📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Our organization has been active in Bercel since 2016, in this disadvantaged region, but rich in natural resources, as a representative of the eco-conscious generation starting new life in the countryside. Our goal is to create a clean, livable and vibrant countryside through our presence and programs. Our activities so far have focused on environmental rehabilitation, community development and ecological cultivation of small gardens along with an environmentally conscious approach. At the same time, it is also extremely important for us to protect the community –forming and cultural heritage: the preservation and transmission of livable human and cultural values. To this end, we have taken part in organizing and carrying out recreational, artistic, nature and environmental events, programs, lectures and exhibitions in the local context. On these occasions, we provided opportunities for local people in the countryside and the proximity to nature to find each other through community cultural traditions, manufactures, crafting, and gastronomy activities. Artisanal and traditional processing of locally grown raw materials. Our programs are implemented in the spirit of environmental awareness, sustainable eco-conscious values and tradition preservation. Through our projects and programs, we can show you how to leave the smallest possible ecological footprint of volunteer simplicity to leave the next generation a more sustainable environment. https://www.facebook.com/Bercelszeg/
💼 What the programme involves
The need of this workcamp is to offer a good program in summer for the disadvantaged local people like the children, elderly and people with disabilities from the Rehabilitation Institute, and we need volunteers to create the conditions (e.g. preparing food, cleaning, transporting, frame work) and coordinate the craft programs, help our team, work with children and with the other participants during the creative activities.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will be accommodated in a shared apartment in the village, it is in progress to find the suitable house. Food provided three times a day, at least one hot meal. Meals: vegetarian and vegan.
📍 About the location
We are living in a village with 2000 inhabitants, it’s a dynamically evolving settlement: kinder garden, elementary school, good healthcare, pharmacy, bakery, little shops. The program will take place in the local community center (House of culture), in case of good weather in the yard under a tilt. There are many hiking opportunities nearby (Szanda –castle, Andesit columns, Csobánkapuszta where is a hippi community, cycling, horse riding, playing ping-pong etc.). There is nearby a The volunteers can join to the families of the local small-community: playing with children, celebrate together, make some music, singing together, have fun next to the bonefire, or do works around the house.
⚠️ Requirements
Experience regarding the work with children, elderly and people with mental disabilities, experience in some handicraft activities, like felting, claying etc., at least good English or little Hungarian is a requirement for this camp. Please send us a motivation letter explaining why you would like to participate and what experiences of yours you think are relevant for this particular activity.
