Wood Care

CODE: LUNAR07

Work:

Volunteers will work in the woods surrounding Cascina Croce Piaggi, an area that requires restoration and care to ensure a peaceful environment for wildlife. In collaboration with the local association and forestry authorities, volunteers will help enhance the area. The tasks will primarily involve on-site work, such as redefining paths with paint, maintaining existing plants, and planting new ones. Volunteers will also construct birdwatching shelters to promote exploration of the woods. Additionally, they will focus on cleaning the forest by removing dry vegetation, marking trails in partnership with CAI - Voghera, and identifying and cataloging plant species in cooperation with the Volo di Rondine Association. The project will also include building a bench made from recycled pellets, providing a resting spot for travelers in the woods. International volunteers will work with the young people with autism spectrum that live in the Cascina.

Accomodation and food

The volunteers will be host in a farmhouse called Croce Piaggi. Oltre Il Blu has a large garden (over one hectare) with an outdoor swimming pool, and a panoramic lounge with 80 seats. There will be 4 rooms with 3 beds in each. Kitchen and toilets are provided. The volunteers are responsible for the cleaning and cooking. Food is provided by the host organization.

Location and leisure

Val di Nizza (Val Nisa in the Oltrepò Pavese dialect) is a scattered Italian municipality of 576 inhabitants in the province of Pavia in Lombardy. It is located in the high hills of Oltrepò Pavese, in the valley of the Nizza stream. The surrounding area is filled with nature and paths and medieval castles.The surroundings of the farmstead (Cascina Piaggi) are surrounded by woods, the environment is peaceful and green with opportunities for sports, walking, swimming pool, open-air cinema.

Project hosted by

The Ortica association aims is to work with adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorder and other intellectual and sensory disabilities, supporting the autonomy and independence and offering them habilitative and rehabilitative pathways, with an inclusive orientation. In Val di Nizza (PV) they manage the Cascina Croce Piaggi structure, owned by the ‘Oltre il Blu’ Foundation, offering them opportunities for temporary or permanent stays in a community setting.
Oltre il Blu (Beyond the Blue) is an initiative, created by a group of parents, seeks to foster full development of abilities and ensure a more independent future for their children. A house has been purchased in a rural area to provide a community environment, where live in nature. The aim of the project is to re-think the nature in a new way, developing new ways to help and interact with the ecosystem into a community way of thinking. By joining this workcamp you will contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals: Climate Action-SDG13; Reduce Inequality-SDG510

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