📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
he Slatinka Association was established in 1993 as a reaction of citizens to the revival of the dam construction project, which should flood the village of Slatinka and the unique 12 km valley of the meandering Slatina River with the occurrence of biotopes of national and European importance. The mission of the Slatinka Association is to carry out activities in the Slatina River basin, mainly focused on environmental protection and natural values, environmental education and upbringing (especially of children and young people) and increasing public participation in decision-making on projects and documents with an impact on the environment. Since 2005, they have been operating an eco-advice center in Zvolen, which provides advice on solving specific environmental problems in the Zvolen region and ideas for the general public on preventing environmental problems.
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteers will help with cleaning the Slatina River together with residents of the village of Slatinka on Saturday (max. 6 hours) and Sunday (max. 4 hours). The river will be cleaned from boats, banks, and similar locations. The program will include a screening and discussion on the protection of rivers and wetlands with a guest speaker, during which participants will learn to identify the “inhabitants“ of wetlands. Participants will be involved in the Earth Feast through this activity. The individual tasks do not require any special skills.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will be accommodated in a heated building of a former school, which currently serves as an eco-center. Volunteers will have mattresses and beds at their disposal. A garden shower and dry toilets are available. There is no access to running water in the building, local partner will bring drinking water to volunteers. The food will be provided 3 times a day, including at least one hot meal. The meals will be mostly vegetarian. Volunteers will also participate in preparing the meals, who will be divided into so-called kitchen teams. The ingrediences for preparing the meals will be provided by a local partner.
📍 About the location
Slatinka is a small village near Zvolen located in the central part of Slovakia. The village is surrounded by beautiful nature with many hiking trails and tourist opportunities. Volunteers can visit Zvolen, where they will find a castle, historical center and other interesting places.
⚠️ Requirements
IMPORTANT FOR VOLUNTEERS FROM SLOVAKIA - please apply through this page if you live in Slovakia https://inex.sk/aktivity/vikendove-workcampy/, the participation fee for slovak volunteers is 20 EUR
ℹ️ Additional information
sleeping bag, work clothes, strong shoes, work gloves, flashlight and good mood