Active Ageing in Slovakia
If you love the idea of being useful and sharing what you know, take a look at an amazing project in the beautiful surroundings at White Carpathians. We offer you a unique volunteer opportunity to do needed work in the local community of Nova Bosaca.
Organized by: Joy’n’Work, o. z.
Partner: Dzogčhen, o.z., Pangaea, o. z.
Date: 5. 9. – 14. 9. 2014
Number: JW 002
Age: people with experience
Number of volunteers: 16
Place: Nová Bošáca, Slovakia
Project location behind the Iron Curtain
This camp will take place in White Carpathians Protected Landscape Area in Slovakia. The wonderful landscape of settlements is situated at the line between Slovakia and Czech republic. It is colorful and full of fine views. The work camp will be located in Nová Bošáca.
Do you like nature? Do you like visiting places with a rich civic activities? Then don’t miss a visit to the beautiful valley in the Biele Karpaty mountains and meet the locals. Bošácka valley is an ideal location for cycling and hiking.
Work
The volunteers will be working in for the local community and civil organizations. Most of the work will consist of landscape design and construction work. According to their possibilities, the volunteers will help with different tasks. The local partner Wangdenling has built a Gompa a meditation hall. Based on historical sources Bošáca valley surrounding the Wangdenling was known in 12th century as the place of Christian hermits – the name Bosaca comes from word Bosonohy – which means barefoot monks.. There’s a magnificent view of the Ling on the Bosaca valley and on the third highest peak of Biele Karpaty – Velky Lopenik, which – according to legend – is built on golden pillars.
The local partner NGO Pangaea works on restitution of traditional regional varieties of fruit trees and practical nature conservation and management. You will help with tree planting, mowing rare orchid meadows, creating small water bodies or building infrastructure for sheep grazing the pastures for endangered butterflies. By building various wooden constructions or planting and trimming lines of shrubs and trees you can create refuges for various insects and nesting sites for birds.
The purpose of this camp is to involve international volunteers with an experience which will help the local community. In this camp, volunteers learn together from each other. In the evenings the volunteers will gather together to share experience and the camp will culminate in a party.
This work camp is a way to enjoy an amazing time in Slovakia, country you don’t know with other international volunteers and to have an incredible experience where participants share their knowledge. So don’t worry if you’re not an experienced builder or garden architect, because the work camp doesn’t require advanced knowledge and it isn’t a competition.
Please note that volunteers need to bring their own sleeping bags to the work camp. The volunteers should also keep in mind that the camp coordinators may shoot a short documentary movie about the project.
Leisure
Joy’n’Work will also organize reasonably-priced weekend excursions to some of the most popular, beautiful areas and natural wonders that Central Europe has to offer. Excursions include unique sights such as mountains, deep woods, hot-springs, national traditions and funky retro tour in a through places of communist past and recent transformation in Bratislava.
Accommodation and Food
Joy’n’Work volunteers stay in a simple hostel in Nová Bošáca. You need to bring your own sleeping bag. Free wireless internet is in the local tavern, but volunteers need to bring their own smartphones or laptops if they would like to connect to it.
Food will be provided for the duration of the work camp and everyone is expected to do his/her fair share of the cooking/cleaning. It would be nice to try new and different dishes, so please remember to bring along recipes from your own countries.
Language
A basic knowledge of English is required for this work camp.
Terminal
Flights arrive at Bratislava International Airport (BTS) or Vienna (VIE).
If you love the idea of being useful and sharing what you know, take a look at an amazing project in the beautiful surroundings at White Carpathians. We offer you a unique volunteer opportunity to do needed work in the local community of Nova Bosaca.
Organized by: Joy’n’Work, o. z.
Partner: Dzogčhen, o.z., Pangaea, o. z.
Date: 5. 9. – 14. 9. 2014
Number: JW 002
Age: people with experience
Number of volunteers: 16
Place: Nová Bošáca, Slovakia
Project location behind the Iron Curtain
This camp will take place in White Carpathians Protected Landscape Area in Slovakia. The wonderful landscape of settlements is situated at the line between Slovakia and Czech republic. It is colorful and full of fine views. The work camp will be located in Nová Bošáca.
Do you like nature? Do you like visiting places with a rich civic activities? Then don’t miss a visit to the beautiful valley in the Biele Karpaty mountains and meet the locals. Bošácka valley is an ideal location for cycling and hiking.
Work
The volunteers will be working in for the local community and civil organizations. Most of the work will consist of landscape design and construction work. According to their possibilities, the volunteers will help with different tasks. The local partner Wangdenling has built a Gompa a meditation hall. Based on historical sources Bošáca valley surrounding the Wangdenling was known in 12th century as the place of Christian hermits – the name Bosaca comes from word Bosonohy – which means barefoot monks.. There’s a magnificent view of the Ling on the Bosaca valley and on the third highest peak of Biele Karpaty – Velky Lopenik, which – according to legend – is built on golden pillars.
The local partner NGO Pangaea works on restitution of traditional regional varieties of fruit trees and practical nature conservation and management. You will help with tree planting, mowing rare orchid meadows, creating small water bodies or building infrastructure for sheep grazing the pastures for endangered butterflies. By building various wooden constructions or planting and trimming lines of shrubs and trees you can create refuges for various insects and nesting sites for birds.
The purpose of this camp is to involve international volunteers with an experience which will help the local community. In this camp, volunteers learn together from each other. In the evenings the volunteers will gather together to share experience and the camp will culminate in a party.
This work camp is a way to enjoy an amazing time in Slovakia, country you don’t know with other international volunteers and to have an incredible experience where participants share their knowledge. So don’t worry if you’re not an experienced builder or garden architect, because the work camp doesn’t require advanced knowledge and it isn’t a competition.
Please note that volunteers need to bring their own sleeping bags to the work camp. The volunteers should also keep in mind that the camp coordinators may shoot a short documentary movie about the project.
Leisure
Joy’n’Work will also organize reasonably-priced weekend excursions to some of the most popular, beautiful areas and natural wonders that Central Europe has to offer. Excursions include unique sights such as mountains, deep woods, hot-springs, national traditions and funky retro tour in a through places of communist past and recent transformation in Bratislava.
Accommodation and Food
Joy’n’Work volunteers stay in a simple hostel in Nová Bošáca. You need to bring your own sleeping bag. Free wireless internet is in the local tavern, but volunteers need to bring their own smartphones or laptops if they would like to connect to it.
Food will be provided for the duration of the work camp and everyone is expected to do his/her fair share of the cooking/cleaning. It would be nice to try new and different dishes, so please remember to bring along recipes from your own countries.
Language
A basic knowledge of English is required for this work camp.
Terminal
Flights arrive at Bratislava International Airport (BTS) or Vienna (VIE).
