TLAYACAPAN:THE MAGIC OF ADOBE

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About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Since the earthquake that hit Mexico in September 2017, various organizations have been supporting families that were affected and whose houses have been damaged. RECOnstruir a Mor. is an organisation that has intervened in several communities since the very beginning of the catastrophe. AMVIAC joined the work this local organization was doing in the fabrication of adobe bricks that would serve to build a house of one of the local families affected by the earthquake. The project foresees the construction of several houses in different communities throughout the first semester of the year until the summer.

💼 What the programme involves

The volunteers will be putting up the walls of adobe in the traditional way as well as supporting in the overall construction of a former workshop in this magical village of Tlayacapan which was severely affected by the earthquake. They will also be involved in an environmental action in this town in order to raise awareness of the local population and the tourists to the importance of preserving the environment. Volunteers will also have the opportunity to participate in various activities in the community that will allow them to discover the local intangible heritage and the local costumes and traditions

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers will be staying in a house with all services available. Food will be prepared by the volunteers.

📍 About the location

Volunteers will also have the opportunity to participate in various activities in the community that will allow them to discover the local intangible heritage and the local costumes and traditions