📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
NGO 'Nada' creates and implements ecological, cultural, educational as well as sporting activities with the aim to create encouraging environment that will prevent young people from leaving rural areas.
💼 What the programme involves
The aim of this workcamp is the arrangement of a picnic space in the forest and at the coast of the Kusadacko lake, based on the principles of ecology and sustainability of modern architecture. The volunteers will arrange green areas and participate in the development of a conceptual design picnic area around the lake in cooperation with experts from the "Association of Landscape Architects of Serbia". They will also make and renovate furniture in accordance with ecological principles.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers will be accommodated in a hunting lodge 'Jug' in the Mikulja forest, 15 km away from the working place. Transportation will be provided. The object has bathrooms and shower, as well as solar shower. Meals will be prepared by the organizer.
📍 About the location
Eco - educational camp Kusadak I will be held in the monastery complex 'Pinosava'. Kusadak is the village, situated in an oak forest near the small artificial lake (Kusadacko lake) and Smederevska Palanka.
🎒 Leisure activities
The volunteers will be using a pool, as well as football, basketball and volleyball courts in Kusadak. There is also going to be an opportunity to get acquainted with the cultural and historical values of the area, to attend gatherings organized with volunteers and local host population as well as to attend cultural and artistic programs where they can learn about the Serbian customs, traditions, food and culture. The volunteers will, throughout workshops and practical work, learn the basics of landscaping, recycling and making items of environmentally friendly materials.
⚠️ Requirements
Volunteers should be prepared to work outdoors in all weather conditions (dust, high summer temperatures, no shade). Volunteers with painting skills are welcome
ℹ️ Additional information
Airport: Belgrade
Train/Bus station: Kovin