📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The workcamp will take place in Banya (Nova Zagora), a little village situated in the Eastern part of Bulgaria, where is located a small reception center for asylum seekers. The purpose of the workcamp is to spice up the summer of the inhabitants of the center, to promote awareness about the issue of forced migration and to promote the intercultural exchange between the volunteers and the residents of the center.
💼 What the programme involves
The volunteers will organize various workshops, educational and recreation activities for the asylum seekers in the reception center (children, teenagers and adults) like sport activities, games, craft, excursions, etc. They will also discuss together the topics of tolerance and anti-racism in their societies and share their different experience and ideas.
During the weekend there will be no organized activities and the volunteers will be free.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers will stay in a small hotel close to the reception center and they will sleep in double or triple room. Food is provided
📍 About the location
Banya is a small village of about 1500 inhabitants situated in the center-east of Bulgaria in the Nova Zagora municipality. From Sofia it's possible to easly reach Banya by train or bus.
⚠️ Requirements
Open mind, positive attitude and enthusiasm are the most important requirements. Previous experience with kids could be also helpful but is not mandatory.
Proved clean police record required upon arrival.
ℹ️ Additional information
CVS-Bulgaria / www.cvs-bg.org/ is a non-governmental organisation that has been working in the field of international volunteer exchange since 1998 and was officially registered in 2002 as an organisation working in public benefit. CVS-Bulgaria is a branch of the international peace and volunteer-exchange network of Service Civil International (SCI - www.sciint.org) and a full member of South Eastern European Youth Network (SEEYN - www.seeyn.org). CVS-Bulgaria is a part of the Building Bridges working group of SCI since its creation.