VFP:
FAMILY WORKCAMPS 2006
In
2006, as usual, there are not many options for families seeking placement. The
following 2006 volunteer programs will accept children accompanied by an adult
or parents. The VFP placement fee is fixed at $500 for any family regardless of
size:
ICELAND
Camp
Code: IceWf09-06
Start Date: 4-Jul-2006 End Date: 18-Jul-2006
Country: Iceland
Location: Siglufjörður Type: ARTS/ENVI/FAMILY
Ages: 18+ Female Spaces: 2 Male
Spaces: 2 Teen Camp: No Volunteers: 23
VFP Fee: $250.00
Extra Fee: $107.00 Report Refund: $75.00 Partner
Organization Info: www.vfp.org/directory/IceWfInfo.htm
Siglufjördur is the northernmost town in Iceland, located at the foot
of towering mountains on the shore of a small fjord bearing the same name.
Fishing and the processing of marine products provide the principal source of
employment for the town's 1600 residents, as the settlement has developed
around one of the country's best natural harbours. Few towns in Iceland can
match the dramatic history of Siglufjördur. As the fortunes of fisheries and
the businesses in fisheries alternately soared and plunged, the town became
famous or forgotten almost overnight. Siglufjörður, enjoys a dramatic setting beside
a small fjord at the northern tip of Tröllaskagi. The historic architecture,
the colorful rooftops of upper town and the harbour may call to mind an idyllic
fishing village. There are a number of hiking trails nearby and there is a 15km
mountain-pass to Siglufjörður which is 630m above sea level. Siglufjörður was
one of the world’s leading herring centers from 1900 until the
Norwegian-Icelandic herring stock disappeared in 1970. In good herring seasons
the town normal population of 3.000 increased to over 10.000 and hundreds of
fishing vessels from many nations often crowded its harbour. W: 1. Helping the
locals to organize and run a football tournament for young girls; 2. Helping
the locals to organize and run a International folksong festival; 3. Construction
of hiking paths and embellish the surroundings of the village. A: On mattresses
in a community centre. Participants should bring their sleeping bags. L: The
language of the workcamp will be English. X: Free access to the local swimming
pool, families welcome. Participation fee: € 90 (About $107 USD).
Camp
Code: IceWf12-06
Start Date: 10-Jul-2006 End Date: 24-Jul-2006
Country: Iceland
Location: Galtalækur Type: ENVI/FAMILY Ages:
18+ Female Spaces: 2 Male Spaces: 2
Teen Camp: No Volunteers: 12 VFP
Fee: $250.00
Extra Fee: $107.00 Report Refund: $75.00 Partner
Organization Info: www.vfp.org/directory/IceWfInfo.htm
Galtalækur is a small forest and a camp site. The area is very
family-friendly with a big playground and a tiny Tivoli. It is owned by IOGT
INTERNATIONAL which is an organisation of men and women of all ages who promote
the ideals of temperance, peace and brotherhood. IOGT is the largest
international non-governmental organisation working in the field of temperance.
Within the campsite it is forbidden to consume alcohol. Only located 5 km away
from Galtalækur is one of the most famous volcanoes in Europe, Hekla. W: We
will perform different tasks as reforestation works planting trees; we will
help building some hiking trails, rake, seed and fertilise were that it is
needed. We will also construct walking paths. A: In summerhouses and the
community center of Galtalækur. Participants are asked to bring their sleeping
bags. L: The language of the workcamp will be English. X: Families are very
welcome, Participation fee: 90 € (About $107 USD).
Camp
Code: IceWf18-06
Start Date: 30-Jul-2006 End Date: 13-Aug-2006
Country: Iceland
Location: Galtalækur Type: FEST/ENVI/FAMILY Ages:
18+ Female Spaces: 2 Male Spaces: 2
Teen Camp: No Volunteers: 20 VFP
Fee: $250.00
Extra Fee: $178.00 Report Refund: $75.00 Partner
Organization Info: www.vfp.org/directory/IceWfInfo.htm
Galtalækur is a small forest and a camp site. The area is very
family-friendly with a big playground and a tiny Tivoli. It is owned by IOGT
INTERNATIONAL which is an organisation of men and women of all ages who promote
the ideals of temperance, peace and brotherhood. IOGT is the largest
international non-governmental organisation working in the field of temperance.
