📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Town of Paide is often called the Heart of Estonia as it is situated in the very centre of the country. Youth work is the high priority of municipality, and it is implemented through very well developed Paide Open Youth Centre (PANK) which consist of several units. Undoubtedly, the most exciting and popular one is Paide Skatepark. This is indoors skatepark suitable for use at any weather conditions. See photos here https://www.paideank.ee/paide-avatud-noortekeskus-ja-skatepark/ruumid/?ggt_4094=Siseskatepark#pid=1 and https://www.facebook.com/PaideANK/
This summer, youth workers together with local young people plan to make light renovation and decoration work in the rooms of the Park and invite international volunteers to help out. Since work will involve murals painting volunteers with creative vision and artistic skills are especially welcome!
💼 What the programme involves
It will be manual work involving some light renovation of the rooms, a lot of painting, including creating graffiti. The work will be mainly indoors, but there will be a possibility of doing some cleaning and tidying up outdoors around the centre. The working day is 5-6 hours. Work will be done under supervision of local youth workers and together with a group of local youngsters.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will stay in the rooms of Paide Youth Center. Beds, bed sheets, blankets and pillows are provided. Toilets and showers are available. And you can try Estonian sauna! There is x-box, board games, billiard, table tennis, facilities for watching movies, etc. It is also possible to use skateboard, scooters and roller skates in the skate park.
Volunteers will be cooking themselves. There is well equipped kitchen in the youth centre and all ingredients for cooking will be provided by the host. Please let us know if you have any allergies or special food requirements.
📍 About the location
Location
The workcamp will take place right in the centre of Paide, which is a small town situated in the middle of Estonia. It has total area of 10 sq km and the population over 8 000 people. Paide is the capital of the County. It is known for its historical castle built in XIII century. But first and most of all it is a very nice tipical Estonian town of comfortable size providing many interesting possiblities for various activities and discoveries. Many famous Estonians were born in Paide. Among them world recognised composer Arvo Pärt. Distance from Tallinn to Paide is 77 km. It is very easy to reach it by public bus. More information to be found here https://visitjarva.ee/paide-on-vaike-puust-linn/?lang=en
Leisure time
There is a plenty of possibilities for active leisure time in the youth centre which is designed to provide meaningful activities for young people aged 7 to 26. And there are many interesting things to see and to do in the city of Paide and smaller villages around. Sihgtseeing in the town and around will be offered by local youngsters and youth workers. Swimming in the local lake, hiking in the natural area around town, doing sport and many other fun activities are possible.