In 2010 YOUTH FOR SMILE start to work on development outdoor education centre. As we are working mainly with outdoor education methods and adventure pedagogic methods it is necessary to have camp place for trainings and seminars. As well our scouting and guiding groups need place for practical learning. In outdoor education centre we are planning to make low and high ropes routs, different tracks for team building and learning scouts and guides arts. Volunteers will help to clean territory of planed outdoor education centre – it is forest and meadow. We have a plan to build as well camp fire place, toilets, educational tracks etc. Cleaning work will be cutting shrubs, cleaning ditch, mow grass etc. During camp volunteers will help as well in renovation our house – build heating system, doing gardening in nearest territory of our house. We made ecological garden. Volunteers will help as well in gardening work.
ACCOMMODATION & FOOD:
Living conditions are very basic. The volunteers are accommodated in the tents. Toilets and washing facilities are provided. Cooking is done by volunteers themselves on camp fire.
LOCATION:
Work camp will be organised in Barbele, Vecumnieki municipality. The Vecumnieki municipality borders with Iecava, Bauska, Nereta, Íegums, Baldone and Jaunjelgava municipalities and the Republic of Lithuania. The municipal territory consists of Kurmene, Valle, Bârbele, Skaistkalne, Stelpe and Vecumnieki parishes. The administrative centre of the municipality is Vecumnieki, located 50 km from Rîga and 30 km from Bauska. The total area is 845,53 km2.
TERMINAL:
Arrival terminals are Riga international airport or Riga international bus station. By request YOUTH FOR SMILE can organize meeting on arrival place. If it is necessary YOUTH FOR SMILE can help in finding for accommodation before and after project.
LEISURE TIME:
During work camp we will have possibilities as well to visit different cultural and historical places. Volunteers will have possibilities to organise intercultural events, etc.
The project “LATVIA * SAUNA * CULTURE” is part of an initiative to promote our culture and teach the community about the way of living in the past. Our biggest treasures are culture and nature and both are still alive. In this project volunteers will help to develop a Culture Park. As sauna is part of our culture we will build a kind of sauna. Volunteers will have the possibility to learn Latvian sauna culture, use of different natural materials in sauna procedures and of course to try Latvian sauna which is connected with culture and nature.
ACCOMMODATION & FOOD:
Living conditions are very basic. The volunteers are accommodated in the tents. Toilets and washing facilities are provided. Cooking is done by volunteers themselves on camp fire.
LOCATION:
Work camp will be organized at Vecumnieki municipality. The Vecumnieki municipality borders with Iecava, Bauska, Nereta, Íegums, Baldone and Jaunjelgava municipalities and the Republic of Lithuania. The municipal territory consists of Kurmene, Valle, Bârbele, Skaistkalne, Stelpe and Vecumnieki parishes. The administrative centre of the municipality is Vecumnieki, located 50 km from Rîga and 30 km from Bauska.
TERMINAL:
Arrival terminals are Riga international airport or Riga international bus station. By request YOUTH FOR SMILE can organize meeting on arrival place. If it is necessary YOUTH FOR SMILE can help in finding for accommodation before and after project.
LEISURE TIME:
During work camp we will have possibilities as well to visit different cultural and historical places. Volunteers will have possibilities to organise intercultural events, etc.
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