Barbele school

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About the project

Barbele school

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

In the beginning of the year 2001 spiritual father Andrejs Mediņš decided to use the ruined castle near Bauska offered by the need for any successful rehabilitation to take a place within a stable environment. The project combines work, spiritual life, and communal living. Father Mediņš has spent time in community Cenacolo in Bosnia Herzegovina, which works with young people who suffers from drug addiction. “The Mountain Blessings community” is based on the Cenacolo community model. The local municipality, other organizations and individuals are helping to run this project. At the present “The Mountain Blessings community” exists for 12 years.

This year NGO "The Mountain's Blessings Community" acts as our partner in the organization of a workcamp. The work of this community is aimed at youngsters who suffer from different addictions and seek for their place in the world. In 2016 our partner bought the building of the former Barbele school to open there a multifunctional education centre.

💼 What the programme involves

Volunteers will work 6 hours a day at the building and territory of the former school which needs to be reconstructed. Their main tasks will include cleaning and helping with renovation of the rooms. Besides, there will be work outside: cutting bushes, cleaning the yard, etc.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Living conditions are very basic. The volunteers will be accommodated in the school building. Toilets and washing facilities will be provided.

🍲 Food

Cooking will be done by volunteers together.

📍 About the location

Work camp will be organised in Barbele, Vecumnieki municipality. The Vecumnieki municipality borders with Iecava, Bauska, Nereta, Ķegums, Baldone and Jaunjelgava municipalities and the Republic of Lithuania. The municipal territory consists of Kurmene, Valle, Bārbele, Skaistkalne, Stelpe and Vecumnieki parishes. The administrative centre of the municipality is Vecumnieki, located 50 km from Rīga and 30 km from Bauska.

🎒 Leisure activities

During the workcamp volunteers will have possibilities to visit different historical places. Moreover, there will be a chance to take part in outdoor education workshops and visit local cultural events.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

YS01

17/04/2017 → 30/04/2017

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Bārbele, Bārbele parish, Bauska Municipality, LV-3905, Latvia

Latvia

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Eastern European Summer Time

Local time: 20:55 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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🗣️ Languages spoken

English Latvian