The Experience Week Amalurra, EWA It is a meeting of young people from different places who come together to live together, share and have fun integrating themselves into the community life of Amalurra. The camp brings together young people between the ages of 15 and 30 for a week of cultural, sports and relationship activities and experiences. The young participants have agreed that: “… What we experience at EWA is the enjoyment of doing things together, fellowship and contact with nature… especially UNION… ”They said in a circle of words.

Around the motto “Living in community” the program is based on promoting the universal values of companionship, teamwork, leadership, effective communication, care of the land and respect for the natural habitat, responsibility and development of personal skills of each one. contributing them to the common good.!

The idea arose as a result of the participation of the youth of Amalurra in the meetings of Ayudh in Germany , an NGO Embracing the world of lacking humanitarian that brings together hundreds of young people at an international level every year.

These types of encounters, inspired by universal values and that promote respect for others and for nature, are already a trend in the field of communities and ecovillages.

The program is intense, every morning the young people participate in the different tasks of the community: vegetable garden, gardening, cooking, … and in the afternoon a great diversity of activities are planned from cultural and artistic such as creative painting in the open air, music therapy or dance to other more sporting ones such as hiking, archery, ginkanas and also yoga. In addition, others have been included that have to do with the essence and dynamics of the Amalurra community itself, such as word circles or some traditions rooted in the earth, such as gathering around fire.

Every morning the day starts with yoga exercises, and after breakfast and the camp motto, “ … .Eeeeeeee… WA !!! ”It begins with the community tasks that we do as a group. There are tasks of all kinds and they are all outdoors: pruning and cleaning many corners of the extensive community garden, collecting vegetables in the garden, caring for the garden with formulas of regenerative organic agriculture and efficient microorganisms (EM). Group work helps us progress faster and unite with the same goal. We make ourselves a pineapple!

In the afternoons a great diversity of cultural and artistic activities are carried out such as creative painting in the open air, music therapy, massage and dance to other more sporting ones such as hiking (to the surrounding mountains), archery, cooperative games, rural sports Basques (herri kirolak), ginkanas … In addition, others have been included that have to do with the essence and dynamics of the community of Amalurra itself, such as word circles or some traditions rooted in the earth, such as gathering around the fire in the teepee.

EWA Participant Testimonials

“ … From the EWA I take with me the unity of the group and sharing with everyone… what I like about the EWA are the workshops, going up the mountain, the word circles, the people here, this environment and the food, heh heh ! … ” Victor Manz (23 years old, Madrid), has participated in all editions of the EWA.

“ … I liked doing things as a team and seeing the trust that there is… from the EWA I brought new friends and experiences that are not lived elsewhere! … ”Eider Lamadrid (16 years old, Bilbao), this has been his first year at EWA.

“… At EWA you feel more connected and you have an easier time expressing what you feel… the place is very beautiful and with a lot of nature… you really enjoy being here… I take away friendship and wanting to return!”Iván Rodrigo (21 years old, Bilbao), has participated in all editions of the EWA.

“ … I liked the EWA being able to feel the union of a group and being able to participate in something that is not just for you and that helps others… I am happy with it and having known people better . ” Andere De Carrera Badiola (17 years old, Artzentales), lives in the Amalurra Community with her family.

“A week has passed since the EWA ended. It has been an intense week where young people have been able to see and feel the power of unity, a union where anything is possible when a group comes together with the same purpose. That union that we long to achieve. Thanks to all those who have made this meeting a reality and thanks to those who have come to enjoy and learn, because without them it could not have happened. We wait for next year!.” Xuban Uribe-Etxebarria Zubiria (29 years old, Artzentales).