REPUBLICA CHECA 2008

SDA 101 Tvarozna Lhota I 21/04-05/05 ENVI VOLS 8+1
Lo: Village lies in White Carpathian (Bile Karpaty mountains) in South Moravia border region – region with strong traditional feelings and habits. There are Protected landscape area around which protect cultural landscape with mosaics of meadows and forests. In village itself INEX-SDA has South Moravian Centre(IN Klub) which run some projects for landscape and local people.
W: picking up herbs for infusion production (local NGO product – herbal teas), terrain work outdoors in children educational and tourist centre in a village vicinity, preparation for the opening of the local rural centre “salas Travicna” for the new season.
A/F: Inklub- INEX – SDA branch in the village, sleeping bag and light mat needed. Cooking together, small kitchen available in the Inklub.
Leisure activities: Trips in nature, folklore-cultural events.

SDA 102 KOSTELECKE HORKY I 07/07 – 23/07 ENVI/RENO VOLs 12+2
Lo: Kostelecke Horky in Eastern Bohemia is a small village with about 150 inhabitants situated in the rolling landscape between Divoka and Ticha Orlice rivers. It is situated in North Eastern Bohemia, not far from the town Hradec Kralove, 6 km from the important railway junction Chocen. You will help local NGO INEX – SDA Kostelecke Horky.
W: Outdoors – cleaning the forest, tree planting, various spring works in the garden. Be prepared to work in all types of weather.
A/F: Basic in a former village school (bathroom, hot water available), sleeping bag needed. Cooking together from local and common resources in a school kitchen.
Leisure activities: Traditional folklore event – “burning of witches” (1.5), possibility to participate at theatre performance, bring your music instruments.

SDA 103 SVOJSIN 02/06-14/06 RENO/ENVI VOLS: 10+2
Lo: Svojsin is an ancient village located in Western Bohemia 40km west from world capital of beer Pilsen (Plzen). This  village was founded in the 12th century during the first colonisation of low settled regions in Bohemia. This region has a very long and striking history. Czech, German and Jewish people were living here for centuries. But many things changed during and after the Second World War.
W: Renovation of castle park and courtyard, cutting off invasive plants,cleaning works in area of castle court and sounding works in basement of castle  help in castle park in Svojsin.
A/F: In chateau, bring your sleeping bag and light mat. Meals will be partly prepared, partly made by participants.
Note: See pictures on www.svojsin.cz

SDA 104 mezno 15/06 – 29/06 reno/envi vols 6+2
LO: The little village called Mezno lies about 70 km south from Prague. There are about 250 people living in Mezno and attached villages. Volunteers will have a chance to experience the life in an average Czech village. The purpose of this camp is to bring “the world to Mezno”.
W: Volunteers will help with cultivation of public places in Mezno and surrounded villages and with organization of two local events: “The kid’s day 2008” .
A/F: In a local “firehouse”. Take your sleeping bag and light mat. Breakfasts and dinners will be made by volunteers themselves, lunches will be provided in a local restaurant.
Leisure: Since volunteers will, above all, work manually, there will be some leisure program provided in the afternoon. So bring any ideas how to fulfil your free time and prepare some presentation about your country which you will present among locals and other volunteers. Also some trips to surrounding towns and sightseeing places will be made.

SDA 105 MODRA 30/06 – 11/07 ARCH/CONS VOLs 10+2
Lo: The traditional viniculture village in Southern Moravia, near the Velehrad town, 6km from the Uherske Hradiste town.
W: Work outdoors in archeological skansen (digs), construction of a historical museum of Slovanian houses from wood, bushes, hay and other natural materials. Manual help with cultural events
Seminars, meetings: Craftsmen handy making traditional products, meeting with experts in rural and countryside revitalisation, local folklore etc.
A/F: Basic in community house, take your sleeping bag and light mat! Common cooking from local resources.

