📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
THE WORK: The volunteers in collaboration with the members of Artemide association will be involved in creative recycling workshops; how to create new object from recycled materials, using both traditional way of assembly and new creative and experimental techniques. (pallets, wood from the forest, plastic bottle, paper....) The volunteers will be involved in different work of maintenance of the house with the follwing scheme: 1.Study of the projects 2.Preparation of the material 3.Construction.
WORKING DAYS AND HOURS: from Monday to Friday, 5 hours a day.
🏠 Accommodation on site
ACCOMODATION AND FOOD: The house laboratory Cerquosino has a big kitchen that the volunteer will use to prepare their own food, vegetarian or not, it’s up to their own decision. Nearby there are no shops, the nearest one is in the little village of Morrano. The nearest supermarket is in Orvieto. The house has got 1 single room, 1 triple room, 1 dormitory with 8 bed and 1 dormitory with 6 bed. A common bathroom with 3 toilets and 3 showers. Washing machine is not available. No internet available.
📍 About the location
LEISURE: A trip to Orvieto and a walk in the natural park of Elmo Melonta will be organised during the camp
LOCATION: Cerquosino is located on the Peglia Mountain, in the countryside 25 km away from the town of Orvieto in one of those disadvantaged and poorly productive areas that are nearly preserved intact until today. Cerquosino is situated inside the natural reserve of Elmo Melonta park, place of notable environmental interest. Inside flows the Melonta stream, where is possible to take a bath. TERMINAL: Orvieto
⚠️ Requirements
WHAT TO BRING: sleeping bag or single bed sheets, against mosquito lotion/cream/spray, sun protection cream, old dress for manual work, swimming suite, comfortable shoes as we are in mountain, electric torch, working glows, soaps and towel for personal use.
REQUIREMENT: remember that the house laboratory is very isolated, in the middle of a forest. Bring with you all the thing for personal use as the nearest shop is very far away with no public transportation to reach it.