📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Koning Kevin is a youth organization which envisions the playfull stimulation of a responsible and animated attitude in children and youngsters. Koning Kevin organizes creative activities in different artistic areas like dance, theatre, music, graphics, multimedia and play/games. During the summer Koning Kevin organizes about 40 creative vacations (camps) for children and youngsters till 26years old.
Apart from this, we provide trainings for guides in youth work. Koning Kevin wants to stimulate a society-oriented personality, an awareness of the inter-cultural community and the participation in it. For this the work with international volunteers during the start-up of our summer-program is an asset.
💼 What the programme involves
The volunteers will prepare the castle, the material and the Gers (aka yurts, large Mongolian Nomad tents which are as comfortable as a house).
During the first week the volunteers will stay in a small castle near Leuven and will prepare all the material for the vacations. The second week will be on location in the field where the Ger-vacations will be held. During this week we will build from scratch the Gers in a remote grassland. By the end of the week, there is the opportunity to join an activity day organized around story telling for children by Narrata. The volunteers can enjoy themselves with some rest and observe the fruits of their work or they can animate some children by bringing a story.
🏠 Accommodation on site
During the first week of the project the volunteers will stay in our central base, Heiberg, (http://koningkevin.be/kasteel-heiberg/algemene-informatie). For the second week we’ll stay in the Gers in the rural area. The first Ger might not be ready the first day so then the volunteers will have to sleep in small tents.
📍 About the location
Leuven, Belgium
⚠️ Requirements
- We expect people with an open mind, who are willing to engage in the group and who want to contribute to the project.
- The Gers are made out of horsehair and other natural materials. For this pulling up and living in the Gers is quite unpleasant for people with allergies to one of the materials. When in doubt, please contact us for further information.
ℹ️ Additional information
Sometimes the summer in Belgium can be pretty cold so don't forget to take some warm strong clothes that can get dirty.