📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The camp will be held in Gracanica, in an alternative educational centre, Imaginatorium, opened by GAIA in October 2016. Today, in Gracanica there is around 2000 Roma, and it is the only municipality with Romani as official language. Daily, our centre offers various classes, workshops and activities for kids. The main idea is to provide space, tools, support and opportunities for youngsters, which will enrich their lives and education and expend their unlimited world views with creativity and imagination. Centre is visited by Roma kids, but it's open for all. By assisting in their education and creating stronger Roma community, we aim to activate youth, break prejudices and stereotypes, reduce barriers between neighbouring communities and play active role in solving environmental questions
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteers will work closely with the participants and support the work of the coordination team by implementing current program of the centre which includes:
- arts and crafts workshops, organizing event, exhibition or similar,
- gardening workshops following permaculture principles,
- music instrument workshops, percussions,
- indoor/outdoor drawing and painting activities,
- recycling and upcycling, collecting material (trash),
- DIY workshops,
- sports and recreation activities,
Volunteers are encouraged to use their knowledge, crafts and skills in order to create their own workshops or activities as part of the program of work camp. Imaginatorium practises many different approaches in education (non-formal, informal, traditional, SOLE approach) and welcomes new,
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will sleep either in tents or in a sharing house nearby Imaginatorium, depends of the weather, so they should bring their sleeping bags and tents. Mattresses will be provided. Toilets, showers and kitchen will be provided. Volunteers will cook for themselves, in kitchen teams.
📍 About the location
Gracanica is a municipality near Prishtina, on the river Gracanka, in Gracanica lake valley. The place is famous about monastery Gracanica from 14th century. There is also very interesting archaeological site Ulpiana from Roman period nearby.
⚠️ Requirements
Volunteers should have some experience in working with kids, be motivated and flexible. People with various interesting and unique skills and talents are always welcome! As it is summer school break kids will be full of energy, so be prepared to invest a lot of your own :).