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Work: A campsite
rented by one of the NGOs working with children. The restoration of the
buildings and the surrounding area is required. The volunteers will work
on the painting of the roofs, cleaning a natural reserve nearby and other
tasks connected to the renovation of the buildings required.
Location: Brusov,
a small village placed in Northern Bohemia north-west from Prague (1 hour
and a half from Prague by train), a natural lake is about 40 minutes far
from the place. It is one of the most beautiful regions of the Czech Republic
volcano mountains (no volcano has been active for last few hundred years).
Accommodation:
in the huts, four people in each, showers and bathroom in a separate building.
Volunteers are asked to bring their own sleeping bags.
Food: Either
self-prepared by the participants or there will be some Czech volunteers
cooking for us.
Free time:
hiking, half day trips to castle ruins available, swimming, volley-ball,
football playground.
Language: English.
Notes: Please
bring an appropriate working dress and gloves. The volunteers should be
experience in manual work. Work can be sometimes very hard.
DUHA 02 Karlstejn
21/06 - 29/06
10 vols
ENVI/RENO
Minimum age:
18 years
Work: Karlstejn
is located in the natural protected area the Bohemian Karst. The volunteers
will help with the different tasks there, e.g. cleaning of a wood, renovation
of the paths etc. Some works are also expected to be in the Nature Friends
House (place where volunteers will be accommodated) and its surroundings.
Location: Karlstejn,
26 km to the south-west from Prague (20 mins by train), on the bank of
the river Berounka. It is one of the most beautiful regions of the Czech
Republic - the Bohemian Karst with a lot of caves and rocks. Karlstejn
Castle, built by the late Czech king and German emperor Charles IV in 1348,
is the highlight of Czech castles.
Accommodation:
simple - in the Naturefriends House itself (dormitories for 5 and 5 persons).
Bring your own sleeping bags please.
Food: Either
self-prepared by the participants or possibly in restaurants in the village
Karlstejn.
Free time:
visit of the castle, hiking, canoeing, discussion on environmental problems
of the karst regions, one-day trip to Prague with sightseeing
Camp language:
English, however, knowledge of German can be an advantage.
Notes: Please
bring an appropriate working dress and gloves.
DUHA 03 Veltrusy
21/07 - 4/08
15 vols
ENVI
Minimum age:
18 years
Work: In the
gardens and the park of the castle. Weeding, cutting grass and bushes,
watering flowers, work in the greenhouses, renovating old and forgotten
paths etc.
Location: Workcamp
takes place in Veltrusy, small town situated about 25 km north of Prague
famous for its castle with a large natural park.
Accomodation:
In the romantic cottage situated directly in the park. Equipped with the
electricity, gas, hot water, beds, kitchen etc. The participants cook for
themselves. We are used to the system of service-teams (three people a
day) cooking and keeping household.
Free time:
The park offers great places for having rest or doing sports. There is
a swimming pool with beach-volleyball court in nearby town. Behind the
cottage, there is a summer cinema. It is possible to visit three castles,
Dvorak's museum, Melnik (town) with its famous vineyards and of course
Prague. More over we usually do two-days trip to the rocks where you can
try your courage and climb...
Camp language:
English. The camp leader also understands French.
Notes: Please
bring an appropriate working dress, gloves and sleeping bag (needed for
the trip).
Some more info
at http://intercamp.2b.cz
1. Program "Meetings
in the Countryside"
This programme
is based on projects aimed at helping small communities and developing
long-term co-operation between and within these communities. It contributes
to deepening our communication and co-operation with local people by giving
them the chance to air their views on how to best resolve local problems
and how to put these ideas into action with re-vitalisation and sustainable
life in mind. The programme may involve volunteers into the daily life
of the community and provide an opportunity for discussion and the comparison
of ideas, thus giving experience of country lifestyles whilst working for
the benefit of the local community.
This programme
of activities has arisen from a co-operation between INEX and STUZ (Society
for sustainable life style) in participation with local authorities and
inhabitants, local specialists, members of NGO, etc. Thanks to the kind
of work, thanks to art workshops (there is opportunity to get to know traditional
local craft), seminars, trips, excursions and games volunteers might get
a better understanding of the local problems (social problems, eco-environmental
and sustainability questions, self-administration problems) connected with
sustainable life style in the countryside and discuss them with local people
The inhabitants
of a the village have the opportunity to join camp seminars. This should
improve their inner relationship towards the village and the care for it.
The presence of the volunteers might increase self-confidence of inhabitants,
involves them into solution of problems and brings them new ideas. The
long term aim is not only to keep up increasing the number of camp seminars
in individual regions of the Czech Republic but to maintain the continuity
of care and interest in places where the camps were successful and where
the inhabitants joined the camp activities.
We are looking
for highly motivated and not spoilt volunteers.
Special project
Meetings in the Countryside
The project
helps to revive village communities and public relationships to the surrounding
natural and cultural heritage. The project is supported by Ministry of
Environment.
SDA 101
Tvarozna lhota
I
21/04 – 04/05
ENVI/CONS
vols 6+1
Location: Village
lies in White Carpathian (Bile Karpaty mountains) in South Moravia border
region – region with strong traditional feelings and habits. There are
Protected landscape area around which protect cultural landscape with mosaics
of meadows and forests. In village itself INEX-SDA has South Moravian Centre
which run some projects for landscape and local people.
Work: building
of nature educational trail – “Trail for Health” – construction work, herb
collecting and other co-operation with the village.
Leisure activities:
Trips, cultural program
Accommodation
and board: INEX – SDA branch Centre in the village, take your sleeping
bag and light mat! Cooking together, small kitchen available in the Centre.
sda 102
Cherry celebration
01/07 – 15/07
ENVI/cult
vols 14+2
Location: Village
Velka Jesenice near Nachod town, Eastern Bohemia lies in agriculture landscape.
Work: Participation
on project of “Fruit educational trail”. Cleaning of forgotten cherry tree
alley, cherry harvest, cooking of the cherry jam and juice, organisation
of folk celebration (beginning of the summer). Also other environmental
work expected as a demonstrative cleaning of dam-lake shore, helping the
people, in rainy condition work inside, though it is not rainy area. Cooking
of traditional products is part of the project.
Seminars: study
part of tree gardening and maintenance,
Board and accommodation:
Volunteers will sleep and live in an old rectory in the centre of village.
There are facilities to cook, also some work in the garden around will
be welcome. Except of lunch, they will cook together in small kitchen.
Take your sleeping bag and light mat!
SDA 103
Hroznova lhota
02/07 – 14/07
ENVI/reno
vols 10+2
Location: Village
lies in White Carpatian (Bile Karpaty mountains) in South Moravia border
region – region with strong traditional feelings and habits. There is Protected
landscape area around protecting cultural landscape with mosaics of meadows
and forests. It is quite big village under the hills. The camp is run for
the first time there.
Work: Cleaning
and maintaining of the village centre and trees – a motivation of local
people and first international co-operation.
Leisure activities:
Rich cultural program
Accommodation
and board: In the public school with facilities for cooking. One meal per
day will be ready, the rest is to be cooked by volunteers. Please take
light mat and sleeping bag!
