Subject: Workcamps in May!
From: Hanna Laajalahti <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked], [email-masked], [email-masked], [email-masked], [email-masked], [email-masked], [email-masked], [email-masked]
Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2006 19:08:52 +0200

Please, forward to Finnish and foreign students, immigrants and anyone  
interested in voluntary work.

Is your calender empty? No studies anymore in May, or summer job not  
yet beginning? KVT Finland organises this year 17 workcamps, and  
especially this email is meant to advertise the FIRST CAMPS in May to  
Erasmus students and immigrants living in Finland. Nothing prevents  
Finns from participating in workcamps here, either.
Worldwide there is thousands of camps organised every year, which you  
can find at http://camps.sciint.org/ A workcamp is a voluntary work  
project which lasts 2-3 weeks. You pay for your trip and camp fee, and  
you get accommondation, food and insurance. It is a nice way of doing  
useful work, learning new skills, getting to know nice people,  
different lifestyles and ways of thinking :)
More info and applications you can find at www.kvtfinland.org or call  
KVT office in Helsinki 09-144408.

"Uusi Tuuli, Turku"
Begin:May 8, 2006, End: May 28, 2006
Topic: North South solidarity
Campcode:FI-KVT-2-1

Uusi Tuuli is a NGO in Turku that works for fair trade and solidarity.  
Some years ago its sailing ship Estelle did a trip to Angola taking  
aid supplies there and bringing fair trade goods to Finland. During  
this summer the ship needs renovating, for example the mast and the  
wirerobes needs attention. Also bicycles will be collected and  
disassembled. The work is physical and participants should be able to  
take their own initiatives.

Study: Fair Trade, Emmaus-movement and other themes of globalisation  
etc. Joint sailing from Turku to Helsinki with Estelle in the end of  
the camp. In Helsinki Estelle and volunteers will participate to  
Maailma Kylässä -festival. Bicycles are used as vehicles during the camp.  
Accommodation will be in sailing ship Estelle. Therefore no disabled  
or participants with children can be accepted. NOTE! If someone wants  
to join only for the camp and skip sailing, she/he can join the first  
two weeks and leave before the last week sailing.
Study: Fair Trade More info www.estelle.fi and www.maailmakylassa.fi
Number of Volunteers: 13

"World Village, Helsinki"
Begin:May 18, 2006, End: May 31, 2006
Topic: Antiracism, antifascism, refugees and ethnic minorities
Campcode:FI-KVT-1-1

World Village Festival (27-28.5.) is located in the centre of Helsinki  
and is organised by KEPA (Service Centre for Development Cooperation).  
The idea of the festival is to present NGO's and to support  
multiculturalism and development cooperation (www.worldvillage.fi).

Work: Work will be done in two different places. Before the festival  
the work will be simple renovating and working outside in the place  
where vols are accommodated. The festival work will be building up and  
taking down festival tents, decorating the festival area, etc.

Accommodation: Vols will stay on a small island in an old house, which  
is maintained by a small ecologically orientated association. Simple  
accommodation; there's no running water or showers, but vols can use a  
sauna building for washing. Showers are available at the festival area.
Number of Volunteers: 10