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NAT17 Botanical Garden 2 07/05-19/05 ENVIROM /EDU vol: 8

PROJECT: Epiphytes Garden is a project aimed at creating a space that protects the flora and fauna of the region where the inhabitants of the city of San Cristobal de las Casas, and visitors can learn about the importance of maintain forests, to separate and recycle waste, and so on. Another aim is to provide a space for the reproduction of epiphytes such as orchids and bromeliads. The idea is to have a space rich in flora and fauna that can enjoy and engage people in the city, which is intended, can multiply the knowledge gained in this botanical garden. Epiphytes Garden is located on the hill of San Cristobal de las Casas.
WORK: The work will consist in the rehabilitation of a live fence (demarcation made from native trees of the region), construction of a rainwater-harvesting tank, a greenhouse for plant production, building a gazebo, cleaning and sorting of trash. During the camp will hold workshops and/or awareness raising of the people in the surroundings of the place on the future care of the botanical garden. Other activities will restore and increase access stairs, improve certain parts of the future garden. Also be built using land adobes to be used in the infrastructure of the garden.
ACCOMMODATION: In the volunteer's house located in the city center of San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas.
PLACE: San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas.
THE CLOSEST STATION: San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 mex. pesos which cover accommodation, food, administrative costs.

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NAT18 Angels of love 2 14/05-26/05 EDU/DISA/CONS/ ENVI vol: 12

PROJECT: Civil Association "Angels of Love" was created in 2005 as a result of cooperation among 4 persons with disabilities. From that time the group has grown and currently is supported by 10 youth with disabilities. The goal of Association is to provide a space for social, cultural interaction and recreational activities for disabled youth. They make an effort to involve young people in the work and activities carried out by the Association as well as to support them in their emotional development. The main aim of the Association's work is that at through all their work young people acquire skills that will provide for them a personal development, enable work and an give an openness to education and leisure options. What Angels offer are social, educational, cultural, sport and job training programs that can help in social integration, enhancement of horizons and life enjoyment by being treated with respect and affection.
WORK: The activities held by volunteers on this camp are related to agriculture, precisely to preparing vegetable patch and building a chicken coop. Furthermore the volunteers will be providing cultural and educational activities with young people with disabilities and will take care of small remodeling of Association's facilities.
ACCOMMODATION: In an Association's place in the neighborhood of Cuxtitali.
LOCATION OF THE PROJECT: San Cristobal de las Casas (Chiapas).
THE CLOSEST STATION: San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 Mex. Pesos (which includes accommodation, food, administrative costs)

NAT19 Xochipilli 2 04/06-16/06 ENVIROM/EDU/CONST vol: 10

PROJECT: The objective at Xochipilli is to develop a self-sustainable space through the production and consumption of vegetables, the sale of plants, and the creation of links with related projects. In congruence with sustainable development, the space aspires to have rainwater collectors, generation of clean energy and recylcing, as well as appropriate technologies. The objective of the space is the development of a model of sustainability that can be replicated in different alternative, rural spaces and contexts; with the aim of achieving sustainable rural development.
WORK: The volunteers will be involved in activities depending on the needs of the project, such as cultivation, seed sewing, transplanting of plants, weeding, watering, harvesting, pruning, and polinisation, for example. As well: development and maintenance of systems of water collection, renewable energy, generation of clean energy and the recycling of waste materials.
ACCOMMODATION: In a house in San Cristobal de las Casas.
LOCATION: San Cristobal de las Casas.
CLOSEST STATION: San Cristóbal de las Casas.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 Mex. Pesos which includes accommodation, food, and administrative costs.

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NAT20 Dog's Shelter 1 11/06-23/06 RENOV/ANIMAL/ENVIR vol: 10

PROJECT: Municipal Dog Control Center (CECAM) wants to create a culture of adoption and love for animals, especially dogs that have been abused and left on the streets. The Center promotes raising awareness campaigns, rabies vaccination actions, sterilization of dogs and cats in order to reduce the number of stray animals in the public places. The main goal of CECAM is to be a self-sufficient institution, without a permanent need of exterior support. They want to achieve that through activities that generate stable income, like a vegetables cultivation, greenhouse, recreation center, family education center.
ACTIVITIES: The CECAM wants to use its resources to make a space for a family recreation place, where different activities could be realized in order to help the center to be self-sufficient. During the first workcamp here the volunteers will clean up the area and the spring, separate a organic and inorganic waste to flatten and make the area orderly. They will also assist in the preparation and development of fund raising activities.
ACCOMMODATION: In a voluneer's house in the center of San Cristóbal de Las Casas.
PLACE: San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico.
CLOSEST STATION: San Cristóbal de las Casas.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 pesos Mex. which covers accommodation, food, administrative costs, project's costs and Natate's membership cost.