SDA 104
MODRA
15/07 – 30/07
CONS/ENVI/STUDY
VOLS 12+1
Motto: Nuts
of sustainable development in Moravian region
Location: Traditional
viniculture village in Southern Moravia, near the Velehrad town, 6 km from
the Uherske Hradiste town.
Work: Construction
of a playground with wooden equipment, arrangement of Roman wooden church
replica, possibly revitalisation of the wetlands and ponds
Seminars, meetings:
with people from the local authorities, craftsmen handy making traditional
products, experts in village and countryside revitalisation, local NGOs,
local folklore etc..
Creation: painting,
woodcarving, sculpturing etc.
Accommodation:
Basic in a village school, take your sleeping bag and light mat!. Common
cooking from local resources.
sda 105
nasavrky
29/07 – 11/08
ENVI/CONS/art
vols 10+2
Location: Nasavrky
is a village nestles on the edge of Protected Landscape Area Zelezne (Iron)
Mountains (hory), which is an excellent part of the Czech – Moravian Highland.
Beautiful scenery is the favourite painters’ site, forest and few ponds
are places created as if for relaxation.
Work: Volunteers
will work mainly outdoors – reconstruction of common camp fire site (creative
work) not far from the village. Weeding of common places within the village,
other maintaining work around public green places, help with the project
of new village park trying to involve also local people into the project.
In case of rainy weather help in the local library.
Seminars: Getting
to know Landscape Protected Area (possible excursion with professional
worker from Administration of PLA) and its history (nearby former Celtic
oppidum), meetings with people from local authorities, meeting with interesting
local people. Beautiful landscape for trips, swimming, cultural events
(concerts and exhibition) in local castle.
Board and accommodation:
Good in the village school situated just on the village square (warm water,
shower
and kitchen
available). Take your sleeping bag, beds available! Cooking together.
SDA 106
SEDLEC – PRCICE
29/07 – 12/08
ENVI/RENO
VOLS 10+2
Location: The
town Sedlec-Prcice is located 70 km south of Prague on the Central and
Southern Bohemia border. It is situated in a marvellous valley, which is
called Meran of Bohemia. The comparison to the well-know Italian Meran
is probably based on the similar hospitable climate and equally captivating
view of the valley from the surrounding ridge of Devi?s Hills. The town
was formed by joining two historical small towns and represents administrative
and commercial centre of more than 30 villages. The settlement of the valley
is rather sporadic. Over 3000 inhabitants live on 60 hectares there. There
is a long co-operation with very hospitable people there, volunteers are
warmly welcome.
Work: Help with
implementation of project of Leisure centre for both children and adult
in the river area between Sedlec and Prcice towns. Volunteers will
work on the maintenance of a village green and chateau park, possibly help
in forestry, etc.
Seminars, meetings:
getting to know about the surrounding landscape, seminars with Information
Centre worker, with people from local authorities, members of local NGO,
excursion and discussion, folk handcraft
Accommodation
and board: basic in a school, take your sleeping bag and light mat! Cooking
together from common resources in the kitchen.
SDA 107
Konstantin
spa
5/8 – 19/8
HIST/STUDY
vols 8+2
Location: Small
spa town in hilly landscape of Tachov region in Western Bohemia.
Work: Documentation
(which means drawing and taking pictures) of the small stony monuments
such as field crosses and statues in the surroundings and in the close
villages. Using bikes necessary while making documentation.
Seminars, meetings:
Getting to know the surroundings, discussions with people from local authorities,
members of local NGO, excursion, seminars about folk handcrafts.
Accommodation:
In village school and in the school gym, take your sleeping bag and light
mat, cooking together from common resources in a kitchen.
sda 108
KRINICE
12/08 – 26/08
ENVI/kids
VOLS 5+2
Location: Formerly
German village Krinice was founded in the 13th century as a property of
the Broumov Benedictines monastery in the border region of North Eastern
Bohemia in Broumov region. Nowadays, it is one of the so-called forgotten
villages in the border area which has been rather destroyed throughout
the last forty years of communist system. The region has been strongly
influenced by the act of the eviction of the German population after WWII..
Many former villages in the area stated abandoned. There were wave of new
Czech inhabitants coming there in the late fifties so that culture, social
and industrial continuation was subsequently interrupted. That is why we
have decided to arrange this camp like a camp of Czech – German co-operation.
German speaking people are welcome. On the other hand, local authorities
have actually started the process of reviving in co-operation with natives,
PLA, and NGO. The village is a part of the Protected Landscape Area Broumovsko
with marvellous landscape around and typical original German folk architecture
within the village. There is many old German monuments scattered in the
landscape such as field crosses, cross ways, statues and chapels.
Work: marking
and cleaning path to local monument (original baroque water reservoir in
forest) care for planted young trees, preparation leisure activities for
children. Help with translation of the Nature Trail leaflet.
Seminars: getting
to know the surroundings, meetings with local authorities, members of local
NGO, meeting with people working in the area of regional culture, with
the chief of the Protected Landscape Area, possibly excursion to the Broumov
Brewery, trip to the sandstone rocks near by the village, climbing up the
rocks with guard.
Creation: painting,
drawing according to your interest.
Board and accommodation:
Basic in the local Summer School for Children in the centre of the village.
You have to take your sleeping bag and light mat. Ready meals.
sda 109
pilnikov and
theatre pilgrimige
26/08 – 09/09
envi/reno/art
vols 10+2
Location: The
village Pilnikov nestles in Eastern Bohemia near regional town Dvur Kralove
nad Labem in a rolling landscape with nearby Krkonose Mountains.
Work: The stay
is divided into two parts: 1. work in the village and 2. travelling with
the theatre. During the first 10 days of the camp work on the village cemetery
- reconstruction of walls, work for village benefit on public green space
and sport pitch. During this first part of camp volunteers should rehearse
simple drama piece for children which will be performed throughout the
theatre pilgrimage (4 last days of the workcamp) in the surrounding villages.
Seminars, meetings:
meeting with people from local authorities,. Trip to the mountains, to
the rock region in Adrspach, visit the Kuks castle, ZOO in Dvur Kralove
nad Labem (safari).
Accommodation
and board: As for the first part of the camp, accommodation in a village
Holiday House. During the second part accommodation in various village
schools. Sleeping bag and light mat is necessary!. Cooking partly together,
partly ready meals available.
sda 110
Tvarozna lhota
II
09/09 – 22/09
ENVI/CONS
vols 6+1
Location: White
Carpatian village (Bile Karpaty mountains) in South Moravia border region
– region with strong traditional feelings and customs.
Work: herb
collection, work outdoors around look-out tower, small archaeological dig..
Leisure activities:
Trips, young wine, cultural program.
Accommodation
and board: INEX – SDA branch Centre in the village, take your sleeping
bag and light mat! Cooking together, small kitchen available in the Centre.
2. Program "Hands
and History"
The programme
is aimed at promotion of the co-operation in the field of the protection,
care and documentation of historically significant locations. Included
in this are public places within the towns and minor architectural monuments
in the countryside such as crosses, sculptures, monuments. We also maintain
pilgrim roads, and the crosses and monuments found thereon. We focus on
the revitalisation and commemoration of our heritage and bringing back
awareness of traditions to our modern lives. This programme offers participants
the opportunity to discover historical sites and sample their atmosphere
or the atmosphere of the landscape influenced and created by human cultural
activity. Volunteers might meet daily problems connected with the protection
and maintenance of these sites. This programme as well as the programme
MEETINGS IN THE LANDSCAPE stresses a modest life style, respecting cultural
heritage, caring for the environment and the principals involved in a sustainable
lifestyle.
