NATURE CAMP EYA

CODE: ALLI12

Work:

The volunteers will get many opportunities for intercultural encounters in this camp related to nature and youth in the countryside. Volunteers should be prepared to present their own country and its culture to local children and youth during visits to local school and youth houses, or when organising international events for the young people. The volunteers will get a chance to get to know the local nature and biodiversity through environmental activities and discussions with local environmental educators.

Accomodation and food

Modest hostel-type accommodation with a large common space, own sleeping bags needed. Showers in a separate building. Volunteers will prepare their meals together in small teams.

Location and leisure

Ylane is a small village surrounded by lakes and forests in Western Finland, about 190 km from Helsinki. The nearest city is Turku, which is a beautiful old city with a medieval center. During their free time the volunteers can participate in various activities such as sauna, swimming, canoeing, berry picking and fishing. There are several national parks in the area providing excellent possibilities for hiking.

Project hosted by

This camp is organized together with the Municipality of Poytya and the local 4H-club. The local organisations have again joined forces to organise an international volunteering camp in order to give local youth international experiences. The host also has a nature exhibition centre called Luontokapinetti in the village of Ylane.This camp is a part of the project European Youth in Action: policymakers for climate justice, supported by the CERV programme, improving competences in concrete actions for climate justice. The horizontal theme of this camp is biodiversity.

Directions to meeting point

Helsinki-Vantaa airport. Helsinki and Turku can also be reached by ferry. There are daily buses from Turku to Ylane.

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