📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
'Daj mi ruku' is non-profit association founded in 2009 that organizes social and cultural projects in order to improve the quality of life for young people. Having an international group is a good way to demonstrate a positive example and to show how the life in the local community can be improved in a creative way and in short time. Workcamp will be organised in partnership with local association 'Bikovo' and supported by the local community.
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteers will help organize the two country events: 'Village games without borders' and 'Kids' games', which are carried out on the same day. 'Village games without borders' in Bikovo will be organized for the 8th time and involvement of volunteers is going to give international dimension to the games. Activities of volunteers will focus on supporting events: 1) in the technical sense (in collaboration with the project team for the renovation of existing structures of both events, building new structures for the 'Adrenaline park for children' that will remain in the village after the events; and 2) in the program sense (participation and support to the competition). Also, volunteers will help renovate a playground in the local school and to contribute to activities of raising environmental awareness among the local population: mowing grass, clearing weeds, to install trash cans where needed.
🏠 Accommodation on site
on a 'salas' (an old farm estate) located on the edge of village Bikovo, 500m from the village centre. Salas is the authentic old farm house, genuine monument of Vojvodina”™s culture with a large yard, garden and additional units (summer houses, workshops, etc). Volunteers should be prepared for a very basic living conditions, outdoor toilet and solar shower.
🍲 Food
They will be preparing breakfast and dinner while lunch will be prepared with the support of the local population and in a manner which is customary for this village. Vegetarian and vegan food will be provided on request.
📍 About the location
Bikovo is a village in Serbia, in the municipality of Subotica in the North administrative district (near the border with Hungary). It hosts 1,487 inhabitants, mostly Croats, Serbs, Hungarians and Bunjevci (an ethnical minority). The population is mainly engaged in agriculture or employed and working in the near town of Subotica. During leisure time the volunteers will participate in the everyday life with the locals. Visit to Subotica and the international Palic Film Festival will be organised.
🤝 Meeting point
Airport: Belgrade, Budapest
Train/Bus station: Subotica