Special project
The Life of a Medieval Village is focused on reconstruction of early medieval
objects. As well as the "Meeting in the Countryside" this project is specialised
on so-called simple life within the experimental medieval village and beautiful
countryside. It tries to teach young generation substantial values of the
village lifestyle close to nature. The project works with the methods of
experimental archaeology which offer the experience of the work outdoors,
possibility to meet medieval agricultural technologies, to experience the
medieval lifestyle including craft (such as ceramics, folk domestic craft
etc.)
Another special
project pays attention to the particular former Jewish culture in CR. Only
people aware of cultural traditions and values and with their own relationship
to the cultural history may be responsible for the surrounding environment
and subsequently able to create a healthy society.
Special project
The life of a medieval village
SDA 201
VILLA NOVA
I
07/04 – 21/04
ARCH/ARTS/ENVI
VOLS 10+2
Motto: experimental
archaeology - experiencing landscape history
Location: About
150 people live in the village Velky Uhrinov, a place hidden under the
Orlicke hory (Eagle Mountains), 20 km from Rychnov n. Kneznou town. There
is only a small number of the original inhabitants, who have stayed here
(border region) after the Second World War and the village has changed
from a relatively big one to the current satellite of a central village
in the valley (but still like a very distant branch). The Centre for Experimental
Archaeology „Villa Nova“ is situated in Uhrinov village and is connected
with the Regional Museum in Rychnov town. The village Uhrinov is relatively
isolated from "civilisation".
Work: preparation
of the experimental fields for growing wheat and various technical plants,
participation in the experimental archaeological work, maintenance work
within the Experimental Village site. Cleaning after winter weather events.
Every detail of your life in the Experimental Village will be part of the
historical research. This might bring you to understanding more the 13th
century daily life.
Seminars, meetings:
learning about the surrounding countryside, lectures, meetings with local
artists and interesting people, trip to the mountains.
Board and accommodation:
quite comfortable in the base of Villa Nova but there is an option to stay
in a field station exp. archaeology centre with a fundamental conditions,
take your sleeping bag and light mat!. Cooking together from common resources
in the kitchen of the base.
Note: The work
is manual!!! and placed outdoors (even in rain) and the programme participants
should be prepared to stay for some nights in very "medieval" conditions.
SDA 217
VILLA NOVA
II
01/09 – 21/09
ARCH/ART/ENVI
VOLS 5+1
Motto: experimental
archaeology - experiencing landscape history
Location: About
150 people live in the village Velky Uhrinov, a place hidden under the
Orlicke hory (Eagle Mountains), 20 km from Rychnov n. Kneznou town. There
is only a small number of the original inhabitants, who have stayed here
(border region) after the Second World War and the village has changed
from a relatively big one to the current satellite of a central village
in the valley (but still like a very distant branch). The Centre for Experimental
Archaeology „Villa Nova“ is situated in Uhrinov village and is connected
with the Regional Museum in Rychnov town. The village Uhrinov is relatively
isolated from "civilisation".
Work: Maintenance
and construction work (using medieval process and tools!) in the open-air
museum of experimental medieval village. Depends on your interest and strong
personality if every detail of your life in the Experimental Village is
going to be part of historical research. This might bring you better understanding
of the 13th century daily life.
Seminars, meetings:
getting to know surrounding countryside, lectures, meetings with local
artists and interesting people, trip to the mountains.
Creation: pottery
(various techniques), clay is available and some short pottery course will
be discussed.
Board and accommodation:
quite comfortable in the base of Villa Nova but there is an option to stay
in a field station exp. archaeology centre with a fundamental conditions,
take your sleeping bag and light mat!. Cooking together from common resources
in the kitchen of the base.
Note: The work
is manual!!! and placed outdoors (even in rain) and the programme participants
should be prepared to stay for some nights in very "medieval" conditions.
SDA 218
VILLA NOVA
III
01/11 – 15/11
ARCH/ART/ENVI
VOLS 9+1
Motto: experimental
archaeology - experiencing landscape history
Location: About
150 people live in the village Velky Uhrinov, a place hidden under the
Orlicke hory (Eagle Mountains), 20 km from Rychnov n. Kneznou town. There
is only a small number of the original inhabitants, who have stayed here
(border region) after the Second World War and the village has changed
from a relatively big one to the current satellite of a central village
in the valley (but still like a very distant branch). The Centre for experimental
archaeology „Villa Nova“ is situated in Uhrinov village and is connected
with the Regional Museum in Rychnov town. The village Uhrinov is relatively
isolated from "civilisation".
Work: Maintenance
and construction work (using medieval process and tools!), preparation
work for winter in the open-air museum of experimental medieval village.
Depends on your interest and strong personality if every detail of your
life in the Experimental Village is going to be part of historical research.
This might bring you better understanding of the 13th century daily life.
Seminars, meetings:
getting to know surrounding countryside, lectures, meetings with local
artists and interesting people, trip to the mountains.
Creation -
pottery (various techniques), clay is available and some short pottery
course will be run.
Board and accommodation:
quite comfortable in the base of Villa Nova but there is an option to stay
in a field station exp. archaeology centre with a fundamental conditions,
take your sleeping bag and light mat!. Cooking together from common resources
in the kitchen of the base.
Note: The work
is manual!!! and placed outdoors (even in rain, possibly snow weather in
November) and the programme participants should be prepared to stay for
some nights in very "medieval" conditions.
Special project
The Way to the Roots of Broumovsko
Project is
more focused on Czech – German relations (German speaking volunteers with
the interest in the matter welcomed). Aim of the whole project is to increase
discussion about relations toward former inhabitants of the region, about
relations between both cultures (Czech and German) and to improve relations
and attitudes between these two nations. The aim is to involve as much
as possible local people into the project. In the whole, the project aims
to reviving this country region with its rich historical and cultural background.
Project is
supported by Czech-German Future Fund.
Motto: broken
history of life in Sudeten area.
SDA 207
HERMANKOVICE
22/07 – 04/08
ENVI/RENO/hist
VOL 9+2
Location: Formerly
German village Hermankovice was founded in the 13th century as a property
of the Broumov Benedictines monastery in the border region of North Eastern
Bohemia in Broumov region. Nowadays, it is one of the so-called forgotten
villages in the border area which has been rather destroyed throughout
the last forty years of communist system. The region has been strongly
influenced by the act of the eviction of the German population after WW2.
Many former villages in the area stated abandoned. There were wave of new
Czech inhabitants coming there in the late fifties so that culture, social
and industrial continuation was subsequently interrupted. On the other
hand, local authorities have actually started the process of reviving in
co-operation with natives, PLA, and NGO. The village is a part of the Protected
Landscape Area Broumovsko with marvellous landscape around and typical
original German folk architecture within the village. There is many old
German monuments scattered in the landscape such as field crosses, cross
ways, statues and chapels.
Work: Reparation
and reconstruction work on the village barn and parish house Documentation
work (drawing and taking photos) of small monuments (crosses, statues etc).
Work for village benefit.