NAT21 San Jose Educative Park 2 17/06-30/06 ENVIROM / CONST vol: 10

PROJECT: The Educative Park San José was open to the wide public in 1995 with the intention to provide a space for recreation and education about biodiversity. From 2010 it is a part of the Ministry of Environment and Natural History of the State of Chiapas. Its mission is a protection, preservation and exhibition of the flora and fauna of the highlands of Chiapas. It's actions are focused on rehabilitation and expansion of its structure, to transform their spaces into places eco-cultural with recreational facilities, complementary activities that contribute to the conservation of natural resources in the region and style sustainable livelihood.
WORK: The work done by volunteers depend on the needs of the park, as the construction of demonstration areas: water cycle (from planning to the implementation of the design), a mural, development of environmental education materials, reset and development of children's games (related to environmental issues), cleaning and maintenance of the animal cages, cycling and hiking trails.
ACCOMMODATION: The volunteers will sleep in park's dormitory.
PLACE: The Park is situated in a Zinacantán municipality, 9 km away from San Cristóbal de las Casas.
THE CLOSEST STATION: San Cristóbal de las Casas.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 mex. pesos which cover accommodation, food, administrative costs.

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NAT22 Igloo Kokolo 3 04/07-18/07 ENVIROM /CONST vol: 12

PROJECT: Igloo Kokolo is the environmental center of dissemination information about development, based on rules of permaculture and bio-construction. It tries to experiment and spread the idea of co-existence and equality of ecosystems and their inhabitants.
WORK: This workcamp is going to be one of the most exciting in a whole year, because we will challenge to construct a tree house as a shelter for the future volunteers. There will also be a possibility to participate in running maintenance of the place and to help with vegetable garden designing.
ACCOMMODATION: In igloos and tents.
LOCATION: The Center covers an area of 160 hectares of virgin land, in close surroundings of the biggest natural lake in Mexico "Chapala". It is 1h20min from the city Guadalajara in a small municipality Mismaloya, 10 min. from Tuxcueca.
NEAREST STATION: Tuxcueca Jalisco.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 Mexican pesos which includes accommodation, food, and administrative costs.

NAT23 La Albarrada 1 08/07-04/08 EDUC/ ENVIROM / KIDS vol: 12

PROJECT: The Albarrada center is found in a colony on the edge of San Cristobal de Las Casas and gives an opportunity to live with nature, among gardens, trees and vegetables ridges. Also organize different types of workshops for all who want develop him/herself and get such a ability like furniture making, leather bags preparing, using natural herbs in everyday life, metal things making, using sewing machine and much more.
PROJECT: During the summer the center La Albarrada offers to children a month of play, recreation and education. Volunteers support a staff of the center in the preparation and conduction of these activities in which raises the possibility for volunteers to participate and leed workshops on topics such as environment, water care, paper crafts, piñata making, nutrition and child health, development of kites, how to make a camp and others. They may also propose other activities that meet the program objectives. An overall Center's goal is to work on educational and recreational activities that allow children to have a education through a recreation, taking into account mostly values such as protection of the environment and the benefits coming from a sport
ACCOMMODATION: In a dormitory of La Albarrada
PLACE: San Cristóbal de las Casas
THE CLOSEST STATION: San Cristóbal de las Casas
PARTICIPATION FEE: 3700 pesos which includes an accommodation, materials, food and administrative costs.

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NAT24 Cine con Sentido 2 09/07-21/07 CULT/CINE/ANIM/KIDS vol: 12

PROJECT: Nataté Voluntariado Internacional A.C organized the camp, which is called CINE CON SENTIDO (MOVIES WITH MEANING), which will focus on films and/or documentaries and workshops in different venues, with the aim of exchanging experiences through leisure activities and recreation as recycling workshops, drama, painting of murals, etc.., which will be aimed at different groups of the population with the thematic of the protection of the environment. The projection sites will be done in 2 municipalities in Chiapas: San Cristobal de las Casas, and Venustiano Carranza.
WORK: During the first week, volunteers will participate in the preparation of recreation and leisure activities to be held in each site, volunteers are expected to attend screenings during the two weeks which will be held in two nearby communities, in order to have a reference to discuss and reflect on the theme of the projections, the care of the technical equipment, etc. The proposal is to carry out recycling activities, prepare a performance play, have a brainstorm for a mural which will be made and all these activities will be carried out with different sectors of the population (children, youth and/or adults). Volunteers will be involved from the preparation of the workshops to the implementation of the presentations, so volunteers are expected to have interest and motivation. By the nature of the event, volunteers will prepare the space for the projections and will be responsible for cleaning up the sites. The work will be hard during the two weeks of camp but it will be a very enriching. Volunteers should bring proposals for activities to do around the theme of the camp which if the protection of the environment.
ACCOMMODATION: in San Cristóbal de las Casas and Venustiano Carranza
PLACE: San Cristóbal de las Casas
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 Mexican pesos which includes accommodation, food, and administrative costs.

