You will prepare the pasture for the horses and build fences around it. The work is manual and will include especially: cleaning the area, the disposal of brushes, making fires and putting up posts.Study part: During the workcamp plenty of non-formal educational activities will be planned, for example excursions, lectures, trips, workshops, international evenings and events with local children. An international evening with a press conference will be held in a suitable location in one of the surrounding communities, during which you will have the opportunity to present your culture and your reasons for volunteering. During the workcamp, you will be able to meet with children and young people from the local partner s target group (children from the neighbourhood, from children s homes, from a nearby Roma community and the inmates of an educational institution for young people). You will be able to do activities together with the children and possibly prepare a joint presentation. You will also have the opportunity to join a workshop on communicating with horses, horse training, and horse riding.
Accomodation & food:
You will be accommodated in a simple brick house. The building has hot water, a shower and a kitchen. It is important to bring your own sleeping bag with you You will cook together with the group using common resources in your lodgings.
Location & leisure:
The tiny village of Chmelistna (near Nepomysl), in the district of Louny, in the northwestern part of the Czech RepublicLeisure Time: Horseback riding, hiking in the countryside, making music and other activities around a campfire, etc. For those interested, a two-day overnight hiking expedition in the countryside could be organised. (As the transport possibilities in the region are very limited, please note, that it will most likely not be possible to visit bigger cities during the workcamp).
Requirements:
Smoking is forbidden in the project s buildings, vegetarians are very welcome. The project is not suitable for volunteers with allergies (pollen, animal dander, insect stings ...)
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