📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The workcamp is organized in co-operation with a local branch of the biggest Czech humanitarian NGO “People in Need” (PiN). The branch is active in Usti nad Labem, a North-Bohemian city with social problems where some areas are socially excluded. There, PiN runs the Social integration program for people who are in difficult situations and cannot solve them on their own. The services provided range from advisory, leisure-time and educational activities for children and youth to the support at school. The workcamps in Usti nad Labem have a very long tradition. This year, the goal is firstly to prepare meaningful free-time activities for children and youth during their holidays and present different cultures to them. Second goal is to help with renovation and organization of a music festival.
💼 What the programme involves
You will work in a several socially excluded neighbourhoods of Usti nad Labem. The main work will be the preparation and realization of creative leisure activities for children and teenagers from the area that have very limited opportunities during summer holidays. The program for children will include trips and outdoor games. Please bring ideas or equipment for games and activities with you. Apart from the activities mentioned, you will do some maintenance works in and around the premises of the PiN or in public space. Additionally you will help with the preparation and organisation of a music festival for a wider public that will take place during the workcamp. Please bring also some working clothes and shoes that can get dirty.
🏠 Accommodation on site
At the newly reconstructed building of PiN. There are several rooms, a bathroom and a kitchen available. Please bring your own sleeping bag and a mat. You will get money to buy food and cook meals on your own.
📍 About the location
Usti nad Labem (city of 100 000 people), Northern Bohemia – in particular three locations of Predlice, Krasne Brezno and Mojzir (areas of the city that have high percentage of socially disadvantaged people)
Study part: Lecture about social exclusion in the Czech Republic, the system of social care and the activities of the hosting NGO PiN. There will be a guided tour around different workplaces of PiN in Usti nad Labem organized for you at the beginning of the workcamp.
Leisure time: Trips to the surrounding countryside (nature-parks, castles, close-by mountains and historical cities). It will be possible to go swimming or enjoy other activities, such as bowling, etc. In the middle of the workcamp a two-day trip will be organized for you. Bring good boots for hiking.
ℹ️ Additional information
Note: A motivation letter sent with the application form is strictly required! The workcamp is suitable for volunteers who are interested in the topic of social exclusion and are happy to spend time with children and teenagers. Creativity, organizational skills and good attitude to teamwork are an advantage. The wokcamp is also open to participants with children.