📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The workcamp is organized in cooperation with the Local Action Group (LAG) Radbuza and the municipality of Kozolupy. LAG Radbuza aims 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 active interaction with the local population and expanding the local population s awareness of the national differences of the individual participants. At this workcamp, you will actively contribute to the achievement of UN SDG11 Sustainable Cities and Communities.
💼 What the programme involves
Work: During their work, participants will focus on four areas. The first is the revitalization of a neglected mu-nicipalitys orchard; the second is the maintenance of public and nursery playgrounds. In the middle of the workcamp (26.8.), participants will help with the preparation of the traditional music festival Rock Summer on Mze and the subsequent cleaning. Lastly, the volunteers will dedicate their working time to landscaping the river island, which is to serve as a relaxation zone for local residents in the future. All work activities will take place within walking distance.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.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation/Food: In the local cultural centre. You will sleep on the floor in one of the halls of the centre on mats, small pillows and blankets will be provided. Toilets and showers are available in the building. There is wifi and a laundry machine. You will prepare breakfast together as a group in a small improvised kitchen (fridge, electric stove, microwave oven, kettle) from provided ingredients, lunch and dinner will be provided in a local restaurant nearby (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. In Kozolupy there is good phone reception, a small shop where you can buy food and hygiene products, a pharmacy and ATM.Leisure time: A guided tour of Pilsen the possibility of choosing specific places to visit (e.g. Pilsen brewery, Pilsen tower, historical monuments of the city, FC Viktoria Pilsen); trips to nature and to the sights of LAG Radbuza (e.g. Chotesov Monastery, the ruins of Buben Castle, the town of Dobrany, the lookout tower Krizovy vrch), swimming in the Hracholusky dam, sports activities in the area of the Kozolupy Cultural Center (football and basketball courts), etc.
ℹ️ Additional information
We are looking for responsible and passionate volunteers who are eager to get to know the local community.