📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Young Researchers of Bor is a non–governmental organization founded in 1976, which gathers youth interested in volunteering, scientific and research work in the natural and social sciences, ecology and protection of the environment. It used to be a branch of YRS-VSS.
www.mibor.rs and https://www.facebook.com/moriek2014/
💼 What the programme involves
The volunteers will work on the renovation and marking of European hiking trail E4 and local touristic trails on the mountains Stol and Veliki Krs, they will renovate a little pond mountain picnic place using sand paper, paint and hand tools for work. Two working days the volunteers will spend in the village of KRIVELJ, where they will work together with the locals on renovation and cleaning of the village. Volunteers will participate in the celebration of the International Youth Day (August 12th) in Bor, International day of the miners (August 6th) and The Day of Brestovacka Banja (17th August). Different visits and excursions will be organized to the local sights, monuments and museums. In the case of bad weather suitable indoor activities will be organized.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers will be accommodated in the mountain hut Stol, 16 km from Bor. Hut has a dining room, a kitchen, toilets and showers. Meals will be provided by the organizers during the workcamp. If someone would like to bring their own tent, there is a suitable place for it. Volunteers will prepare the food themselves with the groceries provided by the organizer. On the arrival day, the first meal provided will be dinner.
📍 About the location
MORIEK– Some like it hot will take place on the mountains Stol and Big Krs and a village Krivelj. Stol and Veliki Krs are mountain chains situated 10-15km from the town Bor. European hiking trail E4 is passing through these mountains and it is the main source for developing rural and mountain ecological tourism in this area. There is a small lake that is perfect for swimming in the summer. The village Krivelj is situated 5km from Bor, on the mountainside of Veliki Krs. Krivelj is known for its rich cultural-artistic tradition, well preserved folk customs and traditions (festivities, fairs, celebrations…). There are many historical monuments nearby.