Work will be done at the local Eco Farm and Eco Center, where volunteers will spend time helping with renovation efforts. Participants will also help the organization with a horse race on July 4, helping to install the race obstacles, build tents, distribute posters and clean, amongst other tasks. Besides the horse race, volunteers will take care of the animals (sheep, horses, cows, goats) and will help with the environmental conservation efforts of the local nature protection areas. Volunteers will pick up trash and remove invasive species.Study part: The work camp will be visited by INEX Messenger, who will organize a workshop focused on current events in Europe. The volunteers will prepare Feast of cultures , an international food festival for the local community, and will join the volunteering footprint workshop. Our camps will follow the rules of Sustainability campaign.
Accomodation & food:
Accomodation and food: The volunteers will stay in the local farm house in the farm and will sleep on the beds. the accommodation in tents is possible. The sleeping bag and mat is needed. The centre has fully equipped kitchen, toilets and showers. The volunteers will prepare the food by themselves (breakfasts, dinners) and the lunch will be provided by the local partner. The vegetarian food is possible.
Location & leisure:
location and leisure: The workcamp place is on 3km long Velkolelsky island near the village Zlatna na Ostrove in southern part of Slovakia. The Danube region offers many ways for volunteers to spend their free time. Volunteers can swim, do horseback riding, go birdwatching, fish and kayak. There are also thermal swimming pools in nearby Komarno, Velky Meder and Kolarovo.
Requirements:
remarks: You should bring sleeping bag, warm clothes, raincoat, working clothes and gloves, swimming suit, repellent, pictures and recipes and songs from your home country. Any cultural items will be used at a multicultural evening event.
« I think our work has really opened the eyes of the youth there. I think that, because of our presence, some local youths got the chance to learn about other cultures which they wouldn't have otherwise. »
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