Seminars: Getting
to know the surroundings, meetings with local authorities, members of local
NGO, meeting with people working in the area of regional culture, with
the chief of the Protected Landscape Area, excursion to the Broumov Brewery,
trip to the sandstone rocks near by the village, climbing up the rocks
with guard.
Board and accommodation:
In Cultural house in the village, small kitchen, hot water available. Take
your sleeping bags and light mats.
SDA 208
teplice nad
metuji
23/07 – 08/08
envi/cons/hist
vols 10+2
Work: Cleaning
of the forest path, path arrangement, cutting of the trees, digging of
the basement for the monument (“Cross of Reconciliation”). Distribution
of leaflets, communication with local people.
Study part:
Discus sions about history of the region and workshops on the topic of
reconciliation between nations after war conflict in general.
Accommodation
and board: In village house, sleeping bag necessary, cooking together.
Leisure time:
Trips to the sand rock mountains, climbing the rocks.
SDA 209
VIZNOV
28/07 – 10/08
ENVI/RENO
VOLS 10+2
Location: Formerly
German village Viznov is situated near Mezimesti town in the border region
of North Eastern Bohemia. Nowadays, it is one of the so-called forgotten
villages in the border area which has been rather destroyed throughout
the last forty years of communist system. The region has been strongly
influenced by the act of the eviction of the German population after WWII..
Many former villages in the area stated abandoned. There were wave of new
Czech inhabitants coming there in the late fifties so that culture, social
and industrial continuation was subsequently interrupted. On the other
hand, local authorities have actually started the process of reviving in
co-operation with natives, PLA, and NGO. The village is a part of the Protected
Landscape Area Broumovsko with marvellous landscape around and typical
original folk architecture within the village.
Work: Carrying
on the reconstruction of the cemetery wall, cleaning of the cemetery, glazing
church windows.
Seminars: getting
to know the surroundings, discussion with local historian, meetings with
local authorities, members of local NGO, with the people from administration
of the Protected Landscape Area, discussion, trips to the sandstone rocks
or Maple Mountains, possibly climbing up the rocks with the guard.
Board and accommodation:
in the local kindergarten.
SDA 219
monastery garden
envi/cons
Date: To be
defined later.
VOLS: 10+2
Location: Town
Broumov, economical and spiritual centre of Broumovsko region, Eastern
Bohemia.
Work: Renovation
of valuable monastery garden. Monastery is located right in town.
Leisure time:
trips, study parts about history of monastery and region.
Accommodation
and board: to be decided later.
Special project
Jewish Moravia, Jewish Brno
The project
is realised in co-operation with Jewish Community Brno and civil association
Youth for Intercultural Understanding (MIP). The project is orientated
towards remembrance of the rich historical background of the Jewish communities
and their tragic destiny during WW2.
SDA 203
Boskovice
08/07 – 19/07
CULT/RENO
VOLS 8+2
Note: Project
realised in co-operation with Jewish Community Brno. Volunteers interested
in Jewish culture issue welcomed
Location: South
–Moravian town Boskovice with rich cultural and historical background and
with huge pre-war Jewish community destroyed during WWII.
Work: On former
Jewish cemetery, removing of invasive plants and bushes, cleaning of the
spot - together with young people from Jewish Community Brno.
Board and accommodation:
In hostel, take your sleeping bag. Cooking together from common sources.
Seminars: Debates
with Jewish community members, excursion and special lecture on the topic,
prospects of current Jewish culture and community hit with WWII, there
will be Boskovice festival running from 11/7.
SDA 213
jirice
August – to
be defined later
CULT/RENO/STUDY
VOLS 8 (20+2)
Note: Project
realised in co-operation with civil association Youth for Intercultural
Understanding (MIP). Volunteers interested in Jewish culture issue welcomed.
Reserved for
people from Central and Eastern Europe.
Location: South
Moravian village Jirice (not far from Brno) is a place where Jewish, German,
Croatian and Czech cultures mixed or succeeded each other.
Work and seminars:
Summer workcamp in Jirice is already in its fourth year. Its main priority
lies in the restauration of two old cemeteries – a Jewish and German one.
The reconstrucion itself, deciphering of the epitaphs, talks with the locals,
and research in all possible institutions and sources did and still does
reveal a very interesting history of the village. Our goal these days is
to uncover these forgotten histories, bring them back to life and press
for their general acceptance. As a priority we see the development of a
still better contact with the villagers themselves.We are also striving
to track down some of descendants of the dead (Izrael, Germany) and invite
them over during the camp. Apart from manual work at the cemetaries there
is usually an additional relevant programme organized by coordinators (lectures,
literary/arts workshops, field trips, as well as sports and socializing
in the pub or the local wine cellars).
Castle projects
SDA 202
HARTENBERG
I
29/06 – 13/07
RENO/ENVI
VOLS 14+2
Location: Ruin
of castle Hartenberg, neglected but charming castle park, river, forest,
fairly tale valley. Area rich in interesting animals and plants. The amazing
history of the castle goes back to the 13th century, current sad state
of the castle is the result of eviction of the Sudeten German inhabitants
and of the communist bad will (castle was several times set on fire on
purpose. The castle is near Karlovy Vary in Western Bohemia.
Work: Scything
of first year protected meadow with orchids. Other work in ruin of castle
Removing of the rubble and stones within the castle site, arranging of
the paths and castle environment, production and installation of the wooden
benches in the surrounding forest.
Accommodation:
in double-bed tents by the river about two km far from the castle.
Board: participants
will cook from common resources (bought food) in the kitchen
Seminars, meetings:
Possibility to meet deputies, to visit Centre of Social Care, to meet people
from Nature Protection Association, from Czech NGO’s. Opportunity to meet
Czech-German (Sudeten) questions, to talk to historian professor Boldt
from European Comenium or other historians.
SDA 205
GRABSTEJN
15/07 – 28/07
RENO/hist
VOLS 12+2
Location: Castle
Grabstejn is situated near a small town called Chotyne, in the north of
the country. There is a special area for the training of military dogs
under the castle. Stay in the castle is quite romantic
Work: Work
is manual. Volunteers will work 7 hours per day in the castle park. Cutting
and removing of the invasive vegetation within the castle park, cleaning,
arranging of the park paths, building work. Less work in castle itself.
Volunteers will also help with the translation of guide text into their
own languages.
Board and accommodation:
In the castle, equipment and conditions are simple and just basic. It is
necessary to bring a sleeping bag, light mat and own eating set! Volunteers
will cook for themselves.
SDA 206
VELTRUSY
21/07 – 04/08
ARCH/ENVI
VOLS 15+2
This camp is
for long years organised in good co-operation of INEX – SDA and DUHA.
Location: Veltrusy
is a small town situated 25 km to the north of Prague. It’s famous for
its chateau dating from the 18th century and the large park around it.
The park is clean and quiet place and in regard to the industrial character
of the region is called ‘The Green Island’, the dears are bred there.
Work: This
project has been prepared in co-operation with Veltrusy chateau administration.
Volunteers will help with the up-keeping of the chateau park and garden.
Board and accommodation:
Accommodation is provided in the cottage in romantic English style right
in the area of the chateau park. The cottage is equipped with electricity,
gas, hot water, beds, kitchen etc..
