Work

1st week Volunteers will be as a role of content creator, learning and seeing Dong Phayayen World heritage site then transform into the contents in any media that volunteer skills to. Using Media content creator theory See here 2nd week Volunteers will present the content in 2 schools. Volunteer will be divided into 4 groups 2 presenters group and 2 recorders group, scheduled to present into 2 schools and recorders group will record while presenter group presenting and will send the recorder into VSA and Unesco. There are 2 school, Baan Krok Luk school and Baan Maab Grad school. The students are from kindergarten to primary 4-12 years old. Volunteer will attend every class to present content to students. Volunteers need to think about how to present to each age students. There might to chance to present in the university students (shedule need to be confirmed)

Partner

Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex. It is a habitat of the highest importance for the conservationof biodiversity. Including the habitats of plant species. and/or animal species that is scientificallyoutstanding or global conservation. Preservation, The heritage site need to be maintenance to preservethe area as much as possible.Promotion, for the sustainable site, the prompting area will support the theorganization and working committee to continue work on the site area.Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex spans 230 km between Ta Phraya National Park on theCambodian border in the east, and Khao Yai National Park in the west. The site is home to more than 800species of fauna, including 112 mammal species (among them two species of gibbon), 392 bird speciesand 200 reptile and amphibian species. Covering 4 provinces Saraburi, Nakhon Ratchasima, Prachin buriand Nakhon Nayok. the national park work with provincial and local community to sustain the site andplannign together to preserve the site and designed the most beneficial for local communities

Location

Khao Yai National Park

Accomodation

1st week Volunteers will stay in the national park accommodation. Share room, Bunk bed, share rest room Breakfast and lunch will be provided. You may have chance to cook dinner (camping stlye). Do not expect strong wifi in the national park There is wifi at the airport and/or you can buy Thai sim card, there are 2 companies, AIS and True 2nd week Participants will be in the house, open space, share one big room together. You will separate in cooking team and cleaning team in each day and prepare Breakfast and Dinner for everyone. Lunch will be provide at the school. There is internet wifi in the house and school 1.3 kms from accommodation to Ban Krogluek School you can go by walk, bike or teacher motorcycle. 27 kms From accommodation to Maab Grad School You will go there by car

Meeting point

MEETING POINT 14:00 on 14th July 2025 At Pak Chong Railway Station HOW TO GET TO Pak Chong Railway Station From Bangkok SUVARNABHUMI AIRPORT Airport to Bang sue (Krung Thep Aphiwat) by Airport Rail link and MRT, see the map Take an airport rail link, get off at Phetburi station. Buy the ticket at Mrt station blue line) (underground) to Bangsue Krung Thep Aphiwat) From Krung Thep Aphiwat to Pak Chong railway station (meeting point) You can buy the online ticket here There are 3 trains to reach there

Descrizione

As a volunteer, you will help build the new barn and contribute to a sustainable project that truly makes an impact. Your tasks may vary from setting up structures and using sustainable materials to creatively designing the space. At the same time, you'll learn new practical skills in a relaxed, informal atmosphere. Collaborating with a motivated group of volunteers provides not only a sense of accomplishment but also unforgettable moments.

Work

‘De heerlijkheid van Heule’, near Kortrijk, is an open ecological farm where young people facing difficult situations can contribute to society through farm work. They do this alongside various volunteers. Small-scale and organic farming is central to this farm. Young people and volunteers can work in the fields (growing and harvesting vegetables), help feed the cows and small livestock, and do chores in the barns. Additionally, the farm also organizes training and after-school support for the young people, and there are two studios for crisis shelter. There's also a communal kitchen, versatile attic spaces, and a woodworking workshop. This summer, they plan to install a solar boiler! Planned tasks: * Installing a solar boiler * Working in the green spaces (garden, farm etc.) on the farm. * Painting walls * Repairing broken things all around the farm

Partner

Bouworde vzw, a non-profit organisation, gives young people the chance to explore the world differently through volunteering work on meaningful social, technical or ecological projects worldwide. By doing so, young people discover other cultures, learn to work together and experience different sorts of inequality in the world. Bouworde wants to offer young people a chance to actively help to build a better world, always in cooperation with local people. We strive for a world in which every person’s rights are respected. Bouworde vzw is an educational organisation for young people. By organising volunteer trips worldwide, we want to broaden their horizon and help them to develop a critical and global mindset. This way we also want to enhance their sense of solidarity.

