Lunaria >> 2015International Workcamps Programme

Lunaria

via Buonarroti, 39 00185 Rome (Italy) Tel. +39.06.84242487 Fax +39.06.8841859e-mail: workcamps@lunaria.org website: www.lunaria.org

About us:

Lunaria is an association started in 1992 carrying out research, information, training and actions on social economy, immigration, globalization, youth and seniors programmes and voluntary service. Our activities include

• youth projects: information and participation, intercultural understanding, non formal education

• promotion of international voluntary service for all, with activities for the European voluntary service: youth and senior volunteers exchanges. International workcamps and solidarity activities

• campaigns, building coalitions of civil society groups for alternative priorities in public expenditure, expanding the third sector, North-South solidarity, integration of immigrants

• research, with projects on employment and work in the social economy, ethical finance, immigrants, globalization

• services, advising non profit organizations on law, fiscal and financial opportunities• training, with courses on the social economy, managing non profit organizations and

understanding globalization

The purpose of our work is to bring together understanding and action; social rights and voluntary activities; the local and the global. Lunaria organizes workcamps all around Italy, in partnership with local groups, associations, municipalities and other bodies. We promote not-for-profit projects, for the benefit of the local communities and to fight racism and increase intercultural exchanges.

“We ask to the international volunteers to commit themselves in the mission of the hosting projects, having an open mind, and arriving aware that the accommodation conditions may not be suitable for those looking for cheap and comfortable holidays. Every project is made by many factors, and we need from the volunteers a problem-solving approach.”

The workcamp is coordinated by an experienced volunteer, who is not the boss of the camp: we ask the camp-coordinators to ease the fist days of the camp and to involve the volunteers in a being responsible of the project, using consensus methodology. The camp-coordinator is not at all responsible for volunteers' fun and the best camp has a camp-coordinator who slightly go back to the status of normal volunteer.....So, prepare to take responsibilities!

Age limits: For adult camps see details in the programme tables and 16-17 on TEEN camps.Common language used in the camps: English Extra fee: Same exceptions are meant to support the costs of the project (15-25 €). TEEN workcamps have extra fees. Insurance: Lunaria provides insurance to all the volunteers (SCI scheme)

Placement Actors Contact

General Co-ordination: MarcelloOutgoing and A4A : Annarita workcamps@lunaria.orgYouth Exchanges and Trainings OUT/IN: Annarita, Sara scambi@lunaria.org EVS, EVS-ST : Annarita volo@lunaria.orgIncoming: Marcello workcamps@lunaria.org

LUNARIA WORKCAMPS 2015

CODE NAME LOCATION WORK From To Vol Age Extra Fee

LUNAR 01 Cognolo Refuge Casperia RENO 01/06/2015 15/06/2015 8 20€

LUNAR 02 AGAPE 01 PRALI MANU 08/06/2015 29/06/2015 10

LUNAR 03 Reno Splash Festival MARZABOTTO MANU FEST

07/06/2015 17/07/2015 8 18-35

LUNAR 04 Renewing and reusing, the forest a source of

life

ORVIETO MANU 15/06/2015 27/06/2015 14 16-17 200€

LUNAR 05 Green Sicily COLLESANO RENOENVI

15/06/2015 30/06/2015 15 18-35 15€

LUNAR 06 Comics Festival ROMA FEST 22/06/2015 04/07/2015 10 21+ 20€

LUNAR 07 Agape 2 PRALI MANU 29/06/2015 20/07/2015 8

LUNAR 08 SabinaTEEN POGGIO MIRTETO

RENO CONS

06/07/2015 20/07/2015 12 16-17 200€

LUNAR 09 San Siro Street Festival

MILANO FEST 10/07/2015 22/07/2015 15 21+

LUNAR 10 Harvest and Threshing Feasts

Calcariola, Rieti

AGRI FEST

13/07/2015 27/07/2015 10

LUNAR 11 Agape 3 PRALI MANU 20/07/2015 10/08/2015 8

LUNAR 12 Cognolo refuge TEEN Casperia RENO 29/07/2015 11/08/2015 12 16-17 200€

LUNAR 13 ParkAmbiente SANNIO ENVI 30/07/2015 13/08/2015 15 18-40

LUNAR 14 Ecodream Gargano Cagnano and Carpino

ENVIFEST

01/08/2015 13/08/2015 8 18-35

LUNAR 15 BRIANZA HILLS Alzate Brianza ENVI 01/08/2015 15/08/2015 12

LUNAR 16 Agape 4 PRALI MANU 10/08/2015 31/08/2015 8

LUNAR 17 CASTLE IN FEST Buccheri ARCH FEST

11/08/2015 25/08/2015 15

LUNAR 18 CAMP@RT FESTIVAL Cefalù FEST 16/08/2015 26/08/2015 15 15€

LUNAR 19 Lucretili Natural Park Orvinio ENVI 29/08/2015 12/09/2015 10

LUNAR 20 Wine & Grape Festival Zagarolo FEST 24/09/2015 06/10/2015 16 21+LUNAR 21 Cantinando Barile FEST 15 21+LUNAR 22 Civil protection Casaglia MANU 14LUNAR 23 Cefalù Cefalù RENO

