Creating a movie production and organizing the Festival of short movies in Sao Joaninho

  Portugal

Coimbra

Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: July 1 - July 15

Description: The Parish Social Centre of S. Joaninho is a social solidarity institution, created in 1999. The Centre has as its main mission the complete promotion of the whole parish, cooperating with other public services and institutions in a true spirit of human, Christian and social solidarity. In practical terms, its mission aims the satisfaction of the social needs of all inhabitants of Sao Joaninho village, although it may be extended to other villages and communities as well. They carry out a diverse amount of activities, such as: support to young people in terms of organisation and orientation of free time activities; vocational and professional orientation and practice of sports; social assistance to all of those who may need it in collaboration with health care institutions; social support to old people, through lodging, feeding, medical care and assistance in an old people's home; support to local active population, through social and cultural development programs; development of cultural, educational and recreational activities.

The theme of the international volunteer project is about preservation and valuing the historical and cultural human heritage, the assumption and the consciousness of its vital importance and contribution to the preservation of the cultural identity of the region. The work part of this project is constituted of 5 working hours per day, of training, pictures/images collecting and organisation of the Festival of short movies called CURTES. The methodology of collecting information and its preservation through time consists of making short movies, where the participants of the project, together with other youngsters of the village, will show their personal ideas about The Village and its People. The participants on this project will benefit, totally free of charge, of special training, under the format of Technical Workshops of Video and Multimedia. With these technical workshops they will get training on new technologies of information and digital methods to enable them to produce a short movie that will be exhibited on the Festival CURTES, under the general theme of The Village and its People, on July 12th and 13th.

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 Portugal 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.