📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Julinka is an association with more than 20 members who are actively working towards promotion of active citizenship, volunteering, ecology, tourism and the preservation of cultural heritage. Some of the association's activities include the organization of the One World Festival, craft day, prevention of erosion, etc. The aim of this workcamp is to draw attention to the problem of desiccation of landscape, and to show a possible way to promote water retention in the soil, inspire locals and motivate them to join voluntary ecological activities. It also aims at promoting community life and offering the local community the opportunity to meet all the volunteers, learn about their cultures and practice other languages. In this workcamp, you are actively working for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of Sustainable Cities and Communities (UN SDG11) and Life on Land (UN SDG15).
💼 What the programme involves
The work will mainly consist of manual activities in nature. You will manually dig holes to make water pools, work in the forest (cleaning paths and roads for better access), clean the surroundings of a pond or a riverbed. You will also help on a local biofarm. The new school year will start at the beginning of September, so you will have a chance to meet local school children and prepare some presentations and activities about your country and culture. Bring something special from home which could be suitable for such an activity (games, music, pictures, etc.).Study part: There are some field trips planned for volunteers to get to know the protected landscape area Broumovsko, especially the rock towns but also some Baroque buildings. There will be a possibility to have a discussion with a local ecologist about water retention, with an ornithologist, with a historian or with organic farmers about various topics. If conditions allow, we might organise a regional/international food evening to enhance the interaction of the volunteers with the local community, so please bring with you your favourite national/regional recipes (and possibly some specific ingredients that might not be available locally).
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers will stay in a lodge in Police nad Metuji. There is one big room with beds (bedsheets provided, but bring a sleeping bag), bathroom, toilets and kitchen. You will prepare your own meals as a group, sometimes you will bring your lunch with you. Please bring a lunchbox and a sleeping bag.
📍 About the location
Police nad Metuji and the surroundings, in the Northeast of Bohemia. The town has approximatively 4000 inhabitants, it is located in the protected landscape area Broumovsko. The work will take place both in the town and in its surroundings. Leisure time: You will be able to explore the area through all kinds of activities such as rock climbing, cycling, walking, sightseeing, bathe in ponds/swimming pools. There is a swimming pool, a theatre, a cinema, pubs and shops in the town. We can go to a concert, movies, debate with guests if covid-related circumstances allow.
ℹ️ Additional information
Please note that this is a Czech speaking workcamp. You will spend a lot of time outdoors so you can get into contact with different kinds of plants, herbs, pollen and insects. Work can be physically demanding. We encourage you to bring your own bike if you can.