Work: Help to prepare an educational seminar, which will take place after your stay. (Includes manual preparations of the accommodation and the grounds around it). Create activities for a children day at the castle area. Assist with the reconstruction of the castle and maintain the surroundings. Your tasks will include various forms of manual work such as carrying stones, brick work, preparing plaster, plastering and removing and sorting rubble. This part of the work will be physically demanding. Bring warm clothes, working boots and rain-gear.
Accomodation & food:
The accommodation will be very basic; please don t expect any comfort You will sleep in a cottage near the castle in two common rooms. Take a sleeping bag and a sleeping mat with you. The toilet and showers will be provided in a container. The participants will cook from common resources in a small kitchen. Bring your local recipes.
Location & leisure:
Location: The castle ruin is situated near the village Hrebeny in western Bohemia, not far from the town Sokolov.Leisure time: You can go hiking in the mountainous countryside, go canoeing, make sport and music or go on a day-trip to some of the famous spa-towns in the region. Take some games, music instruments, flags, films and other items, which are typical for your cultures with you.
In the first part of the project, the volunteers await theoretical discussions and lectures, workshops and seminars as well as practical excursions and tasks. The topics and methods will be developed together with the group according to their experiences and interests. Several lectures from experts will take place. The results of the project will be presented in a document, to which the volunteers will contribute in the second part of the project. Part of the project will be also manual help with the preservation of the castle and maintaining its surroundings. This work will be physically demanding. Take some games, music instruments, flags, films and other items, which are typical for your cultures with you. Don t forget to bring warm clothes, working boots and rain-gear.
Accomodation & food:
In tents or in a simple cottage near the castle in a common room. The accommodation will be very basic, don t expect any comfort Bring a sleeping bag and a sleeping mat. The toilet and showers are provided in a container. The participants will cook from commonresources in a small kitchen.
Location & leisure:
The castle ruin is situated near the village Hrebeny in western Bohemia, not far from the town Sokolov.
Requirements:
We are looking for very motivated volunteers. A motivation letter sent with the application form is strictly required. In the motivation letter please answer to the following questions: 1. What are in your opinion currently the most important problems and challenges (globally, in your country, your region)? Which of them can be solved, which not? In which way could volunteering help in addressing those problems? 2. Do you have experiences in volunteering? In which region and how can you get active/are you active? 3. What can you contribute? Which experiences/skills do you have? Please send also a short CV, pointing out experiences, which could be relevant for the project.
: Help to prepare topics for a big seminar, which will take place in 2012 (includes evaluation of materials, preparation of theoretical information, discussions). The volunteers will also assist with the reconstruction of the castle and maintain the surroundings. Your tasks will include various forms of manual work such as carrying stones, brick work, preparing plaster, plastering and removing and sorting rubble. This part of the work will be physically demanding. Bring warm clothes, working boots and rain-gear.
Accomodation & food:
The accommodation will be very basic; please don t expect any comfort You will sleep in a cottage near the castle in two one common rooms. Take a sleeping bag and a sleeping mat with you. The toilet and showers will be provided in a container. The participants will cook from common resources in a small kitchen. Bring your local recipes.
Location & leisure:
Location: The castle ruin is situated near the village Hrebeny in western Bohemia, not far from thetown Sokolov.Leisure time: You can go hiking in the mountainous countryside, go canoeing, make sport and music or go on a day-trip to some of the famous spa-towns in the region. Take some games, music instruments, flags, films and other items, which are typical for your cultures with you.
« I would recommend participating in a workcamp, especially with VAP, who ensured that I found a project to suit me and provided essential training for me in preparation for my trip. Being part of a workcamp really is a life-changing experience, oh, and it looks great on your CV! »
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