Bosque Urbano (ARG-28)


Type: Human Rights: Gender Equality - Country: Argentina

Brief description and main aims

Bosque Urbano is a project created by students of the Universidad de San Martín 13 years ago.
They present it as a living laboratory, whose main objective is to preserve the biological heritage
and promote food sovereignty.
It has a size of 3200 metres square. It was created with the objective of developing outreach and awareness activities so that the community can understand, listen and learn from nature in order to improve and create a world with environmental justice. For this purpose, research tasks are developed and workshops open to the community are offered. In addition to the organisation's permanent team, the project frequently receives visits from scientists and environmental experts in coordination with the Universidad de San Martín, with the objective of deepening on specific topics.
 

Main Activities

Volunteerings are spaces where we learn while we work, we share knowledge and take care of the space. We transplant, irrigate, identify species, remove invasive species and weeds, plant, make cuttings, fertilise and care for this great biodiversity.
The weekly agenda consists of the following activities:
 
1. Tuesday: Organic Garden Day.
2. Wednesday: Compost and biodigester day.
3. Thursday: Reproduction and care of native plants.
4. Friday: Biodiversity conservation.

Volunteer tasks

The activities planned to be carried out are:
-Help in daily activities.
-Collaborate in infrastructure improvement and general maintenance
-Get involved in the planning and implementation of recreational and educational activities related to the environment.
 
In general, the task of the volunteers consists in collaborating with the maintenance of the space, participating and assisting in weekly scheduled activities and accompanying visitors who participate in them.
 
In terms of time work, the proposed schedule consists of:
- Physical participation in the project for 4 days a week for 4 hours a day. (The project is open from tuesday to saturday, from 11AM to 6PM)
- Finally, one day to receive training in thematic seminars that contribute to their contribution to the project.

Volunteer requirements / Skills

- It is necessary to be open to community social work

- Interest in Environmental Issues

- Initiative to propose activities

- Flexibility to adapt to new ways of working

- Predisposition to manual work, focused on gardening and maintenance tasks

- Willingness to generate proposals

Location

The District of San Martín is located next to the City of Buenos Aires. It has a population of 422,000 inhabitants. The territory of the district is almost totally urbanised, characterised by a highly industrial conformation.
For this reason, the presence of “el Bosque Urbano” as a promoter of the care and preservation of the environment is highly valued in the local community. In addition, the proximity of the Universidad de San Martin generates a constant flow of students who use it as a space for their research, mutually enriching each other as a result of this interaction.

Hosting Situation (Board and Lodging)

Staying at Subir al Sur volunteer's house.

More Information

Steps and MLTV (no minimum required)

Explore our projects world-wide

Explore our Projects Database and find placements among over 800 volunteering opportunities in 41 countries.

Long-term Projects

You can see all the projects on a country leaving the Project Type field empty and selecting a country.

Project Type:

Countries:

Short-term Projects

You can see all the projects on a country leaving the Project Type field empty and selecting a country.

Project Type:

Countries: