ABOUT

 

Who are we? What is our mission?

 

IPDJ or Instituto Português do Desporto e Juventude is a governmental organization that has the task to implement in the whole national territory and at international level the youth policy. The PORTUGUESE SPORTS AND YOUTH INSTITUTE (IPDJ), results of the fusion in 2012, and succeeds in all the powers and obligations, of public bodies in the area of sport and youth, in particular the Portuguese Sport Institute, the Portuguese Youth Institute, the Foundation for the Dissemination of Information Technologies and MoviJovem (Youth Hostels and Youth Card). IPDJ is widespread in  the whole continental territory, with presence in the 5 regions (North, Center, Lisbon, Alentejo and Algarve) and their 18 district capitals We have 8 areas of intervention as we develop several national programs about it – support youth organizations, citizenship and participation; health  and healthy lifestyles, studies on youth; Non-formal education, social inclusion and gender quality and innovation and entrepreneurship and employment. At International level we have several youth actions. We are a member of CCIVS and we have been an active partner on International
Workcamps (especially through SCI) more than 30 years till now.

 

Practical

 

• All our camps are only for volunteers with 18 to 30 years old.
• There are no host fees in our camps.
• We have insurance in all camps have during the stay – a personal accident insurance contract, which includes,  as a minimum, coverages in cases of death, permanent disability, treatment costs, funeral and repatriation.
• We only accept fully vaccinated volunteers, but if anything changes after we will inform you.

 

 

CAMP SELECTION

 

1) Live Nature Live Together 2022

 

Local host

SYAJ – Associação Juvenil SYnergia is a dynamic and proactive association, with a strong will to work and grow. We are a multidisciplinary team, with the aim to promote events and develop projects for young people in Braga, maintaining a close relationship with the whole community but always open to European awareness. We try to valorize every day young people, through sport and social culture activities, challenging everyone to join us. We are involved in several projects, with the support of numerous volunteers, who bring us the best of what they do. We tried to work on several fronts, assuming primary responsibility for the integration of all young people, with special attention to those who typically have more difficulty in accessing activities. We have several projects focusing on various areas: Urban Design Arts, Web TV, Web Radio, Office Project Support, Psychological Support Office, European Projects, Academy Synergia, Synergia Space and TOCA (Associative and Cultural Office for Associations). www.synergia.pt

 

Camp Description and Aims:

• Promotion and development of social inclusion activities and voluntary work;
• Promotion of community awareness actions on environmental issues, on combating climate change and on social inclusion (with emphasis on the partnership made in the presence of young Luso descendants from Cape Verde and Brazil who will have an excellent opportunity for inclusion here);
• Creation and distribution of ecological material and gadgets;
• Increased awareness of the impact of single-use plastic on the forest and marine environment;
• Creation of an international and district youth network to ensure the impact and sustainability of the proposed challenge.

 

Voluntary Work and Tasks of the Camp:

• Environmental awareness actions, including open discussions and structured dialogue between young people and policy makers in the various municipalities present;
• Public Campaigns;
• Actions to combat the use and contamination through plastic, through cleaning of forest areas, beaches and forests around them;
• Creation of leaflets and videos on the theme for dissemination of the environmental message;
• Organization of inclusive Cultural and Sporting Events;
• Actions to encourage the reduction of emissions and toxic waste, with the realization of group tours in the communities of braga district and in some communities of the network created online;
• Organization of creative and recreational activities in public transport;
• Creation and distribution of environmentally friendly ashtrays;
• Meeting with groups of minority youth (Brazil and Cape Verde and also roma) through existing SYnergia projects and partner institutions;
• Involvement of minority youth (Brazil and Cape Verde and also roma) through traditional games, theater and music activities, sports tournaments, etc.;
• Creation of Laboratories for Planning of awareness-raising campaigns and community interventions;
• Realization of Leisure activities and Visits, namely Bom Jesus, Sameiro, Guimarães Castle, Duques Palace (cultural places), Surfing in Esposende, canoeing in Vila Verde, Visit to the Peneda Gerês National Park;
• Realization of Intercultural Nights with gastronomy, dance, cinema, etc.

 

What the volunteers can Learn in this Camp? (study part)

• Young people will have a greater awareness of the impact of plastic use on the environment;
• They will participate in actions to combat the use and contamination by plastic, through the cleaning of forest areas, beaches and surrounding woods they;
• They will learn to create and distribute environmentally friendly ashtrays;
• They will participate in awareness-raising actions where they themselves can convey their ideas

 

Free Time, Leisure Time and Visits preview

• Realization of Leisure activities and Visits, namely Bom Jesus, Sameiro, Guimarães Castle, Duques Palace (cultural places), Surfing in Esposende, canoeing in Vila Verde, Visit to the Peneda Gerês National Park;
• Realization of Intercultural Nights with gastronomy, dance, cinema, etc.

 

Description of the Camp Location

• Accommodation Address: Camping Braga, Portugal, N101 12, Braga
• Project Address: Centro de Artes e Desporto Inclusivo, Praça Dr. Francisco Araújo Malheiro, 4715-029 Braga

 

Accommodation/Food

• Accommodation: Braga Camping – Individual Camping Tent and shared bathrooms
• Food: 5 meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner and coffee breaks)

 

Internal rules of the Camp

• Young people between 18 and 30 years, who speak English and want to work.
• People that are interested in the environmental protection and in social inclusion as well as helping to bring awareness to this problematic.
• Youngsters full of energy and willing to do crafty and handy work and to step out of their comfort zone.
• personal accident insurance policy that includes coverage in case of death, permanent disability, treatment expenses, funeral expenses and repatriation

 

What you have to bring?

Camping blanket, comfortable clothing, shoes, boots, work clothes, pyjama, beach towels, bathing suit, shower slippers, bath towel, sporting equipment, informative material about their country (maps, flags or leaflets etc..) and traditional food and drink

 

2) Other camps

 

IPDJ Workcamp Programme 2022-1