SDA 106 PRCICE I 14/07 - 28/07 reno/envi/art VOLs 8+2
Lo: The little town of Sedlec-Prcice lies in the valley called Cesky Meran, between the towns Tachov and Benesov. A new infocentrum with a gallery, a regional museum and a relaxation garden called Atelier Prcice was opened here last year.
W: Volunteers will help with the reconstructions, paintings and cleaning of the Atelier. They will also work on the relaxation garden (e.g. planting trees).
A/F: In the Atelier which is situated just in the centre of the town. Take your sleeping bag and light mat. Breakfasts and dinners will be made by volunteers themselves. Lunches in a restaurant.
Leisure activities: Trips to castles of Konopiste, Vrchotovy Janovice, historical towns of Tabor and Pisek, horse farm, outdoor museum Vysoký Chlumec.

SDA 107 HACZKO 26/07 – 10/08 reno/art VOLS 6+2
Lo: Small village Skalice nad Svitavou about 35km north from Brno, Capital of Moravia. Nearest town is Boskovice with beautiful countryside and rich history.
W: Volunteers will help to construct and decorate Haczko. It is a loft of an ancient mill in the village used for teenagers to spend their leasure time and to organise some events for public.
A/F: In the mill, cooking together from common resources. Take your sleeping bag.
Leisure activities: trips in the area (caves, castles, ruins, nature sightseens), collective discussions, parties and lectures with local people.
Note: Special competences are not recomanded, fancy for wood working and reconstructions are welcomed.

SDA 108 DYSINA 11/08 – 26/08 MANU/ENVI/CULT VOLS 8+2
L: Little village of Dysina in western Bohemia near the city of Pilsen.
W: Manual work on village public spaces and park, at the end of workcamp will be folk - culture festival in the village, volunteers will help with technical organization.
A/FVolunteers will be  accommodated in the school and meals will be served in the school canteen. Take your sleeping bag.

SDA 109 TVAROZNA LHOTA II 16/7 – 30/7 ENVI vols 8+1
Lo: White Carpatian village (Bile Karpaty) in South Moravia border region – region with strong traditional feelings and customs.
W: manual work outdoors - help in a farm construction, help with activities for public on the farm, picking of herbs for a local herbal tea.
Leisure activities: Trips in nature,  folklore-cultural events.
A/F: Inklub - INEX – SDA branch in the village, take your sleeping bag and light mat! Cooking together, small kitchen available

SDA 110 TvaroZNA lhota III 06/09 – 24/09 ENVI/CONS vols 8+1
L: Village lies in White Carpathian (Bile Karpaty mountains) in South Moravia border region – region with strong traditional feelings and habits. There are Protected landscape area around which protect cultural landscape with mosaics of meadows and forests. In village itself INEX-SDA has South Moravian Centre (IN Klub) which run some projects for landscape and local people.
W: herb collection, collection of special local berries for making tea and local brandy. Terrain work on outdoors children centre (farm with sheep).
A/F: Inklub- INEX – SDA branch in the village, take your sleeping bag and light mat! Cooking together, small kitchen available in the Inklub.
Leisure activities: Trips, cultura

SDA 111           KOSTELECKE HORKY II 31/08 – 12/09    ENVI/CONS VOLS 8+2
Lo: Kostelecke Horky in Eastern Bohemia is a small village with about 150 inhabitants situated in the rolling landscape between Divoka and Ticha Orlice rivers. It is situated in North Eastern Bohemia, not far from the town Hradec Kralove, 6 km from the important railway junction Chocen. You will help local NGO INEX – SDA Kostelecke Horky.
W: Autumn gardening, collecting of fruits and preparing products (apple juice). Work for village benefit: cleaning public areas, wood making for winter, reconstruction work in a Centre.

A/F: Basic in a former village school (bathroom, hot water available), sleeping bag needed. Cooking together from local and common resources in a school kitchen.

