📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Vojvodina Environmental Movement (VEM) is one of contact points of YRSVSS involved in sending and hosting volunteers for more than 7 years now. VEM is a nongovernmental organization that aims at creation of sustainable communities, by working on development of environmental protection, ecotourism, youth & 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 special nature reserve 'KoviljPetrovatadin Wetlands'. The activities on the workcamp contribute to raising awareness of the citizens on the importance of conservation of special reservations. This is second year VEM is organizing 'Wetlands Conservation' workcamp.
The volunteers will work on two sites within 'KoviljPetrovaradin Wetlands' 'Old Danube' location, 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 first part of the workcamp, 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. The second part of the workcamp, participants will be accommodated in the wetlands, near the town. Tents, sleeping bags and mats will be provided. There is a wooden cottage for storing food and other necessary things that should be kept under key. There will be also equipment for preparing food (breakfast and dinner will be prepared by volunteers, while lunch will be brought by the organizer).
📍 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.
⚠️ Requirements
Bring clothes suitable for work in nature, including boots and a raincoat, in case of light rain.
🤝 Meeting point
Airport: Belgrade, Budapest
Train/Bus station: Sremski Karlovci
ℹ️ Additional information
Participation fee: 15 EUR (for extra material cost and organization of leisure time trips)