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合作夥伴 / PARTNER

The camp is organized by GEN Finland, which is the organization for Finnish ecovillages and community-led initiatives for sustainability. The organizers under GEN Finland work for a nut breeding project which aims to create nut orchards to produce sowing seeds from different species of nuts in Finland to enable nut growing as a part of sustainable food production. They want to support the transition to regenerative agriculture and creation of a sustainable future. Main work is being done on a farm and in a communal food forest/ nut orchard in the area. Organizers hold expertise on permaculture design, plant nursing and creating forest gardens. During the camp you can learn about different methods of sustainable gardening and plant nursing while working on diverse tasks. This camp is a part of the project European Youth in Action: policymakers for climate justice, supported by the CERV programme, improving competences in concrete actions for climate justice. The horizontal theme of this camp is biodiversity.

工作 / WORK

Volunteers’ work will include gardening in a nut tree nursery, making new growing beds, transplanting trees, mulching, potting the plants, preparation work for the food forest sites, forest work, preparing firewood and transplanting perennials. Volunteers will also have other work such as reorganizing summer kitchen and other outdoor spaces, preparational work for renovating an old traditional log house and other small projects.

住宿和食物 / ACCOMODATION AND FOOD

Simple accommodation is organized in a shared room. The accommodation is located 2,7 km away from the main project site. We offer bicycles for the volunteers for the period of the camp to move around. Near the accommodation there is a lake and a little protected forest. The volunteers will have a chance to heat up a traditional Finnish sauna and go swimming on some days. On the worksite there is a dry toilet, but near the accommodation there are regular toilets and showers. Delicious organic vegan food will be provided for breakfast and lunch, while the dinner will be prepared by the volunteers together.

位置與休閒活動 / LOCATION & LEISURE ACTIVITY

Karjalohja is a rural village 85 km from Helsinki. In the Karjalohja area there is a lot of movement towards alternative and sustainable lifestyles. There are beautiful natural places to visit around lakes Lohjanjärvi and Puujärvi. There is a possibility to borrow a canoe to make some trips to the islands or have small hikes in nature.

要求 / REQUIREMENTS

The volunteers need travel insurance for the duration of their stay. The EYA project is primarily targeted to European volunteers but open for all. Green travelling is encouraged. Volunteers traveling by land (bus or train) for most of their journey will be eligible for a travel grant up to 100€.

主辦單位 / Host organization

ALLIANSSI YOUTH EXCHANGES

Allianssi Youth Exchanges promotes intercultural learning and global understanding. Our aim is to give young people a chance to do concrete work with others from different backgrounds and ethnic origins. The work in our camps is very often manual like painting, renovating, organising events and activities or working in environmental or cultural heritage tasks. The camps enable iintercultural learning between the volunteers and the hosting community. No special skills are required. Acommodation is basic shared accommodation and meals are cooked together. Most camps are arranged in small communities in beautiful Finnish countryside.