SDA 201 HARTENBERG ARCHEO 14/06 – 28/06 RENO/ARCH VOLS 14+2
L: Ruin of castle Hartenberg, neglected castle park, river, forest, fairly tale valley. Area rich in interesting animals and plants. The amazing history of the castle goes back to the 13th century, current sad state of the castle is the result of eviction of the Sudeten German inhabitants and of the communist bad will (castle was several times set on fire on purpose). The castle is near town of Sokolov in Western Bohemia.
W: Archaeological work is at the beginning by now but it shows interesting situations and valuable artefacts. Volunteers will make exploring coil and some prepare works. They will work under the expert lead of local archaeological institution. This will be first archaeological workcamp on Hartenberg castle. The work is rather hard.
: In the castle area in tents, near by a river. Take your sleeping bag and light mat. Participants will cook from common resources (bought food) in the kitchen.
Seminars, meetings: Possibility to meet deputies, to meet people from Nature Protection Association, from Czech NGO’s. Opportunity to meet Czech-German (Sudeten) questions.

SDA 202 hartenberg I 28/06 – 12/07 RENO/hist VOLS 16+2
Lo Ruin of castle Hartenberg, neglected castle park, river, forest, fairly tale valley. Area rich in interesting animals and plants. The amazing history of the castle goes back to the 13th century, current sad state of the castle is the result of eviction of the Sudeten German inhabitants and of the communist bad will (castle was several times set on fire on purpose). The castle is near town of Sokolov in Western Bohemia.
W: Work within the castle area: removing rubble and stones within the castle site, arranging of the paths and castle environment. Demanding manual work.
A/F: In the castle area in tents, near by a river. Take your sleeping bag and light mat. Participants will cook from common resources (bought food) in the kitchen.
Seminars, meetings: Possibility to meet deputies, to meet people from Nature Protection Association, from Czech NGO’s. Opportunity to meet Czech German (Sudeten) questions.

SDA 203 BECOV 07/07-19/07 ENVI/RENO VOLS 10+2
L: Historical town Becov and its big castle lies on the river Tepla in the natural preserved area Sladkovsky forest. The nearest big town is Sokolov in West of Bohemia.
W: Terrain arrangements of watch-out place, work in forest, cutting invasive plants, arranging of the paths and castle environment, a bit of archaeology digs.
A/F:In the youth dormitory. The meals will be partly served in a canteen, partly prepared by the volunteers from the common resources in the dorm kitchen.

SDA 204 MALSE CASTLES 09/07- 20/07 RENO/ARCH VOLS 12+2
Lo: In the South of Bohemia in Kaplice region historic ruins of castles around the Malse river are situated. The location is the “gate” of Novohradske mountains and the nearest big city is Ceske Budejovice.
W: Installation of collection of stones for the renovation of the castles, transportation of heavy stones from sondes, deep a few of metres,  archaeological research.  Take good terrain shoos! The work is physically hard .
A/F: in pavilion, take your sleeping bag! Washing is possible just in a river. Cooking together from common resources in the kitchen of the base.
Leisure activities: Visiting different castles in the neighbourhood, natural reservations, Ceský Krumlov-UNESCO town, rafting.

SDA 205 HARTENBERG II 12/07-26/07 RENO/HIST VOLS 16+2
Lo Ruin of castle Hartenberg, neglected castle park, river, forest, fairly tale valley. Area rich in interesting animals and plants. The amazing history of the castle goes back to the 13th century, current sad state of the castle is the result of eviction of the Sudeten German inhabitants and of the communist bad will (castle was several times set on fire on purpose). The castle is near Sokolov in Western Bohemia.
W: Work within the castle area: removing rubble and stones within the castle site, arranging of the paths and castle environment. Demanding manual work.
A/F: In the castle area in tents, near by a river. Take your sleeping bag and light mat. Participants will cook from common resources (bought food) in the kitchen
Seminars, meetings: Possibility to meet deputies, to meet people from Nature Protection Association, from Czech NGO’s. Opportunity to meet Czech-German (Sudeten) questions.
Note: See more info about the camp on http://hartenberg.jinak.cz

