• ABROAD

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  WORKCAMPS

• ■	MID AND LONG TERM VOLUNTEERING

• ■	EUROPEAN VOLUNTARY SERVICE

• IN CZECH

• ■	WORKCAMPS IN CZECH REPUBLIC

Bridges to nature

The programme is based on co-operation with authorities of protected areas, centres of ecological education and ecological farms. Its main focus is to preserve the environment and to promote a responsible, environmentally friendly and a sustainable lifestyle. Most of the work takes place outdoors and includes renovation of tourist trails, fitting tourist information boards, planting trees, attending to farm animals, scything protected meadows, taking care of public areas and gardening. The programme includes seminars and discussions on ecological education issues, alternative energy sources, landscape protection and principles of a sustainable lifestyle in the Czech Republic. Besides promoting a respectful approach to the environment, the programme focuses on traditional handicrafts and improving the volunteers' field knowledge and technical skills. The programme also offers an opportunity to experience the life and work in an Ashram centre (a centre for yoga and lifestyle).

One to another

This programme is designed to provide help in social care. Its main focus is to support communities and centres that work with and take care of the handicapped, both adults and children, children with special needs and learning difficulties, senior citizens in difficult life situations, drug addicts and former drug users. The general objective of these centres is to help their clients re-integrate into the society. Primarily the programme involves manual work building or maintaining the centres´ facilities. However, we consider it very important that the volunteers integrate into the everyday life of the centre or community and closely interact with the clients. Therefore we expect and accept extremely motivated people, preferably with previous experience in social work to take part in this programme.

Meeting in the countryside

This programme is based on projects focusing on helping small communities and on developing longterm co-operation between and within these communities. Volunteers will be involved in the daily life of a small community or an NGO and experience Czech rural lifestyle while working for the benefit of the community. Combining manual work with art workshops (traditional local handicrafts), seminars, trips, excursions and games, volunteers will get an insight into the issue of rural sustainability. The programme strongly promotes interaction between the volunteers and the local community. Locals are invited to join in the camp seminars and activities to raise their awareness of different issues and to get a new perspective on the community management and environmental care.

Hands and history

The programme promotes co-operation in the field of protection, care and documentation of historically significant locations. These include public places and minor architectural monuments in the countryside such as crosses, sculptures or monuments. We also maintain pilgrim roads, and the crosses and monuments alongside. We focus on the revitalisation and commemoration of our cultural heritage and on raising awareness of our traditions. Volunteers will get familiar with the daily problems connected with the protection and maintenance of these sites. This programme as well as the MEETING IN THE COUNTRYSIDE programme focuses on promoting a modest lifestyle, respect for our cultural heritage, taking care of the environment and the principles of a sustainable lifestyle.