📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Workcamp takes place in a small village of Hlasnice in the northern Moravia together with the municipality. The village and its citizens are trying to revive places for relaxing and leisure activities i firstly, the community centre with playground and sports equipment and secondly, hiking and cycling paths in the surroundings of the village. Students of Mendel University in Brno created landscape proposals for opening these paths to the public. Since 2016 local volunteers have been preparing the first path in order to create a connection with neighbouring villages. The aim of this workcamp, which is held for the first time, is to help with revitalization of the area around community center, making the paths accessible and to contribute to mutual cultural exchange. Note: Community house is equipped with barrier-free entrance and toilets i project is open to wheelchair users.
💼 What the programme involves
You will renovate a leisure area around the community centre and the path that lies to the north of the village, around 1.5-3 km by walk. The tasks will be manual: renovation of the sports equipment and furniture near the community centre; maintenance of the paths and renovation of the relaxing zones (removing invasive plants, cutting them into smaller pieces and laying on the ground); installation of signs and benches. In case of bad weather you will be cleaning up the attic of the community centre, maintain outdoor furniture (removing of old paints and apply new ones). Bring working clothes and waterproof shoes. Some activities will be physically demanding, some of them less.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Community centre of Hlasnice village i sleeping on mattresses in 1 room with a carpet. Bring your own sleeping bag Several toilets are available, 2 showers are in another building next to the house. You will cook your own meals in a kitchen in the centre from food supplies provided by the organizer. It is forbidden to drink alcohol in the center.
📍 About the location
Hlasnice (215 inhabitants) in the Olomouc region. It is located at 20 km to the west from the city of Olomouc, at the foot of Low Jeseniky Mountains. It is possible that for 1 or 2 days you will work in one of the surrounding villages (according to their interest and needs).Study part: Excursion to the historic town of Sternberk (4km) i castle, monastery, unique exposition of time. We will have at least one meeting with local community as an evening with presentation of various cultures and countries. It is suitable to bring something specific from your country. You will also participate in a discussion workshop with students on the topic of the public space around us, how it is perceived by the locals and by the volunteers.Leisure time: You can use sports equipment in the area of the community centre (football, volleyball, tennis), have a barbecue, go swimming, try horse riding, visit the cities of Sternberk and Olomouc, make a trip to the Jeseniky Mountains and to the Sovinec castle, etc.
⚠️ Requirements
This workcamp is suitable for people who like working in nature, want to take a part in improvement of public space and are interested in discovering rural life in the Czech Republic. Information for allergic people i you can get in touch with blossoming flowers and grasses.
ℹ️ Additional information
open to wheelchair users