Within the campsite it is forbidden to consume alcohol. In the long weekend 3rd
to 7th of August there are national festivals in many places around the
country, including Galtalækur. Only located 5 km away from Galtalækur is one of
the most famous volcanoes in Europe, Hekla. W: The volunteers will help with
the preparation of the festival, helping to run it and of course taking part in
it and afterwards help to clean the area. They will also construct walking
paths. A: During the festival the participants will stay in tents (4 nights)
but before and after they will stay in summerhouses and the community center of
Galtalækur. Participants are asked to bring their sleeping bags. L: The
language of the workcamp will be English. X: Families are very welcome,
Participation fee: 150 € (about $178 USD).
Camp
Code: ItaLegF01-06
Start Date: 10-Jul-2006 End Date: 20-Jul-2006
Country: Italy
Location: Poggiodomo (Perugia) Type: ENVI/FAMILY
Ages: 5+ Female Spaces: 2 Male
Spaces: 2 Teen Camp: No Volunteers: 14
VFP Fee: $250.00
Extra Fee: $84.00 Report Refund: $0.00 Partner
Organization Info: www.vfp.org/directory/ItaLegInfo.htm
Poggiodomo(Perugia) Participants: 7 adults + 7 children (5 to 10 years
old) Extra fee: 70 euros per person (adults or child) P: Legambiente promotes
camps where parents and children can participate together. The idea is to
create a sort of temporary community where adults and children can share the
idea of voluntary activity for protecting the nature. The schedule of the camp
allows the adults to act as volunteer like in any other voluntary camp (4-5
hours a day for environmental tasks). In the meanwhile, children "work"
as well, in the sense that they take part in the activities helping parents and
sharing easy tasks with them. 1 or 2 facilitators, supported by 1 parent on
rotation, care about the children during the working activities, providing
snacks, proposing games and excursions. In the daily free time and in the day
off group excursion will be suggested by the local hosting community. Parents
can join the camp in pair or alone with their child/children. Children should
be between 5-10 years old in order to create an homogeneous group. Some English
is necessary for parents, in order to communicate among them and with the
campleader. Poggiodomo is a very small village 975 mt on the sea level in
Umbria central region, the "green heart of Italy". Legambiente runs in
Poggiodomo an environment education centre where schools and groups uses to
come for educational schemes, trainings and eco-tourism. The centre is managed
by a family with 2 children. W: Volunteers will helps to maintain some of the
paths leaving the educational centre and will help in organizing a cultural
event for the village. A: very well equipped guest house, 4-6 beds rooms with
facilities, one or two rooms for children, one room for mothers, one room for
fathers. L: Perugia district in Umbria, Central Italy, 23 km from Spoleto, 130
km from Rome. T: closest international airport is Rome; train station in
Spoleto.
Camp
Code: FinKvt06.3-06
Start Date: 21-Aug-2006 End Date: 2-Sep-2006
Country: Finland
Location: Keuruu Type: FAMILY/ENVI Ages:
18+ Female Spaces: 2 Male Spaces: 2
Teen Camp: No Volunteers: 10 VFP
Fee: $250.00
Extra Fee: $0.00 Report Refund: $0.00 Partner
Organization Info: www.vfp.org/directory/FinKvtInfo.htm
The purpose of Keuruun Ekokylä (Ecovillage of Keuruu) is to pursue a
sustainable lifestyle, to cherish the diversity of nature and to preserve
original plant and animal species in the woody countryside of central Finland.