Location

The location also offers unique opportunities: it's a beautiful place for camping, complete with a campfire area and an oven at your disposal. Dinner can, as much as possible, come fresh from the fields. And after a day of hard work, there's plenty of time to enjoy nature and relax together. After your workday, you can discuss with the group what you would like to do. If you'd like to plan an evening activity with your group, this can be arranged in consultation with the center. Activities are organized within the group on weekends.

Accomodation

Meals are prepared at the center itself. Vegetarian options are available with prior communication to the organization. Additionally, a volunteer is needed to support the cooking team each time.

Requirements

The main work will be done outside. Make sure to bring clothing & shoes that are suited for this work. We strongly support bringing something from your own culture so you can share it with others! There are no experience requirements! Everyone can join. It’s a perfect oppurtunity to learn new skills. You will also get to learn new skills and working with different machinery!

Meeting point

Our volunteers from Belgium travel to Kortrijk station on their own. For our international volunteers, they will probarly travel through the airport of Brussels. If they chose to go by train, they will arrive in Brussels aswell. There are 3 trains each hour that go from Brussels to Kortrijk. The train network in Belgium is hosted by the NMBS. You can buy tickets on their website (https://www.belgiantrain.be/nl), or buy a ticket in the office at the trainstation.

Notes:

N.B. The group of voluntarians might not be heterogeneous and totally international. They might be most of the volunteers from Belgium.

Work

This project is about giving a hand to the music festival "Esperanzah!", which will take place from Friday, July 25th to Sunday, July 27th. Volunteers will work before and after the festival, but will be free during the festival weekend so they can fully enjoy it. Before the festival: volunteers will join the festival's "decoration" team. They will primarily help with the construction and assembly of the scenery and of all the items making the place more beautiful. They will work with wood, metal, fabric, and paint, using screws and tools (screwdrivers, saws, angle grinders, etc.). After the festival, during the last three days of the project, they will participate in the dismantling. This project is for those who love DIY, meeting people, and, of course, music.

Partner

The music festival "Esperanzah!" has been held since 2002. Last year, 27,000 festival-goers attended. Esperanzah! aims to be an alternative and committed festival, which applies the principles of social economy and sustainable development. It aims to contribute, through a cultural approach, to the establishment of a deeply social, united, anti-productivist, ecological, democratic, anti-racist and feminist society. The choice of artists, as well as every aspect of the festival's organization (catering, waste sorting, accessibility, NGOs’ village, annual awareness campaign, plan for the prevention of sexist and sexual violence, etc.) reflect these values. More information and this year's lineup: https://www.esperanzah.be/

Location

The festival takes place in the outdoor spaces surrounding the abbey of Floreffe. Floreffe is a large village 12 minutes by train from the city of Namur, and its abbey is just a half-hour walk from its train station. Volunteers will work during the week and the first Saturday of the project (July 19th) but will be free for the entire duration of the festival, from early afternoon on Friday, July 25th to Sunday, July 27th, so they can fully enjoy the festival. During the workcamp, activities will be organized on certain evenings for all the volunteers preparing the festival. In fact, the volunteers participating in this workcamp won't be the only ones on site! They will have the opportunity to meet and have a drink at the end of the day (at the bar set up especially for them!) with volunteers from another workcamp, as well as with Belgian volunteers and organizers. A BBQ with all the setup teams will also be organized on Sunday, July 20th.

Accomodation

Living conditions will be quite basic. Volunteers will sleep in indoor dormitories. They are asked to bring their own mattress, sleeping bag, and pillow. Showers and toilets are located in the building. For meals, volunteers will benefit from a catering service and are therefore not required to cook their own meals.

