📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
For this project, De Amicitia is collaborating with the Town Hall of Pedrezuela, Madrid.
💼 What the programme involves
The main work to be done will be to main a mural wall of 40 square meters with the local youngsters of Pedrezuela. Therefore we are looking for volunteers with good knowledge of painting and mural art so if you can prove your experience it will be and add value.Volunteers will prepare a draft design TOGETHER with locals during the first two days together with local youth workers.Still, other activities for local social animation will be proposed such as games in English for children at the swimming pool, visiting and interacting elderly, supporting a local animal shelter, or helping to clean litter from nature. The youth council of Pedrzuela saw the need to train, raise awareness and sensitize the young people of the municipality on the importance of developing artistic activities, conserving the natural heritage of the area, as young people in the municipality are often unaware of the diversity and the natural patrimony of Pedrezuela. The aim of the work camp is to collaborate with the town hall in this task; to teach and sensitize the young people through mural art and other activities to develop the idea of citizenship. The volunteers will take a very active role in the development of the project. They can be creative and bring in their own ideas and knowledge.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation will be in the local hostelry college which is a nice building that during Winter is used as a school. There will be several bathrooms and mattresses to sleep but the volunteers have to bring sleeping bags. It includes a nice kitchen to cook. Showers will be located in the sports center in another building which will not be close, but you can also use the showers in the swimming pool which will be free access.
📍 About the location
Pedrezuela is a municipality located in the Community of Madrid, it has a population of 6010 inhabitants. The town offers a natural heritage of special importance in the Community of Madrid, the Pedrezuela reservoir, located near the Sierra de Guadarrama. Leisure activities can be visits of the local swimming pool, or also hikes, as the area of Pedrezuela hosts a lot of trails. Also, kayaks can be rented at the Embalse de Pedrezuela. Furthermore, the towns around Pedrezuela can be visited, such as Buitrago de Lozoya, with its historic castle. As the town is located in the community of Madrid, some daily trips can be organised with the decision of the group to the city of Madrid in the free time .