ENVI12 15€

LUNAR 24 Fattoria Burgentina Brienza DISASOCI

8 21+

LUNAR SW Emmaus Social Weeks Palermo RENO SOCI

05/07/15 29/08/15 4 21+ 30€

LUNAR 01 Cognolo Refuge Casperia 01/06/2015-15/06/2015 RENO-ENVI Vols:8 Extra fee: 20€PROJECT: The Social Promotion Association ALA started in late 2014 the renovation of a mountain refugee to make it avalaible for youth initiatives and trainings as to host mountain lovers and who want discover the beauties of Sabina mountains. The Refugee is at 1000 mt. above sea level, and is surrounded by woods. The place is very isolated and can be reached uphill in 2 hours. WORK: the volunteers will support the local group in different renovation and environmental activities: cleaning undergrowth plants, terracing, building dry stone walls terrazzamenti, general improvements of the refugee premise. ACCOMMODATION: in dorms with bunk beds or if you like on three houses/tents, the volunteers will have to prepare the meals in the refugee kitchen. Bathrooms and showers are already functioning.LEISURE: natural excursions (mountain bike, climbing, canyoning...), workshops on environmental friendly self made solutions. During the weekend Rome cannot be reached easily, thus visits to the beautiful Sabina villages are more reccomended. Costs for free time activities are up to the volunteers. REQUIREMENTS: To be open minded and ready to live with the group in very isolated place. A project related motivation letter is needed.Expect a very very basic accommodation.Extra fee: 20€, this is to contribute to the common budget for food. LOCATION: Casperia – Lazio, Central Italy.TERMINAL: Rome

LUNAR 02 AGAPE 1 PRALI MANU 08/06/2015 - 29/06/2015 Vols:10 LUNAR 07 AGAPE 2 PRALI MANU 29/06/2015 - 20/07/2015 Vols:8 LUNAR 11 AGAPE 3 PRALI MANU 20/07/2015 - 10/08/2015 Vols:8 LUNAR 16 AGAPE 4 PRALI MANU 10/08/2015 - 31/08/2015 Vols:8 PROJECT: Agape international ecumenical centre is a place of encounter where you can live an intense experience of community in beautiful natural surroundings. Agape was and still is an important point of reference in Italian Protestantism, for 50 years a place of education and development, theological exploration, political engagement, of acceptance and validation of differences. Every year many people, with different religious, cultural, political background, and of different age, come to Agape to discuss and to be challenged, to get to know themselves and each other and to exchange experiences around a particular theme. Agape was built after the Second World War as a sign of hope and of reconciliation between people, thanks to the voluntary work of many young men and women; a resident group still lives at Agape throughout the year. The dimensions of community and voluntary service remain central. Please visit: www.agapecentroecumenico.org to see which are the activity programmes for this period.WORK: The work camp will support the activities of AGAPE when a number of guests have meetings on issues of political, social, cultural and religious interest. Volunteers will help in the following areas: kitchen, meal service (tables and dishes), cleaning, maintenance, bar tending, babysitting. Games, discussions and outings can be organized during free time. Programmed activities (especially in the evening) are most of the time open to volunteers, as long as they do not clash with work commitments. The place is beautiful but really isolated, though you will stay together with many international participants to the meetings of AGAPE.ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD: Usually the workcampers will be host in 3-4 bed bedrooms. Toilets are in common on the floor. The meal are typical Italian Mediterranean and there's a vegetarian alternative for those who require it, as well as for any specific allergies. It is possible to use a washing machine.ARRIVAL: We require that all volunteers contact the office before arriving especially since travel to Agape can be complicated.TERMINAL: Turin.

LUNAR 03 Reno Splash Festival MARZABOTTO MANU-FEST 07/06/2015 -17/06/2015 Age: 18 – 35 Vols:8PROJECT: “Montagna di Suono” is a cultural association founded in 2008 which promotes music and art in all his forms in the Appennino Tosco-Emiliano area (the mountains between Florence and Bologna). We organize musical classes for kids and adults, dancing classes, concerts and the yearly antiracist Reno Splash festival, now in its 4° edition. The festival takes part in an expansive park in the town of Marzabotto (Bo) and lasts 3 days. In the morning there are lively discussions in Debate tents, in the afternoon sports tournaments and in the evening/night a range of concerts and DJ sets. The main genre is Reggae but various others genres are in the festival (ska, hip hop, indie, latin, dub). Camping is constructed and available for visitors who want to stay for the whole weekend. Volunteers will help the festival staff with the organisation, set-up and running of the festival area as well as promotion of the event in nearby comunities.WORK:The main work activities during the camp will be the preparation of the Reno Splash festival. Work will involve the mounting of the festival structures (the stage, entrance, stands and an african tent that constitutes the bar), as well as promotion of the festival via flyers/posters, distributed in the centre of Bologna and in nearby comunities, the painting of signs and posters and many other manual and creative activities. During the 3 days of the festival, volunteers will have the opportunity to be bartenders, sound engeneer assistents, camping rangers and many more roles. If you love to deal with people this is your camp! Photographers, graphic designers, videomakers, painters, musician and creative people are wolcome. ACCOMODATION:Voluteers will sleep in a structure of the municipality of Marzabotto (Juvenile Centre) but they can choose to sleep also in the camping area of the festival. These two places are near . In the accomodation centre there is 1 bathroom, 1 fridge, an eletric cooker, potable water and wi-fi connection. The structure is private and volunteers will have the keys to enter. They can cook and there will also be a vegetarian menu on offer and delicious traditional italian dishes such as tagliatelle, lasagna, pizza and spaghetti.LOCATION:Marzabotto is a little town in the Appennino mountains near Bologna (30km) and Florence (80km). It lies in the valley of the Reno river and it is full of green hills and valleys. It is famous for its resistance in WWII and was the site of a massacre of 770 inhabitants by the Nazi Army. The accomodation is located in the countryside but Bologna’s thriving city life is near and easily accesible in your free time; or you could just chill out and visit some some of the beautiful surrounding historical national parks.TERMINAL: Areoporto G. Marconi di Bologna BLQStazione FF.SS di Marzabotto (linea Bologna-Porretta)

