Lăzăreni - workcamp

Name: Lăzăreni - workcamp
Start: 2026-06-01
End: 2028-12-31
Location: Bicăcel, Romania

Code: 0bbe54be-fb78-11f0-8b4c-fa163ef8d720 Copied

Romania Education Environment Education Environment +1 Permanent

About the project

Lăzăreni - workcamp

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Our partner assciation is an independent cultural
organization focused on experimental theatre, community-based arts, non-formal
education and social engagement. Our work combines artistic creation, theatre
practices, sustainability, democratic participation and community involvement, mainly in
rural and semi-rural contexts.
This project will attract volunteers who are interested in alternative cultural spaces,
collective living, arts as a tool for social change, ecology, community life and
meaningful hands-on experiences. Volunteers will be part of a creative, open-minded
and international environment, where learning happens through practice, dialogue and
shared responsibility.
The association manages an activity center in the rural area with a vast space where
renovation projects are underway, such as the Zen garden which includes mini
terracing, flower planting, greening, gardening, animal husbandry, space management
with various outdoor maintenance tasks, such as space reconversion, cleaning, event
preparation.

💼 What the programme involves

Volunteers will be involved in a mix of practical, educational and creative tasks, such
as:
Community work and maintenance of cultural and outdoor spaces
Basic permaculture and ecological activities (gardening, planting, composting)
Preparation of events open to the local community
Helping with daily collective life (cooking, cleaning, organizing shared spaces)
Reconversions of outsoor spaces like Zen Garden
Volunteers participate in the organization's ongoing projects, they will do what needs to
be done at that time, being in the rural area, we depend on nature, there are seasons
when it is appropriate to work in the garden, others when we renovate the yard, not
being able to say in advance what exactly we will do, possibly a few weeks in advance.
The association manages an activity center in the rural area with a vast space where
renovation projects are underway, such as the Zen garden which includes mini
terracing, flower planting, ecology, gardening, animal care, space management with various maintenance tasks for the exterior, such as space reconversion, cleaning,
event preparation. The agreement between us must respect the host organization, the
dignity of the projects, the rights of the members of the organization both ways.

On average, a volunteer works 24–30 hours a week.

🏠 Accommodation on site

We offer shared accommodation in common sleeping spaces in wooden houses
maximum 7 persons in one house, single beds in a semi-isolated area, in nature.
The living conditions are basic but comfortable and suitable for a volunteer camp
experience. There are more wooden houses, each of them has 3 rooms and 1 shared
bathroom, single beds, outside semi-closed common kitchen and terrace. The
accommodation is in the rural area, next to a forest, surrounded by nature, 25 km away
from the closest city.

We can accommodate between 15 and 25 volunteers at the same time.

🍲 Food

We can provide three meals per day and snacks only two menu option: universal food
or vegetarian standard, but also the option of giving access to the kitchen and
volunteers cook themselves using their own food supplies.

📍 About the location

The volunteers should be aware of the living conditions, accommodation in a small
village, in rural areas which is semi-isolated are difficult if they are use to live in big
cities. The weather can be tricky, it can be rainy days and then is a lot of mud and
increase humidity because we are next to the forrest. At night can be cold, we don t
have air conditioning in the houses, so it can be also hot in the summer. Because we
are in nature, there can be insects, bugs, allergic people should be careful, there are
forrest animals, birds, farm animals that sometimes can be seen next to the
accomodations. Sometimes animals can die for natural causes and we can not control
that. The village has no social places like coffe or restaurant, there is only a grocery
store, pharmacy and medical office.

⚠️ Requirements

We are looking for volunteers who are:
Motivated and open-minded
Interested in arts, culture, community life and sustainability
Willing to live and work in a collective and simple environment
Physically able to participate in light to moderate outdoor activities
Willing to live in a countryside in a small village, adventure style

A short motivation letter is appreciated in order to better understand the
volunteer’s interests and expectations.

🤝 Meeting point

Volunteers are expected to arrive at the accommodation, we will give specific
intructions. They can use shared taxis or local buses from Oradea. To Oradea there are
more option: plane, bus, train.

ℹ️ Additional information

Minimum duration: 7 days
Maximum duration: 14 days

Participation for 1 week:

255€/ per person: includes accommodation, materials, and coordinator guide

332€/ per person: includes accommodation, 3 meals, materials, and coordinator guide

Participation for 2 week:

430€/ per person: includes accommodation, materials, and coordinator guide

584€/ per person: includes accommodation, 3 meals, materials, and coordinator guide

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.