Find more info on the camp host's web page: www.ekokyla.tk
FRANCE
Camp
Code: FraUnarec67-06
Start Date: 1-Apr-2006 End Date: 31-Dec-2006
Country: France
Location: St Saturnin-Auvergne region Type: FAMILY/MIXED-AGE/MTV
Ages: 18+ Female Spaces: 2 Male
Spaces: 2 Teen Camp: No Volunteers: 7
VFP Fee: $250.00
Extra Fee: $0.00 Report Refund: $0.00 Partner
Organization Info: www.vfp.org/directory/FraUnarecInfo.htm
Dates are variable for this program, and they accept families and
encourage participation of older volunteers. You can stay for as little as one
week, up to six months. P: études ET chantiers has established a new
partnership with the municipality of St Saturnin; the aim of this long project
is to renovate rural built heritage and to give an international dimension to
local activities. From beginning of March MTV are expected for managing the
group life and setting up activities with the locals. A staffed technician will
be there for the whole period. Then international volunteers are expected to
come for one, or two or three weeks (and even more!) arriving Mondays and
leaving Mondays. In July and August Teenage projects will be organized there.
As there is lots of space and lots of works, the base will be also open to
different kinds of groups which could discover workcamps for one week or one
week-end (disadvantaged youth from suburbs, 'seniors', schools, etc) it is a
great field for experiencing new projects with new publics W: Using mainly
dry-stone techniques (but not only), you will participate to the renovation of
several old buildings: a few wash houses, an ancient cemetery, an old shelter.
You will also participate in activities with locals (information about
volunteering and your country in schools, workshops with environmental
associations). The village of St Saturnin is located 20km South from
Clermont-Ferrand on the "montagne de la serre" (one of the oldest
Auvergne volcanoes) in an extraordinary scenery; it is recognized as one of the
"most beautiful villages of France"; there are a few shops;
http://www.saint-saturnin.com A: in a holiday centre with beds and all
facilities in a beautiful 4 hectare wooden park. From the 12th to the 25th of
June, the accommodation will be in tents in a municipal plot.T:
Clermont-Ferrand - nearest airport: Clermont-Ferrand - nearest big town:
Clermont-Ferrand. Important to know before applying: : in your application form
indicate the dates you want to book (only from a Monday to a Monday); once you
are in the place it would be possible to stay longer (but to be checked with
the campleaders and the international office, depending on availabilities)
Camp
Code: GerOhW01-06
Start Date: 30-Jul-2006 End Date: 13-Aug-2006
Country: Germany
Location: Lohra Castle Type: RENO/FAMILY/ENVI
Ages: 18+ Female Spaces: 2 Male
Spaces: 2 Teen Camp: No Volunteers: 16
VFP Fee: $250.00
Extra Fee: $0.00 Report Refund: $0.00 Partner
Organization Info: www.vfp.org/directory/GerOhInfo.htm
Volunteers will do some care, reparation and maintenance works inside
and outside the castle to prepare it for following projects and seasons. Among
other things these works will be: cultivating the castle garden and cutting
grass, as well as winter preparation work such as wood collection in the
forests around the castle, which has to be cut and stored in the castle`s
cellar for the cold wintertime. We will work in the castle garden and mow the
lawn.Another important work to be done is making a new isolation of one corner
on one of the guesting house. The volunteers will dig the hole from out side of
the building wall and instal new isolation to prevent from ground water
damaging the walls. The volunteers will ground the tiles on the little castle
chapel’s roof from the inside so that the building will be isolated from rain
and wind. Beside this they will also do some painting works. In case of a bad
weather there is also work to do inside the old castle. The volunteers will
empty and clear up the attic of the castle´s former horse stable to prepare it
for late following Building Weeks, when the floor will be restored. Afterwards
it could be possible to use this hall as dancing and theatre stage for the
following projects.
