📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
We will organize this workcamp in cooperation with Mersin Metropolitan Municipality and this year, it will be the first year of our cooperation after many years. Mersin Metropolitan Municipality is the authorized local government in the whole city. It is one of the valuable institutions of the Mediterranean in terms of social innovation. Click here for detailed information. https://www.mersin.bel.tr
💼 What the programme involves
Our volunteers will work at the camp held in the Tarsus district of Mersin every year. They will take care of the children coming to the camp, guide the activities, clean the environment, do carpentry and transportation works that do not require expertise, take part in canoe and boat activities, do bird watching, create a playground, and do safety and coordination studies in shallow water. They will be able to give English language training, play games and take part in excursions in units such as game workshops and activity centers within the municipality. This camp is a large public camp with mostly young participants. Security and health services are provided at the camp.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will stay in Tarsus Youth Camp Bungalow Houses. The rooms are equipped with shower and toilet and most of them are for 2 people. In the accommodation area of the volunteers, there is a survivor track, canoeing activity, gardening, cafeteria and sports areas. Activities such as basketball, archery, volleyball, athletics and cycling can be done; there are artistic events, game rooms, fishing areas and green areas. Volunteers will be able to have their meals in the cafeteria on weekdays. At the weekend, meals will be prepared by the staff at the accommodation.
📍 About the location
Mersin, which is one of the most touristic cities in Turkey, has many natural and cultural heritages belonging to the Ancient Roman and Hellenistic Periods in this region, which has a Mediterranean coast full of palm trees, where many cultures and communities live together. There are excursions and activities organized by our host organization for you. Tarsus Youth Camp, where you will work, hosts many activities. Moreover, there is a chance to participate in summer activities. Some places to visit: Cleopatra Gate, Gülek Castle, St. Paul's Well, Tarsus Waterfall, Roman Road, Kırkkaşık Bedesten, Tarsus Museum, Çamlıyayla, Donuktaş Monument, Karboğazı Kuvayi Milliye Monument, Gözlükule Mound.
⚠️ Requirements
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ℹ️ Additional information
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