LUNAR 04 Renewing and reusing, the forest a source of life Orvieto MANU 15/06/15 27/06/15 Vols:14 Age:16-17 Extra Fee:200€ PROJECT:The association Artemide for years proposes itself as crossroad of experiences in the educational field, the EDUC-active project has as primary objective the education to the independence, the young people, above all if carriers of uneasiness, are stimulated and motivated asking them to be active part in the process of theoretical construction and practice of the activities. In this way they appreciate the responsibility of an assignment to acquit, the knowledge is assimilated in the best way when it is combined to artistic practical activity, ecological, handicraft. The responsibility towards the whole world becomes an obvious consequence. Idea is to connect experiences and different knowledge.Add Value of this experience:Protect the natural environment from the touristic speculation of the area. Increase the value of a disadvantaged rural area that has been constantly abandoned from the local population in the last 20 yearsTo put in practice the ideology of EcologyTo invent new solutions related to traditional practice and creativityThe House Laboratory “Il Cerquosino” has been restructured following bio building construction techniques focusing the attention on energy critical consumption: there have been installed solar system collectors,waters' herbal purification system, green roof, wood storage heater as well as to the principles of recovery and recycle materials; construction with local stone.The idea of organising this work camp is the answer to several needs of our association, first of

all to make the House laboratory Cerquosino a place where different culture can gather and contribute to create a better place for the ones that will be hosted here in the future.WORK: The volunteers will help the members of Artemide to recover wood from the nearby pinewood, fences will be created in order to delimt aeras and glades for future outdoor activities . Themost precious and creativ wooden material will be used to furnish the bedrooms of the association. The rooms of the structure that need whitening will be painted with naturally occurring pigments. Renovation and accommodation of the rooms with eco-friendly and recycled material,repainting walls and create shelves and cabinets with recycled woodRenovation of the furniture using recycled material: wood from the forest and different types of earth1.Study of the project2.Preparation of the material3.ConstructionPainting the walls with natural, artistic, imaginative and creative styles, creating shelves and shelving. 1.Preparation of the wood and the different types of earth2.Preparation of the rooms3. painting and putting on the shelves for creating cabinets4. Building of fences to border the outdoor activitiesACCOMMODATION AND FOOD: The house laboratory Cerquosino has a big kitchen that the volunteer will use to prepare their own food, vegetarian or not, it’s up to their own decision. Nearby there are no shops,the nearest one is in the little village of Morrano. The nearest supermarket is in Orvieto. The house has got1 single room, 1 triple room, 1 dormitory with 8 bed and 1 dormitory with 6 bed. A common bathroom with3 toilets and 3 showers. Washing machine is not available. No internet line available.LOCATION: The work camp will be held at the House laboratory Cerquosino that is located on the PegliaMountain, in the countryside 25 km away from the town of Orvieto in one of those disadvantaged and poorly productive areas that are nearly preserved intact until today. Cerquosino is situated inside the natural reserve of Elmo Melonta park, place of notable environmental interest. Inside flows the stream Melonta, where it is possible to take a bath. The inhabitants of the area are mainly farmers; the average age of the inhabitants is very high as the new generations emigrate to the city. http://cerquosino.altervista.org/ facebook: Cerquosino ArtemideNOTES: remember that the house laboratory is very isolated, in the middle of a forest. Bring with you all the thing for personal use as the nearest shop is very far away with no public transportation to reach it.

LUNAR 05 Green Sicily Collesano RENO- ENVI 15/06/2015-30/06/2015 Age:18-35 Vols:15 Extra fee:15€PROJECT:Collesano village is famous for the rural lifestyle and characterized by the preservation of folk traditions.This workcamp wants to be an example to understand the meaning of the slow-life. The objective of the field work is the care of public parks and recovery of communal spaces to be allocated to the social.The work camps were set up and have developed as a tangible possibility far local communities to undertake non-profit social activities , involving youngsters and local social forces . The volunteer work within the camps , besides involving the achievement of concrete objectives , as a training and educational value far social and cooperative relations , common responsibility, civil commitment and solidarity.WORK:Volunteers will take care of public parks and recovery of communal spaces to be allocated to the social.Volunteers will involved in:-prepare the ground and then planting;-care of public green and gardening;-painting of the iran railings; -recovery of durable materials abandoned in the territory; -contrai of river beds;The activities will be carried out from Monday to Friday, where time was marked by the sunlight that dictated the daily rhythm .The workload will not exceed 7 hours a day split between morning and afternoon from Monday to Friday.FOOD AND ACCOMMODATION:During the camp meals consist of typical Sicilian products,

