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SEEDS OF WISDOM

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About the project

SEEDS OF WISDOM

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

The project presents itself as a community of diverse practices capable of creating a proactive synergy between Azes Valbnses and Amakura, together with informal partnerships.General objectivesPromote the cultural valorisation of local ecosystems;Allow participants to develop citizenship skills while actively contributing to the rehabilitation of important elements of cultural and environmental heritage;Promote healthier and more sustainable lifestyles during the CTI and also in their communities;Improve the intercultural and social skills of participants, reinforcing the importance of cooperation and citizenship in building a fairer and more caring world.

💼 What the programme involves

1) Camping RenovationThe campsite already exists but lacks tables and benches as well as support equipment, so participants will build it, reusing materials and using sustainable construction techniques.2) Construction of proposal for dry toiletA support toilet is missing for the path, which will be designed and presented by Amakura Association for the construction and maintenance of the existing ones.3) Construction of walls with sustainable techniqueParticipants will have the opportunity to understand the steps for building walls, windows and doors by reusing materials and using sustainable construction techniques.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers will be accommodated in the village campsite and meals will be prepared by everyone, with the support of the kitchen of the Mother House in the heart of the village. Breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner will be served, always vegetarian and with organic products from the village. The venue has only 4G internet and must be the individual of each participant. There is no laundry service.

🍲 Food

Volunteers will be accommodated in the village campsite and meals will be prepared by everyone, with the support of the kitchen of the Mother House in the heart of the village. Breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner will be served, always vegetarian and with organic products from the village. The venue has only 4G internet and must be the individual of each participant. There is no laundry service.

📍 About the location

The project will take place in Cabrum, an Ecovillage in the municipality of Viseu, about 120km from Porto. In North of Portugal

🎒 Leisure activities

Cinema Session; Board Games; Stargazing; Intercultural Evening; Night Walk; Dive in the waterfall and enjoy the surrounding tranquillity; Sunbathing. 


⚠️ Requirements

The camp is not accessible for people with reduced mobility and the village is far from the town, so have with you any and all medication you may need to take.

🤝 Meeting point

Meeting time and meeting point: 

Arrival date: 19/08/2023
Timetable or period: 10am until 2pm maximum
Place Name: Associação Azes Valboenses
Place Address: Rua Alexandre Herculano, 158 – Valbom - Gondomar 

How to get to meeting point:

Closest Airport: Porto Airport Closest Train Station: Campanhã Station Travelling from the Airport to (bus or train) Metro to Trindade and then to Campanhã. Bus to Valbom. Travelling by Bus from (Lisbon, Porto or Faro) to the Meeting point Metro to Campanhã and bus to Valbom. Traveling by train from (Lisbon, Porto or Faro) to the Meeting Point Metro to Campanhã and bus to Valbom. Special recommendations We will gather all the volunteers in the headquarters of the Association in Gondomar/Porto and we will leave together in a bus to Cabrum/Viseu for the work camp. At the end of the project we will return to Gondomar/Porto also together. In case any of the participants cannot arrive at the head office of the Association until 2pm on the 19th of August, there will be an alternative transport just for these cases. Please let us know if you are not able to arrive by the indicated time.

ℹ️ Additional information

The camp is not accessible for people with reduced mobility and the village is far from the town, so have with you any and all medication you may need to take.

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📅 Available sessions

PT-IPJ 11.7

09/08/2023 → 20/08/2023

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

Cabrum, 3730 Vale de Cambra, Portugal

Portugal

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Western European Standard Time

Local time: 21:32 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Portuguese