NAT25 Angels of Love 3 16/07-28/07 EDUC/DISA/KIDS vol: 12

PROJECT: Civil Association "Angels of Love" was created in 2005 as a result of cooperation among 4 persons with disabilities. From that time the group has grown and currently is supported by 10 youth with disabilities. The goal of Association is to provide a space for social, cultural interaction and recreational activities for disabled youth. They make an effort to involve young people in the work and activities carried out by the Association as well as to support them in their emotional development. The main aim of the Association's work is that at through all their work young people acquire skills that will provide for them a personal development, enable work and an give an openness to education and leisure options. What Angels offer are social, educational, cultural, sport and job training programs that can help in social integration, enhancement of horizons and life enjoyment by being treated with respect and affection.
WORK: The activities held by volunteers on this camp are related to agriculture, precisely to preparing vegetable patch and building a chicken coop. Furthermore the volunteers will be providing cultural and educational activities with young people with disabilities and will take care of small remodeling of Association's facilities.
ACCOMMODATION: In an Association's place in the neighborhood Cuxtitali district.
LOCATION OF THE PROJECT: San Cristóbal de las Casas (Chiapas).
THE CLOSEST STATION: San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 mex. pesos which cover accommodation, food, administrative costs.

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NAT26 Copainala 1 08/07-21/07 HERIT/SOC/CULT/KIDS vol: 12

PROJECT: Eight churches were built in the sixteenth century under the leadership of the Dominican friars whose goal was to evangelize the Zoque people - with their culture that was herited from the one of the oldest cultures of Mesoamerica. The former convent of San Miguel Archangel in the municipality of Copainalá reflects this history. The building was originally in the European style but soon it got local characteristics of Mexican colonial art. The presence of these churches was a big contribution to the development of a school of painted golden sculpture. The former convent of St. Michael the Archangel is one of the main points where all the efforts are gathered to regain the use of the language of Zoque.
WORK: Volunteers will participate in organizing with the Copainalá population raising awareness workshops about an importance of the world heritage as well as environmental issues. There will be put a strong accent to try to sensibilize a local community to problems with waste managements, river resources preserving etc. They will also make some cleaning works, as well as basic renewals and windows and doors waxing. The volunteers are expected to bring their proposals for activities which can be realized during the workshops with locals (children and / or youth). The camp aims to create a sense of belonging and develop the tourism potential of Copainala. There will be opportunity for cultural activities to be organized together with the local population, with the aim to discover the local traditions, rediscover cultural sites and natural heritage.
ACCOMMODATION: In a house in the village.
LOCATION: Copainalá is 1 hour of Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas state capital.
NEAREST STATION: Tuxtla Gutierrez.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 mex. pesos which cover accommodation, food, administrative costs.

NAT27 Yecapixtla 1 14/07-29/07 HERIT/SOC/CULT/ KIDS vol: 12

PROJECT: Between 1535 and 1540 the Augustinians built the Convent of San Juan Bautista and from there attended the populations of the place becoming a major center for evangelism. In the convent itself we can admire such elements like a monumental atrium, chapels, open chapel, monumental temple and convent's garden. The building also served as a barracks during the Mexican War of Independence and the Revolution. Currently a group of people from the town, members of the Cultural Center Talent and Life Organization together with the pastor are interested in the promotion and preservation of this site which was listed as World Heritage Site of Humanity by UNESCO in 1994.
WORK: The volunteers will continue with the preservation works of the ex-convent, so they will carry out works of renovation and restoration in various areas, especially the cleaning of the quarry. Their work in the emerging areas will be supervised by a professional conservationist. The volunteers will participate as well in a raising awareness about world heritage and it's preservation campaign aimed at local people. They will be working together with the Cultural Center Talent and Life AC, organizing workshops and conferences for the local population, authorities and tourists on the importance of cultural heritage preserving. Volunteers are expected to bring some proposals and ideas of games and activities, which can be developed either with children or youth and can help them to understand the topic better.
ACCOMMODATION: In a house in the village.
LOCATION: Yecapixtla is located 20 km from Cuautla, the second city of the Morelos state, in the center of Mexico.
NEAREST STATION: Cuautla, Morelos.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 mex. pesos which cover accommodation, food, administrative costs.

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NAT28 Ha O mek ka 3 16/07-28/07 EDU/CONST/ ENVIROM vol: 10

PROJECT: The cooperative Cotzaselch has organized various international work camps in 2011 with interesting experiences rich in exchange. The cooperation Cotzaselch is a sustainable project serving the community of Tzajalá. With its traditional jewellery workshops, its agroecological experimental farm (horticulture, composting, coffee, medicinal plants, etc), the cooperative manages sustainable development projects in complete harmony with nature.
Volunteers will work in agriculture - for example, preparation of the land and construction work; and they will reconstruct various cabins in the community Ha O Mek Ka. They will have the opportunity to do diverse manual labour related to horticulture, composting, and lombriculture, amongst other things.
Time permitting; it is possible to get involved in other works in the community. Presentations in the local schools will be organized by the volunteers.
WORK: The activities are directed towards continuing the construction of a pathway that will serve as an access route to the projects of Ha O Mek Ka; and the creation of raised beds for the sewing of vegetables. Volunteers will be involved in activities of renovation and construction of cabins for the volunteers. Volunteers will have the opportunity to learn different workshops about the making of soap, crafts, and cooking.
ACCOMMODATION: In the centre Ha O Mek Ka.
LOCATED: Tzajalá is found 1.5 hours from San Cristóbal de las Casas and 20 minutes from Ocosingo.
CLOSEST STATION: San Cristóbal de las Casas.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 Mexican pesos which includes accommodation, food, and administrative costs.