SDA 206 HARTENBERG ART 19/07-09/08 ART/HIST VOLS 16+2
Lo Ruin of castle Hartenberg, neglected castle park, river, forest, fairly tale valley. Area rich in interesting animals and plants. The amazing history of the castle goes back to the 13th century, current sad state of the castle is the result of eviction of the Sudeten German inhabitants and of the communist bad will (castle was several times set on fire on purpose). The castle is near Sokolov in Western Bohemia.
W: Last year there was first art workcamp on Hartenberg, group of volunteers worked on drawing- documentation of castle and surrounding. This collection of drawings will be published at websites one month before this year’s workcamp together with the description of this year theme and description of tools needed. This project is recommended to art feeling volunteers.
A/F: In the castle area in tents, near by a river. Take your sleeping bag and light mat. Participants will cook from common resources (bought food) in the kitchen.
Seminars, meetings: Possibility to meet deputies, to meet people from Nature Protection Association, from Czech NGO’s. Opportunity to meet Czech-German (Sudetten) questions.

SDA  207 KYNZVART 21/07-01/08 RENO/ENVI VOLS 12+2
Lo: Famous castle Kynzvart (Zamek Kynzvart) in 19th century belonged to the councillor Metternich. You will find the castle in westernmost corner of the Czech Republic - region of Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad), district of Cheb, in the so-called "spa triangle" Karlovy Vary - Marianske Lazne - Frantiskovy Lazne, at the town of Lazne Kynzvart, about 11 km from Marianske Lazne (Marienbad). Around castle there is a charming park. The amazing history of the castle goes back to the 13th century.
W: Work within the castle park, revitalisation of a park brook, cleaning of historical stairs, repairs of and old green house, cutting out invasive plants, removing wood after the calamity.
A/F: In the castle area in a house. Take your sleeping bag and light mat. Bathroom and small kitchen available.
 

SDA 208 GRABSTEJN 20/07-02/08 RENO/hist VOLS 10+2
Lo Castle Grabstejn is situated near a small town called Chotyne, in the north of the country. There is a special area for the training of military dogs under the castle. Stay in the castle is quite romantic.
W Work is manual! Volunteers will work 7 hours per day in the castle park. Cutting and removing of the invasive vegetation within the castle park, cleaning, arranging of the park paths, building work. Less work in castle itself.
A/F: In the castle, equipment and conditions are simple and just basic. It is necessary to bring a sleeping bag, light mat and own eating set! Volunteers will cook for themselves.
Note: You can check out the web sites of the castle on: www.grabstejn.info

SDA 209 HOLESOV 27/07-10/08 CULT/RENO VOLS 8+2
Lo: Small Moravian town Holesov with huge pre-war Jewish community destroyed during WW II.
W: Within former Jewish cemetery, removing of invasive plants and bushes, cleaning of the spot, help with technical preparation of the festival of Jewish culture in Holesov.
A/F: In an old smith house in Holesov, sleeping bag and light mat necessary. Cooking partly together from common sources, partly meals ready.
Seminars: Debates with Jewish community members, prospects of current Jewish culture and community.
Note: Project is realised in co-operation with Federation of Jewish Communities of CR. Volunteers interested in the Jewish culture issue are welcomed.

SDA 210 HARTENBERG III 02/08-16/08 RENO/HIST VOLS 16+2
Lo: Ruin of castle Hartenberg, neglected castle park, river, forest, fairly tale valley. Area rich in interesting animals and plants. The amazing history of the castle goes back to the 13th century, current sad state of the castle is the result of eviction of the Sudeten German inhabitants and of the communist bad will (castle was several times set on fire on purpose). The castle is near Sokolov in Western Bohemia.
W: Work within the castle area: removing rubble and stones within the castle site, arranging of the paths and castle environment. Demanding manual work.
A/F: In the castle area in tents, near by a river. Take your sleeping bag and light mat. Participants will cook from common resources (bought food) in the kitchen.
Seminars, meetings: Possibility to meet deputies, to meet people from Nature Protection Association, from Czech NGO’s. Opportunity to meet Czech-German (Sudeten) questions.

