📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The workcamp will be co-organized by the Polish Scouting and Guiding Association (ZHP) which was founded in 1918 and currently is the largest Scouting organization in Poland. It is also one of the largest social and educational associations in the country. We are going to organize a forest summer camp for children and youth coming from Warsaw and neighboring towns. The camp will take place in the amazing region of Masuria called the land of thousand lakes (in the north-eastern Poland). The aim of the camp is to develop the attitude of active citizenship, concern about the nature and social justice among young people and give them opportunity to spend their holidays in the natural surroundings of the Masurian forest, in one of the most beautiful areas of Poland.
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteers will support organization of sport, art and educational activities on ecological topics for the young scouts. They will also help with daily tasks needed at the campsite, like food preparation, cleaning, maintenance of the camping area.We are looking for enthusiastic, nature loving volunteers who are ready to work with youth and children. We would like to encourage young scouts to start speaking English. Please, note that although they learn English at school, most of them will be too shy to use it. For this reason, volunteers should be willing to communicate beyond language barriers, relying also on their creativity and non-verbal communication skills. Artistic skills and your own ideas for activities with young people are greatly welcomeComfortable clothes are necessary
🏠 Accommodation on site
In the forest camp by the lake, in basic conditions, we will all sleep in tents (tents and mattresses will be provided, volunteers should bring their own sleeping bags). There may be some problems with cell phone signal since the area is not urbanized.
📍 About the location
Wydminy near Giycko (Masuria region), direct transport from Warsaw will be organized for volunteers
ℹ️ Additional information
We ask all participants to check with their health insurance provider how to proceed in case of illness or accident. Please remember that the insurance from SCI is not valid during your trip to and from the workcamp and is valid only during the camp period Volunteers from EU must bring their European Health Insurance Card.