📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Vojvodina Environmental Movement (VEM) is one of the contact points of YRSVSS involved in sending and hosting volunteers for more than 7 years now. VEM is a nongovernmental organization that aims at the creation of sustainable communities, by working on development of environmental protection, ecotourism, youth and volunteer programmes.
💼 What the programme involves
The aim of the workcamp is to enhance the ecotourism offer of Sremski Karlovci, by developing the infrastructure for realization of ecotourism programmes and increasing the visibility of areas within the special nature reserve 'KoviljPetrovaradin Wetlands'. The activities on the workcamp contribute to raising awareness on the importance of conservation of special nature reserves. This is the second year VEM is organizing 'Wetlands Conservation' workcamp.
The volunteers will work on two sites within 'KoviljPetrovaradin Wetlands' 'Old Danube' location, cutting and removing the invasive plants, creating walking paths and cleaning the area, and 'Kurjacka greda' location, painting the wooden infrastructure, setting up educational materials.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteers will be accommodated in a youth center 'Eco Center Radulovacki' (ekoloskicentar.org), with beds (sheets and pillows), shared bathrooms, working spaces and WiFi included. Lunch will be served in a restaurant, while breakfast and dinner will be prepared by volunteers in the center.
📍 About the location
Sremski Karlovci is situated on the slopes of the Fruska Gora mountain, just by the river Danube, in the region of Vojvodina, North Serbia. It is a small, picturesque town with rich past and represents the centre of the Serbian culture and history. It is the place of the oldest Serbian high school and the oldest Serbian theological school, together with the Chappell of Peace (place of peace treaty between the Ottoman Empire and the Holy alliance, famous for the first usage of the 'round table' in history). During the leisure time we can offer guided tours around the town, hikes to the Fruska Gora mountain and a visit to Novi Sad, the second largest city in Serbia.
During the workcamp, participants will gain knowledge about biodiversity of ''KoviljPetrovatadin Wetlands', through workshops about the flora and fauna of the nature reserve. In addition, they will acquire practical skills to maintain the potential of ecotourism sites. They will have the opportunity to participate in workshops on the concepts of sustainable development, protection from fire and floods, and first aid.