SDA 211 HARTENBERG IV 16/08-30/08 RENO/HIST VOLS 16+2
Lo: Ruin of castle Hartenberg, neglected castle park, river, forest, fairly tale valley. Area rich in interesting animals and plants. The amazing history of the castle goes back to the 13th century, current sad state of the castle is the result of eviction of the Sudeten German inhabitants and of the communist bad will (castle was several times set on fire on purpose. The castle is near Sokolov in Western Bohemia.
W: work within the castle area: removing rubble and stones within the castle site, arranging of the paths and castle environment. Demanding manual work.
A/F: In the castle area in tents, near by a river. Take your sleeping bag and light mat,participants will cook from common resources (bought food) in the kitchen
Seminars, meetings: Possibility to meet deputies, to meet people from Nature Protection Association, from Czech NGO’s. Opportunity to meet Czech-German (Sudeten) questions.

SDA 212 CIMBURK II 16/08 – 05/09 RENO/arch VOLS 12+2
Lo: The Cimburk castle is situated 4 km from the small town Korycany (Southern Moravia, Kromeriz district). It is almost lost in the forest of Chriby mountains, quite far away from civilization. The castle was founded in the 14th century and abandoned in 1705. Now you can find only ruins which form a significant dominant feature in the lovely countryside.
W: You will help with securing castle static. The kind of work is various: clearing walls from vegetation, building walls of stones, painting, auxiliary building activities, sorting archaeological material.
A/F: Right in the castle bastion (take your sleeping bag). Cooking together from common resources. The shower is procured at nearby swimming pool (2 km).
Leisure activities: Trips to surrounding countryside, visiting of nearby historical monuments (Velehrad monastery, Buchlov castle), rock climbing.

Note: We are working even if it’s raining. Accommodation is rather uncomfortable. Good choice for people, who are fond of medieval kind of living.

SDA 301 skola hrou 28/06-13/07 kids/EDU/manu VOLS 10+1
Lo: : Small village Skalice nad Svitavou about 35 km north from Brno, Capital of Moravia. Nearest town is Boskovice with a beautiful countryside (Moravian Karst with wonderful caves and abyss Machocha) and rich history.
W: Volunteers will spend the time with a group of children or teenagers to help them in learning English language by playing some games and conversations.
A/F: In a reconstructed mill, cooking together from common resources. Take your sleeping bag.
Leisure activities: Trips in the area (caves, castles, nature sightseeing), collective discussions, playing games with locals.
Note: Experiences with children highly recommended. Motivation letter is required.

SDA 302 lipanka 30/06-12/07 kids VOLS 3+1
Lo: Children summer camp is organized in Lipova Lazne (small mountain spa) near Jesenik town, Eastern Bohemia. Good connection by train and bus from Prague. Children program includes hypotherapy, massage, breathing therapy in the caves.
W: Work has two parts: work with children – Help with organisation of children leisure. Participants will be included into the children program, help with program preparation. Second type of work: manual help in the camp garden (gardening), work on the camp centre building – painting, cleaning, according to the current need.
A/Fin the camp centre within the children’s camp, take your sleeping bag. Boarding together with children.
Note: For non-smokers preferably. Motivation letter is required! Preferably volunteers with interest in work with children and gardening.

SDA 303 lipanka 13/07-26/07 kids VOLS 3+1
Lo Children summer camp is organized in Lipova Lazne (small mountain spa) near Jesenik town, Eastern Bohemia. Good connection by train and bus from Prague. Children program includes hypotherapy, massage, breathing therapy in the caves.
W: Work has two parts: work with children – Help with organisation of children leisure. Participants will be included into the children program, help with program preparation. Second type of work: manual help in the camp garden (gardening), work on the camp centre building – painting, cleaning, according to the current need.
Accomodation and board: in the camp centre within the children’s camp, take your sleeping bag. Boarding together with children.
Note: For non-smokers preferably. Motivation letter is required! Preferably volunteers with interest in work with children and gardening.

