Paint the Walls Away

Name: Paint the Walls Away
Start: 2019-08-26
End: 2019-09-09
Location: Mitrovica, Kosovo

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Kosovo Art Art Peace Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

GAIA has been working with many communities throughout Kosovo, promoting peace and social justice with a special emphasis on environmental protection. In the time of Yugoslavia, the city of Mitrovica was known as a melting pot of different cultural influences and it brought together artists and creative individuals of diverse backgrounds. Nowadays the only thing left from that period is a feeling of nostalgia, as the political turbulences of the past 3 decades have turned it into the poorest city with the least opportunities for its citizens. The goal will be creating a safe space for communication and exchange between diverse communities through artistic expression and dialogue. The focus will be put on using visual arts to promote peace and coexistence in public space.

💼 What the programme involves

Volunteers will be involved in activities such as mural painting, clean-up actions, gardening, performance, creative workshops. The work will not be very physically demanding but active participation and willingness to learn is expected. Participants will also have the opportunity to get to know members of Down Syndrome Kosovo (DSK), since we will be sharing their facilities, and take part in and create activities together.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers will be sleeping in tents (2-4 people sharing a tent) in the backyard of the Down Syndrome Center in the city (South) which is also one of our local partners and where GAIA has a working space. There is one shower in the facilities and two toilets. The kitchen of the center will be used for cooking and we will be having meals outside. Please be aware that these facilities will be shared with staff and members of the center. Food will be local and vegetarian, and prepared by camp coordinators and volunteers in shifts. Volunteers need to bring their sleeping bag and mat.

📍 About the location

The workcamp will be taking place in the city of Mitrovica, Kosovo. Kosovo is a country with multiethnic and multicultural backgrounds. The city of Mitrovica is a specific case itself. It used to be known for its mining industry and rich cultural life. After the war in the 90s the city has never been the same again and is suffering a social division of Albanians living in the South of the river Ibar and Serbs living in the North of it. During the workcamp volunteers will be going to both sides for work, visits and leisure.

⚠️ Requirements

Volunteers should be open-minded and respectful towards the political and cultural context of the communities with whom they will be interacting. People from an art and/or humanities background are encouraged to join, however it is not mandatory.

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📅 Available sessions

KS-GAI 4.1

26/08/2019 → 09/09/2019

Closed

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Mitrovica

Kosovo

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Standard Time

Local time: 21:37 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

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📞 Contact us

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+32 2 888 67 13

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🗣️ Languages spoken

English