Environment and natural patrimony preservation at Tamega river

  Portugal

Porto

Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: June 20 - July 4

Description: Aventura Marão Clube - Marão Adventure Club - is a local association in Amarante founded in 1993 with activities connected to aquatic sports (canoeing), mountain sport (BTT) and Fair Trade movement. The organization develops a lot of activities related to Environment and Natural Patrimony Preservation:
International workcamps in 2000 (cleaning and promoting the right side of Tâmega river) and 2001 (Preserving an old water mill at Tâmega river);
International workcamps in 2003 and 2004 (Archaeology at a religious monastery);
S. Gonçalo Bridge and Old Tower cleaning (at Amarante's city center);
Clean up the world campaigns.
Since 2000 this association hosts international volunteer projects in Amarante touching themes connected with Environment and Cultural Patrimony Preservation, Archaeology, Fair Trade and Biological Production.

The theme of this international volunteer project is Environment and Natural Patrimony Preservation at Tâmega river.

Its objectives and tasks will be to clean the left side of Tâmega river (at Sweet Chestnut trail) and conduct some natural regeneration of chestnut and some forest water species. Volunteers will be involved in awareness activities about Environment and Natural Patrimony Preservation at Tâmega river, and will help to promote the walking trail along the left side of Tâmega river and increase the use of it by sportive and local fishermen's activities.

Free time activities: During weekends volunteers will always have a leisure program (cultural, sportive, leisure) granted by the host organization (visits, leisure activities, radical sports, etc.).

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 - 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.