Requirements

Daily meetings to explain the day's tasks and technical explanations are held in French, but English translation will always be available. Therefore, speaking French is not required to participate in this project.

Meeting point

Monday the 14th of July at the train station of Floreffe at 5pm. Find your route on: www.belgiantrain.be

Notes:

The first weekend: volunteers will work on Saturday, and will be free on Sunday. They will be invited to participate in a BBQ with all the setup teams on Sunday evening. The second weekend of the project is the festival weekend: volunteers will be free after lunch on Friday to enjoy the festival. There will be no other free days during the project.

Work

Beçin Castle is an early Ottoman Castle on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Volunteers will be helping the professional excavation team will take part in unearthing the history, and also will be helping the environmental arrangement and cleaning of the site, maintenance, basic repairing work, and landscaping. Due to the hot weather in the summer months, excavations usually start at early morning and end between 2 pm and 3 pm. There maybe changes in working program hours. The exact program will be available till the summer season. Due to the hot weather, work starts early in the morning and ends in the afternoon. Precautions such as sun-proof awnings are in place. You are not expected to be experienced in this archaeological study, where you can witness history up close.

Partner

This camp is organized with the official permission of the Ministry of Culture and in cooperation with the Istanbul Civilization University - Beçin Castle Excavation Directorate (Prof. Dr. Kadir Pektas). For more information about Istanbul Civilization University, please visit: https://www.medeniyet.edu.tr/en

Location

Many activities await you in Muğla City, a city with full of touristic, historical and natural beauties. This region, full of ancient Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman heritages that you can visit, is also 45 minutes away from the sea. You can enjoy your free time with the excavation team and volunteers in this region where you can enjoy the sea, sand and sun. Plus, we will have educational workshops for you!

Accomodation

Volunteers will stay in the lodging belonging to the excavation directorate. There is air conditioning in the rooms. There is a toilet, bathroom, kitchen and dining hall. Volunteers can watch the stars on the terrace on dark nights. Breakfasts and dinners will be served at the lodge. Lunches will be served at the house in the excavation area. Volunteers will prepare their meals together with the excavation team.

Requirements

-Passport Copy -Criminal Record (CGC) -Motivational Letter -Tetanus Vaccine

Meeting point

We can meet with volunteers at Milas Bus Terminal or Milas-Bodrum Airport.

Notes:

This area is an official excavation area. Volunteers will participate in this area with the permission of the Ministry of Culture. There may be some precautions and rules for your safety in the excavation area. The historical artifacts that can be found belong to the Republic of Türkiye. Please follow the requirements.

Work

The volunteering tasks focus on ecosystem restoration and include a variety of activities: pruning young trees and managing pine and other native species to accelerate their growth; creating and maintaining access paths for volunteers and visitors; restoring riparian vegetation; building water runoff barriers with local materials to improve soil and water infiltration; and controlling invasive plants like Acacia dealbata, which degrades local ecosystems. Control methods involve pulling small trees and ring barking larger ones. Volunteers will also help with camera trapping, setting up and retrieving cameras to capture wildlife photos and videos, with results shared afterward via email. Additionally, participants will identify and record fauna and flora using the iNaturalist app.

Partner

The work camp aims to unite young people from diverse nationalities, cultures, and backgrounds to enhance biodiversity, restore degraded ecosystems, and improve landscape fire resilience. Activities will take place in an ecologically degraded and sensitive area managed by MONTIS in Carvalhais.Participants, guided by monitors and specialists, will gain skills in nature conservation and ecosystem restoration through a learn by doing approach. Tasks include individual and group activities, fauna workshops, and leisure events to foster intercultural interaction and linguistic learning.Expected nature outputs include improved vegetation growth, habitat conditions, fire resilience, soil quality, and water infiltration, as well as fauna and flora identification recorded on iNaturalist.