from meat to local seasonal vegetables, ali produced at Km O by the farmers who guest us during the whole project.Lunches and dinners will be prepared by ali of us, moreover the young volunteers will have the opportunity to take part in culinary workshops by Sicilian peasants with whom discover the art of Sicilian cuisine in countryside .LOCATION:Collesano (Sicilian) is a small town in the Province of Palermo, Sicily. lt is situated roughly 70 kilometres (43 miles) from of Palermo . lt lies on the Madonie's Park between the hills and the Tirrenian see and is also famous to be crossed by the Ta rga Florio Circuit since the beginning (1906). LEISURE TIME:During the project the volunteers will visit the city of Collesano and its most significant and historical places. During the two weekends we will make recreational visits: seaside, walking in the natural reserve of Parco delle Madonie, visit to industry of cheese and other local industries of typical products and visit to Cefalù/Castelbuono.Extra fee:15€TERMINAL: Palermo

LUNAR 06 COMICS FESTIVAL ROMA 22/06/2015-04/07/2015 FEST Vols:10 21+ Extra fee:20€PROJECT: The “Crack” International Comics Festival is organized every year by Forte Prenestino Social Center, in Rome. Forte Prenestino is one of the most important alternative cultural and social project in Italy. It was squatted 25 years ago, and now is the promoter of many cultural underground events.Crack will host editors and artists coming mainly from European and Mediterranean countries: 4 days of exhibitions, workshops and cultural exchange will involve hundreds of youngsters and experts. The festival will be held from the 25th to the 28th June 2015.WORK: the volunteers will support the local group in managing the festival: preparation, restaurant, pub, cleaning and other activities will be shared with the local volunteers. The work could be physically hard, but the environment is funny and easy going! ACCOMMODATION: in a dorm with beds, the volunteers will have to prepare the breakfast and will have lunches and dinners with the local volunteers. REQUIREMENTS: To be open minded and ready to live in an alternative community. A project related motivation letter.Expect a very very basic accommodation.Extra fee: 20€LOCATION: Rome – Lazio, Central TERMINAL: Rome

LUNAR 08 SabinaTEEN Poggio Mirteto RENO-CONS 06/07/2015-20/07/2015 Vols:12 Age:16-17 Extra Fee:200€PROJECT: Sabina is a countryside area between Rome and Rieti, and its bauties are still to be discovered by locals and turists. The historical heritage is very rich, and the ancient Sant'Antonio Farm have in its lands many remains of the past. The volunteers will help in valorizing some of them, and will also learn to demolish a small hen-house, so to reuse the recovered building materials. The remains will become stages of a natural, historical and meditative/religious itinerary. WORK: It consists in cleaning the area around an ancient fountain (the spring water comes through a Roman aqueduct), in doing some renovation to the fountain itsels. Volunteers will also arrange some furniture to allow visitors to rest in that area and will set up information signs. There is also to demolish a very small and ruined hen-house built with concrete, while bring order to the construction waste materials for future reuse. It’s necessary work clothes trekking shoes, long trousers, sweater or pile, k-way, etc.LOCATION: The farm is in Poggio Mirteto Scalo, a small village, 50 minutes by train (direct connection with Fiumicino Airport). Free time can be spent in the ancient Poggio - 10 minutes by bus, doing excursions in the closest villages. ACCOMODATION: the volunteers will live in a old but perfectly renovated farmhouse with two dorms with bunk beds, 2 bathrooms, showers and supplied kitchen. The volunteers cook, eat

and sleep in the House that is quite close to the working areas.TERMINAL: Rome

LUNAR 09 San Siro Street Festival Milan FEST 10/07/2015-22/07/2015 Age:21+ Vols:15PROJECT: the association “Aps Yard" was founded in 2001 and supports projects about many different items: anti-racism, sociability, cultures, territories, active citizenship, human rights, reuse and recycle, mutual aid, non-formal education with young people and children. We promote a work camp in the San Siro district, a multicultural popular block at the center of the main urban trasformations area of the second biggest Italian city. Our aim is to achieve an exchange between the inhabitants and the international volunteers group to create the possibility of learning experience for both. The expedient is the annual summer festival of the c ommittee of the inhabitants.WORK:The international volunteers group will help the inhabitants and the local volunteers to realize the five day festival that celebrate the 6th birthday of the "Committee of the San Siro Inhabitants" involved in the housing right struggle, in the improvement of living conditions in the neighborhood, against racism and discrimination. You can contribute at the festival in several ways: structures assembly and disassembly, organization of food and beverage stands, set design of the festival, communication... The international volunteers will be always side by side with local volunteers with experience in previous editions of the festival.ACCOMODATION: Volunteers will be hosted at the “Space of Mutual Aid”, a squat in which there are two large apartments (130 square meters each) entirely dedicated to them, without distinction between males and females. There will be hot water in 3 baths. You can use the Wi-Fi in the building, but not in the room. The food will be prepared by volunteers together with the inhabitants of the house and you can also eat vegetarian.LOCATION: Milano, Italia. TERMINAL: The nearest terminal is Milano Linate Airport (LIN) the second international airport of Milan, but you can also fly on Milano Malpensa (MXP) and Bergamo Orio al Serio (BGY). The airports are well connected with the city by coach and railway. The nearest underground stop is “Lotto” on the red line.

