📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
This workcamp is organized in cooperation with Nova Lhota, a small Moravian village located in the White Carpathian Mountains on the Slovak border. The village runs an eco-centre and is very active in environmental activities and education. In the village, herbal tea blends from local types of herbs are produced. The workcamp aims to involve volunteers in collecting herbs and fruits, getting to know the local culture and nature, and maintaining the public spaces, greenery and valuable flowery meadows. At this workcamp, you will actively contribute to the achievement of UN SDG11 Sustainable Cities and Communities and UN SDG15 Life on Land.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation will be provided in a tourist hostel in Nova Lhota. You will sleep in rooms on bunk beds with duvets and pillows. There are 5 rooms (2 x four-bedroom, 2 x six-bedroom, 1 x eight-bedroom). There are bathrooms, a dining room with a fully equipped kitchen, WIFI, a washing machine and relaxing spaces in front and behind the building. For two days you will stay at a farm in Travicna and sleep in a natural wooden cottage or the open air. Thus, bring a mat and a sleeping bag. You will cook for yourself in cooking teams from provided ingredients.
🎒 Leisure activities
You will learn how to differentiate various kinds of herbs and about local traditions, products, the history and the natural potential of the region. You will have a chance to get involved in the local eco-centre activities. Part of the workcamp is a trip to the forest natural garden Salas Travicna in Tvarozna Lhota, where the participants will visit the museum of “oskoruse”(the local wild fruit) and local folk culture.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profile: Please read the conditions before you apply: https://www.inexsda.cz/en/faq-esc/ This workcamp is suitable for volunteers who like nature and learning about the environment and local traditions. The project encourages applicants with fewer opportunities, especially of social, economic or geographic disadvantage to join international volunteering project. People with physical impairments are advised to consult with us first to see if we can provide them with the support they need.
Deadline: Application deadline: 31/05/2023
ℹ️ Additional information
Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass:https://www.youthpass.eu/en/
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label. The Quality Label certifies that the organisation is able to run projects in compliance with the principles and objectives of the European Solidarity Corps.