Help transform a medieval monastery into a youth meeting place

  Spain

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Tarragona

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks and 2-4 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Dates: July 14 - July 27, 2009

Description: This project will take place in Granja dels Frares ("Friar's Farm). This building was made to lodge the workers of the "Santes Creus" monastery during medieval ages. The municipality wants to regain this building and to convert it into a youth meeting place.

Volunteers will clean the surroundings of the farm and will renovate the archaeological site. Another task is to put sign posts along the routes that lead to the farm, in order to help people to access the place easily. It would also be necessary to sign post trekking itineraries that have the farm as a point of departure.

Free time activities: Visits to Tarragona, el Morell, bicycle excursions.

Project location: El Morell, village in the region of Tarragona. Nearest airports are Barcelona and Reus.

Cost in US$: $290 US

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: motivated to work voluntarily within an international team, tolerant, open-minded and cooperative young person with adventurous spirit

Age Range: 18 - 30 years old

This Program is open to American and Canadian Participants.

Participants Travel to Spain Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups

CADIP - Canadian Alliance for Development Initiatives and Projects's Mission Statement: CADIP promotes peace, cooperation, tolerance and understanding in international, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural surroundings. The organization also promotes patterns and examples of civil activities focused on serving others, on building social ties and strengthening communities, on supporting civil society development. Aims and general objectives: * To promote volunteering as an expression of civic contribution * To strengthen the international contacts among young people * To build tolerance and understanding in multicultural and multi-ethnic surroundings *To promote multiunderstanding among youth all over the world * To facilitate the individual growth of the volunteers through the acquisition of work, life and learning skills * To work for the recognition and promotion of non-formal learning * To support the community initiatives and assist in community development.