COCAT    18-30 ans

COCAT is a Catalan non-governmental and non-profit coordinating platform created to represent Catalonia’s international workcamp organisations. CRUC, RAI, Fundació Escolta Josep Carol, Fund.Pere Tarrés, Fundació Catalana de l’Esplai, Ass.Cultural Envall Fosca are members of COCAT with a network of Catalan entities that have been organising international work-camps for the last two years. 

The aims of COCAT:

à  coordinate international workcamps in Catalonia .

à develop workcamps and voluntary service as a tool for personal, collective and community development, with the values of interculturality, culture of peace and social justice and equality

à become a bridge between associations organising international workcamps in Catalonia , the local youngsters and the international volunteers, organizations and networks.

à enhance the Catalan youth community identity and culture

à promote the access to the project for people with less opportunities and      background

COCAT AND WORKCAMPS

Our workcamps are non formal learning proposal for young people coming from many different countries and cultures. Workcamps projects are a living way to share culture, supporting non profit world and developing local communities traditions, promoting ideals         of solidarity and citizenship.

 What we propose…be a volunteer!

Taking part to a suitable project to share with international volunteers, you have many tasks:

à Approaching in a cooperative way, the experience of  camp-leader as a training proposal of facilitator between the groups and local community

à Leisure activities to enjoy your free time, being in contact with local community.

à Accommodation and food during the work camp period as a way to be independent and share cultural traditions and culture

à Accident and third part liability insurance.

Expectations… in action!

We really expect your motivation to take part into the project …

à prepared to contribute with energy and action, to the dailylife of the camp as a group

à To work about 30 hours per week.

à To respect cultural and social diversity of the other participants and the locals.

à To bring your own illness insurance.

LES CHANTIERS  2008