📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
This camp is a unique opportunity to get to know the traditional way of life of Turkish people in the rural areas. The camp will take place in traditional Dursunbey town with 17.000 inhabitants.
As this camp will take place during the sacred Ramadan month of Arabic calendar, the volunteers will have a chance to observe how local people live in Ramadan. The volunteers will have the change to have dinners with local families who are keeping fasts during the Ramadan or join in public dinners called “iftar” which means end of daily fasting.
💼 What the programme involves
Reorganizing the public picnic area of the town. Leveling the ground, paving stones on the roads, creating green areas, setting up tables and sitting groups, etc.
🏠 Accommodation on site
In a dormitory, sleeping bag and mat are not necessary.
🍲 Food
Volunteers will prepare the breakfast by themselves with the given food. Lunch will be served as packs at the working area. Dinners will be offered either by families or eaten with crowds.
📍 About the location
Dursunbey is a medium size town in the west of Turkey. The nearest city is Balıkesir.
🤝 Meeting point
The project will start in Istanbul with a compulsory orientation meeting, that all volunteers should attend on the first day of the camp at GENCTUR Office. The group will travel together to the camp site by an overnight coach on the same evening. The journey lasts 8 hours and costs 25 Euro per volunteer. Departure from the camp site is on the 04.07 after breakfast.
ℹ️ Additional information
Volunteers should be aware that thay will be in a religious environment thus must respect the rules of Ramadan like not eating, drinking or smoking in public during the day. Clothing is also a serious issue, no short trousers, mini skirts, will be allowed. This is really a nice project for the people who likes to learn about other cultures.