📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Partner: Association Barlicka (Little crutch) has been working with young people with physical disabilities since 1999 by establishing a centre to help them live independently. The association has been offering: activities in social centre on daily bases; practical school; courses (theatre, dance, music, PC, etc.). Later they also built a centre for mothers and services for elderly people. The workcamps have been organized in Barlicka centre since 2013.
💼 What the programme involves
Work: The volunteers will organize free time activities for young people with disabilities of NGO Barlicka. The centre has been working with people with disabilities for 16 years, trying to help them to live independently. The activities for young people with physical disabilities will be organized during the daily summer camp– summer activities, trips, competitions, games. The volunteers will use the activities of non-formal education to also encourage recycling and energy saving.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation & Food: Lodging will be provided in the centre of the NGO Barlicka on beds. Sleeping bag is needed. Volunteers will be in charge of preparing the food. Vegetarian catering is possible.
📍 About the location
Location and leisure: the camp will be organized in the city of Presov – the 3rd biggest city in Slovakia on the East part. The volunteers can enjoy old historical centre, castles around Presov and the cultural life in the city.
⚠️ Requirements
Attention: MOTIVATION LETTER IS NEEDED
For more info about BARLICKA: http://www.barlicka.com/
Bring sleeping bag, swimming suit, some info, materials and pictures of your country, material which could be used in your workshop with clients, musical instrument to play nice music, some ideas for games with the children, your enthusiasm and smile on your face :)
ℹ️ Additional information
Study Part: The workcamp 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.