📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Casa Chiaravalle is the biggest property confiscated from the mafia in the region of Lombardy. It can accommodate up to 70 people and has a specific focus on welcoming women, with particular attention to those who have suffered psychological and physical violence during the migratory journey.
In addition, there are a garden and a land of 7 hectares, where various agricultural activities and educational trainings for children, guests and local inhabitants take place. The cultivation of the land contributes to the sustainability of Casa Chiaravalle and promotes respect for the environment.
💼 What the programme involves
The main activities will be related to doing basic carpentry work to fix the old shed. The arrangement of the shed will make it possible to subdivide the interior spaces to allow the overnight stay of horses that would not be tied up, but left free to move. In addition, the volunteers will construct, using mostly recycled materials, a fence and supporting structures such as feeders, rest areas, shelters, etc.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers will stay in the building, where female and male participants could be accommodated in separate rooms, if necessary. Meals will be provided and will be eaten together with other guests of the facility and local volunteers. The volunteers will be responsible for cleaning the rooms and the tables after eating. They will have to wash the dishes and clean the bathrooms in shifts, planned together with the managers of the facility.
📍 About the location
The camp takes place in a farmstead: Casa Chiaravalle, near the village of Chiaravalle, municipality of Milan, within the Parco Sud. Lombardy Region.
⚠️ Requirements
Previous experiences in carpentry will be appreciated, but not mandatory. The work will be mainly manual and the volunteers will be welcomed to give creative ideas for the reuse of materials.
ℹ️ Additional information
There is no specific diet, therefore the volunteers with a vegetarian diet are requested to communicate it before. The ATM service is available in the city - 5 minutes by bus. WiFi is available in the hotel. The structure is 5 minutes by bus from the metro stop - from there it is very easy to reach the city center (Duomo di Milano is 15 min away).