Various environmental activities in the Natural Reserve of the Aniene Valley in Rome

  Italy

• Rome: 
Roma (Rome)

Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks

Description: The Aniene Valley Natural Reserve is located inside the city of Rome, along the Aniene river. In the last years, volunteers collaborated in the restoration and valorisation of the area, stopping the urban development that was destroying local biodiversity. The area is characterised by a medieval tower and the Cervelletta rural home, dated at 600, which now hosts a small museum on ancient rural people, realized with old tools and pictures of local population. Two volunteer groups will take part in the project this summer.

Volunteers will be involved in many different activities such as maintenance of natural paths, maintenance of signals and fences, land reclaiming, removing garbage.

Highlights: Main activities

-short-term voluntary projects (workcamps)
-charity work with orphans and children from underprivileged and disadvantaged background
-environmental protection
-social services including recreation and care programs for children, elderly and people with special needs
-restoration and conservation work
- festivities
-any other volunteer actions with social impact
-youth exchanges
-seminars, conferences, trainings, youth competitions and contests, info-markets
-environmental actions
-cultural festivals

Cost in US$: USD 290

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 and over

This Program is open to American and Canadian Participants.

Participants Travel to Italy 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.