📝 Detailed information
💼 What the programme involves
Idrija is famous for its heritage and is today part of UNESCO World Heritage List. Characteristic for the oldest Slovenian mining town are many shaft entrance buildings and miners’ houses where the miners used to work and live. Today, many of those heritage sites are abandoned. Through inclusion of youth and the mobilisation local of community we will bring life back to them!
Idrija Youth Center and Idrija 2020 Association organise a group volunteering activity with the support of the Municipality of Idrija to work on the abandoned Joseph Shaft entrance building and traditional miners’ house Giser. The aim will be to get both locations in better shape (clearing the surroundings, restoring old furniture, planting gardens), to document their heritage and to organise events for the local community. The volunteers will get a chance to know the Slovenian heritage and culture, while through workshops learn about the important principles of heritage revitalisation and traditional crafts.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers will be accommodated at Hostel Idrija that is part of Idrija Youth Center with well-established youth programme. The building is located 5 min walk from the historical town centre. 2- and 3-bed rooms are available, with shared kitchen and bathroom. Access to internet is provided. The amounts of food & pocket money per volunteer are detailed in the infopack. Idrija has hourly bus connections to Ljubljana. Additional support at organizing the transport will be provided individually. The costs of transport are covered – see infopack.
🎒 Leisure activities
Before the start, we will provide the volunteers with the necessary information about transport, health insurance and general information about the country and region. There will be a special on-arrival orientation training that will introduce the volunteers to the planned activities and relevant locations in town. During the activity the group trainings will feature heritage interpretation, restoration and communication trainings with Idrija Youth Center and Idrija 2020 Association team. The options for Youthpass certificate fulfilment will be presented.
⚠️ Requirements
The Participant profil: We are looking for volunteers who are active, creative, innovative, responsible, pro-active and sociable persons that enjoy working with hands, have motivation to renovate, to learn about heritage and its place in youth work and to actively promote it. Some experience in physical work, video production, event organisation, art & music are desirable. The participants must be between 18 and 30 years old. If you are interested, you can contact us through the Office Forms below.
INFOPACK: https://www.id20.si/youthful-heritage-infopack/
CONTACT US HERE: https://forms.office.com/r/tbPBkfaJsy
Deadline: Application deadline: 23/05/2022
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.