NAT29 Dog's Shelter 2 09/07-21/07 RENOV/ANIMAL/ENVI vol: 10

PROJECT: Municipal Dog Control Center (CECAM) wants to create a culture of adoption and love for animals, especially dogs that have been abused and left on the streets. The Center promotes raising awareness campaigns, rabies vaccination actions, sterilization of dogs and cats in order to reduce the number of stray animals in the public places. The main goal of CECAM is to be a self-sufficient institution, without a permanent need of exterior support. They want to achieve that through activities that generate stable income, like a vegetables cultivation, greenhouse, recreation center, family education center.
WORK: The volunteers will continue a work of last workcamp members - cleaning a place and making activities in order to make it better and flat to prepare it for future vegetables cultivation. They will also help in greenhouse and vegetable patches making, the spring cleaning and a other activities which can help in a money collection.
ACCOMMODATION: In a volunteer's house in the center of San Cristóbal de Las Casas.
PLACE: San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico.
CLOSEST STATION: San Cristóbal de las Casas.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 mexican pesos, which covers accommodation, food, administrative costs.

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NAT30 Botanical Garden 3 13/08-25/08 ENVIROM /EDU vol: 10

PROJECT: Epiphytes Garden is a project aimed at creating a space that protects the flora and fauna of the region where the inhabitants of the city of San Cristobal de las Casas, and visitors can learn about the importance of maintain forests, to separate and recycle waste, and so on. Another aim is to provide a space for the reproduction of epiphytes such as orchids and bromeliads. The idea is to have a space rich in flora and fauna that can enjoy and engage people in the city, which is intended, can multiply the knowledge gained in this botanical garden. Epiphytes Garden is located on the hill of San Cristobal de las Casas.
WORK: The work will consist in the rehabilitation of a live fence (demarcation made from native trees of the region), construction of a rainwater-harvesting tank, a greenhouse for plant production, building a gazebo, cleaning and sorting of trash. During the camp will hold workshops and/or awareness raising of the people in the surroundings of the place on the future care of the botanical garden. Other activities will restore and increase access stairs, improve certain parts of the future garden. Also be built using land adobes to be used in the infrastructure of the garden.
ACCOMMODATION: In the volunteer's house located in the city center of San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas.
PLACE: San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas.
CLOSEST STATION: San Cristóbal de las Casas.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 mex. pesos which cover accommodation, food, administrative costs.

NAT31 Ha O mek ka 4 13/08-25/08 EDU/CONST/ MED AM vol: 10

PROJECT: The cooperative Cotzaselch has organized various international work camps in 2011 with interesting experiences rich in exchange. The cooperation Cotzaselch is a sustainable project serving the community of Tzajalá. With its traditional jewellery workshops, its agroecological experimental farm (horticulture, composting, coffee, medicinal plants, etc), the cooperative manages sustainable development projects in complete harmony with nature.
Volunteers will work in agriculture - for example, preparation of the land and construction work; and they will reconstruct various cabins in the community Ha O Mek Ka. They will have the opportunity to do diverse manual labour related to horticulture, composting, and lombriculture, amongst other things. Time permitting; it is possible to get involved in other works in the community. Presentations in the local schools will be organized by the volunteers.
WORK: The activities are directed towards continuing the construction of a pathway that will serve as an access route to the projects of Ha O Mek Ka; and the creation of raised beds for the sewing of vegetables. Volunteers will be involved in activities of renovation and construction of cabins for the volunteers. Volunteers will have the opportunity to learn different workshops about the making of soap, crafts, and cooking.
ACCOMMODATION: In the centre Ha O Mek Ka.
LOCATED: Tzajalá is found 1.5 hours from San Cristóbal de las Casas and 20 minutes from Ocosingo.
CLOSEST STATION: San Cristóbal de las Casas.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 Mexican pesos which includes accommodation, food, and administrative costs.

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NAT32 Dog's Shelter 3 10/09-22/09 RENOV/ANIMAL/ENVI vol: 10

PROJECT: Municipal Dog Control Center (CECAM) wants to create a culture of adoption and love for animals, especially dogs that have been abused and left on the streets. The Center promotes raising awareness campaigns, rabies vaccination actions, sterilization of dogs and cats in order to reduce the number of stray animals in the public places. The main goal of CECAM is to be a self-sufficient institution, without a permanent need of exterior support. They want to achieve that through activities that generate stable income, like a vegetables cultivation, greenhouse, recreation center, family education center.
ACTIVITIES: The volunteers will continue a work of last workcamp members - cleaning a place and making activities in order to make it better and flat to prepare it for future vegetables cultivation. They will also help in greenhouse and vegetable patches making, fancing the place in, the spring cleaning and a other activities which can help in a money collection.
ACCOMMODATION: In a volunteer's house in the center of San Cristóbal de Las Casas.
PLACE: San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico
CLOSEST STATION: San Cristóbal de las Casas.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 pesos Mex. which covers accommodation, food, administrative costs, project's costs.

NAT33 Xochipilli 3 03/09-15/09 ENVIROM /EDU/CONST vol: 10

PROJECT: The objective at Xochipilli is to develop a self-sustainable space through the production and consumption of vegetables, the sale of plants, and the creation of links with related projects. In congruence with sustainable development, the space aspires to have rainwater collectors, generation of clean energy and recycling, as well as appropriate technologies. The objective of the space is the development of a model of sustainability that can be replicated in different alternative, rural spaces and contexts; with the aim of achieving sustainable rural development.
WORK: The volunteers will be involved in activities depending on the needs of the project, such as cultivation, seed sewing, transplanting of plants, weeding, watering, harvesting, pruning, and polinisation, for example. As well: development and maintenance of systems of water collection, renewable energy, generation of clean energy and the recycling of waste materials.
ACCOMMODATION: In a house in San Cristobal de las Casas.
LOCATION: San Cristobal de las Casas.
CLOSEST STATION: San Cristóbal de las Casas.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 pesos Mex. which covers accommodation, food, administrative costs, project's costs.

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NAT34 Angels of Love 4 17/09-29/09 EDUC/DISA/KIDS vol: 12

PROJECT: Civil Association "Angels of Love" was created in 2005 as a result of cooperation among 4 persons with disabilities. From that time the group has grown and currently is supported by 10 youth with disabilities. The goal of Association is to provide a space for social, cultural interaction and recreational activities for disabled youth. They make an effort to involve young people in the work and activities carried out by the Association as well as to support them in their emotional development. The main aim of the Association's work is that at through all their work young people acquire skills that will provide for them a personal development, enable work and an give an openness to education and leisure options. What Angels offer are social, educational, cultural, sport and job training programs that can help in social integration, enhancement of horizons and life enjoyment by being treated with respect and affection.
WORK: The activities held by volunteers on this camp are related to agriculture, precisely to preparing vegetable patch and building a chicken coop. Furthermore the volunteers will be providing cultural and educational activities with young people with disabilities and will take care of small remodeling of Association's facilities.
ACCOMMODATION: In an Association's place in the neighborhood of Cuxtitali
LOCATION OF THE PROJECT: San Cristobal de las Casas (Chiapas).
THE CLOSEST STATION: San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 pesos Mex. which covers accommodation, food, administrative costs, project's costs.

NAT35 Angels of Love 5 19/11-01/12 EDUC/DISA/KIDS vol: 12

PROJECT: Civil Association "Angels of Love" was created in 2005 as a result of cooperation among 4 persons with disabilities. From that time the group has grown and currently is supported by 10 youth with disabilities. The goal of Association is to provide a space for social, cultural interaction and recreational activities for disabled youth. They make an effort to involve young people in the work and activities carried out by the Association as well as to support them in their emotional development. The main aim of the Association's work is that at through all their work young people acquire skills that will provide for them a personal development, enable work and an give an openness to education and leisure options. What Angels offer are social, educational, cultural, sport and job training programs that can help in social integration, enhancement of horizons and life enjoyment by being treated with respect and affection.
WORK: The activities held by volunteers on this camp are related to agriculture, precisely to preparing vegetable patch and building a chicken coop. Furthermore the volunteers will be providing cultural and educational activities with young people with disabilities and will take care of small remodeling of Association's facilities.
ACCOMMODATION: In an Association's place in the neighborhood of Cuxtitali.
LOCATION OF THE PROJECT: San Cristobal de las Casas (Chiapas).
THE CLOSEST STATION: San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 pesos Mex. which covers accommodation, food, administrative costs, project's costs.

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NAT36 Ha O mek ka 5 26/11-08/12 EDU/CONST/ ENVIROM vol: 10

PROJECT: The cooperative Cotzaselch has organized various international work camps in 2011 with interesting experiences rich in exchange. The cooperation Cotzaselch is a sustainable project serving the community of Tzajalá. With its traditional jewellery workshops, its agroecological experimental farm (horticulture, composting, coffee, medicinal plants, etc), the cooperative manages sustainable development projects in complete harmony with nature. Volunteers will work in agriculture - for example, preparation of the land and construction work; and they will reconstruct various cabins in the community Ha O Mek Ka. They will have the opportunity to do diverse manual labour related to horticulture, composting, and lombriculture, amongst other things. Time permitting; it is possible to get involved in other works in the community. Presentations in the local schools will be organized by the volunteers.
WORK: The activities are directed towards continuing the construction of a pathway that will serve as an access route to the projects of Ha O Mek Ka; and the creation of raised beds for the sewing of vegetables. Volunteers will be involved in activities of renovation and construction of cabins for the volunteers. Volunteers will have the opportunity to learn different workshops about the making of soap, crafts, and cooking.
ACCOMMODATION: In the centre Ha O Mek Ka.
LOCATED: Tzajalá is found 1.5 hours from San Cristóbal de las Casas and 20 minutes from Ocosingo.
CLOSEST STATION: San Cristóbal de las Casas.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 pesos Mex. which covers accommodation, food, administrative costs, project's costs.