Camp
Code: NetVia3.2-06
Start Date: 3-Jul-2006 End Date: 15-Jul-2006
Country: Netherlands
Location: Stoutenburg (Amersfoort) Type: FAMILY/MIXED-AGE
Ages: 18+ Female Spaces: 2 Male
Spaces: 2 Teen Camp: No Volunteers: 12
VFP Fee: $250.00
Extra Fee: $0.00 Report Refund: $0.00 Partner
Organization Info: www.vfp.org/directory/NetViaInfo.htm
The Franciscan Environmental project is situated in the estate of
Stoutenburg (5 km from Amersfoort). At this moment there are five inhabitants
who maintain the premisses and grow vegetables and fruit in the garden and eat
it. They also rent out their house as a conference centre. Their philosophy is
based on the ideas of Francis from Assisi about life without material
possessions, contact with the earth and with other people. The inhabitants and
guests eat as much as possible from the garden. W: maintainance of the
buildings, seasonal work in the garden (also when it rains!) together with
inhabitants and local volunteers. S: Peace and dealing with conflicts in daily
life. A: in the building. X: wheelchair accessibility, families welcome,
vegetarian food, possibility to join the meditations (three times per day) of
the inhabitants.
Camp
Code: SpaSciMa11.1-06
Start Date: 3-Jul-2006 End Date: 16-Jul-2006
Country: Spain
Location: O’ PELOURO Caldelas de Tui (Pontevedra) Type: RENO/FAMILY
Ages: 18+ Female Spaces: 2 Male
Spaces: 2 Teen Camp: No Volunteers: 15
VFP Fee: $250.00
Extra Fee: $0.00 Report Refund: $0.00 Partner
Organization Info: www.vfp.org/directory/SpaSciMaInfo.htm
“O Pelouro Axeito” project was first born as an educational centre that
for 33 years now has been successfully working for social integration through
an experimental and innovative approach. Part of it is also a beautifully
restored abbey, La Abadía, dedicated to rural tourism, where former graduates
of the school can find their first job; and La Factoria, a site devoted to
youth-trainings, seminars and handicraft production. Through these different
initiatives they actively promote local development and also open their project
as a meeting-point for social movements, a place for sharing cultural
experiences such as music, dance, theatre and art. The students don’t pay for
the tuition since there is a special grant system that covers the costs. The
camp takes place during school-holidays. W: Renovation of indoors and outdoors
infrastructures. Be prepared to deal with improvisation and not detailed
planning. Passion for what you do, creativity, hard work and to flow with life
is the core of O Pelouro. L : Spanish & English. X: Parents with children
welcome (check if still places available).
Camp
Code: UsaVfp03-06
Start Date: 15-Jun-2006 End Date: 21-Jun-2006
Country: Usa
Location: Nevada City, CA - Sierra Friends Center Type: FAMILY/PEACE/MANUAL
Ages: All Ages! Female Spaces: 5
Male Spaces: 5 Teen Camp: No Volunteers:
10 VFP Fee: $250.00
Extra Fee: $0.00 Report Refund: $0.00 Partner
Organization Info: www.vfp.org
***FAMILY CAMP*** WORK: Sierra Friends Center annual work camp. SFC is
a residential educational institution in the Sierra Nevada foothills focusing
on peace, social justice and sustainable living. SFC is under the care of the
Society of Friends (Quakers). Educational programs serve high school students
and adults. Work camp brings together dedicated volunteers of all ages for fun,
community, and hard work that contributes to maintaining and improving the
230-acre site. Vols will help with implementing the site's long-range
permaculture plan, which may involve organic gardening, light construction,
painting, digging, repairs, etc. Community activities may include hiking,
swimming, singing and folk dancing. Informal evening and weekend educational
and recreational activities with our resident staff and local volunteers. Bring
good boots, flashlight, hat, jacket or sweater, swimsuit, and sleeping bag.
ACCOMMODATION: Shared cabins, central bathhouse, excellent organic vegetarian
meals in our dining hall. LANGUAGE: English. LOCATION: 11/2-hour East of
Sacramento, California. TERMINAL: Sacramento, California. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
No alcohol or tobacco use on campus. SPECIAL REMARKS: Children under 18 must be
accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.