LUNAR 10 Harvest and Threshing Feasts Calcariola, Rieti AGRI-FEST 13/07/2015 – 27/07/2015 Vols:10 Extra Fee: 20 €Project: Tularú – Centre for sustainable production, is an organic start-up cooperative, that work to merge different agricultural techniques and to valorize the social and cultural value of sustainable production. This is the reason why the Harvest and Threshing Feasts, when you reap with hand ancient wheat grains it is a chance to involve the community and the old farmers who still remebember the traditional techniques. The participants to the Fest are also encouraged to join, since the bread that will be cooked in the next year with the harversted wheat will be very cheap for them. The Feasts will include educational workshops and artistical events (music and buskers) while there will be the chance to buy local products. Work: The Feast will be an event of agricultural work with a small festival, every related task will be done by the volunteers: preparation of the interior of external spaces, assistance in the kitchen, reaping and harvesting by hand, public reception. From 13 to 15 July, as part of the activities of preparation of the space, there will be a workshop for the construction of an earthen oven. Being primarily an agricultural activity, the dates of the Feasts are approximate and depend on weather. In case of rain other tasks will be performed.Accommodation and Food: the volunteers will be hosted in the farmhouse where the local staff live: two dorms with bunk beds and two bathrooms are available, another compost toilet and a shower are outside with hot water (from thermocompost). The food, vegetarian and not, you will be cooked together with volunteersLocation: Tularù is located atop Mount Ponzano, in a hilly/mountain (850 m, asl) area, quite wild. The nearest town, Calcariola, is located 6 km of gravel road, while Grotti, a town with a grocery store and two bars, is located 7 km . In the land of the farm there are two swimming ponds, forests, pastures and arable land. Rieti is the provincial capital (50,000 inh.)Terminal: Rome

Extra fee:20€

LUNAR 12 Cognolo Refuge TEEN Casperia RENO-ENVI 29/07/2015-11/08/2015 Vols: 12 Age: 16-17 Extra fee: 200€PROJECT: The Social Promotion Association ALA started in late 2014 the renovation of a mountain refugee to make it avalaible for youth initiatives and trainings as to host mountain lovers and who want discover the beauties of Sabina mountains. The Refugee is at 1000 mt. above sea level, and is surrounded by woods. The place is very isolated and can be reached uphill in 2 hours. WORK: the volunteers will support the local group in different renovation and environmental activities: volunteers will be involved in the construction of dry stone walls to create small terraces in the area near the refuge. The volunteers will support the work for the creation of wooden platforms to support the tents mounted in suspension. It will also work to build an earthen oven using only natural materials.ACCOMMODATION: in dorms with bunk beds or if you like on three houses/tents, the volunteers will have to prepare the meals in the refugee kitchen. Bathrooms and showers are already functioning.LEISURE: natural excursions (mountain bike, climbing, canyoning...), workshops on environmental friendly self made solutions. During the weekend Rome cannot be reached easily, thus visits to the beautiful Sabina villages are more reccomended. Costs for free time activities are up to the volunteers. REQUIREMENTS: To be open minded and ready to live with the group in very isolated place. A project related motivation letter is needed.Expect a very very basic accommodation.EXTRA FEE:200€ LOCATION: Casperia – Lazio, Central Italy.TERMINAL: Rome

LUNAR 13 ParkAmbiente–Natural Park for people with disabilities Sannio ENVI-CONS 30/07/2015-13/08/2015 Age: 18-40 Vols:15PROJECT: Parkambiente association is in charge of environment protection. It organizes trekking, orienteering competitions and cultural paths, enhancing the natural resources, but mainly it is engaged in the construction of a natural Park, involving disabled people and volunteers in construction, maintanance and management, together with the volunteers. WORK: Volunteers will be engaged in the work of paths, replacement of stockade and park maintenance, especially the care of green in the park.We organized this field to enable the disabled people to take advantage of a green space fitted for them.We will work 5 days a week; in the morning: from 9.00 a.m. to 12.00 a.m.; in the afternoon: from 4.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. except Saturday and Sunday.ACCOMODATION:To sleep we will be guests of a school structure with division of rooms for men and rooms for women. We will make sure to prepare on networks beds and mattresses. The bathrooms will be those of the students. There are no washing machines.FOOD: We will be independent, meaning that a shift system will organize groups for cooking and cleaning. For the evening we will invite volunteers to prepare the recipes of their own Nations.LOCATION:Sannio is located 40 km from Naples with 9000 inhabitants.LEISURE TIME.Cultural tours will be organized as sightseeing in Naples, Caserta e Benevento.During the evenings we will partecipate in fairs and festivals organized to nearby towns.TERMINAL: Internationa Airport is «Napoli Capodichino» With shuttle one can go to the train station «NAPOLI CENTRALE» (Naples Central).To reach Airola you have to take the train to Arpaia - Line METROCAMPANIANORD. From Naples Central Station, you could also take a Bus to Benevento and get off at Arpaia.

