📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Partner: Social center Integra provides care for clients - children and adults with heavy mental and physical disabilities and in lots of cases also for people with inhibited senses. Most of the clients are on wheelchairs and are visiting the centre on daily, weekly or annual bases. The volunteers in the centre are breaking down the routine of the clients and employees. The workcamps have been organized together with Integra since 2005. The clients are looking forward to the workcamp and the volunteers.
💼 What the programme involves
Work: The volunteers will organize free time activities (e.g. workshops, trips to the lake, games, an evening theatre etc.) for mentally and physically disabled. The activities for them will be creative, musical, rhythmic, sport or other workshops. The ideas for the activities are invented and created by the volunteers who want to help in social integration. The camp is THE event of the year in the life of youngsters with disabilities and the whole Integra centre.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Lodging will be provided directly in the building of Integra centre. Sleeping bag is needed. Volunteers will be in charge of preparing dinners by themselves, breakfast and lunch will be eaten together with the youngsters in the cafeteria. Vegetarian catering is possible.
📍 About the location
The capital of Slovakia – Bratislava is situated in south-western part of Slovakia next to the border with Austria and Hungary. It has a fascinating history and culture, magnificent Old Town, picturesque castle on a hill just above the city, and – last but not least – the night life has a lot to offer too ;)
⚠️ Requirements
Bring sleeping bag, swimming suit, some info, materials and pictures of your country, material which you could use in your workshop for clients, musical instrument to play nice music, some ideas for games with the children and youngsters, your enthusiasm and smile on your face :)
Attention: MOTIVATION LETTER IS NEEDED
For more info about INTEGRA: www.dsssintegra.sk
ℹ️ Additional information
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.