YUSTE

- Activities for conservation and restoration of the environment - Practical workshops on environmental awareness and education - Knowledge of cultural activities and historical and artistic heritage of the region COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES - LEISURE ACTIVITIES: - Trips to different towns in the region: Helmets Historical, museums, hiking trails and other attractions. - Cultural and environmental. Travel Landmark Extremadura - Sports in nature - Games and group dynamics ACCOMMODATION/FOOD: Accommodation in a hostel has 7 rooms for 3 or 2 people (each room has its own bathroom) with a total of 18 seats. The hostel has a living room, classroom-workshop with overhead projector and stereo, and a pool. The menu includes breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack and dinner. It is prepared by the kitchen staff of the center itself. Both lunch and dinner consist of starter, main course and dessert. Daily menu among different groups of food served is varied: vegetables, meat, fish, pasta, dairy, fruit LOCATION: Cuacos de Yuste (Cáceres) The work camp YUSTE takes place in Cuacos de Yuste, 41 km far from the city of Navalmoral de la Mata, 230 km far from the city of Madrid. TRAVELLING INSTRUCTIONS: If participants can't arrive directly from their original town to Cuacos de Yuste, they will have to travel by bus to the city preferably from Madrid to Navalmoral de la Mata and then to Cuacos de Yuste. To know more about the transports¿ schedule and the different possible itineraries, participants should write an e-mail to the work camp organization, as they could offer them an actualized data. MEETING POINT: The meeting point will be on 16 th of july 2016 in the bus station of Cuacos de Yuste, at 18:00 h. Participants will be picked up there by the work camp organization. Participants who could not arrive at that time that day for transport reasons and should arrive the day before or after, will be picked up individually by the organization. They will have to communicate then, via e-mail, their arriving time. LANGUAGES SPOKEN: Spanish, English THINGS TO BRING: European Health Card for EU volunteers. Sports clothes, slippers of sport and / or boots of trekking, warm clothes, clothes of bath, cap for the Sun, sunglasses, small rucksack for excursions, towel and useful others, cremates for the Sun and the mosquitos, canteen, lantern and specific medicines (in case of medical treatment) SPECIFIC GOALS: Encourage youth participation and environmental volunteering as one of the cornerstones for the conservation of our environment and its transformation to a more sustainable model. Awake critical awareness of youth face of current environmental problems, reflect on them, get a change of attitude and take action. Exchange experiences and ideas among participants with similar concerns, that through the implementation of the activities proposed in the work plan, contribute to improving the environment where they live. PROFILE - COMMITMENT OF PARTICIPANTS: Preferentially seek people with experience in recovery of natural spaces, observation of fauna and flora, restoration of natural areas INTERNAL RULES: - It is not allowed to smoke or drink alcohol in the entire Cea - You need to meet previously established dining hours - Each participant will be responsible for maintaining and cleaning your room (Every two days cleaning the bathrooms will be made by the own staff of CEA) - Any damage caused voluntarily CEA facilities must be paid by the group. CONTACTS: Desde el Centro de Educación Ambiental de Cuacos de Yuste. Susana Burgos Sevillano / Mónica del Castillo Burgos/Juan Diego Sánchez Sánchez Teléfono: 927 01 41 00-01 Mail: [email protected] Isabel (924 00 81 90) Instituto de la Juventud de Extremadura Desde la Sección de Educación Ambiental de la Consejería de Agricultura, Desarrollo Rural, Medio Ambiente y Energía: Jose María Otero Pérez Teléfono: 924 93 00 92 Mail : [email protected] EMERGENCY NUMBER: 112 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: It is very important that all the volunteers CHECK REGULARLY THEIR CONTACT EMAIL for further information about the work camp, as some details, especially the contact and emergency numbers, may change. Mind the junk mail folder as sometimes our emails end up in there.