Need for Growing – Building a community garden together
Portugal
Manual work
Manual work
Fixed dates
About the project
Need for Growing – Building a community garden together
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
CERCI Braga is a non-profit Education and Rehabilitation Cooperative for Citizens with Disabilities, established in 2011 and located in the capital of Minho region (Braga). The main goals of this organization is to provide support and activities (music, sports, cooking, informatics, gardening, drama) adjustable to each persons’ needs and to encourage their autonomy as much as possible.
CERCI Braga’s mission is to promote the quality of life and inclusion of citizens with disabilities in the society and in a professional context, together with their families, public and private institutions and the municipality.
In order to improve the quality of services, CERCI Braga is restoring an old building located in the surroundings of Braga (Navarra), conceded by the local Municipality, where people with disabilities will have better conditions to develop open-air activities such as gardening. This workcamp main aim is to build a community vegetable garden where international volunteers will help preparing the land around the building together with people with disabilities. They will work together and develop mutual understanding
💼 What the programme involves
The main tasks consist of preparing the land for a community vegetable garden, for instance: cleaning the land; making the garden plots; locating and building compost bins; making wooden garden signs.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will be accommodated in the CERCI Braga building in Navarra, where matresses will be available. All the meals will be provided by the organization, however breakfast, snack and dinner will be prepared by the volunteers. Lunch will be provided by a catering service but the preparation and the cleaning before and after each meal will be done by the participants.
The people with disabilities will attend this workcamp only during the day.
Arrival date – 24th july 2016
Work language – English
Insurance (kind of covers) – Personal accidents'
What to Bring (personal things) : Sleeping bag; comfortable, fresh and old clothes(for work); old shoes for work; a raincoat ( the weather is usually hot, just in case it rains); hat/cap; sunscreen lotion; swimming suit; towels, shampoo and shower gel.
All documents you might need (medical insurance, travel documents, invoices, boarding passes etc.)
Adaptors used in European countries.
Something typical from your country to share (for example drinks, snacks, musical instruments, songs, games or recipes)
Meeting point : (day, time, period and place)
24th august 2016 From 5 p.m to 7 p.m
Braga Coach Station (main entrance) https://goo.gl/hou20e
📍 About the location
CERCI Braga, Av. Dr. Domingos Soares, nº 25, Navarra, Braga // https://goo.gl/maps/hEGEvAsTe8q //Nearest city Braga
How to reach ? (by plane, by bus, by train - timetables, itinerary trip, ticket prices, useful internet address)
From Sá Carneiro airport (Oporto) to Braga: at the airport you will find a direct bus to Braga - Getbus (website in English
http://goo.gl/wDSrFq) One way ticket 8€ ( Final stop: meeting point)
From Braga to the workcamp place (Navarra): Bus (TUB) http://goo.gl/r4d0qf
(If you are at the meeting point, the organization will pick you up and take you to the campsite.)
Besides the workcamp tasks there will take place leisure activities: visit to the city of Braga; cultural evenings; swimming in Cávado river and participating in community activities. During the weekend, tour visits to Porto and Peneda-Gerês National Park will be organized.
⚠️ Requirements
All participants must be from 18 to 30 years old. Bear in mind that if you have any allergy to dust, this workcamp may not be suitable for you. No alcoholic drinks are allowed in the campsite.
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PT-BR-26-16
24/07/2016 → 04/08/2016
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ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–30 years old
Solidarity donation
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French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Braga, Portugal
Portugal
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Local currency
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🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🗣️ Languages spoken
English
Portuguese