📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The workcamp is organized in cooperation with the Local Action Group (MAS) Radbuza and the municipality of Kozolupy. The aim of MAS Radbuza is to protect regional values such as well-preserved nature, aesthetic landscape, local culture and healthy environment; and to support citizen initiatives at the local and regional level, including support of small enterprises, housing, education, use of leisure time, etc. The aim of the workcamp is to help the municipality with maintenance of a church and revitalization of orchards. You will also have an opportunity to experience life in the countryside. At this workcamp, you will actively contribute to the achievement of UN SDG11 Sustainable Cities and Communities and UN SDG15 Life on Land.
💼 What the programme involves
You will help to maintain the local church including cleaning statues, washing tiles, sanding benches or painting beams. You will also work in an municipal orchard where you will repair fences, cut old trees and bushes and clean the area. There will be other tasks in the village, depending on the current need. At the end of the workcamp, the village hosts the traditional music festival Rock Summer on Me. Workcamp participants will help with the preparation of this event and subsequent cleaning. All work activities will take place within walking distance.
🏠 Accommodation on site
In the local cultural center. You will sleep in one of the halls of the center on mattresses or gym mats. Please bring your own sleeping bag. There are toilets and showers in the building and also a small improvised kitchen. You will prepare breakfast together as a group, lunch and dinner will be provided in a local restaurant, so you can taste traditional Czech cuisine.
📍 About the location
Location: Kozolupy (1,100 inhabitants) in the Pilsen Region. It is located near the Hracholusky Dam and about 10 km from Pilsen.Leisure: You can go on a trip to Pilsen and visit the famous brewery, go on hike and explore the region (e.g. Chotesov Monastery, a historical town of Dobrany, Krizovy Vrch observation tower), swim in the Hracholusky Dam, or do other sport activities etc.
ℹ️ Additional information
We are looking for responsible and passionate volunteers who are eager to get to know the local community. Bring suitable clothes and shs for work. Bring your favorite recipes and any special ingredients you might need from your home country. Study part: Having discussions with local people and the members of the Local Action Group, organizing a sports tournament with the local community, an international evening focusing on gastronomy, an excursion to the city of Pilsen and the most important monuments of the area.