📝 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 activities during the workcamp will aim to make Casa Chiarvalle more sustainable for the environment. Therefore, the volunteers will be involved in cleaning and setting up the paths around CasaChiaravalle in order to make it more accessible to reach by bike and by walk. After that, using natural and recycled materials, they will prepare signs and indications to guide the walkers on the itinerary.
🏠 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).