📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The EPIC non-profit organization has been cooperating with the village of Hrabušice since 2013 as they both try to influence public policies on employment and social inclusion of marginalized groups as Roma. Their activities, among other, are focused on better understanding and co-existence of Roma and non-Roma inhabitants of the village. The priorities in the cooperation are focused on mobilizing the young people to prepare the activities for the kids. Thanks to these initiatives, the village Hrabusice, located in Nature reserve park Slovak Paradise, was recently involved to large-scale EU driven research project named Local Engagement for Roma Inclusion. We see a big potential and an ideal beginning of how to change the situation by doing the workcamp in Hrabusice for the first time.
💼 What the programme involves
The task of volunteers is to create free-time activities for group of 40 kids in the age of 6-14 years old. The activities will be done in the area of the schoolyard between 9.00-12.00 and 14.30-16.00. The schoolyard is situated in the very centre of the village. The activities are primarily designed for the kids from the Roma part of the village, other kids are also welcomed. There is enough material to prepare the programme for kids and with kids in various disciplines (sport, theatre, music, artistic work) depending on the abilities, skills and interest of the volunteers.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Lodging will be provided in local community centre, a sleeping bag and a mat are needed. The volunteers can use the kitchen and the bathroom facilities. Volunteers will be in charge of preparing dinner and breakfast themselves. The lunch is provided in the canteen together with kids.
📍 About the location
Location and leisure: Hrabusice is the entrance to the “Slovak Paradise”, it is only some kilometres from the Gothic path of historical monuments in Levoca, Spissky Stvrtok. There are many possibilities for free time activities like horse riding, tourism, swimming.
⚠️ Requirements
Attention: MOTIVATION LETTER IS NEEDED. As the volunteers are staying in the local community centre and will work with children, alcohol, cigarettes and other drugs are not allowed.
Bring swimming suit, sleeping bag, some info, materials and pictures of your country, musical instrument to play nice music, some ideas for games with the children, your enthusiasm and smile on your face :)
ℹ️ Additional information
Study Part: The workcamp will be visited by INEX Messenger, who will organize a workshop focused on current events in Europe. The volunteers will prepare "Feast of cultures" - an international food festival for the local community, and will join the “volunteering footprint” workshop. Our camps will follow the rules of Sustainability campaign.