The work will be manual and outdoor, physically demanding. The main work activities should happen in the Papirensky park that is now in a bad state and the NGO Foster the city is working towards making it publicly accessible once again. The tasks in the park can include collecting garbage, cutting branches, cleaning and consolidating paths, producing outdoor furniture (benches, bins) or creating a staircase. Another alternative is to help with the long-term project of the Municipal River Bath revival i tasks can include creating a mobile shelter for boats, material and firewood, maintaining the banks of the river, renovating a stage for outdoor culture events. We are going to celebrate the effort - by throwing a concert or a neighbours party. Photos from 2015 are on http://on.fb.me/1OJepKM.
Accomodation & food:
Scout clubhouse (http://93delfini.skauting.cz/klubovna). The conditions are basic. There s a kitchen, hot and cold water, 3 toilets but only 1 shower for 10 people (you ll have to be fast :) Bring a warm sleeping bag, nights can be cold i you ll sleep on the floor on mattresses. Warm lunches (vegetarian meals possible) will be provided at the worksite. You ll prepare your own breakfast and dinner.
Location & leisure:
City of Pilsen (www.pilsen.eu) is the capital of West Bohemia. With 170 000 inhabitants and 15 000 university students it is a significant cultural, business and industrial centre, internationally famous mostly due to the products of Pilsner Urquell and koda factory.Study part: Environmental excursion or a workshop together with some local Pilsen NGOs are possible. You will also help with the organization of an evening or afternoon event for the public at the work site and you can be actively involved in the program (these events are usually on weekends so please be ready to help a couple of hours, too i it will be great experience and fun).Leisure time: See some interesting Pilsen sights i Pilsen Brewery, medieval city centre, historical underground, Techmania Science Centre and do other activities such as visiting festivals, cinemas, sports facilities, restaurants, typical local pubs, cafes, tearooms and clubs, galleries, museums and ZOO, woods and lakes around the city.
Requirements:
Short motivation letter is required. We look for people who believe in improving the city by their own hands, who find fun and pleasure in doing so and who can also spice it up: if you cook, sing or can amuse others, it will be useful for the evenings-The work is hard but the results are also visible. We certainly do not want any moaners :)
The work will manual and can be physically demanding. The tasks can include creating simple play structures from natural materials (digging a hole, putting logs, branches, ropes), building an exercise area for dogs and a natural sauna, renovating flower beds in the town, planting bushes in case of good weather (digging holes, planting, watering), creating a ponton on a local lake, maintenance of other public areas (painting of fences, repairing benches, etc.). As a lot of work will be done outside, please bring solid shoes.
Accomodation & food:
In the local primary school. A kitchen, a bathroom and the gym will be available. You will sleep on mattresses in one or two classrooms. Please, bring your own sleeping bag and a light mat You will cook your own meals, some meals will be provided in the local restaurant.
Location & leisure:
A small town of Odolena Voda (population of 6500), at approximately half an hour from the outskirts of Prague by bus.Study part: Meet the locals, get to know the local culture. During the workcamp, an international literary evening Meeting of Languages will be organized in a house where a significant Czech poet Vit283;zslav Halek was born. You can get involved in the program by reciting short extracts of your favourite book or poem to the other volunteers and the public (in English or even in your native language). Please bring your favourite novel or book of poems, preferably in hard copies, that you would like to present at the event. There will be some activities for and with local kids (workshop, trip).Leisure time: Visiting a local church and a fortress, hiking trip to close-by volcanoes, a trip to Prague, to the Veltrusy castle or a cycling trip to the town of Melnik. There is a possibility to use the community sports facilities i a hall for basketball, volleyball, tennis and beach volleyball courts.
Requirements:
The workcamp is suitable for volunteers who like working manually in the nature but also are creative and enjoy activities with children. Some work tasks will involve minor construction so you can use your skills or learn new ones. Moreover, if you like literature (prose or poetry reading), it is a perfect choice for you
Work will be manual and some tasks will be physically demanding. You will mainly work at the castle on these tasks: construction works (creating wooden benches and tables, building of a shelter; collecting, carrying and sorting of stones; digging under the supervision of archaeologist; building of a stone path), renovation and cleaning works (cleaning of castle walls, garbage collection, weeding, cutting and burning of branches). Minor archaeological works are also possible: searching ceramics fragments, bones, metal nails, etc. The work will be carried out outside so be ready for different types of weather. It is necessary to bring working clothes that can get dirty, solid shoes and a raincoat.
Accomodation & food:
In cabins for 4 persons in the municipal auto-camping: http://www.autocamposek.cz/galerie. Bring your own sleeping bag Bathrooms and the kitchen are in a separate building. There is also a public swimming pool. Hot lunches will be brought to the castle; you will prepare your own breakfasts and dinners at the campsite.
Location & leisure:
Castle Rizmburk, about 2,5km north of the town Osek on the slopes of the Ore Mountains (Krusne hory). The town Osek has about 5 000 inhabitants. You will get to the castle every day by car. Be prepared that the weather can be cold; the site is located near mountains.Study part: You can participate in the local festival with historical crafts and music. A tour around the monastery in Osek (whole compound, including all the gardens), will be prepared for you. It will be possible to organize informal meeting in the community centre with the presentation of different cultures.Leisure time: Bathing in the local outdoor swimming pool, doing sports on the town s sports ground (volleyball, beach volleyball, badminton, football, etc.), discgolf in the city park, visit to a local brewery in a monastery, hiking, visit the spa in Teplice, silver mines tour in Krupka.
Requirements:
The workcamp is suitable for physically fit volunteers interested in history and archaeology. If you want to practice or learn some skills of carpentry (working with wood), it s a great opportunity.
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