The work will be manual. The volunteers will work on the farm, mainly repairing fences, making hay, cleaning, and weeding the herb garden. The volunteers will collect herbs from the surrounding meadows, which will then be used for the production of herbal teas. On April 30th a small festival of typical fruit products, Oskeruse , will take place. The volunteers will help with the technical preparations of the event (I.E., putting up stands, cleaning up afterwards).
Accomodation & food:
You will be accommodated in the In-Klub -building in the very centre of the village. Volunteers will need to bring their own sleeping bags and sleeping mats. Two small bathrooms are available. Volunteers will prepare their meals together i a small kitchen is available in the living area. Bring your national recipes.
Location & leisure:
Trips to the countryside and to folklore events, visits to touristic sights in the surrounding towns and villages, and an educational cycling trip around the region will take place. The volunteers will experience Easter time in the Czech Republic.
Requirements:
The volunteers will have the opportunity to learn more about local products, local farming, the history and natural potential of the region. They will participate in the Oskeruse festival.
The volunteers will perform two different kinds of manual work. Firstly, they will be helping on the organic farm (planting, watering, weeding) and care for a garden. Secondly, they will maintain the area of the community and do some minor construction and renovation works (f.e. building a wall, cleaning, cutting grass, reparations, embellishments). Bring good working gear and boots.Study part: Lectures about the Camphill movement, anthroposophy and organic farming. Visit to the nearby Terezin Memorial at the sight of the former concentration camp for Jews i the Terezin Ghetto. Workshops on different handicraft techniques will be organized for you.
Accomodation & food:
In a big hall on mattresses. Bring a sleeping bag. One shower with hot water will be available. The volunteers will prepare their meals on their own.
Location & leisure:
You can make trips to the surrounding towns, go hiking in the nearby hills, swim in the river just behind the centre, have boat trips, do sport activities, visit cultural events in the near by cities...
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.
The work takes place outdoors, mainly in an archaeological open-air museum. Help with the construction of new buildings for the open-air museum, archaeological exploration (diggings), help with the organization of local cultural events and participating in them, other manual work according to the current needs of museum.Study part: Excursion to the Great Moravian Empire Monument in Stare Mesto, which offers an exhibition documenting this important era of Czech history, lecture by PhD. Ludek Galuska on life in the Great Moravian Empire.
Accomodation & food:
In the community house on mattresses, bring your sleeping bag The volunteers will cook together from common resources.
Location & leisure:
Village Modra, near the small town of Velehrad and about 6km from Uherske Hradiste
The volunteers will perform two different kinds of work: Firstly they will work with children and youth with autism and other disabilities (general assistance, organization of activities for the children, going with them on walks outside the centre etc.). The children will arrive at the second week of the project. Secondly the group will help with do practical manual tasks indoors and outdoors: gardening, putting up tents and teepees, prepare the barn for the arrival of the children (moving furniture, cleaning, decorating, creating games and activities). Bring clothes with you that can get dirty You will need clothes for all kind of weather (raingear and waterproof working boots).Study part: Excursions to castles, visit an artist blacksmith and a school for children with handicaps and special needs.
Accomodation & food:
Basic accommodation in tents or in a barn. Please bring a sleeping bag. You will help with preparing the food.
Location & leisure:
Visit the spa town Podebrady, trips to the surrounding countryside, swimming.
The volunteers work in the amazing monastery of Broumov and in its garden (repairing a wall, maintaining the area, cleaning, gardening etc.). They will also help to document the state of signs on a natural trail and do manual nature protection works in a protected forest. Finally the group will help to prepare and clean several churches in the region for a series of classical concerts, which are going to take place there during the whole summer. Study part: Learn more about the past and present development of the region. Visit the monastery and its garden. A guided tour through the local brewery is possible.
Accomodation & food:
In a house belonging to the local theatre in Broumov. There are beds and blankets, no sleeping bag or sleeping mat is needed. A common room, a shower, a small kitchen and several toilets are available. The groups prepare their own meals from common resources. If you wish, you can sleep one day in the romantic garden of the monastery i please bring a sleeping bag and a sleeping mat.
Location & leisure:
Location: In and around the town Broumov i the centre of the Broumovsko region.Leisure time: There is really a lot to do and see in Broumovsko. You can go swimming, make trips to the famous sandstone rocks of Adrspassko-Teplice and visit one of the many caves and other natural sites there. Broumov and the surrounding cities are worth a visit as well (museums, historical sits). You are also invited to visit a Beatles-Revival and other cultural events in the monastery garden.
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.
Volunteers will help with the preservation of the castle ruins (work with wood, sort and move stones and other materials, brick, clean, plaster, build walls, assist with archaeological work...). Additionally they will help with to prepare cultural events, work in the kitchen and do general maintenance tasks. You work even if it s raining, so bring good boots and rain gear.Study part: workshops, lectures by experts and excursions to the surrounding area according to the interest of participants.
Accomodation & food:
: In tents or in a very simple wooden hut. Take a warm sleeping bag and a sleeping mat The volunteers will help to prepare the meals. At the project place, there are only dry toilets. Water for washing is taken from a well about 2 km from the castle ruin. A shower is provided only 2 or 3 times a week at the swimming pool in the town of Korycany, which is 4 km away. The living conditions are very basic - please don t expect any comfort and be aware that you will not be able to wash yourself every day The project is a good choice for people who are fond of the medieval way of living and are not afraid of hard manual work.
Location & leisure:
Location: Castle Cimburk, 4 km from Korycany, Southern MoraviaLeisure time: Trips to the surrounding countryside, visiting nearby historical towns and monuments (Kromeriz i UNESCO town, monastery Velehrad, castle Buchlov), get to know traditional Moravian music and much more.
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