Xacobeando

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The need for the implementation of this project and this activity is based on the constant increase of pilgrims on the way to Santiago and the importance that this event has acquired over the years. During the years 2021 and 2022 the Xacobeo Holy Year is celebrated, to which millions of pilgrims of all nationalities of the world will attend. We want to take advantage of this event to carry out this project of volunteering as a team that strengthens the concept of solidarity already present on the Camino de Santiago, give visibility to the ESC and European volunteer projects and disseminate the programme to young people in the areas where the Camino is going, usually rural areas with little representation and information about European programmes. We also consider it essential to promote the perspective of sustainability and inclusion in the celebration of this event. So far the work of volunteers and hostel workers (persons who manage pilgrim shelters) focuses mainly on the reception and accommodation of the people who carry out the Camino de Santiago. We believe that with this project we can bring European added value, including activities of environmental awareness, enhancement of cultural and natural heritage, accompaniment and integration of groups of people with disabilities. These activities will provide young participants with a very useful intercultural learning experience for their personal and professional development, they will be informed of the opportunities that this type of experience brings in the construction of a more cohesive and closer Europe. The 80 volunteers, distributed in groups of at least 5 participants in different locations of the Camino in Galician territory, will carry out information, awareness, accompaniment of groups with special needs, promotion and awareness, with a maximum duration of two months per group.