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Spanien 2011

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Workcamps with COCAT
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CAT03 Frendly People 07/07/2011 to 20/07/2011 Tortosa SOCI / RENO 12 vols 18-30
no more females

Social workcamp that aims to bring together young people, grandparents, families with low incomes and at risk of social exclusion and homelessness in a project to establish or improve links and relationships between neighbors and help improve the situation of people at risk social exclusion.
Supporting volunteers in: Foster house, Social dining room and Social stitcher.

Partner organization: Obre't Ebre
Work: Social work: sharing time and expertise (IT, languages, cooking ...), help with daily tasks to the nuns of the refuge of "Caritas", sorting and distributing food, ...
Renovation work to the stitcher "Caritas": cleaning, painting and assembling shelves ...
Community work: Clean paths whereabouts or the beach ...

Accomodation: In a big classroom with wardrobes, bathrooms and showers in the Foster Home. This accomodation it's managed by nuns. You must respect the silence.
Free time activities: Activities to discover the environment (environmental tours and sites in the city of Tortosa), to learn the Catalan culture (traditional games: petanque, table games, music workshops and traditional dance), to learn sustainability (games role-playing, workshops, recycling, organic farming ...), for social cohesion (games and group dynamics, participatory workshops intergenerational, playing sports with young people, lectures, storytelling, participation in festivals ...), participate in village festivals.

Location: Tortosa
Nearest airport: Reus or Barcelona

Special requirements: To take interest as the subject matter of the field: social services, contacts with people with few resources...
The principal collaboration will be done by Caritas, religious entity, but the workcamp lay.
For her turning socially of the field and to facilitate the contact with the users who the great majority do not have knowledge of English, it is valued if the participants can speak Spanish.

CAT05 Rural days and heritage recovery 17/07/2011 to 31/07/2011 Cambrils (Odèn, Pyrenées) SOCI / RENO 15 vols 18-30
no more females
This project has an educational and social topic.The project will consist in two different topics:
1) actions in the town, such as: reconstruction of the rails of a Salt Mine and cleaning the space; cleaning works and repairs of a fountain and cleaning and to put up signs on two routes of the municipality.
2) preparing an International Meeting about the youth life in rural areas to take place on July 23st "Volunteering in rural areas"
Partner organization: CRUC, Coordinació Rural de Catalunya
Work: The work consists on recuperation of the Salt mine, a fountain and cleaning and to put up signs on two routes of the municipality. Also volunteers will preparing material, doing the setting and logistics in order to prepare the International Meeting on Youth and Rural life that is to be held at Cambils these dates, as well as preparing a multicultural lunch.
Accomodation: In tents, at the camping of Cambrils. All services provided.
Free time activities: Trips to the area (Turp, Pont del Clop…), one day in Barcelona, traditional dances, popular lunch, Intergenerational exchange.
Location: Cambrils (Odèn, Pyrenées)
Nearest airport: Barcelona or Lleida

CAT06 Delta Workcamp 17/07/2011 to 31/07/2011 El Prat de Llobregat ENVI
25 vols 18-30

We will work in the natural environment of the Delta of Llobregat.
Partner organization: Fundació Catalana de l'Esplai
Work: The tasks of the work camp will be divided in 3 lines: -actions to improve the environmental situation of the natural spaces of the Delta -collaboration in projects of conservation and management of the natural areas of the Delta -actions to spread awareness about the importance of the agricultural land stewardships in the marine Delta. This year volunteers will also work for the recovery of path "Sant Jaume".
Accomodation: Centre Esplai Youth Hostel. All services provided.
Free time activities: Different activities and games with the aim of reflexion about the perspectives of coeducation, interculturality, peace or sustainability. There will also be activities to promote the discovering of Catalonia: excursion to Montserrat; and excursion in bicycle for the river Besós, where we will visit the Moli de Sant Oleguer.
Location: El Prat de Llobregat
Nearest airport: Barcelona
Special requirements: It's important to be able to ride a bike