Support the activities of the Chestnut eco-museum in Nomaglio

  Italy

• Torino: 
Torino

Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: June 23 - July 7

Description: Nomaglio is a small village (575m high), located at the entrance of the Serra Morenica and part of the Morenico Amphitheatre. It is a unique area, thanks to its geological, naturalistic and anthropological characteristics. In 1996, the municipality started a project to restore and develop local cultural values and to create a chestnut eco-museum. The museum is dedicated to the benefits of the chestnut tree: the whole village, the surrounding forests, the mule tracks and the old water-mill are all part of the eco-museum, which is, most of all, a workshop for schools, visitors, chestnut workers and people interested in local history and environment.

Volunteers will work on this project by cutting bushes and briars, restoring dry stone walls, setting up signals and participating in workshops and seminars on environmental and conservation issues. Volunteers will also have the chance of discovering typical local products and food.
Nomaglio is located in Torino district, Piemonte region, North of Italy.

Cost in US$: $290 US

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Motivated to work voluntarily within an international team, tolerant, open-minded and cooperative 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.