NAT37 Ocotitlan 1 15/07-28/07 CONST/ ENVI vol: 12

PROJECT: The Community Foundation of Morelos organizes a two years project entitled "La Casita del Agua" (The Water House). This young but strong, local organization has a plan to give an access for local families to "public laundry" by building 20 special water-installations. The aim is to take advantage of eco-techniques by using rainwater and waste water, install solar water heating, renew old public laundry and at finally - construct "La Casita del Agua". This project is focused on domestic level to promote community organization through the construction and operation of a common space, to encourage and promote alternative technologies for heating and purification water, and improve the environmental, hygiene and health of the town.
WORK: Volunteers will work to construct a community building. Particularly they will focus on refurbishing, renewing and improving the washing area of the town of Santo Domingo Ocotitlán. These works include among others enhancement of sinks and surrounding areas and the construction of the Casita del Agua. Volunteers will have the opportunity to take part in cultural, recreational and leisure activities with local children,youth and adults.
ACCOMMODATION: In a house in the village.
PLACE: Santo Domingo Ocotitlán, Tepoztlán is located 1 hour from the Mexico City.
THE CLOSEST STATION: Tepoztlán, Morelos
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2700 mex. pesos which cover accomodation, food, administrative costs.

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NAT38 Jaguar de Madera 1 01/04-14/04 ENVI/CONST/PERMACULT vol: 12

PROJECT: Jaguar de Madera is a demonstrative center of urban-Permaculture, the aim is strengthens the interchanges and learnings of ecological techniques of constructions and carpentry. The objective of the center is become a self-sufficient center, with a positive impact in the environment, the relationships and the lifestyles.
WORK: During the workcamp, the volunteers will have the opportunity to learn and practice different technologies of Bio Construction, using recycled materials, of low costs of local access. The activities of the workcamp will continue with the works that daily are realized in the project the construction of cabins, dry baths, biodigester, vegetables, solar heater and the construction of demonstrative domes. The volunteers will have the opportunity to visit other Permaculture's projects in the city.
ACCOMMODATION: A house in San Cristobal de las Casas.
LOCATION OF THE PROJECT: San Cristobal de las Casas (Chiapas).
THE CLOSEST STATION: San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 pesos Mex. which covers accommodation, food, administrative costs and project's costs

NAT39 Tsomanotik 1 01/04-14/04 ENVI/EDUC/PERMACULT vol: 12

PROJECT: The Solidary Center Tsomanotik www.manotik.org is an educative and demonstrative center, which promote the sustainable development and the solidarity, through intercultural projects with youngers from different countries, solidary projects that contributes the local community development and agro-ecological projects. Tsomanotik allows participants to see the different realities leading to reflection and motivation to take solidary local and global actions.
The vision of this association is to awaken a solidary consciousness in the youth, so that from be-ing aware of the causes of injustice and poverty, they could act for a more fair and solidary world, and accompany marginalized groups from Chiapas on their development process. The center does not produce contamined water, because we have ecologic bath the waste produce composts, we have 2 treatments of gray water, 2 cisterns for water of rains. In the agro-ecological area there is an organic garden, cunigallinero (it is a place where rabbits and chickens habit), 3 areas for composts, 6 boxes of bees, we produce mushrooms and area of milpa (corn plant)
WORK: The first week, the volunteers will have training about the sustainable development and community life through of workshops, cine-club and other activities. They will visit 3 important places: 2 trapiches (mills used for the extraction of juice of the cane, where the sugar is done) in this places you will be able to observe the process of cultivate of it and the production of honey in "panela" (sugar not refined); you will visit the Montebello's Lakes, where you will have the opportunity to know the process of the cultive of organic coffee and visit the Waterfall of Chiflon. During the second week, the volunteers will be involved in agro-ecological activities as the work in the organic garden, ecological compost, lombricomposta, cunigallinero and the milpa. We hope that the volunteers have enthusiasm and motivation for knowing the place and taking part active in the activities.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers stay at the Tsomanotik center, on a shared room.
LOCATION: Tzimol, community located 10 minutes away from the city of Comitán, Chia-pas.
NEAREST STATION: Comitan de Dominguez, Chiapas..
PARTICIPATION FEE: 3450 Mexican pesos per month, which cover accomodation, food (except the lunch in the Montebello's lake, around the 50 mexican pesos), tranportation between the project, transportation to Montebello's lake, the mills and the waterfall of Chiflon, and administrative cost.

