📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The partner is a consortium of three agrupations: Camping Monte Holiday (www.monteholiday.com) who is responsible to lodge the volunteers and has donated the land where the project takes place, De Amicitia who is the NGO responsible of developing international volunteer workcamps, and the association Sierra Carpetania who is responsible of the designe of the ecological project. VERY IMPORTANT.- The project inlcudes TWO NIGHTS in Madrid at a youth hostal where participants will be able to explore the city, including some cultural activities such a visit to the Prado Museum, under the supervision of a adult volunteer. De Amicitia will support the Youth Hostal expenses, pic-nic lunch, dinner at pizza restaurant, and entrance to Prado Museum. We will not support public transport or any other extra expense.
💼 What the programme involves
The farm El Cerro is a local project of creating new Natural and agrocultural reserve. The project is pilot and unique in whole province of Madrid. The asociacion Sierra Carpetania, together with Camping Monte Holiday are trying to create a complex project of expanse of 200 ha. Thinking of all aspects i agronomy, pasturage and farming, protection of local fauna, tourism and education i this project leads to sustainability and protection of natural and cultural heritage. The work of volunteers will be manual and diverse, Monday i Friday, aprx. 4-5 hours per day. The type of tasks: to clean and maintain ecologic garden, construction of bird boxes and hives, discovery of natural springs, troughs for feeding animals, walls, mantaining touristic paths and making marks for these, and so on. We will also support to mantain a local trail between two towns that has been illegaly ocupied by a private
🏠 Accommodation on site
provided in small tents (places for 1 or 2) to share within participants, in the Camping Monte Holiday (http://www.monteholiday.com/en/home), with toilet area, hot water, washing machines and recreation areas, swimming pool and wi-fi connection contained. You need to bring mat and sleeping bag. Food will be prepared by volunteers: breakfasts and strong dinner in camping, lunch in a form of picnic will be brought to the place of work. Volunteers are asked to help with preparation of their own breakfasts and they will be provided by with fresh drinks.
📍 About the location
The workcamp takes place in Gargantilla del Lozoya, small village of Sierra Norte about 80km far away from Madrid. Gargantilla is part of several municipalities of the Valley of Lozoya, most of these are little villages but you can find all you need to live. It s near Buitrago del Lozoya or Rascafria, these are larger villages, and there you can find banks and greater shops as well. Also, the distance from Madrid is approximately 80 Km, and you can reach the capital in an hour more or less.
⚠️ Requirements
Capacity to live in tents and in the country side and to ride a bycicle.Participants should bring special parent authorisation to allow them to go to Madrid the last two days.
ℹ️ Additional information
Capacity to live in tents and in the country side and to ride a bycicle.Participants should bring special parent authorisation to allow them to go to Madrid the last two days.