Location

The location of the Workcamp is in a remote rural area. Volunteers will camp in Bioparque de Carvalhais (https://bioparque.org). The closest village is 2 km from the camp. MONTIS will have a van available to support the needed transportation. The intervention area distances from the campsite are about 20 minutes walking

Accomodation

Volunteers will be camping. There is a central facility with showers, and WC for women and man, with all basic hygiene facilities. There is another central facility for socializing, with board and card games, and a small bar/shop. The camping site has internet available, as well as outdoor barbecue and eating tables. There is no kitchen or laundry.MONTIS will provide regular meals, with the possibility of vegetarian by request. These include breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack and dinner. Lunch will be served on the field as a packed lunch.

Requirements

be comfortable with walking and physical activity, as there will be at least a total of 45 minutes of walking during each day and 5 hours of physical volunteering work. They should bring their own sleeping bags, comfortable clothes and footwear suitable for mountain and nature working, several changes of clothes (there is no laundry), personal hygiene items, flip flops for bathing, reusable water

Meeting point

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Work

Intervention in the Sotos de Alfaro Nature Reserve. Arboretum area Planting of aromatic plants with root balls. Renovation of the slats with species names with weather-resistant material. Installation of rustic benches with wood from the area. Creation of a butterfly oasis or a hotel for pollinating insects. Work camp in the Nature Reserve will be developed, four hours from Monday to Friday, in the morning from 8,00 to 12,00, to avoid the hotter hours at the cost of getting up early. This schedule allows to leave a small space of time before eating to rest, go to the pool...

Partner

Government of La Rioja. https://www.irj.es/albergues/albergues-2/35-alfaro Moscaventur info@moscaventur.com “Río Alhama” Youth Hostel Miracle Gate Square. Building of the Old Jail. (Edificio de la Antigua Cárcel).- 26540. Alfaro (La Rioja) Contact: Liliana. Telephone number: + 34 652 411 449 Juan: Telephone number: + 34 619 835 061

Location

Alfaro is a Spanish municipality belonging to the autonomous community of La Rioja (Spain). It is located in the east of the province, in La Rioja Baja, being the capital of the region to which it gives its name and the largest municipality in all of La Rioja; it borders the Foral community of Navarra. As of January 1, 2021, it had a population of 9,562 inhabitants according to INE data, being the sixth town with the highest number of inhabitants after Logroño, Calahorra, Arnedo, Haro and Lardero. The Ebro River runs through the north of the municipality, where the Alhama River flows into it after going around Alfaro to the west. Located in the Rioja Baja region, 71 kilometres from Logroño, the municipality is crossed by the Basque-Aragonese motorway (AP-68), the N-232 national road between pK 331 and 344, the N-113 national road (Ágreda-Valtierra) and the regional roads LR-285, which links Rincón del Soto with Corella, LR-287, which connects with Corella, LR-288, which goes to Castejón, and LR-289, which connects with Grávalos.

Accomodation

ACCOMMODATION: Youth Hostel “Río Alhama” https://www.irj.es/albergues/albergues-2/35-alfaro FOOD: Youth Hostel has a chef, who will be the responsible for the realization of lunch and dinner.

Requirements

Young people with social inquisitive who want to learn more about the rural world, getting involved in a community project in a small village of La Rioja.

Meeting point

“Río Alhama” Youth Hostel Miracle Gate Square. Building of the Old Jail. (Edificio de la Antigua Cárcel).- 26540. Alfaro (La Rioja). At the Youth Hostel throughout the day. Confirm your arrival the day before your shift starts, by calling WhatsApp 652 411 449 (Liliana) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Notes:

COMPLEMENTARY ACTIVITIES - LEISURE ACTIVITIES: Weekend get-together in Arnedillo. Thermal pools. Arnedillo via ferrata. Getting to know Alfaro's natural surroundings. Getting to know Riojan culture and gastronomy. Environmental activities and excursions.

Descrizione

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Work

Volunteers and community members will give support and guide community work and building such as mixing cement and plastering. This is an exciting project as we hope to bring some change especially for the centre itself. Volunteers have opportunity to work with different people in the community and interact with children after school.

Partner

Volunteers will be helping in a building project for a SAVWA community center which will cater for the community an volunteers themselves. The building project includes brick making, wall construction at project site and other local activities. We hope to finish the wall for the surrounding center with assistance from community members and well-wishers to the project.