Leisure time:
There are many possibilities - the park offers great places for having
rest or doing sports. There is a swimming pool with beach-volleyball court
in nearby town. Behind the cottage, there is a summer cinema. It is possible
to visit three castles, Dvorak’s museum, Melnik (town) with its famous
vineyards and of course, Prague. More over we usually do two days trip
to the rocks where you can try your courage and climb...
SDA 211
HARTENBERG-
oberau ON BIKES
04/08 – 24/08
RENO/STUDY
VOLS 7+7
Note: Czech
– German project. Reserved for the Czech volunteers.
The project
has three parts – work and study part in the Hartenberg castle site (one
week), transport on bikes, work and study part in Oberau castle (one week).
Volunteers are supposed to get from Hartenberg to Oberau area on own bicycles
and by train.
The first part
(Hartenberg)
Location: Ruin
of the castle Hartenberg near Sokolov, neglected but charming castle park,
river, forest, fairly tale valley. Area rich in interesting animals and
plants. The amazing history of the castle goes back to the 13th century,
current sad state of the castle is the result of eviction of the Sudeten
German inhabitants and of the communist bad will (castle was several times
set on fire on purpose. The castle is near Karlovy Vary in Western Bohemia.
Work: Participants
will work within the castle site and the castle surrounding. Removing of
the rubble and stones within the castle site, arranging of the paths and
castle environment, production and installation of the wooden benches in
the surrounding forest.
Accommodation:
in double-bed tents by the river about two km far from the castle.
Board: participants
will cook from common resources (bought food) in the kitchen
Seminars, meetings:
Possibility to meet deputies, to visit Centre of Social Care, to meet people
from Nature Protection Association, from Czech NGO’s. Opportunity to meet
Czech-German (Sudeten) questions, to talk to historian professor Boldt
from European Comenium or other historians.
Second part:
a week on the road. By bike – between 40 and 70 kilometres per day – and
train the participants will cross the charming landscapes of the border
region between Bohemia and Saxony, slowly approaching the second castle
site, Oberau, near Dresden.
Third part:
Location: Oberau
is one of the oldest fortresses surrounded by water in Saxony. In the Renaissance
it had been transformed to a castle. The site can be dated back to the
medieval times, in the 16th century is had been enlarged. Despite of complex
changings, remarkable original parts remained from the early periods of
the castle, such as the vaults on ground level and the richly decorated
wooden ceilings from Renaissance and Baroque in the upper floors.
Work: The participants
of the camp may take part in various fields of renovation, depending on
their knowledge and interests: Carpenter work, brick layering, and roof
construction within the castle or simple preparatory jobs at the surrounding
buildings.
Accommodation
and board: the group will be accommodated in 2-person- tents and simple
houses, meals will be prepared commonly.
SDA 212
cervena recice
05/08 – 19/08
RENO/ENVI
VOLS 5+2
Location: Village
Cervene Recice, former summer castle residence of Prague bishops, today
almost in ruins. Project realised together with Association of monument
renovation.
Work: reparation
of the cemetery wall (in the village centre), cleaning work in the castle,
help with cultural festival preparation.
Board and accommodation:
In former castle – some rooms are reconstructed, shower available, boarding
partly in near pub, partly to be prepared by volunteers. Take your
sleeping bag and light mat.
Leisure time:
participation in cultural festival “straw creation” which is accompanied
by concerts. Other: swimming in the lake, nearby Museum of records and
curiosities, monastery, famous town Telc etc.
SDA 214
HARTENBERG
and horni hrad
17/08 – 31/08
RENO/study
VOLS 14+2
Location: Ruin
of the castle, neglected but charming castle park, river, forest, fairly
tale valley. Area rich in interesting animals and plants. The amazing history
of the castle goes back to the 13th century, current sad state of the castle
is the result of eviction of the Sudeten German inhabitants and of the
communist bad will (castle was several times set on fire on purpose. The
castle is near Karlovy Vary in Western Bohemia. Second place: castle Horni
hrad not far away.
Work: One week
work in Hartenberg, removing of the rubble and stones within the castle
site, arranging of the paths and castle environment, production and installation
of the wooden benches in the surrounding forest. Second week work in Horni
hrad (same kind of work).
Accommodation:
in double-bed tents by the river about two km far from the castle.
Board: participants
will cook from common resources (bought food) in the kitchen
Seminars, meetings:
Visits to Karlovy Vary, Loket castle, Centre of Social Care, to meet people
from Nature Protection Association, discussions about monument protection
and its level in the CR.
SDA 216
OPOCNO
01/09 – 14/09
ENVI/RENO
VOLS 13+2
Location: Opocno
is quite a small town, but pretty huge in cultural meaning. There is a
big castle of the Coloredo-Mansfeld noble family and many tourists come
during the summer months to visit it. The town is situated in Eastern Bohemia.
The surrounding countryside has an atmosphere of low mountains covered
with forests and is suitable for trips and camping.
Work: pruning
trees and bushes, work for the town benefit on public green space.
Accommodation:
Near a lake Broumar in small chalets, beds available. Cooking together.
Other projects
sda 204
Jicin
15/07 – 28/07
reno/hist/envi
vols: 12+2
Location: Beautiful
town Jicin with rich historical background. Project in co-operation with
civil association Jesuit College (see http://www.jicinsko.cz/k1k/volunteer)
Work: Archaeological
digs, cleaning of Jewish cemetery, renovation work in Jesuit college, work
in Landscape Protected Area Cesky raj (scything meadows).
Accommodation
and board: In flat in one of the historical monuments, shower, kitchen,
mattress available., sleeping bag necessary. Partly boarding in pubs, partly
own cooking.
Leisure time:
Many possibilities in town (Museum of games and toys), castle, baroque
landscape around, trips to send rocks.
SDA 210
Zubrnice railway
03/08 – 17/08
RENO/HIST
VOLS: 14+2
Location: Project
in co-opeartion with civil association Zubrnice Museum Railway which aims
at reconstruction and renovation hictorically valuable railway carriages
as well as part of cancelled railway. (Part of it is on Culural Heritage
List of CR)
Work: Manual
work on railway, painting (carriages, railway building), work around railway
(scything).
Accommodation
and board: In carriage (sleeping bag is necessary) – simple bathroom available,
boarding partly in pub, partly kitchen for cooking available.
Leisure time:
Visit of the Railway museum, trip in old carriage.
sda 215
horni pohled
22/08 – 04/09
reno/hist
vols: 8+2
Location: Small
village near Svetla nad Sazavou town, nestles in beautiful landscape of
Czech-Moravian Highland.
Work: in an
original estate, building of an open air museum of village architecture.
Terrain arrangements, painting, work according to an original technology.
Accommodation
and board: in one of the estates, sleeping bag and light mat is necessary,
cooking together.
Leisure time:
trips to surrounding, there is a special musical pub in the village, take
your musical instruments!
3. Program "One
to Another"
This programme
is designed to help in the humanitarian and social field. The aim is to
provide voluntary work in the communities and centres that work with and
take care of the handicapped, both adults and children, children with special
needs and learning difficulties, senior citizens in difficult life situations,
drug addicts and former drug users. These centres are there to help with
the re-integration of those people into normal society. Primarily the programme
provides manual work such as the building of new centres, however, we consider
it very important to try to integrate the volunteers into the everyday
life of the centre or community. With this in mind we expect
and accept extremely motivated people, preferably with previous experience
of work in these fields to take part in this programme. The programme also
makes space and time for the exchange of experience in the international
context.
