Ciciliano in Fest

CODE: LUNAR25

PARTNER: The workcamps is organized with the Youth Council of Ciciliano, a group of young people of
different ages (15-25 years old) who are committed to the development of various activities for the
well-being of the community and the municipality of Ciciliano village.
PROJECT :The general objective of the Youth Council of Ciciliano is to activate youth participation within
local communities. The young group is linked with the municipality to promote the young participation and
to bring fresh and creative idea in the community to revitalize the small village. As a group, the Council have
already organized ecological days, excursions, and activities for children. The Youth Council of Ciciliano,
want to repeat the wonderful workcamp experience of last year. This year the camp will be organized
during the seventh of the traditional popular celebrations of Ciciliano. Tourists and visitors will liven up the
streets of the town.With this project we would like to immerse the volunteers in the history and tradition of
Ciciliano, making them protagonists of the realization of the most important celebrations for the community.
We would like this project to be useful to strengthen the sense of community, promote intercultural
learning, spread traditional festivals. The workcamp will allow us to meet new people, exchange our
experiences and mutual traditions, knowledge of cultural heritage. By joining this workcamp you will
contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals: Reduce inequality -SDG10 and Sustainable
Communities-SDG11.
WORK: Volunteers will involve in the preparation and execution of the patronal festivals that will be
organized during the week and will be concentrated from 16 to 19 August. 1) Festival of “La Panarda”; 2)
evening events organized by the Festival Committee; Festival of Santa Liberata.
Volunteers can assist the artistic staff, during the Festival, in setting up and dismantling the stage
decorations and in promotional activities. During the workcamps will be organize a big Intercultural Day
called 1Table4All where volunteers will be involved in organizing this day of conviviality with the locals,
particularly in cooking typical foods from their own countries, with the aim of creating a social moment of
contact and intercultural exchange with all the community. Volunteers will work approximately for 5/6
hours per day.

ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD: Volunteers will be accommodated in the historic center in a former
school, with a kitchen, 2 bathrooms, one with a shower, separate rooms for males and females. Vegetarian
food is also provided. Nearby the building are: Pharmacy, Library, Market, Bakery, Butcher, ATM,
Refreshment Points. Unfortunately, there is no Wi-Fi inside the building.
LOCATION: Ciciliano is a small rural village with 1246 inhabitants, surrounded by hills, near Rome and a
few kilometers from Tivoli, a city with 2 UNESCO sites. Numerous nature trails start downhill, including the
path leading to the Sanctuary of Mentorella, one of the oldest Marian sanctuaries in Italy and Europe.
TERMINAL:Airport: Fiumicino/Ciampino. Nearest train/bus station: Tivoli.