📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Ayuntamiento Los Balbalses (Town Hall). os Balbases, a little town in the North Centre of Spain, the area called Castilla which is suffering the migration form rual areas to the towns and cities. This region is also influenced by El Camino de Santiago and volunteders may have the chance to experiment one or two days of it
💼 What the programme involves
Our local partner, the Town Hall is starting a real policy to support youngsters by inviting international volunteers to work with them in different iniciatives in order to dinamitise the different social groups in the VillageWork: The work to be done consist dinamize the youngsters of the Town proposing different sorts of volunteering activities which have to be done with the locals. The group will be offer to work on the rebuilding and renovating a stone Roman bridge and clean the area, signilising a BTT trail, do a social event with the Thrid Age association, visit and preprae an activity with the Residence for Old people, suport the cultural week of Los Balbases, organise workshops and games for children and other sorts of activities in order to promote the intergration of youngsters by working together. Volunteers are asked to take in consideration that they have to be responsible and take initiative to mobilize the local population and not just to enjoy summer in a friendly way. Meaningful activities are to be agreed and carried our by locals and participantsFar more the project will ask the volunteers to try to be very active with the locals, show the value of voluntarism and try to give an international air to the town. Maybe we will try to reach this, by making an international party , where you will cook your traditional dishes, show your national music, dances, games, photos from your country and so on to locals. For this reason, please, bring with you typical sweets, drinks and recipies from your country, small presents, brochures, postcards, photos or music
🏠 Accommodation on site
The accommodation will be provided in families. Volunteers will be split up into different families. They will have one local buddy and they will stay at the house of his family. The projects is an excellent opportunity to experience the life of a common family in Spain in summer. No need to bring sleeping bags or matters. Still breakfast, lunch and dinner will be prepared by all volunteers in a very simple placement at the Town Hall, so you can bring some good recipies from your grandmothers.
📍 About the location
This region is also influenced by El Camino de Santiago and volunteders may have the chance to experiment one or two days of it
⚠️ Requirements
During the camp, there will be a suitable group leader with experience available in both working and free time for volunteers. Your group leader is here to facilitate your stay and offer some free time activities. Nevertheless, do not expect your leader to do everything for you The group is expected to work and cooperate all together, participate in group decision and clean after themselves
ℹ️ Additional information
Participants will live at the house of locals. Volunteers will be asked to take iniciative.