Special project
Let us live together
Here we co-operate
with centres for Romany children, mainly by the preparation of and providing
of leisure time activities during the summer holidays. We also provide
some manual labour contributing to the building of new centres. In these
undertakings we co-operate with the foundation “People in Need”, civil
service associations and a non-profit, non-governmental organisation Rami.
SDA 302
USTI NAD LABEM
01/07 – 14/07
RENO/KIDS
VOLS 10+2
Place: Usti
nad Labem is a big town in North - West Bohemia on the river Elbe where
a big Gypsy minority lives. Living together with white majority leads in
some cases to social troubles.
Co-operation:
Foundation “Clovek v tisni” (“People in Need”) and NGO Rami (http://www.pinf.cz)
Work: reconstruction
of the Community Centre and organising leisure time for Gypsy children,
singing, drawing, trips. Weekend trip with children to sand rocks.
Board and accommodation:
Volunteers will stay in a big room in the Community centre. They will prepare
meals for themselves or will be boarded in Gypsy families.
Seminars: learning
about minority problems in the Czech Republic
Note: Motivation
letter is strictly required!
Other projects
SDA 301
CULTURAL CENTRE
BREWERY
16/05 – 31/05
CULT/RENO
VOL 9+1
Location: Broumovsko
region, formerly Sudeten one, is the distinctive region in the Czech Republic.
The core of the region is Broumov town (Braunau). After the WWII the German
inhabitants of this region were evicted from the country and there was
an enormous wave of new inhabitants coming from inland so that culture,
social and industrial continuation was interrupted. Following the communist
ideology they started to destroy local heritage And what’s more, human
responsibility, consciousness of community were destroyed. Cultural Centre
Brewery placed in the building of the formal brewery should help with this
situation.
Work: preparation
and installation of exhibitions, preparation work for open air music concerts
of “Broumov Cutural Summer”, cleaning of the cellar, painting, help with
reconstruction work, digging, cutting out of invasive bushes.
Accommodation
and board: hostel behind the theatre, kitchen available.
Seminars: Art
workshop with Czech and foreign artists. History of the region and of the
town Broumov, meeting with people working in the area of regional culture,
with the chief of the Protected Landscape Area, trip to the sandstone rocks
near by the town, climbing up the rocks with guard, co-operation with youths
from grammar school.
SDA 303
Stribro
29/07 – 19/08
RENO/CONS
VOLS 15+2
Note: Co-operation
with civil association Fond for Endangered Children.
Location: Stribro
town in Western Bohemia, historically significant region. Recently, association
FEC gained 500-year-old house in town centre with garden, courtyard and
reminds of old town walls. House and garden needs complete reconstruction
to be used afterwards for children needs and activities.
Work: Outdoors
in the garden – cleaning, reconstruction.
Leisure activities:
trips to surroundings, seminar about association FEC aims and activities.
Accommodation
and board: in nearby school gym, sleeping bag and carry mat is necessary.
Small kitchen for common cooking available.
SDA 304
POD SMRKEM
28/08 – 10/09
CONS/ENVI
VOLS 12+2
Place: First
place: Nove Mesto pod Smrkem, a small town 130 km north of Prague near
German border. This place is hidden behind mountain range and rather isolated
from the rest of the country. Second place: Jind?ichovice – children summer
camp.
Co-operation:
We will co-operate with town Child Leisure Centre.
Work: Painting,
reparations of summer chalets of summer children camp, arrangements in
the garden.
Special program:
Leisure time spent with children – together dancing and theatre performance
making – to be shown in school and Home for elderly people.
Free time:
trips around the mountain area
Board and accommodation:
in the bungalows within the children’s camp, take your sleeping bag!
SDA 305
SANANIM
01/09 – 15/09
DRUGS/CONS
VOLS 8+2
Place: small
village Karlov, near town Pisek, 80km southward from Prague.
Co-operation
with: Sananim, the therapeutic community. This centre helps drug addicted
young people in their adaptation to the normal life. Clients are provided
with work therapy.
Work: Volunteers
will work manually in the centre (reconstruction, masonry work, seasonal
gardening), partly together with clients. Volunteers are expected to organise
leisure time activities for clients
Special program:
discussions about drug problems with centre clients and external specialists.
Board and accommodation:
In the centre house (small castle), cooking together. Take your sleeping
bag!
Free time:
Trips in the area, visiting beautiful towns and nature of Southern Bohemia.
Note: Motivation
letter is strictly required!
4. Program "Bridges
to the Nature"
The project
is based on a co-operation with authorities of Landscape Protected Areas,
centres of ecological education, ecological farms, which needs to be supported
in the starting point of their existence. The project is supposed to co-operate
with town authorities in the area of public place management. Programme
concept is a man in a countryside, his position in the midst of nature
linked to the ideas of sustainable growth, organic farming, environment-friendly
lifestyle etc. We aim to educate young people in ecology, landscape protection
and a lifestyle that is sustainable for nature. Work is placed outdoors
– in the midst of protected areas, in forest etc. Renovation of the tourist
paths, fitting desks of tourist information, planting trees, work with
farm animals, scything protected meadows, care of public spaces and gardening
are expected work The programme includes seminars and discussion on ecological
education, alternative energy sources, landscape protection and ideas and
principals for a sustainable way of life in the Czech Republic. The programme
also offers the opportunity to participate in the lifestyle and work in
Ashram (a centre for yoga and lifestyle) giving volunteers a chance to
learn about the attitudes to nature of people living in Ashram and their
programme.
Special project
Help to eco-centres
The project
supports NGO and small nature-friendly farms that makes effort to get involved
into eco-agro-tourism and influent public, especially young generation,
by ecological education. Our partner projects are various according to
their field. This projects might contribute to develop places and network
of sustainable eco – agro - tourism in the region.
SDA 401
TIS I
01/07 – 14/07
envi/study
VOLS 8+2
Location: Environmental
Centre (Civil Association – NGO) focused on implementation of the alternative
energetic sources for rural area. Its base is in the village school in
Tis village which is located in the area of Czech – Moravian Highland,
the nearest town Havlickuv Brod..
Work: scything
of the meadow, terrain arrangements for small hydro-power station, help
with masonry and cleaning work on the Centre building, preparing of the
wood for heating for winter.
Accommodation:
In the Centre (village school).
Board: Cooking
together, small kitchen available in the school.
Seminars: Alternative
energetic sources, sustainable lifestyle, camping outdoors.
SDA 403
HOSTETIN
08/07 – 19/07
ENVI/STUDY
VOLS 10+2
Note: Reserved
for the Czech participants.
Location: A
small village Hostetin (about 230 inhabitants) lies in White Carpathians,
a mountain range with beautiful patchwork of hillside meadows, forests,
orchards and fields stretched along the Moravian - Slovak border. Wide
range of environmental projects in the village (reed bed sewage water treatment
plant, a cidery producing apple juice, bio-mass heating plant, solar panels,
historical drying kiln).
Work: preparation
works to start-up the new season in the cidery, traditional mowing and
haymaking in a small meadow natural reserve.
Accommodation:
Small pension in Hostetin, rooms with 4 beds, bathrooms and common kitchen.
