📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
This workcamp takes place in the town of Nymburk and the small village of Jizbice (Central Bohemia region) in cooperation with the local NGO Center for All. Center for All celebrates this year 18 years of organizing free time activities and summer camps for children and youth with and without disabilities. The activities take place in a reconstructed barn with a beautiful garden in Jizbice and at the headquarters of the organization in Nymburk. The workcamp aims to help the Centre for All to prepare and run a summer camp for people with or without disabilities. At this workcamp, you will actively contribute to the achievement of UN SDG10 Reduced Inequalities.
💼 What the programme involves
Work: The workcamp aims to bring together Czech and international volunteers, people with or without disa-bilities, kids, youth or adults - just all Volunteers will cooperate with Czech assistants and help their fellow campers with disabilities with daily tasks such as dressing, eating, personal hygiene and participation in the camp program. During the camp (12.-20.8.2023), volunteers might work longer hours, nevertheless, there will be enough time for rest and trips before and after the camp.Study part: Volunteers will learn about different types of disabilities. Through their trained campleaders, they will learn how to assist the people in their daily lives. Volunteers will have a chance to learn some basic Czech phrases ( which will be helpful during the camp.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Before and after the camp you will stay in an international scouts centre Tortuga in Nymburk ( in rooms on mattresses in your own sleeping bag. There are 2 bathrooms, a kitchen, a dining room and a big garden. You will prepare your own meals as a group. During the camp in Jizbice, you will sleep on mattresses in big tents in the garden. There is a bathroom with 2 toilets and 3 showers at the campsite. You will eat all together in a barn, all meals will be provided by the local partner (Czech cuisine). Please bring a tent (optional), a sleeping bag, a mat and a torch. WiFi is available.
📍 About the location
Location: Scout centre Tortuga in Nymburk - before and after the camp. Nymburk is a town (15,000 inhabitants) in Central Bohemia, located on the Elbe River, 45 km east of Prague. The historical core of the city with its railway and industrial tradition is a city monument zone. There are supermarkets, ATMs, pharmacies, restaurants and all necessary services. Good phone coverage everywhere. A campsite in the village of Jizbice (8 km from the town of Nymburk) with 380 inhabitants. The campsite in Jizbice is located in a garden with a big barn. There is a playground, a forest and an outdoor swimming pool.Leisure time: Hiking in the surrounding countryside, trip to Prague and nearby cities, swimming in the lake, games, theatre, etc. We will also organize an intercultural evening and volunteers will have an opportunity to present their countries.
ℹ️ Additional information
We are especially looking for outgoing and creative volunteers with good communication skills who enjoy working with children and youth. This year s theme is Survivor. This workcamp is also suitable for volunteers with fewer opportunities under the program Volunteering for All. Alcohol consumption and smoking are prohibited during the camp, during the free time it is allowed for 18 volunteers only under specific conditions and after the agreement with the campleaders.This project is supported by the EU program European Solidarity Corps. Some of the conditions differ from the usual workcamps; there will be detailed info provided after your acceptance. For more info about ESC visit https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en.