Environmental education and fire prevention

Vacancy: Environmental education and fire prevention
Company: Concordia
Category: Environmental Work
Dates: 01/09/2010-15/09/2010
Cost: £180 registration fee-Volunteers fund their own travel. Board and accommodation provided by the host organisation free of charge
Support in place: Pre-departure phone and email support; local project co-ordinators look after the volunteers; host organisation 24 hours full support ; evaluation and feedback once back in the UK.
Age limit: 18+

Environmental education and fire prevention

Title : Taburno Campo Sauro6

Programme : STANDARD

Project type : Environmental

Age : 18 to 70

Places : 10

Country : Italy

Travel terminal : Airport of Naples: Capodichino. Frasso-Melizzano railway station.

Dates : 01/09/2010-15/09/2010

Location : Frasso Telesino, Benevento district, Campania Region.

Work : The Taburno-Camposauro Regional Park is located in the ancient Sannium territory that hosts a secular forest which provides water to the Royal Palace of Caserta. Since the forest is usually threatened by fire risks, the project will then focus on activities of environmental education and fire prevention. The volunteers will be involved in raising awareness amongst tourists about environmental issues as well as supporting the activities of both the Forest Department and Civil protection in terms of fire prevention.

Accommodation : The volunteers will be accommodated in a private building in the downtown.

Special requirements : Bring a sleeping bag.

PLEASE NOTE: IN ORDER TO APPLY VOLUNTEERS NEED TO BE RESIDENT IN THE UK