From scratch to skyline: Cultivating Rural Transit
Description: Neorurals Assoc mission is helping all the people residing in cities but interested in rural lifestyles find solutions that can facilitate this transition.All our actions are based on a central idea: cultural development of the rural environment. Fo many years now, as the countryside has been losing population, many cultural activities that used to take place there have been disappearing due to migration to urban areas.Thus, there is a cultural degradation & a lot of our ancestral’s knowledge is disappearing due to no longer being useful in the urban lifestyle. Reversing this situation, promoting a permanent return to rural areas requires work on the revival of certain cultural components. Onlyin this way we can create a vicious circle where culture brings people& people bring more culture
Type of Work: The tasks of the camp will be mainly construction and forest clearing, we will work to open a path to access the warehouse that is being constructed. Other tasks such as wall painting, woodwork and arranging the wood will also be done during the camp. DIY skills will be needed for the construction of the dry toilet where recycled materials will be used including wood panels and hay that we will have to collect from the neighboring farms. The working tasks will always be easy and safe, always accompanied by a professional that will guide the volunteers.
Study Theme: Our Study Theme is returning to the rural environment and more sustainable lifestyle. Being such a wide topic we can analyze in multiple sessions the current macro economical factors, the role of politics, the difficulty of having access to the land and the lost ancestral knowledge of the rural lifestyle. The area where our project is being developed is a touristic spot that contains some spectacular landscapes ns & 2 artificial lakes where people can go for a swim Àger is an historical & architectonic jewel that offers the opportunity for different cultural visits.
Accommodation: The accommodation will be in big tents (3-4 people each) in a camping area in the village of Àger. it is important that you bring your own sleeping bag. For cooking there is a wooden stove and many kitchen utensils. There is a dry toilet, a couple of solar showers and a small solar panel installed.
Approximate Location: Àger, Lleida
Notes: IMPORTANT Additional Fee: In 2024 many SCI workcamps will have an additional fee of €50.00. (ONLY FOR PARTNERS & CONTACTS NOT BRANCHES!)
If you apply through a partner organisation you will have to pay the fee on arrival at the project; direct to the hosting branch or through different payment platforms. When accepted on the project the host branch will give you more details of the various payment options.
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