📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
If you wish to join in a work camp with your close friends, class mates or volunteers of your previous work camps, just alert them. Also if you are an individual or a couple, but prefer to be in a smaller group, you are welcome too. GENÇTUR can host up to 5 individuals or 3-5 people from the same country for the same period. The host, Math Village needs small group of volunteers for different daily tasks during the summer while there are math courses for Turkish pupils and students. This camp will give you a chance to meet a lot of Turkish young people who will be participating in mathematic courses in the center between 1st of June and 15th of September.
💼 What the programme involves
W: Construction, reconstruction, renovation, landscaping, gardening, class cleaning and kitchen works at a non-formal education center.
🏠 Accommodation on site
: Under the supplied tents. Sleeping bag and mat are necessary. If you prefer privacy you can bring your own tent.
🍲 Food
Food is provided at the venue. Volunteers help the staff for preparing, cooking the meals, setting up the tables and serving the food to the students during the courses and washing the dishes.
📍 About the location
Sirince is a small village in the west of Turkey. Please be aware that the center is a bit isolated. No night life, TV or disco is available at the center, but there is internet connection. The next village Sirince, which is only 15 minutes by foot, is very attractive and famous for its homemade wines and traditional architecture. The nearest town Selcuk, which is the home of world famous Ephessus open-air museum http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mUqg1yBFTo . The nearest city Izmir, is one hour away by coach.
🤝 Meeting point
Volunteers of this camp must fly directly to İzmir and then take a train to Selcuk. The cost of local travel is about 8 Euros. The last train from İzmir Airport to Selçuk is at 19.30. But the journey takes 1 hour 15 minutes which is not enough to catch the last minibus to Sirince Village in Selçuk Coach terminal at 20.00. Therefore you must arrange your landing before 17.00.
ℹ️ Additional information
Extra Fee: Individuals can apply free of charge. 3 and more applications from the same country is subject to a charge of 50 Euro per person. This cost is shared with the host to buy working materials.