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NAT40 Jaguar de Madera 2 14/05-26/05 ENVI/CONST/PERMACULT vol: 12

PROJECT: Jaguar de Madera is a demonstrative center of urban-Permaculture, the aim is strengthens the interchanges and learnings of ecological techniques of constructions and carpentry. The objective of the center is become a self-sufficient center, with a positive impact in the environment, the relationships and the lifestyles.
WORK: During the workcamp, the volunteers will have the opportunity to learn and practice different technologies of Bio Construction, using recycled materials, of low costs of local access. The activities of the workcamp will continue with the works that daily are realized in the project the construction of cabins, dry baths, biodigester, vegetables, solar heater and the construction of demonstrative domes. The volunteers will have the opportunity to visit other Permaculture's projects in the city.
ACCOMMODATION: A house in San Cristobal de las Casas.
LOCATION OF THE PROJECT: San Cristobal de las Casas (Chiapas).
THE CLOSEST STATION: San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 pesos Mex. which covers accommodation, food, administrative costs and project's costs

NAT41 Tsomanotik 2 28/05-09/06 ENVI/EDUC/PERMACULT vol: 12

PROJECT: The Solidary Center Tsomanotik www.manotik.org is an educative and demonstrative center, which promote the sustainable development and the solidarity, through intercultural projects with youngers from different countries, solidary projects that contributes the local community development and agro-ecological projects. Tsomanotik allows participants to see the different realities leading to reflection and motivation to take solidary local and global actions.
The vision of this association is to awaken a solidary consciousness in the youth, so that from be-ing aware of the causes of injustice and poverty, they could act for a more fair and solidary world, and accompany marginalized groups from Chiapas on their development process. The center does not produce contamined water, because we have ecologic bath the waste produce composts, we have 2 treatments of gray water, 2 cisterns for water of rains. In the agro-ecological area there is an organic garden, cunigallinero (it is a place where rabbits and chickens habit), 3 areas for composts, 6 boxes of bees, we produce mushrooms and area of milpa (corn plant)
WORK: The first week, the volunteers will have training about the sustainable development and community life through of workshops, cine-club and other activities. They will visit 3 important places: 2 trapiches (mills used for the extraction of juice of the cane, where the sugar is done) in this places you will be able to observe the process of cultivate of it and the production of honey in "panela" (sugar not refined); you will visit the Montebello's Lakes, where you will have the opportunity to know the process of the cultive of organic coffee and visit the Waterfall of Chiflon. During the second week, the volunteers will be involved in agro-ecological activities as the work in the organic garden, ecological compost, lombricomposta, cunigallinero and the milpa. We hope that the volunteers have enthusiasm and motivation for knowing the place and taking part active in the activities.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers stay at the Tsomanotik center, on a shared room.
LOCATION: Tzimol, community located 10 minutes away from the city of Comitán, Chia-pas.
NEAREST STATION: Comitan de Dominguez, Chiapas..
PARTICIPATION FEE: 3450 Mexican pesos per month, which cover accomodation, food (except the lunch in the Montebello's lake, around the 50 mexican pesos), tranportation between the project, transportation to Montebello's lake, the mills and the waterfall of Chiflon, and administrative cost.

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NAT42 Tsomanotik 3 25/06-07/07 ENVI/EDUC/PERMACULT vol: 12

PROJECT: The Solidary Center Tsomanotik www.manotik.org is an educative and demonstrative center, which promote the sustainable development and the solidarity, through intercultural projects with youngers from different countries, solidary projects that contributes the local community development and agro-ecological projects. Tsomanotik allows participants to see the different realities leading to reflection and motivation to take solidary local and global actions.
The vision of this association is to awaken a solidary consciousness in the youth, so that from be-ing aware of the causes of injustice and poverty, they could act for a more fair and solidary world, and accompany marginalized groups from Chiapas on their development process. The center does not produce contamined water, because we have ecologic bath the waste produce composts, we have 2 treatments of gray water, 2 cisterns for water of rains. In the agro-ecological area there is an organic garden, cunigallinero (it is a place where rabbits and chickens habit), 3 areas for composts, 6 boxes of bees, we produce mushrooms and area of milpa (corn plant)
WORK: The first week, the volunteers will have training about the sustainable development and community life through of workshops, cine-club and other activities. They will visit 3 important places: 2 trapiches (mills used for the extraction of juice of the cane, where the sugar is done) in this places you will be able to observe the process of cultivate of it and the production of honey in "panela" (sugar not refined); you will visit the Montebello's Lakes, where you will have the opportunity to know the process of the cultive of organic coffee and visit the Waterfall of Chiflon. During the second week, the volunteers will be involved in agro-ecological activities as the work in the organic garden, ecological compost, lombricomposta, cunigallinero and the milpa. We hope that the volunteers have enthusiasm and motivation for knowing the place and taking part active in the activities.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers stay at the Tsomanotik center, on a shared room.
LOCATION: Tzimol, community located 10 minutes away from the city of Comitán, Chia-pas.
NEAREST STATION: Comitan de Dominguez, Chiapas..
PARTICIPATION FEE: 3450 Mexican pesos per month, which cover accomodation, food (except the lunch in the Montebello's lake, around the 50 mexican pesos), tranportation between the project, transportation to Montebello's lake, the mills and the waterfall of Chiflon, and administrative cost.

