes is wooden houses and knockers on the doors of these houses. Kemaliye houses and doorknobs, which tell the history and sociological structure of Kemaliye, are the most prominent features of the city. The mountainous structure of Kemaliye provides a quite appropriate environment for nature sports. International Nature Sports Festival is organized every year in Kemaliye. Within the scope of the festival; outdoor sports such as windsurf, base-jumps are done, sportive rock climbing, river sports (canoe and rafting), lake sports (water skiing, rowing), mountain biking, trekking, and culture and art exhibitions are organized and all the nature and culture lovers visit Saklý Paradise, Kemaliye to watch them.
In addition, the mountainous terrain of Kemaliye allows many wild animals to live in the mountains, and mountain goats live in high cliffs. Kemaliye, nominated for the Cittaslow Network, which has members from tens of countries, maintains its traditional architecture to a large extent today, and has one of the largest canyons in the world. Endiçi Castle, Roman Cemetery, Pigan Ruins, Hasgel Remains, Arsanias Ruins, Topkapý Castle, Middle Mosque, Kadýgölü, Ala Cave, Ocak Village are places to visit. Volunteers will have the opportunity to discover Kemaliye in free their time, and learn the production of traditional foods specific to Kemaliye, also they will find a chance to take a boat trip in the canyon and learn the history, nature, culture and natural beauties of Kemaliye.