GRECIA

C.i.A 01 Oropos I Oropos Attica 04/7 - 18/7 Reno/Kids 18+ 15 Vols
LOCATION: Oropos village is divided in two areas the mountain village and the seaport village. The workcamp will take place on the mountain village which in any case is less than 30min away from the sea. Oropos is situated in Viotia region, on the Southern Euboean Gulf, in Attica.
WORK: Volunteers will participate in small renovation works in public spaces (play grounds & squares) of the village. Some days they will also organise activities for the children aiming to raise their environmental and intercultural awareness. The local partner, hosting the project, decides on the priorities and the co-ordination of the work. Volunteers will work 5 hours per day, 6 days per week. C.i.A. is not responsible for any changes in the work.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will be hosted at a public school. Toilets, showers and cooking facilities are provided. Participants will prepare meals themselves, in shifts.
FREE TIME: Sunday and afternoon visits, to the most important sites of the area. Volunteers will also have the opportunity to see some of the cultural events organised in different parts of the area. Camp-leaders will organise free time activities in co-operation with the volunteers and the local partner. C.i.A does not cover free time activities expenses.
TERMINAL: Athens airport.

C.i.A 02 Oropos II Oropos Attica 19/7 - 03/8 Cult 18+ 20 Vols
LOCATION: Oropos village is divided in two areas the mountain village and the seaport village. The workcamp will take place on the seaport village where an environmental workcamp was successfully organised last summer. Oropos is situated in Viotia region, on the Southern Euboean Gulf, in Attica.
WORK: In the area of Oropos one of the main income resources is agriculture. As it happens in many parts of the Europe in the last decades agricultural jobs are mainly performed by immigrants. In Oropos area live and work many hundreds of immigrants (from India, Pakistan, Iraq, Albania etc). Even though immigrants are greatly contributing to the local economy, they are practically excluded form social and cultural life. Based on our last year's experience we have decided that this year the aim of the workcamp will be to raise intercultural awareness of the local population and support cultural interaction between locals and immigrants. Volunteers will work for the organisation of a five-day intercultural festival. Volunteers will not only participate in the practical works of the festival (construction etc) but also on the content as they will have the opportunity to organise activities and workshops to be incorporated in the program. The local partner, hosting the project, decides on the priorities and the co-ordination of the work. Volunteers will work 5 hours per day, 6 days per week. C.i.A. is not responsible for any changes in the work.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will be hosted at a public school. Toilets, showers and cooking facilities are provided. Participants will prepare meals themselves, in shifts.
FREE TIME: Sunday and afternoon visits, to the most important sites of the area. Volunteers will also have the opportunity to see some of the cultural events organised in different parts of the area. Camp-leaders will organise free time activities in co-operation with the volunteers and the local partner. C.i.A does not cover free time activities expenses.
TERMINAL: Athens airport.

C.i.A 03 Pentalofo Kozani 04/8 - 20/8 Reno/Fest 18+ 15 Vols
Situated in one of the most beautiful mountainous areas of Greece, in the top of a hill with a majestic view, Pentalofo is a small village, 86 Km away from KOZANI town in the North East of Greece. The area has a great tradition in stone masonry and a great architectural heritage. Volunteers will have the chance to visit some of the most important monuments, such as churches, monasteries and traditional houses. Rivers, lakes, forests with rare species of animals and plants (e.g. bears) are forming a spectacular environment.
Although in the past the prefecture was among the richest areas of Greece, the last decades is facing enormous social and economical difficulties (unemployment, immigration etc). Nowadays efforts are made to realise a new sustainable local development process and the work camps are included in this effort. It is the 3rd year that community of Pentalofo hosts international volunteers.
LOCATION: Pentalofo is a small village 86 km from KOZANI town, on the Northeast part of Greece.
WORK: Volunteers will have the opportunity to learn the local technique on constructing stone paths and they will help at the renovation of old and the construction new stone paths. Volunteers will also help in the practical preparation of local festivals with traditional music and they will have the opportunity to organise some activities in order to present the intercultural dimension and volunteer spirit. The local partner, hosting the project, decides on the priorities and the co-ordination of the work. Volunteers will work 5 hours per day, 6 days per week. C.i.A. is not responsible for any changes in the work.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will be hosted at a public school. Toilets, showers and cooking facilities are provided. Participants will prepare meals themselves, in shifts.
FREE TIME: Sunday and afternoon visits, to the most important sites of the area. Volunteers will also have the opportunity to see some of the cultural events organised in different parts of the area. Camp-leaders will organise free time activities in co-operation with the volunteers and the local partner. C.i.A does not cover free time activities expenses.
TERMINAL: Thessaloniki airport, Kozani airport.