SDA 304 ASRAM 04/08-17/08 ENVI/YOGA VOLS 12+2
Lo: Association “Yoga in daily life” has it’s base in a little village of Strilky in Southern Moravia near the town of Kromeriz.
W: Volunteers will live and work in the Yoga Centrum in a castle. Mainly they will work in the park and outside surroundings of the castle, e.g. gardening and cleaning.
Motivation letter is required.
A/F: In the castle, vegetarian food only. Please notice that drugs and alcohol are strictly forbidden. Take your sleeping bag.
Seminars, meetings: For those who are interested in Yoga, in the particular system "Yoga in Daily Life". Trips, swimming in nearby quarries, singing, camp fires.

SDA 305 USTI NAD LABEM 04/08-17/08 RENO/KIDS VOLS 10+2
Lo: Usti nad Labem is a big town in North - West Bohemia on the river Elbe where a big Gypsy minority lives. Living together with white majority leads in some cases to social troubles.
Co-operation: Foundation “Clovek v tisni” (“People in Need”)
W: Reconstruction of the Community Centre and organising leisure time for Gypsy children, singing, drawing, trips. Weekend trip with children to sand rocks.
A/F: Volunteers will stay in a big room in the Community centre. They will prepare meals for themselves or will be boarded in Gypsy families.
Seminars: Learning about minority problems in the Czech Republic
Note: Motivation letter is strictly required!

SDA 401 ctyrlistek 23/06-04/07 ENVI VOLS 6+2
Lo Centre for ecological education in Zlin town, South Moravian part of the country.
W: In a Landscape protected area, making the birds little wooden houses, springs and little rivers cleaning, outdoor environmental work. Bring rubber boots along with you.
A/F: In the club house, part of the gym space available, kitchen and bathroom available. Sleeping bag and a light mat are necessary.
Leisure: Hiking in a beautiful landscape and protected area, visit in a eco-farm, famous spa Luhacovice. Meetings the students, interactive lectures about ecology, games, fire and drums evenings

SDA 402 VYSOKE VESELI 01/07 – 15/07 ENVI VOLS 8+2
Lo In rural area in territory a few of villages :Vysoké Veselí, Sběři, Kozojedy, Češov a Volanice. All villages are situated in area od region Hradec Kralove and and south part of Jicin region.(about 110 km from Prague to east)
W: denotation of the nature trail, installing of the information boards, clearing place around the churých, (all is easy work suitaible for girls and boys J)
A/F: school in  Vysoke Veseli or Kozojedy. Meal will be prepared by participants in pastorate of locale church.
Leisure activities: trips in nature,  visit cultural monument Cešovské Valy (giant ancienit walls with ramparts 12 metres high ), In Vysoké Veselý there are a lot of monuments like renaissance house, church of Saint. Mikulas Toletinsky visutiny natural monument Vesely Háj, which is significant habitat of Natura 2000 system, tec
„to be confirmed“

SDA 403 PILGRIMAGE IN KRUSNE HORY 05/07 – 19/07 ENVI VOLS 10+2
Lo: naturalistic  pilgrimage workcamp to a few of basements in Krusne mountains.
W: volunteers will be help with determination and addition of animal and plant species , analysis of soil pits,
A/F: accommodation in tents or simply managed spaces. Sleeping bag and mat  are necessary. meals will be prepared by participants.
Language: English –very good knowledge
Note: for young people who are oriented for help in biotope disabled by emissions.