Location

The Weekend is meant to be for free tours that the group can organize by themselves. All our work camps are reserved for cultural nights when each volunteer can present her/his country and culture.

Accomodation

Accommodation will be in a house in Soshanguve. Participants will be required to bring their own sleeping bags. The accommodation has a simple bathroom with shower and there is water. The accommodation place has flushing toilets and do have electricity but should expect normal power cuts lasting to 2 hours on various time slots in the week. (Not every day)

Requirements

Sleeping bag, sun cream, mosquito spray/lotion, sandals, shoes are advisable. Raincoat, light working clothes during working hours and gloves for manual work as well as clothes at night, as it may turn out to be chilly; Torch or flash light and books and stationery for the children even sporting equipment such as soccer balls etc and board games. Qualification of participants: Open minded, ready to interact with other people of different cultural background - Positive attitude - Willing to share his/her experiences - Flexible to live/stay in simple living conditions - Flexible to eat local food - Ready to do academic work on the project and No experience needed at all. Willingness to guide students especially in cultural and arts activities. Some weekends may have excursions with students to different areas of Pretoria.

Meeting point

The work camp participation fee is strictly Euro 260, and this covers simple accommodation, food and project expenses office running/administrative expenses, certificate of participation during the camp, communication prior to, during and after the camp. Please note that this does not include travel expenses to and from the camp, pick up from airport so participants are asked to reserve a small amount of money for transport to the camp and vice-verse. We advise all volunteers to ask for advice from us when they are planning to book their ticket to Pretoria.

Work

Viens t'engager avec d'autres bénévoles pour faire partager au plus grand nombre les cultures du monde! Le festival est un endroit unique pour rencontrer des centaines de danseur·euse·s et chanteur·euse·s folkloriques venu·es du monde entier. Cette année le festival aura lieu du 22 au 27 juillet 2025. Les artistes y présenteront leur danse et leur musique sous forme d'ateliers, de concerts, de cabaret, et de défilés. En coopération avec d'autres bénévoles, tu découvriras l'envers du décor d'un festival et tu participeras activement à son succès ! Avant le festival, tu prendras part à la création des décoration, à l'installation et au montage du festival. Pendant le festival, les missions seront diverses : accueil du public, hébergement des artistes, buvettes, stand de crêpes, ateliers de création, aide aux repas des bénévoles. Après le festival, tu participeras au démontage des équipements. L'atmosphère est toujours chaleureuse et cela sera l'occasion de faire de belles rencontres ! Tu pourras aussi profiter de ton temps libre pour explorer la ville de Gannat, ses paysages naturels, et ses alentours. Come volunteer with others to share the cultures of the world with as many people as possible! The festival is a unique place to meet hundreds of folkloric dancers and singers from around the world. This year, the festival will take place from July 22 to 27, 2025. The artists will present their dance and music through workshops, concerts, cabarets, and parades. Working with other volunteers, you'll discover the behind-the-scenes of a festival and actively contribute to its success! Before the festival, you'll help with creating decorations and setting up the event. During the festival, the tasks will vary: welcoming the public, accommodating the artists, managing the bars, running a crepe stand, and leading creative workshops. After the festival, you'll participate in dismantling the equipment. The atmosphere is always warm, and it’s a great opportunity to meet wonderful people! You’ll also have free time to explore Gannat, its natural landscapes, and the surrounding area.

Partner

Depuis 50 ans, L’Association Nationale Cultures du Monde participe à la promotion et à la sensibilisation au patrimoine culturel immatériel. Chaque année, elle organise le Festival Cultures du Monde à Gannat afin de mettre à l'honneur la diversité des cultures et des patrimoines vivants sur le plan national et international. For 50 years, the National Association of Cultures du Monde (ANCM) has been dedicated to promoting and raising awareness of intangible cultural heritage. Each year, it organizes the World Cultures Festival in Gannat to celebrate the diversity of cultures and living heritage on both a national and international scale.

