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VAP is the British branch of Youth Action for Peace.
YAP is an international movement which seeks to affirm the fundamental causes of lasting peace. We work through the twin tools of development education and international voluntary service. We work towards human justice and peace through...
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VAP is the British branch of Youth Action for Peace.
YAP is an international movement which seeks to affirm the fundamental causes of lasting peace. We work through the twin tools of development education and international voluntary service. We work towards human justice and peace through support of cultural, socio-economic and political freedom. Our methods are seminars and international voluntary service. We work through a network of 80 national partner organisations, with locally managed development projects. These projects host the volunteers directly and control the projects. They provide the local link in a global movement to promote networks of human solidarity and the protection of the natural environment.
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Workcamps typically bring together a temporary community of 10-20 international volunteers from different backgrounds to provide services to local community projects. The volunteers carry out unskilled tasks that would not otherwise be possible without paid labour. The work of the project should...
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Workcamps typically bring together a temporary community of 10-20 international volunteers from different backgrounds to provide services to local community projects. The volunteers carry out unskilled tasks that would not otherwise be possible without paid labour. The work of the project should not replace work that would otherwise be undertaken by paid workers, or utilise volunteers as a form of cheap labour. The work varies from construction work on public buildings, nature conservation work, renovation of historical monuments, archeological work and social projects involving children, families, the elderly, refugees and people with special needs...the practical work is half the main objective. It is also seen as a tool and mechanism to promote better intercultural understanding between the participants and with the local community.
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Normally volunteers must be 18 years old before the start of the workcamp. This is because of the legal problems that relate to the protection and supervision of adolescents who are still technically minors.

However there are some projects for teenagers aged 15 to 17 years in some...
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Normally volunteers must be 18 years old before the start of the workcamp. This is because of the legal problems that relate to the protection and supervision of adolescents who are still technically minors.

However there are some projects for teenagers aged 15 to 17 years in some European countries in which extra staff and resources are available and special programmes created to fit inside national law on working with minors. Please note that these places are popular and go very quickly. There are always additional fees for the supervision costs. The teenager’s parent or guardian must sign the Volunteer Exchange Form.
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