LUNAR 14 Ecodream Gargano Cagnano Varano and Carpino FEST-ENVI 01/08/2015-13/08/2015 Age: 18-35 Vols:8PROJECT:The organizational association are Isola Capojale and Carpino Folk Festival. the association are both from Gargano, the first association work in Capojale (Cagnano Varano) and the second work in Carpino. The work is about to topics: one is for clean the natural beach and the other is for prepare the festival of folk music. Our motivation for build this work camp is for help the local community, show a good vibration of the territory of Gargano, and share our culture. We want international volunteers for exchange the culture, experiences, language, etc. We want to teach the importance of group building, cooperation, share, having fun, etc. Also we want to send a message to the local community about the importance that is make a volunteering and the warranties that this present.WORK: the hours to work are 5/6h per day. The first week, In Capojale (Cagnano Varano), the work is at morning. But the second week, in Carpino, the work could be in the afternoon/night. The free time is depend of the week, if the work is in the morning the free time is in the afternoon and the opposide, if the work is in the afternoon the free time in the morning. Also the volunteers could have a rest-day. ACCOMODATION & FOOD: The Capojale house has two bedrooms for 5 and 5 people. Also in this house there is a kitchen where all participants will cook. The house in Carpino have rooms to share and with shared bathroom also. A Carpino locals prepare food for us.LOCATION: Capojale is a fraction of Cagnano Varano, is a sea town in the adriatic coast, also is a fisherman town. Carpino is located near the Varano lake, althoght is situated inside the region (near Cagnano), is a village farmer. TERMINAL:Roma, Bari, Pescara, Napoli.Train/Bus station: Bari, Roma, Pescara, Napoli, Foggia, San Severo.

LUNAR 15 BRIANZA HILLS Alzate Brianza ENVI 01/08/2015-15/08/2015 Vols:12PROJECT: The local promoter is an environmental association, really active in the region: Circolo Ambiente "Ilaria Alpi". The site of activities is a wood situated on hills near the town.WORK:it consists in cleaning path in the wood, rebuild signposting, replace old descriptive signs of the several trees and plants, works on the local flora. The volunteers work about 6 hours a day, five days a week. It’s necessary work clothes considering that the camp is in a wood (it’s needed trekking shoes, long trousers, sweater or pile, k-way, etc.).LOCATION: The workcamp is situated in the municipality of a little town, Alzate Brianza, in the north of Italy, near Como. The site of activities is a wood situated on hills near the town.ACCOMODATION: in a gym with 12 beds, bathrooms, showers and supplied kitchen.The volunteers cook, eat and sleep in the gym. Surrounding area: near the place where the volunteers are going to live and work, you can visit the Brianza lakes, and in a few kilometres you can enjoy the cities of Como, Lecco and Milan and tourist places like Bellagio or the Valassina valley. TERMINAL: Milan

LUNAR 17 CASTLE IN FEST Buccheri ARCH-FEST 11/08/2015-25/08/2015 Vols: 15 PROJECT: IRIDE ASSOCIATION are a group of young guys and girls moved by the love for our town. During this year we organized a lot of events and activities in Buccheri, with the aim of attract young people from the adjoining towns. This way we became very soon the center of young's meet up. We would like that volunteers share with us our beautiful town, so to leave them a little bit of our love for Buccheri.WORK: Volunteers will be involved in a very interesting archeological project, divided in different steps. The first one (this summer one) will be about the cleaning and the preparation for the main excavation. It could be an unforgettable chance to learn, with the help of archeologists, and have fun with Buccheri's people, known all around south-east Sicily to be very pleasant. Volunteers will already be involved in MEDFEST, a very important medieval festival, able to attract visitors from all the Sicily. Volunteers could already be involved in some activity relating to the festival (Organization of a show, participate to the medieval procession or anything else the volunteers will like to do).ACCOMMODATION : Volunteers will be housed in a school, which has kitchen and showers.

PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN SLEEPING BAG.In cooking meals will depend on the volunteers themselves.LOCATION:Buccheri is a small town placed in the south-east of Sicily, near Syracuse. It has 2500 inhabitants and summer weather is great, thanks to its highness (about 820 m), that makes Buccheri the highest town of Iblei Mountains.TERMINAL:Catania