SDA 404 cesky kras 07/07- 19/07 envi VOLS 8+2
Lo: Landscape protected area Cesky Kras in a Central Bohemia. Limestone base forming considerable part of geological structure, is broken by karsts canyons and gorges and drilled-through by caves. On the hillsides, it bears oak groves with uniquely varied herb layer. Besides landscape and aesthetic qualities, this area is also of big natural-science importance. And it was natural scientists of all people who started to call it Czech Karst.
W: In protected areas, mowing grass, marking trails for tourists, terrain arrangements, black camping place cleaning, rubbish collecting, work in a forest. Be prepared to work in any type of weather, even in rain! Take water-proof clothes and boots.
A/F: Basic accommodation in a cottage, no running water – necessary to bring drinking and washing water. Sleeping bag and light mat is necessary. Common cooking.
Leisure activities: Many trips and hiking in surrounding, castle Karlstejn, caves, lakes, muzeum of the area.

SDA 405 prachov 03/08-17/08 ENVI VOLS 7+1
Lo: Museum of Nature in a Landscape Protected Area Czech Paradise (Cesky raj) in Eastern Bohemia.
W: In a museum and its surrounding: garden and water tank for frogs arrangements, painting, hey making in a orchid meadows, terrain arrangements
Board & accommodation: Tourist hostel with normal equipment, you don’t need to bring your sleeping bag. Boarding in a close restaurant.
Leisure: Trips to the Paradise nature – sand rocks, castles, swimming, debates on an ecological topics.

SDA 406 palava 16/08 – 31/08 envi/kids VOLS 10+2
Lo: Centre for Ecological Education Palava, nearest historic town Mikulov right on a border with Austria. Famous Moravian wine region. Palava is one of the most beautiful natural protected area in Czech Republic.
W: Cleaning the meadows from invasive plants in protected areas, terrain arrangements on a natural educational trail, activity for tourists, eco-leisure activity for children in a children camp (only few days).
A/F: In a building of CHKO ( Protected Natural Area ), take your sleeping bag and light mat. Common cooking.
Leisure activities: 1.9 is European night of flitter mouse – you will take part in this event. Many trips and hiking in surrounding, UNESCO landscape monument Lednice-Valtice area.

SDA 407 nova zeme 25/08-12/09 ENVI VOLS 15+2
Lo. The camp is organised in co-operation with the association NOVA ZEME (New Land), which has already implemented many summer activities in this abandoned (nearest village 11 km far) but exceptionally beautiful, hilly area of Cesky les (The Czech Forest) near the western border of our country. The NOVA ZEME association is Czech partner of  European organisation Eurosolar (www.eurosolar.org). The camp lies near Tachov, an old town with the population of about 10 000 inhabitants, but the camp place is totally isolated from civilisation.
W: Pruning trees and bushes, mowing grass, fence building, wood preparation, care for the camp place.
A/F: In Tee-pees (Indian tents with a fire place in the middle) on wooden pads. Good sleeping bag is necessary (nights are cold, in the morning there could be a temperature around 0°C), blanket or carry mat, too (! but for your comfort it’s useful to bring two old sheets which you sew together and then can be filled with hay). Washing is possible just in a small “bath”, which was made in a small stream near the camp =  very cold water. Strictly only vegetarian food and we will prepare it ourselves. The eating set is necessary.
Leisure activities : Games, performances, ceramics, woodcarving, trips. An original pottery kiln and an Indian sauna available. We plan different excursions.
Note: No drugs, no alcohol allowed!

SDA 408 NOVY PRALES 14/09-28/09 ENVI VOLS 13+2
Lo: Mountain range nearby a famous mountain Jested near Liberec city, northern part of the country. Border region with Poland, mountains Jizerske hory in a vicinity of Liberec city.
Co-operation: With local NGO Friends for Nature Liberec
W: Preparation work for tree planting and the planting, cleaning the forest, moving the wood.  The aim is to recover original mixed forests destroyed by monoculture planting. Be prepare to work in all types of weather. Water-proof clothes and boots necessary. The work is manual and rather hard.
A/F: Probably tourist hostel – will be specified later in an infosheet.
Leisure activities: Hiking in beautiful landscape, trips to Liberec and other towns, ecological discussions.