monday, november 30, 1981
daily nebraskan
page 7
Council taking
queries about
work abroad
By Joi Patterson
The International Coun
cil on Monuments and Sites
is taking applications from
young adults, ages 17 to 23,
to work on rehabilitation
projects in nature and his
toric conservation camps in
England and France next
summer.
For the 50th consecutive
year, the U.S. committee is
seeking applicants for its
summer volunteer projects
overseas.
Youths will have the
opportunity to work with
students from other countr
ies in work camps at various
historic sites.
Lois Norris, administra
tive assistant at the council,
said applications can come
from anywhere in the Unit
ed States. Applicants are
judged on general interest
and goals, but, Norris said,
"Applying has not been that
competitive." The number
of positions available abroad
varies from year to year,
Norris said.
Norris said 16 Americans
will be selected by the
council to work in one or
two week-long sessions in
England. The work camps,
or "Acorn Camps," located
in England and Wales will
sponsor strenuous and
worthwhile outdoor pro
jects, she said.
The council will select
100 Americans to go to
France and work in one or
two sessions, each lasting
two weeks. The workers will
work on various historic
sites doing excavation,
masonary, carpentry or con
servation. The participants
who want to be involved in
the French program should
be able to speak French,
Norris said. Participants will
become familiar with the
French culture and activities
in French villages near the
"chantiers" or work sites.
The council works with
the two countries by select
ing participants. The spon
sors in England and France
provide the list of work sites
and times.
Applicants must be pre
pared for a rugged environ
ment and hard physical
work, Norris said. They
must also be concerned with
conserving cultural herit
ages. Norris said volunteers
pay for their own transpor
tation abroad, and transpor
tation to the project site.
"There is also an appli
cation fee of $50," Norris
said which covers an insur
ance cost.
Participants' accommo
dations vary from tents at
temporary campsites to
permanent historic build
ings, schools and youth
hostels. There is no
additional cost for room
and board, but workers
sometimes must live in
rustic camping conditions
and help prepare meals.
The work camps offer
unique living situations in a
foreign country as well as
experience in conservation
and preservation, she said.
Deadline for receipt of
applications is March 1,
1982. For further informat
ion and application forms,
write to the council at 1785
Massachusetts Ave. N.W.,
Washington, D.C., 20036, or
call (202)6734093.
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