ValpoWorkCamp

CODE: LUNAR09

Work:

Volunteers will be engaged in maintenance and improvement tasks for the rugby field and its facilities. Their contributions will include simple manual work such as painting, cleaning, basic repairs, and other upkeep activities needed to enhance the functionality and appearance of the spaces. The volunteers will collaborate closely with the Rugby Valpolicella staff and local community members involved in the project, fostering teamwork and cultural exchange. Through this work, participants will not only support local sports activities but also become an integral part of a collaborative effort to enhance the infrastructure of a vital community resource. This collaboration highlights the shared values of teamwork and inclusion, creating a unique opportunity for cultural and social exchange between international volunteers and local residents.The volunteers will work approximately 5 hours per day, 5 days a week, dedicating their efforts to making a tangible difference while building connections within the community.

Accomodation and food

The group will be hosted in a room from the local school in the village of San Pietro in Cariano, they will have one bathroom and will sleep in the same room. They will have the shared responsibility to cook their meals and manage to keep the place clean in the Rugby area, 600mt from the school.Food for the main meals will be provided according to the special needs of the volunteers and will be a prevalently vegetarian menu

Location and leisure

The volunteers will sleep and work in the village of San Pietro in Cariano, a village in Valpolicella hills. Here the landscape is mainly rural and is covered with its famous vineyards. The principal activity of the region is in fact winemaking. In their free time the volunteers will have the chance to meet local people, participate in local events, explore and discover the nearby cities, lake and
all the things that this territory has to offer.

Project hosted by

Hermete is a social cooperative created in 1997 that mainly works in the Valpolicella area. Hermete aims to realize socio-cultural projects for the community and the territory, having quality and innovation as big targets. Hermete highly believes in networking, this is why it operates at a local, national, and European level with partners that seriously and passionately believe that education and culture are essential tools to the development and growth of our society.
The work camp is organized in collaboration with by Hermete and Rugby Valpolicella. This is the ninth edition of the work camp organized in Valpolicella . One of the goal of the work camp is to create opportunities for sharing and encourage cultural exchange between the volunteers and the local community. This year, the workcamp is part of the META project and will actively involve volunteers in maintenance and improvement tasks for Rugby Valpolicella’s facilities. By joining this workcamp you will contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals: Sustainable Communities SDG #11

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