📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
PARTNER : The workcamp in organize in collaboration with Fondazione Comunità e Servizi operates in line with Caritas, providing assistance to people in need by delivering essential goods as a means to build relationships. Simultaneously, it engages in an educational effort toward the community to spread the message of care, attention to individuals, and civic responsibilityâprimarily achieved through volunteering experiences.
PROJECT : The “Sew and Cycle“ project aligns two different workshopsâsolidarity vintage market and bike repair shop toward the same social goals: 1) offering the community a useful service and a meeting point; 2) providing young people in the area convenient opportunities to interact with peers from diverse cultural backgrounds. Moreover, the vintage market aims to give the dignity of choice to those in need of clothing and provides volunteers with a learning opportunity. The bike repair shop serves the local youth with the objective of making them self-sufficient in minor repairs and raising awareness about eco-sustainability. By joining this workcamp you will contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals: Reduce inequality -SDG10 and SustainableCommunities-SDG11
💼 What the programme involves
The vintage market involves organizing the inventory of donated clothing, categorizing items, learning basic mending techniques, preparing and setting up a vintage market in the city, and coordinating a specific event. In the bike repair shop, tasks include organizing workshop supplies, learning basic repair skills, welcoming youth who seek assistance in the workshop, using the English language. The commitment is 5 hours per day for 6 days a week, not necessarily consecutive and not exclusively on weekdays. Volunteers have the flexibility to choose to focus on either workshop.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Lunch will be provided and consumed at the solidarity canteen, which includes a vegetarian option. For dinner, volunteers will cook independently in their apartments. Volunteers will be accommodated in two apartments (maximum 7 people per apartment) located in a solidarity condominium. The rooms are for 2/3 people, and individuals can arrange the spaces as they prefer. Other shared spaces include a kitchen, living room, and two bathrooms with showers. Amenities include a washing machine and WiFi.
📍 About the location
The activities will take place between Savona and Finale Ligure, two medium-small-sized towns equipped with all services and characterized by significant seaside tourism during the summer. The inland areas provide trekking routes and opportunities for climbing and mountain biking.