Board and accommodation: Served meal (lunch), the rest of the food will
be prepared by participants.
Seminars, meetings:
Various environmental topics will be presented: sustainable development
in White Carpathians, nature protection, renewable energy, landscape, ecological
architecture.
SDA 404
TOULCUV DVUR
13/07 – 26/07
RENO/ENVI
VOLS 15+2
Location: Volunteers
will work for The Ecological Centre (EC) Toulcuv dvur, a former medieval
fortressand later Mr. Toulec estate is situated in a Prague suburb surrounded
by a diverse landscape. EC has developed many activities connected with
ecology. Besides the buildings EC also own 8 ha of a good land. EC has
a bio-store, eco-garden, foundation for organic agriculture, small farm
of domestic animals, etc. The former farm is in a progress of rebuilding,
currently there is a centre of ecological education and information.
The Ecological
Centre is run by civic association. There is a shop selling organic food
and an information centre for ecological agriculture. A reconstructed gothic
granary is used as an exhibition space, the cafeteria is suitable as a
lecture hall. There is a club for Prague Mothers and Czech scouts. A small
children's farm is functioning. The centre offers programme for schools,
groups of youngsters spend the weekends there
Work: There
will be very miscellaneous work – the upkeep of Toulcuv dvur nature habitats,
work in the organic garden and field, on the small children's farm. Help
with the reconstruction of buildings and other needed work at Toulcuv dvur.
The main idea and aim of the work is to help with the development of the
area of ecological education, work with domestic animals (sheep, goats),
mowing, hay making, picking up fruits, building work, construction of a
"primeval" earth house. The work could be sometimes rather manually demanding.
Leisure activities:
Workshops (eg. folk craft), culture, visits to the nature protected areas,
weekend trip.
Board and accommodation:
In one of the houses, there are bunk beds, kitchen and facilities in the
house. Sleeping bag is necessary. Volunteers will cook for themselves.
SDA 405
TIS II
16/07 – 30/07
envi/study
VOLS 8+2
Location: Environmental
Centre (Civil Association – NGO) focused on implementation of the alternative
energetic sources for rural area. Its base is in the village school in
Tis village which is located in the area of Czech – Moravian Highland,
the nearest town Havlickuv Brod..
Work: scything
of the meadow, terrain arrangements for small hydro-power station, help
with masonry and cleaning work on the Centre building, preparing of the
wood for heating for winter.
Accommodation:
In the Centre (village school).
Board: Cooking
together, small kitchen available in the school.
Seminars: Alternative
energetic sources, sustainable lifestyle, camping outdoors.
SDA 409
NOVA ZEME
25/08 – 13/09
ENVI
VOLS 18+2
Location: The
camp will be held in the New Land Foundation nature centre in a quite remote
and abandoned but beautiful area of Cesky les (Czech Forest), which
is near the west border of the country. Nearest village 15km far.
Work: Removing
invasion vegetation and young trees in forest, scything, stream bed arrangements,
etc. There should be realised a model of eco-village in the future based
on the solar energy.
Accommodation:
In a tee-pee on a wooden pad, sleeping bag and eating set is necessary.
Meal is vegetarian and prepared by volunteers themselves.
Special programme:
Games, performance, pottery, woodcarving, Indian sauna, trips.
Note: Strictly
no alcohol, no drugs!
Other camps
sda 402
Doupov
01/07 – 14/07
envi/study/kids
vols 10+3
Location: Andelska
Hora in Doupov Mountains (Doupovske hory), 10km far from Karlovy Vary.
Work: Building
of the Natural Educational Trail, painting of stamp posts, installation,
marking of the path, terrain arrangements, also work with children – preparation
of children day,
Leisure activities:
children day, sailing in home-made boats, seminar about environmental problems
in region.
Accommodation
and board: in tents, cooking together.
sda 406
Terra incognita
22/07 – 04/08
Envi/study
Vols 15 (20)+2
Location: Jeseniky
mountains, especially around Jesenik town, camp is organised in hiking
way, the group will move around the region.
Work: in eco-farm,
scything of meadows, planting trees, cutting out of invasive trees in natural
reserve.
Accommodation:
in tee-pees and tents, partly in chalet, sometimes in the open air! Sleeping
bag and light mat necessary.
Board: only
vegetarian! Cooking together.
Leisure activities:
program focused on natural heritage, special games and personal experience
aiming at understanding, tolerance, self discovering.
SDA 407
cross borders
on bikes
15/08 – 01/09
envi/STUDY
VOLS 7+7+7
Note: Special
Czech–German-Polish project.
The project
has three parts – work part in Jizerske mountains (study part included),
transport part on bicycles through region Jizerske and border Polish region,
third work and study part in Poland. Volunteers are supposed to travel
on own bicycles.
The first part
Jizerske hory: organised together with local environmental civil association
Location: Border
mountain region, former German one, with serious ecological troubles visible
especially on top of mountains.
Work: Participants
will work around baby trees.
Accommodation:
in tee-pees, sleeping bag and carry mat necessary.
Board: participants
will cook from common resources (bought food) in the chalet kitchen
Seminars, meetings:
Presentation of host association activities (building of ecological educational
centre, tree planting, activities with children and youth, slides and lecture
about Jizerske mountains, etc)
Second - travel
part
Location: former
German Sudeten area Jizerske and Luzicke mountains with rich historical
and cultural background and beautiful nature.
Accommodation:
camps sites Board: pubs, shops
Seminars: It
would be nice to keep a diary. Camp is focused on the Czech – German -
Polish relations, camp is open preferably to volunteers with the interest
in the matter. Discussions on the topic, prepared and unexpected meetings
with people. We expect you to bring contribution to the discussion about
the Czech-German-Polish history and relations.
sda 408
Maslovice
19/08 – 01/09
envi
vols 15+3
Location: Natural
reserves – Vltava valley within three villages not far from Prague (north
direction): Maslovice, Vetrusice and Klecany. Co-operation with Eco-centre
“Green World” in Klecany.
Work: in natural
reserves: cleaning of the gorges, removing old branches, cleaning up of
the black disposal sites, cleaning of the streams etc. Besides, various
work for villages’ benefit.
Accommodation
and board: In village common house, sleeping bag and light mat is necessary.
Boarding partly in pubs, partly cooking together.
5. Program "the
Blue Stone House"
Our permanent
project The Blue Stone House, project of Rural Centre is running in small
village in Eastern Bohemia. We organise several spring and summer international
activities there, we host long-term volunteers under EVS program and middle
volunteer there. Rural Centre is planned as a voluntary and training centre,
centre for environmental and ecological projects, youth and children activities,
etc.
SDA 501
KosteleckE
Horky I
18/03 – 04/04
ENVI/RENO/kids
VOLs 8+2
Location: Forgotten
historic Czech village in Eastern Bohemia, Kostelecke Horky is a small
village with about 150 inhabitants situated in the rolling landscape between
Divoka and Ticha Orlice rivers. It is situated in North Eastern Bohemia,
not far from the Hradec Kralove town, 6 km from the important railway junction
Chocen. Last year we founded our Rural centre in one of the houses, which
still needs a manual work and also some fine arranging. The Rural Centre
is currently the placement site of two long term volunteers from France.