LUNAR 18 Camp@rt Festival Cefalù FEST 16/08/2015-26/08/2015 Vols: 15 Extra Fee:15€PROJECT:Camp @rt Festival: the festival wants to be an opportunity for young artists to vent and to give space to their own fantasy and inspiration through different art forms: impromptu painting and sculpture, live performances of the best independent musicians local, national and international. The main objective is to share, to promote and to increase the personal artistic, cooperative and respectful background, stimulating the volunteers to the active participation it self. The official motto of Camp@rt is “The festival is you”, because everyone can contribute to make it better. This Workcamp is organized to have more assistance in the implementation and the organization of the activities of the whole festival.WORK: The aim is to prepare the festival area and to help in the promotion. We can split the owrk in three phases: • before the festival - cut grass and bushes, clean camp areas, installation of structures.• before and during the festival -advertise events, leafleting in town• after the festival - arrangement of location, garbage collection, dismantling structures.The work will be done in 5 hours a day, varied in the different tasks. 2 free days are possible (not during the festival!)Food and accommodation: the volunteers, along with the staff, will cook in the area of all activities, where will be sat up a kitchen and the food will be provided by the staff, agreed with the volunteers whether there are special needs (vegetarians, vegans, intolerants…). The accommodation will be in tents and will be available indoors and outdoors toilets and showers.LOCATION: this workcamp will take place in Cefalù, an historical town close to Palermo city (Sicily), in the equestrian facility of “Ippo Club” association. Cefalù is located on the northern coast of Sicily (Italy) on the Tyrrhenian Sea about 70 km east of Palermo and 185 km west of Messina. TERMINAL:Palermo,Trapani,Catania Extra fee: 15€

LUNAR 19 Lucretili Natural Park Orvinio ENVI 29/08/2015-12/09/2015 Vols:10PROJECT: The local promoters are the Lucretili Mountains Natural Park and the association "Addo so Natu". The idea is to involve international volunteers in valorizing the natural heritage and to foster exchange with the local population. WORK:it consists in cleaning path in the wood, rebuild signposting, place descriptive signs of the several trees and plants, works on the local flora and on visitors areas (wood tables and benches costruction). Other tasks are related to the Museum of the Park, to animate sessions with pupils. The volunteers work about 6 hours a day, five days a week. It’s necessary work clothes considering that the camp is in a wood (it’s needed trekking shoes, long trousers, sweater or pile, k-way, etc.).LOCATION: The workcamp is situated inside teh Park, 30 minutes on walk from a little ancient town, Orvinio, 1 hour by bus from Rome. The activitis are in the woods pf the Park and in the Museum.ACCOMODATION: in San Michele House, provinding a dorm with beds, bathrooms, showers and supplied kitchen.The volunteers cook, eat and sleep in the House. Surrounding area: near the place where the volunteers are going to live and work, you can visit the villages. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: volunteers with botanical and environmental studies background are welcomed. Volunteers with some Italian language are also welcomed. TERMINAL: Rome

LUNAR 20 Wine & Grape Festival Zagarolo FEST 24/09/2015-06/10/2015 Age: 21+ Vols:16PROJECT:Our partner “NoBorder Onlus” is an NGO that operates in the fields of social tourism, intercultural and sustainability. It was founded in 2004, we are a young and open-minded group that develops complex projects about territorial enhancement. We aim to involve the local community but also travelers and foreign volunteers into the process of cultural and local promotion. During the festivals in the old town of Zagarolo we support the administration and the official tourism association in the general management of the activities and the events. On the 1st week-end of October, every year from more than 70 years, Zagarolo hosts this traditional and incredible event with historical parades, free wines, live music concerts and art shows for people of all age.WORK: Volunteers will be involved with an international youth group to help the local community of the old town of Zagarolo (Castelli Romani e Monti Prenestini area, nearby Rome) to organize and build up the “Wine & Grape Festival” (“Sagra dell’Uva”). The work camp consists into help us (and many local volunteers) to realize the medieval set design for the old town, prepare the food and drink kiosk, manage and clean up the area during the festival. ACCOMODATION: The volunteers will be hosted in a public space of the municipality, with baths and hot water.LOCATION: Zagarolo, Roma, Italia. Zagarolo is a typical Middle Age Italian old town located just 30 minutes from Rome downtown. The historical center is surrounded by green valleys and host many precious highlights: a palace, churches, typical alleys and little streets. The pilgrim route “Via Francigena” passes through the countryside of Zagarolo. We are in the nice south-east of Rome, so-called “Castelli Romani & Monti Prenestini” area: it is a beautiful area, rich of history and featured by a tradition of good wine and tasty food. TERMINAL: The nearest terminal is Rome Ciampino Airport (G. B. Pastine International Airport, CIA) situated at 25 km from Zagarolo, which is directly connected at by the railway. There is also the main hub Rome Fiumicino Airport (Aeroporto Internazionale Leonardo da Vinci, FCO) located at 50 km. Zagarolo is served by the railway (“Zagarolo” train stop, at 30 minutes from Rome downtown, “Roma Termini” train stop).

