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RESTORING AND PROTECTING RIVERS

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About the project

RESTORING AND PROTECTING RIVERS

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

RESTORING AND PROTECTING RIVERS - A WAY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT aims to promote environmental education and reflect on the problems of garbage, waste, the cycle of the materials and sustainable growth, through the initiative to strengthen the sustainability of a slope of the Mondego River.

💼 What the programme involves

The work to be carried out will be: collection of rubbish, strengthen a section of slope using Natural Engineering ; excavation and removal of improperly accumulated sediment; remove all dried plants, litter and rubble on the bank.During the Workcamp participants will perform the following tasks: Reinforce a slope section using Natural Engineering ; Remove all dry plants, garbage and existing rubble on the bank; Digging and removing improperly accumulated sediments; Rebuild 2 slopes by placing wood, trees and plants (according to technical guidelines); Reduce slope angle; Coating the margin; Elaborate dissemination/awareness materials on the advantages/importance of preserving the banks of rivers and streams and environmental sustainability.

🏠 Accommodation on site

ACCOMODATION: The participants will stay at Hostel EntryFik. The participants will sleep in dormitories divided per gender. In the Hostel, we will have a team that clean the accommodation and cook the meals.MEALS: Meals will be served at the hostel. All special food requirements will be respected if theres prior information sent to the participants. We will have 5 meals a day (breakfast, lunch, snack, dinner and supper).INTERNET: The hostel provides free Wi-Fi.

🍲 Food

Meals will be served at the hostel. All special food requirements will be respected if there’s prior information sent to the participants. We will have 5 meals a day (breakfast, lunch, snack, dinner and supper).

📍 About the location

Maceira is a rural portuguese parish in the municipality of Fornos de Algodres, in the province of Beira Alta, in the Center region and sub-region of Serra da Estrela, with an area of 8.06 kmI and 229 inhabitants.

🎒 Leisure activities

As for leisure activities, we will have visits (to the museum, library, river beach, social solidarity institutions), intercultural evenings, sports activities, traditional games, parties, swimming pool, cultural activities, ect. In Workcamp, the days will be organized in this way: during the morning and beginning the afternoon the participants do their volunteering work, during second half of the afternoon and night the participants will have the leisure activities.

⚠️ Requirements

Volunteers should have a proper conduct in performing the tasks during the Camp. In order for the whole group to function properly, the stipulated timetables must be fulfilled.

Special remarks or requirements of the Camp No Fees

All volunteers will have a personal accident insurance that in case of an accident will have the following coverages: death, permanent disability, treatment expenses, funeral expenses and repatriation 

Participants should bring: the usual and necessary items for the duration of the Camp; practical and / or sporting clothing; comfortable shoes (and socks); sunscreen, cap / hat; towels. 

🤝 Meeting point

Arrival date: 04/09/2023 

Timetable or period: during all day until dinner time (7.30 pm).

Place Name: Hostel EntryFik

Place Address: Rua do Vale da Vinha, 1, 6370-341 Maceira - Fornos de Algodres, Portugal

Emergency contact: (+351) 917395954 

How to get to the meeting point:

Closest Airport: Lisbon, Porto Closest Train Station: Fornos de Algodres
Travelling from the Airport to (bus or train) Arriving at Porto airport or Lisbon airport, the participants can take subway until bus or train station. Once in these stations (bus/train), the participants should take one this public transportation until Fornos de Algodres.
Travelling by Bus from (Lisbon, Porto or Faro) to the Meeting point Buses to Fornos de Algodres: https://rede-expressos.pt/en The connection of Fornos de Algodres to the Hostel will be ensured by the Workcamp Organization.
Traveling by train from (Lisbon, Porto or Faro) to the Meeting Point Trains to Fornos de Algodres: http://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en/

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📅 Available sessions

PT-IPJ 10.4

04/09/2023 at 00:00 → 15/09/2023 at 00:00

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 17
♂ 0/8 ♀ 0/9

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

R. do Vale da Vinha 1, 6370-341, Portugal

Portugal

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Western European Summer Time

Local time: 21:07 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Portuguese