Work: in the
Rural centre: former school - painting, wood preparing for heating, liquidation
of black rubbish site, gardening. In the village: preparation of the leisure
activities for village children, maintenance of the educational trail.
Planting of trees if still necessary.
Seminars, meetings:
producers of traditional products, visits of other local NGO, discussions
about responsibility and sustainability. Getting to know surrounding landscape.
Trips, excursions and games.
Accommodation
and board: basic in a former village school (bathroom, hot water available),
take your sleeping bag. Cooking together from local and common resources
in a school kitchen.
SDA 502
KosteleckE
Horky II
06/05 – 24/05
ENVI/RENO/kids
VOLs 10+2
Location: Forgotten
historic Czech village in Eastern Bohemia, Kostelecke Horky is a small
village with about 150 inhabitants situated in the rolling landscape between
Divoka and Ticha Orlice rivers. It is situated in North Eastern Bohemia,
not far from the Hradec Kralove town, 6 km from the important railway junction
Chocen. Last year we founded our Rural centre in one of the houses, which
still needs a manual work and also some fine arranging. The Rural Centre
is currently the placement site of two long term volunteers from France.
Work: in the
Rural centre: former school – painting and cleaning of windows, gardening,
construction of natural and new fence in the garden, building work in rural
house. In the village: preparation of the leisure activities for village
children, maintenance of some natural places in the village being incorporated
into Land Trust, maintenance of the educational trail.
Seminars, meetings:
producers of traditional products, visits of other local NGO, discussions
about responsibility and sustainability. Getting to know surrounding landscape.
Trips, excursions and games.
Accommodation
and board: basic in a former village school (bathroom, hot water available),
take your sleeping bag. Cooking together from local and common resources
in a school kitchen.
SDA 503
Kostelecke
Horky III
08/07 – 19/07
ENVI/RENO
VOL 10+2
Note: Reserved
for the Czech volunteers
SDA 504
Kostelecke
Horky IV
22/07 – 15/08
study/art
VOL 11+2
Note: Youth
project
Location: Forgotten
historic Czech village in Eastern Bohemia, Kostelecke Horky is a small
village with about 150 inhabitants situated in the rolling landscape between
Divoka and Ticha Orlice rivers. It is situated in North Eastern Bohemia,
not far from the Hradec Kralove town, 6 km from the important railway junction
Chocen. Last year we founded our Rural centre in one of the houses, which
still needs a manual work and also some fine arranging. The Rural Centre
is currently the placement site of two long term volunteers from France.
Former local school belong now to our Centre. It is becoming to be our
regional volunteers centre with own office.
Work: Special
photo project – how to see world through lens of camera – meeting with
people, landscape, small details of daily life in Kostelecke Horky. Final
common exhibition. Lectures, seminars on the topic.
Equipped photo
black room available in school. Volunteers are expected to have some experience
with black and white process etc. Besides possibly: preparation of the
leisure activities for village children.
Leisure time:
Getting to know surrounding landscape. Trips, excursions and games, pottery,
painting.
Accommodation
and board: basic in a former village school (bathroom, hot water available),
take your sleeping bag. Cooking together from local and common resources
in a school kitchen.
SDA 505
Kostelecke
Horky V
19/08 – 30/08
ENVI/RENO
VOL 11+2
Location: Forgotten
historic Czech village in Eastern Bohemia, Kostelecke Horky is a small
village with about 150 inhabitants situated in the rolling landscape between
Divoka and Ticha Orlice rivers. It is situated in North Eastern Bohemia,
not far from the Hradec Kralove town, 6 km from the important railway junction
Chocen. Last year we founded our Rural centre in one of the houses, which
still needs a manual work and also some fine arranging. The Rural Centre
is currently the placement site of two long term volunteers from France.
Former local school belong now to our Centre. It is becoming to be our
regional volunteers centre with own office.
Work: Restoration
of building of former local school. Garden work within the Rural Centre,
mainly collecting of fruits and preparing products. Work for village benefit:
cleaning of the public areas, documentation of small landscape monuments
as crosses, old trees, preparation of the leisure activities for village
children.
Seminars, meetings:
local young people from the village, producers of traditional products,
discussions about responsibility and sustainability. Getting to know surrounding
landscape. Special trips, excursions and games.
Accommodation
and board: basic in a former village school (bathroom, hot water available),
take your sleeping bag. Cooking together from local and common resources
in a school kitchen.
SDA 506
Kostelecke
Horky VI
Autumn
ENVI/RENO
VOL 11+2
Location: Forgotten
historic Czech village in Eastern Bohemia, Kostelecke Horky is a small
village with about 150 inhabitants situated in the rolling landscape between
Divoka and Ticha Orlice rivers. It is situated in North Eastern Bohemia,
not far from the Hradec Kralove town, 6 km from the important railway junction
Chocen. Last year we founded our Rural centre in one of the houses, which
still needs a manual work and also some fine arranging. The Rural Centre
is currently the placement site of two long term volunteers from France.
Former local school belong now to our Centre. It is becoming to be our
regional volunteers centre with own office.
Work: Restoration
of building of former local school. Autumn gardening, collecting of fruits
and preparing products (apple juice). Work for village benefit: cleaning
of the public areas, wood making for winter.
Seminars, meetings:
local young people from the village, producers of traditional products,
discussions about responsibility and sustainability. Getting to know surrounding
landscape. Special trips, excursions and games.
Accommodation
and board: basic in a former village school (bathroom, hot water available),
take your sleeping bag. Cooking together from local and common resources
in a school kitchen.
CZ-MISTO
4.1
FOKUS-ART Usti
nad Labem
13/07-21/07
15 vols (8
Czechs, 7 Germans)
Usti nad Labem
is a city in the north of Bohemia, the former Sudetenland - an area, that
played an important role during the II.WW. Fokus is a rehabilitation facility
caring for people with mental illness (schizophrenia, manic-depressive
psychosis). Through the medium of art we want to overcome differences,
barriers between ill and health and between the German and the Czech culture,
language.
W creating
art-objects on the topic of ill and health, organise program for people
with mental illness
S mental illness,
types of psychotherapy (art-therapy), system of care in the Czech republic,
A in the building
of Fokus - bring sleeping bags
Q please be
sensitive and tolerant towards psychological problems of other people
X this camp
is not suitable for people with serious psychological problems
CZ-MISTO
4/9.2
EMBRYO
29/06-07/07
25-30 vols
EMBRYO - an
international meeting of young creative people - with and without disabilities
- artists and non-artists - around awareness raising towards socially disadvantaged
people and the humanisation of social environment, break social, language
and cultural barriers - bring people together through the media of visual
art and music, offer socially disadvantaged people and people with disabilities
opportunities they do not have every day, to maybe find talents within
themselves they do not know about, try something new of this world, give
them a good time. … A meeting of human beings with different backgrounds
and origins, with different stories, dreams, chances, abilities/disabilities
- make aware of the diversity and variety on earth, that can make life
richer instead of violent.
W organise
program with workshops for children from a children's home and for people
on wheelchairs (1 day each), create art-objects on the topic of social
integration, organise a vernissage and concert for public
S socially
disadvantaged people, art-techniques (pottery, photography, etc.)
A on a cultural
farm 10 km away from Usti nad Labem - take sleeping bags and matraces
L English
Q please be
interested in artistic creativity or music
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