Location

Le projet se déroule à Gannat, dans le département de l'Allier entre Clermont-Ferrand et Moulins. Pour la 51ème année, la ville accueille le festival Cultures du Monde, festival culturel incontournable de la région ! Les bénévoles pourront découvrir la commune et ses alentours, qui offrent un patrimoine médiéval très riche. The project takes place in Gannat, in the Allier department, between Clermont-Ferrand and Moulins. For the 51st year, the city is hosting the Cultures du Monde festival, an unmissable cultural event in the region! Volunteers will have the opportunity to explore the town and its surroundings, which boast a rich medieval heritage.

Accomodation

Les bénévoles seront logé·e·s sous tentes, sur une partie verdoyante du stade municipal qui leur sera dédié. Les bénévoles auront chacun leur tente et ils auront à disposition un bâtiment avec toutes les commodités. Des espaces en extérieur seront disponibles pour se reposer, échanger et prendre des repas en commun. Au-delà des temps de chantier, les bénévoles participent ensemble à l’organisation de la vie collective. Souvent réparti·e·s en équipes, ils·elles élaborent les menus, participent aux courses, préparent les repas et s’assurent de la propreté des espaces communs. Véritable acteur·ice de ton expérience, tu participeras aussi à la prise de décisions concernant les activités collectives et l’organisation du quotidien ! Volunteers will be accommodated in tents, on a dedicated green area of the municipal stadium. Each volunteer will have their own tent, and they will have access to a building with all amenities. Outdoor spaces will be available for resting, socialising, and shared meals. Beyond the working hours, volunteers come together to organise daily life on the camp. Often divided into teams, they plan menus, help with the shopping, prepare meals, and ensure the cleanliness of shared spaces. Fully involved in shaping your experience, you will also take part in decision-making regarding group activities and daily organization!

Meeting point

Gannat train station - 15/07/2025 - 3pm

Notes:

Rejoindre un chantier international, c’est s’engager dans une expérience collective et humaine unique. En tant qu’organisateur·ice·s, nous nous assurons que tu disposes de tout le nécessaire pour être à l’aise (hébergement, repas, sécurité), et nous veillons à ton bien-être. Nous te proposons des missions accessibles avec un véritable impact pour la communauté locale. En tant que bénévole, tu participeras activement sur les temps de chantier et dans l’organisation de la vie quotidienne avec respect pour les personnes, les lieux, et l’environnement. Ce sera aussi une belle occasion d’apprendre, de partager et de découvrir de nouvelles cultures. Joining an international volunteering workcamp means embarking on a unique collective and human experience. As organisers, we ensure that you have everything you need to feel comfortable—accommodation, meals, and safety—while also looking after your well-being. We offer meaningful and accessible missions that have a real impact on the local community. As a volunteer, you’ll actively take part in the project work and contribute to organizing daily life with respect for people, places, and the environment. It’s also a great opportunity to learn, share, and discover new cultures!

Work

Most of the time volunteers will work at the Jewish cemetery and in the Shakhs synagogue where you will help with the maintenance of outdoor areas (cleaning pavements, weeding, cutting and raking grass, maintaining graveyards, etc.) You will also help with the preparation of the Jewish Culture Festival which takes place in Holesov during the workcamp (moving and installing various equipment for events etc.). The work can sometimes be moderately physically demanding. Please, bring suitable shoes and working clothes. You will also work on the weekend (because of the festival) but you will get enough time off on other days.

Partner

The workcamp is organised in cooperation with Municipal Cultural Center Holesov, a non-profit organization that manages most of the Jewish monuments in the city and organizes the Festival of Jewish Culture. The workcamp takes place in Holesov, a small Moravian town, known for its large pre- second world war Jewish community. There is an important Jewish heritage in Holesov – an old synagogue and also a grave of one of the greatest Jewish scholars - Rabbi Shakh. The goal of this workcamp is to maintain the Jewish cemetery, help with the organization of the festival and learn about Jewish heritage. At this workcamp, you will actively contribute to the achievement of United Nation Sustainable Development Goal 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities.

