Description of the partner organizing/hosting the project:
The camp is organized by GEN Finland, which is the organization for Finnish ecovillages andcommunity-led initiatives for sustainability. The organizers under GEN Finland work for a nutbreeding 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.

Description of 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.

Description of location and leisure:
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 Lohjanjarvi and Puujarvi. There is a possibility to borrow a canoe to make some trips to the islands or have small hikes in nature.

[Travel Information]
The nearest airport: HEL in Helsinki,Finland
The nearest terminal (train-, bus-, taxi station): Karjalohja
Meeting Point and Time: It will take about two hours to reach Karjalohja from Helsinki by bus via Lohja. The closest airport is Helsinki-Vantaa. You can also arrive in Helsinki or Turku by ferry.

Description of accommodation 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.

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First Language: English
Second Language: English
Available vegetarian food: Yes
Description of specific 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 100euro.

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Description of the partner organizing/hosting the project:

Finnish Development NGOs Fingo is the umbrella organisation of 270 Finnish civil society organisations (CSOs) engaged in development cooperation, sustainable development and global citizenship education. Fingo and its Member Organisations promote sustainable development and global justice and work to make life fairer i everywhere. Fingo organizes the yearly World Village Festival which is Finland s leading event for global action for the whole family, a free cultural festival, a food carnival and a trade fair for sustainable development. World Village raises global challenges and solutions, increases understanding and provides concrete ways to take action to create change. Expected number of visitors is 50 000 during the weekend 24.-25.5. There will be dozens of program concerts, discussions, workshops. In the festival area hundreds of different organisations and institutions and other actors present their work. 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 environmental responsibility and greenwashing.

Description of work:

World Village Festival is committed to continually improving its environmental efforts. There is only vegetarian food for sale. The festival strives to minimize waste, allowing only recyclable containers. The festival is committed to recycling all waste. The volunteers of the festival are carrying out several different tasks. The first three days the festival area is built up. This means carrying fences and tables, setting up tents, installing signs and banners, distributing the waste containers and helping with area decoration. During the festival days many volunteers are needed in the team which keeps the festival area tidy and in the recycling team which takes care that the different types of litter end in the right containers. After the festival, volunteers work with take-down work such as taking down banners, signs and decorations. After the festival volunteers will move to a seaside camp centre and have time to relax and discuss the study theme which is environmental responsibility and greenwashing.

Description of location and leisure:

The camp happens in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Suvilahti event area which is a former power plant area that has been taken over by several cultural actors for festivals and events. Volunteers will get to enjoy nature and the sea which are never far away in Helsinki.

The nearest airport: HEL in Helsinki,Finland
The nearest terminal (train-, bus-, taxi station): Helsinki
Meeting Point and Time: The closest airport is Helsinki-Vantaa. Helsinki can be reached by ferry from Tallinn and Stockholm.

Description of accommodation and food:

The first week volunteers will stay in a hostel near the festival site in central Helsinki, after the festival the group will move to a lovely accommodation by the seaside.

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Description of specific 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 100euro.

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The camp host Vasatokka is one of nine national youth centers providing services for young people with the financial support of the Ministry of Education. The main purpose of these national youth centres is to support the work of teachers and trainers and to be of service to national and international youth activities. The centres offer a safe operational environment to children and young people.

The volunteers will build a snowy obstacle course and tour ice skating track on the Lake Muddus for local people and there might also be other work depending on weather conditions. The host can provide winter overalls and working shoes if needed, but volunteers must be prepared with proper winter clothes (jacket, hat, scarf, woollen socks, gloves etc.), because the work is outdoors even though it can be really cold (average temperature -16 degrees, but it can easily go down to -40 aswell).

Northern Lapland, Inari, see www.vasatokka.fi . The environment is characterized by arctic nature and three Lappish cultures: Inari Sami, North Sami and Skolt Sami. Also the nearness of the Arctic Ocean in Norway and Russia are emphasized. Vasatokka is located in amidst incredible lake scenery on the shores of Lake Muddus, near the wilderness area of Muotkatunturi and of the recreation area of Inari. January is the best time for Aurora hunting in Lapland so be prepared for some magnificent Auroras.Remark: If you would be interested, you could stay on your own expenses few days after the workcamp in Inari and visit a film festival Skabmagovat (Indigenous peoples film festival, 23-26/1/2020, http://skabmagovat.fi/). Please note that the festival is located 12 km from the workcamp place and the only possibility to get there is to take a taxi.

Accommodation will be in dormitory or a cabin with common kitchen, toilets and showers. Volunteers must bring sleeping bags with them. The volunteers will prepare the meals themselves. During free time volunteers can go ice fishing, skiing, snowshoeing, to sauna etc. It is also possible to do some sightseeing around the area e.g. to reindeer farm or Sami museum, but the volunteers have to pay the fees and transport themselves.

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