DATES TO BE CONFIRMED

LUNAR 21 CANTINANDO Barile FEST TO BE CONFIRMED Vols:15 Age:21+PROJECT: Barile, a village of 3000 inhabitants is placed at the bottom of Monte Vulture, an inactive volcano covered with woodland, which made particularly fertile lands around: oil, chestnuts and wine in particular are the main products of the place. Barile is distinguished by two important features, Albanian origin of the inhabitants who have always experienced the daily exchanges between different cultures and the urban park of “wine cellars” called Cantine, where for centuries is produced an excellent and renowned wine: Aglianico. Here every year in August takes place the important festival Cantinando that combines culture, art, music, theater, juggling, food, the desire to know and share, the fun and of course the wine. WORK: The project involves environment revaluation (cleaning wine cellars with hoes, shovels and rakes, cleaning of roads of the urban park of wine cellars, arrangement of paths, cleaning of wood) of places of natural interest around Barile (in the chestnut wood of Monte Vulture), in manual activities necessary for Cantinando festival, in pratical help to the management of the festival (preparation popular games and games for children, mounting stand and stages, service in places of comfort during the festival). Volunteers will collaborate closely with the youngsters of the local association. Leisure time: During the free time volunteers will participate to the activities organized by the local association; if it’s possible with the means and times, will organize excursions to the nearby cities (Melfi, Monticchio lakes, Rionero in Vulture) and visits to some local producers of wine.ACCOMODATION: on keymats, in the local school.Food: The volunteers will manage a fully equipped kitchen with the help of one of the best cooks of Barile.TERMINAL: Roma-Bari, then train to Barile.

LUNAR 22 CIVIL PROTECTION Casaglia MANU TO BE CONFIRMED Vols:14PROJECT: The local Civil Protection association VAB is working in implementing the awareness and skills to face civil protection emergencies, involving volunteers and citizens in practical activities and trainings. The association has been organizing camps for years and in 2010 need the help of international volunteers to go further. WORK: small construction works, renovation of the association building, preparation of the site for the campus (fences, electric and water wires...), environmental protection.ACCOMMODATION: in the association guest house. Food: the group will manage the kitchen. LOCATION: Casaglia, FerraraTERMINAL: Bologna.

LUNAR 23 CEFALU Cefalù TO BE CONFIRMED RENO Vols:12 Extra fee:15€PROJECT: C.S.F. – Cooperazione Senza Frontiere is a youth association born in the spring of 2010 within university world. Our goals are to sensitize major number of people about true meaning of human rights, sustainable development, international cooperation and equal trade. WORK: After a training day, volunteers will make clean and accessible entrance to the beach, taking out weeds and garbage, realizing street promotional activities to sponsor the workcamp and its objectives and also installing benches to create points of comparison and aggregation. LOCATION: The workcamp will be realized in Cefalù. It is a small and historical town, near Palermo, where different arts and cultures are mixed. Its beach is one of the most beautiful and attractive natural places in Sicily. ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers can use school gym, with bathrooms and necessary services, to accommodate themselves with spirit of adaptation. Gyms used to accommodate are near working places (350m about). Volunteers will be responsible for cleaning. Meals will be near working places using a field kitchen. LEISURE ACTIVITIES: Visits in Cefalù and Palermo. TERMINALS: Palermo airport, Cefalù rail station.Extra fee:15€

LUNAR 24 Fattoria Burgentina Brienza TO BE CONFIRMED DISA-SOCI Vols: 8 Age:21+

PROJECT:The "Fattoria Burgentina" is a social farm that was founded in 2002 in Brienza to help people affected by mental defective persons. It works as a community and that receives every day a group of 13 beneficiaries. The main aim of the "Fattoria" is to support the social re-integration of its hosts through the improvement of social services in Basilicata. Among its activities it provides for beneficiaries:- social theatre lab: with the help of operators and of the team,beneficiaries become actors in acomedy. The subject of the representation is change every year thank to the contribution of thebeneficiaries.- social farming lab: with the help of operators and of team, beneficiaries cultivate and grow the crops situated around the center - social and psychological assistance - projects about the re-integration of beneficiariesWork : The work will be divided in two parts:- social theatre lab: the volunteers will help to write a play, make costumes and build the stagewith the beneficiaries of the center, -social farming lab : the volunteers will help the beneficiaries with the maintenance of the gardenACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay in a flat. Sleeping bags needed. Breakfast and Dinner will be cooked by volunteers. Lunch will be served at the center.LOCATION : Brienza is a small village of 4000 inhabitants near Potenza in Basilicata. The weather is very hot during the day and can be chilly at night, bring warm clothes for the evening.LEISURE TIME : Week end will be free. Some tours might be organized. There is a castle in the village, the area is surrounded by forests, rivers and typical Italian villages.Terminal : Napoli (2 hours by bus) Rome (4 hours by bus).SPECIAL REMARKS : Volunteers with experience with disable people, artistic skills and positive attitude are more than welcome.

Special Programme

LUNAR SW Emmaus Social Week Palermo Sunday to Sunday (05/07/2015-29/08/2015) RENO-SOCI Vols:4 Age:21+ Extra FEE: 30€During summer 2015 we will support a big “workcamp” organized by a coalition of social organisations that want to foster Palermo city towards a stronger social solidarity. Emmaus leads this process, and the first aim of the project is to introduce in Palermo their methods: collection of used items to be renovated and reused, creation of stable jobs for poors, involvement of the citizens. Every week 60 volunteers – mainly Italian youth – will join the project to collect and work on the renovation of furnitures, clothes and other reusable things. In the meanwhile they will visit the most deprived districts of the town to organize activities and exchanges with the populations, involving children. Lunaria was asked to support the project involving international volunteers: every week we can host 4 international volunteers. They should be ready to live with Italians (thus a basic knowledge of the language is required) and to live a physical and psychological intense week.

A list of the different shifts will be soon shared to collect applications.