📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The goal of the camp is to cultivate the park area of Goli Otok which aims at the revival of the remembrance of all the victims of the political prison. The camp will also promote active engagement in the local community and create an environment of intercultural learning and development of understanding between different cultures. The volunteers will maintain a horticultural garden and a park area close to the former prison and participate in a three-day summer school which will be organized on the island of Rab.
💼 What the programme involves
The volunteers will work approximately 5 hours a day cleaning the fields and green sites of Goli otok:
cleaning trails and pathways (cutting off the unwanted plans hindering passages, raking of the pathways, removal of the cut off/raked waste);
cleaning the area around the demolished barracks;
sorting and removal of waste materials;
Apart from physical work, a series of workshops focused on dealing with the past and social engagement of arts will be organized for the volunteers.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will be accommodated in a camp and they need to bring their own sleeping equipment. Showers and other sanitary facilities for the volunteers will be provided.
One of the daily meals will be provided by the organizer whereas the latter two meals will be prepared by the volunteers themselves organized in kitchen teams.
📍 About the location
Goli Otok and the island of Rab.
ℹ️ Additional information
Travel costs of volunteers will be partially covered by the organizer.