NAT43 Comunidad Guadalupe 1 23/07-04/08 ENVI/CONST/SOC/KIDS vol: 10

PROJECT: The Community is made up of people from the Ricardo Flores Magon neighborhood. This community called Guadalupe Santa Cruz, is a group of men, women, children and youngters.
Within the community they organized workshops related to human rights and concretized in a group of women, speaking about the social, economic and cultural difficulties suffered by women, the objectives of this work is that women get the importance of their rol inte society and in the family. Other activities carried out by the Community are to visit the four neighborhoods that make up the district, so we can share experiences and biblical testimonies and create a close relationship among the villagers. As well there are activities with children and youth, which offer group dynamics, workshops about recycling, ecology, games, film and spiritual guidance.
WORK: The proposal is to strengthen support for young people and children, in the process of understanding the world. The workcamp has the objective to contribute the cultural and social exchange between the youngers of the workcamp and the community. The volunteers will organize the workshops about the reciclyng and enviroment, with the objective to awareness about the local reality and make the proposal. As well take care of the maintenance of the the temple and contribute to cultural events organized by the community.
ACCOMMODATION: The sleeping room will be located on the premises of the Temple.
LOCATION: Santa Cruz Guadalupe Community is located in the neighborhood Ricardo Flores Magon, and belongs to the municipality of Venustiano Carranza, Chiapas, Mexico. It is an hour and a half from the capital of Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutierrez.
NEAREST STATION: San Cristobal de las Casas
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2,950 pesos MEX.

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NAT44 Jaguar de Madera 3 16/07-28/07 ENVI/CONST/PERMACULT vol: 12

PROJECT: Jaguar de Madera is a demonstrative center of urban-Permaculture, the aim is strengthens the interchanges and learnings of ecological techniques of constructions and carpentry. The objective of the center is become a self-sufficient center, with a positive impact in the environment, the relationships and the lifestyles.
WORK: During the workcamp, the volunteers will have the opportunity to learn and practice different technologies of Bio Construction, using recycled materials, of low costs of local access. The activities of the workcamp will continue with the works that daily are realized in the project the construction of cabins, dry baths, biodigester, vegetables, solar heater and the construction of demonstrative domes. The volunteers will have the opportunity to visit other Permaculture's projects in the city.
ACCOMMODATION: A house in San Cristobal de las Casas.
LOCATION OF THE PROJECT: San Cristobal de las Casas (Chiapas).
THE CLOSEST STATION: San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 pesos Mex. which covers accommodation, food, administrative costs and project's costs.

NAT45 Tsomanotik 4 30/07-11/08 ENVI/EDUC/PERMACULT vol: 12

PROJECT: The Solidary Center Tsomanotik www.manotik.org is an educative and demonstrative center, which promote the sustainable development and the solidarity, through intercultural projects with youngers from different countries, solidary projects that contributes the local community development and agro-ecological projects. Tsomanotik allows participants to see the different realities leading to reflection and motivation to take solidary local and global actions.
The vision of this association is to awaken a solidary consciousness in the youth, so that from be-ing aware of the causes of injustice and poverty, they could act for a more fair and solidary world, and accompany marginalized groups from Chiapas on their development process. The center does not produce contamined water, because we have ecologic bath the waste produce composts, we have 2 treatments of gray water, 2 cisterns for water of rains. In the agro-ecological area there is an organic garden, cunigallinero (it is a place where rabbits and chickens habit), 3 areas for composts, 6 boxes of bees, we produce mushrooms and area of milpa (corn plant)
WORK: The first week, the volunteers will have training about the sustainable development and community life through of workshops, cine-club and other activities. They will visit 3 important places: 2 trapiches (mills used for the extraction of juice of the cane, where the sugar is done) in this places you will be able to observe the process of cultivate of it and the production of honey in "panela" (sugar not refined); you will visit the Montebello's Lakes, where you will have the opportunity to know the process of the cultive of organic coffee and visit the Waterfall of Chiflon. During the second week, the volunteers will be involved in agro-ecological activities as the work in the organic garden, ecological compost, lombricomposta, cunigallinero and the milpa. We hope that the volunteers have enthusiasm and motivation for knowing the place and taking part active in the activities.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers stay at the Tsomanotik center, on a shared room.
UBICACION: Tzimol, community located 10 minutes away from the city of Comitán, Chia-pas.
NEAREST STATION: Comitan de Dominguez, Chiapas..
PARTICIPATION FEE: 3450 Mexican pesos per month, which cover accomodation, food (except the lunch in the Montebello's lake, around the 50 mexican pesos), tranportation between the project, transportation to Montebello's lake, the mills and the waterfall of Chiflon, and administrative cost.

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