📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The workcamp takes place in a small town in the Giant Mountains. The local partner is the Centre for environmental education and ethics SEVER. SEVER is focused on practical nature protection and environmental education. They promote responsible behavior towards nature and among people themselves. They cooperate with schools and organize programs for students and teachers. They organize educational and cultural events for the public. A renovated former baroque rectory in Horni Marsov hosts the eco-centre called DOTEK (TOUCH - Tradition, Outdoors and Culture House) which is mostly built using natural materials and where most of the educational programs are taking place. The goal of the workcamp is to help with the operation of DOTEK and with building of a natural garden around.
💼 What the programme involves
The work will be mainly physically demanding. You will participate in three activities: operation of DOTEK – preparation of wood for the winter season (collecting, cutting, storing). This part of the work will be manual and physically demanding. Natural garden - gardening (weeding, building of new flower beds, cutting and raking grass, making insect hotel). Inauguration of the church and a traditional fair celebration in Horni Marsov – you will help with preparation and realization of the event – distribution of flyers, decoration, preparing of activities for the fair. The area of the mountains has quite a cold climate, even in summer and it often rains so it is necessary to have good waterproof shoes, raincoat and warm clothes
🏠 Accommodation on site
In the residential center in the building of the elementary school in Horni Marsov. There are rooms with beds, WC, bathroom, common room and a small kitchen. Please bring your own sleeping bags! Food will be prepared in DOTEK – you will go there for lunch and dinner (it is approximately a 5-minute walk from the school building). You will prepare your own breakfast in the residential centre.
📍 About the location
DOTEK eco-centre. It is located in Horni Marsov (around 1000 inhabitants) in the lower and less visited part of Giant Mountains, Eastern Bohemia. It has a good location for trips and it provides basic services (grocery stores, restaurants, doctor, pharmacy, etc.). It is a mountainous area with a cold climate and beautiful nature.
Study part: Introduction of environmentally friendly operation of DOTEK - supplemented by tips on environmentally friendly operation of a household; introduction of natural garden, its components and functioning - complemented by the use of ingredients from the garden for unusual activities (butter production, processing of flax); introduction of historical and cultural development of the region. During the workcamp there will be 2 cultural events: inauguration of the church and the Fair in Horni Marsov (13th August).
Leisure time: There are many possibilities how to enjoy your free time while discovering the nature and other sights. Besides, Krkonose are very popular for mountain hiking. The highest peak of the Czech Republic, Snezka (1602 m), is situated nearby. It is possible to have an excursion into a rock town or to a fortress.
ℹ️ Additional information
Note: The workcamp is suitable for volunteers who like nature and mountains and are not afraid of manual work. This workcamp is sponsored by Johnson Controls.