Location

Location: The project takes place in Holesov (12,000 inhabitants), a historical town located in the south-east of the Czech Republic. It is well known for its important Jewish heritage such as a rare synagogue from the 16th century or Holesov cemetery - an important place of pilgrimage for Jews. There is good phone coverage everywhere around the town, ATMs and pharmacies. Free time: During the free time volunteers can go on a trip to the UNESCO site of Kromeriz, visit the pilgrimage hill of Hostyn or the open-air museum of folk architecture in Rymice. You will also have free entry to all cultural activities organized by the Cultural Center. Study part: You will learn a lot about Jewish culture and its heritage through visiting local monuments and experiencing the Jewish Culture Festival (concerts, performances, films etc.). You will also have a chance to meet the local community during a barbecue or at a traditional lunch with the representatives of the community town.

Accomodation

Volunteers will be accommodated in a house near the workplace, sleeping on matrasses all together in one room. Please, bring a sleeping bag. There are 2 toilets in the acommodation, showers are apart in the castle complex approximately 500 meters from the accommodation. WIFI is not available in the building - only at the synagogue and the castle. Volunteers will cook meals together as a group. If you need to use washing machines, it can be arranged.

Requirements

The extra fee covers costs of the project not covered by public funding (for example support for campleaders, administrative costs of iNEX-SDA). The fee is paid in advance electronically and non-refundable unless proof of severe obstacle (for example illness) is provided.

Meeting point

Timetables may change for summer. We will provide more transport details in infoheet later. Feel free to use our application IDOS for all kind of transport around Czech Republic (buses, trains, public city transport). To have a general knowledge how to ge to the meeting point: From the airport take the trolleybus line number 59 to Nadrazi Veleslavin stop. Change to green metro line A in the direction of Depo Hostivar, get off at “Muzeum” and change to red metro line C in the direction of Letnany, go 1 stop and get off at “Hlavni Nadrazi” stop (main railway station). Take the train R 891 Slovacky Express towards Luhacovice at 13:03 to Hulin, and then change to the train Os 13914 towards Bystrice at 16:04, getting off in Holesov at 16:13. Detailed travel information will be provided in the Info sheet.

Notes:

Requirements: Please beware that the work will take place outdoors and suitable clothes and shoes are needed. We recommend a hat to protect from the sun and a raincoat in case of light rain. Please bring a sleeping bag. We advise you to bring a repellent (protection against ticks). There is a chance of an allergic reaction (working with grass). Notes: Volunteers interested in the Jewish or Moravian culture are especially welcome.

Work

During this workcamp, volunteers will restore 2 public schools and recover forested common areas nearby the chosen school. There will be also activities with Mexican communities and intercultural exchanges.

Partner

Guanajuato’s State Technological and Scientific High school (CECyTEG) is a 41,000+ students community that leads education in Guanajuato by empowering academic participation in all sort of innovative, technological and scientific events and promoting as well social and personal habilities that result in a complete experience of the educational process. CECyTEG has a Youngsters Network (Red de Jóvenes CECyTEG) where students develop leadership abilities such as social, academic, sport and cultural activities. As part of the international CECyTEG Youngsters Network plan, members rearrange all learnt abilities at international experiences like congresses, cultural exchanges with different cultures and workcamps. The main aim of CECyTEG Worldwide Volunteer Chapter Mexico is to improve leadership through long lasting projects and social activities to provide international experiences with Mexican and worldwide communities.

Location

León is the biggest city in Bajio area in Mexico. León has a large leather industry, making shoes, boots, belts, jackets, and other leather accessories for national and international markets. This city hosts important national and international events like “Feria Internacional de León”, Hannover Messe, International Balloon Festival and World Rally Championship and a lot of short time experiences in the city. During the visit, it will be possible to visit areas nearby such historic centre of the city, parks and monuments. There are malls and museums as well to visit during free time.

Accomodation

Volunteers will be staying at a facility provided by CECyTEG Highschool in a well-located place within the city. The facility is equipped with double rooms, several bathrooms, wifi, and recreational areas.

Requirements

This camp is open to everyone who is sensible and open minded. It is crucial for the participants to respect, open to learning and appreciate the conditions of a different culture.