programm - tschechien

In der Tschechischen Republik  arbeiten wir mit unserer Partnerorganisation INEX-SDA zusammen. Die Workcamps von INEX-SDA sind in vier unterschiedlichen Programmen angesiedelt und werden häufig durch einen Studienteil ergänzt.
Diese Programme sind:
SDA1xx 1."Meetings in the Countryside" – involving into the daily life and work of an individual village, including local and country life problems
SDA2xx 2."Hands and History" - help with the renovation and care of castles, chateaux or small monuments in the landscape, help with building up experimental medieval village
SDA3xx 3."One to Another" – co-operation with communities and associations working in the area of people with special needs, people with drug problems, children from socially handicapped families
SDA4xx 4."Bridges to Nature" – help in the area of care of landscape, protected areas, environment and public spaces, work in eco-centres.

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Camp-Code  -  Name -  Ort/Region  -  Zeitraum  -  Projektart  -  Teilnehmerzahl
(Das weltweite Programm für Herbst/Winter zum runterladen.)


1. Program "Meetings in the Countryside"
This programme is based on projects aimed at helping small communities and developing long-term co-operation between and within these communities. The programme might involve volunteers into the daily life of the community or local NGO and provide an experience of country lifestyles whilst working for the benefit of the local community. Thanks to the kind of work, thanks to art workshops (traditional local craft), seminars, trips, excursions or games volunteers might get a better understanding of the local problems (social problems, eco-environmental and sustainability questions, self-administration problems) connected with sustainable life style in the countryside and discuss them with local people. The inhabitants of the village have the opportunity to join camp seminars. This should improve their inner relationship towards the village and the care for it. The presence of the volunteers might increase self-confidence of inhabitants, involves them into solution of problems and brings them new ideas. The long term aim is to maintain the continuity of care and interest in places where the camps were successful and where the inhabitants joined the camp activities. We are looking for highly motivated volunteers who are able to work manually in outdoor conditions. 

2. Program "Hands and History"
The programme is aimed at promotion of the co-operation in the field of the protection, care and documentation of historically significant locations. Included in this are public places and minor architectural monuments in the countryside such as crosses, sculptures, monuments. We also maintain pilgrim roads, and the crosses and monuments found thereon. We focus on the revitalisation and commemoration of our heritage and bringing back awareness of traditions to our modern lives. Volunteers might meet daily problems connected with the protection and maintenance of these sites. This programme as well as the programme “Meeting in the landscape” stresses a modest life style, respecting cultural heritage, caring for the environment and the principals involved in a sustainable lifestyle. 

3. Program "One to Another"
This program is designed to help in the humanitarian and social field. The aim is to provide voluntary work in the 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. These centres are there to help with the re-integration of those people into normal society. Primarily the program provides manual work such as the building of new centres, however, we consider it very important to try to integrate the volunteers into the everyday life of the centre or community. With this in mind we expect and accept extremely motivated people, preferably with previous experience of work in these fields to take part in this program. The program also makes space and time for the exchange of experience in the international context. 

4. Program "Bridges to the Nature"
The project is based on a co-operation with authorities of Landscape Protected Areas, centres of ecological education, ecological farms, which needs to be supported in the starting point of their existence. The project is supposed to co-operate with town authorities in the area of public place management. The programme concept is the man in the countryside, his position in the midst of nature linked to the ideas of sustainable growth, organic farming, environment-friendly lifestyle etc. We aim to educate young people in ecology, landscape protection and a lifestyle that is sustainable for nature. The work is placed outdoors – in the midst of protected areas, in forest etc. Expected kinds of works are renovation of the tourist paths, fitting desks of tourist information, planting trees, work with farm animals, scything protected meadows, care of public spaces and gardening. The programme includes seminars and discussion on ecological education, alternative energy sources, landscape protection and ideas and principals for a sustainable way of life in the Czech Republic. 

International voluntary projects in 2008
INEX - Association for Voluntary Activities (INEX-SDA), Czech Republic. 

Before opening: Goals of an INEX - SDA camp
The organisation of international voluntary projects incorporating young people from all over the world.
Furthering inter-cultural learning and education. Providing an alternative way of travelling by encouraging active participation in the places to which people travel. Getting to know different cultures and countries, making new friends. Helping people in places where help is needed, supporting civil associations and non-governmental organisations. Encouraging an active attitude to responsibility for both the environment and society. The improvement of teamwork and the organisation of international voluntary projects. Throughout our projects we aim to revive and re-vitalise the environments in which they take place.

Mission of INEX-SDA workcamps
We expect your good will to come and help where help is needed. We don’t expect professionalism but we count with your interest as for program and individual project. We can not offer you luxurious accommodation and board but basic conditions corresponding to the focus of the project. We expect your modesty and tolerance in this point. We make an effort to get in touch with local community and we suppose you being the main strength in it. We don’t expect you to spend your leisure time lying, sleeping, sitting in pub every evening or visiting mass-tourist attractions, but we invite you to spend leisure time actively and submitted to the aims of the project, too. We offer you to take part in games, visiting local people, seminars, lectures, debates with interesting people, walks etc.

Who we are?
INEX - Association for Voluntary Service (INEX-SDA) was established in 1991 on the basis of the activities of the Centre for International Youth Exchange and Tourism. INEX –SDA has been designed especially for young people with the aim to promote international peace, understanding and tolerance. INEX – SDA is a non-governmental, non-profit-making organisation. Our activities consist of implementing of the projects based on voluntary work and on the activities in social, cultural and environmental fields. These projects were established according to the topics of our current and developing activities. One of the important parts is accepting and sending volunteers within international exchanges. The form of voluntary work includes mostly short-term camps of voluntary work, known as workcamps abroad. We are especially trying to increase the co-operation with places – villages, towns, local authorities and inhabitants, where our camps were successful.
We organised 41 workcamps last year. Moreover, we received about 450 volunteers from abroad and we sent about 700 of our volunteers abroad. Under the program “Youth – European Voluntary Service” we host long-term volunteers on two projects. INEX – SDA is approved by the Czech National Agency as hosting as well as sending organisation. 

What are our objectives?
INEX-SDA wants to help through its activities especially in these above mentioned areas. The most important is organising of both short and long term international publicly beneficial projects of voluntary work that do not only help at particular places but also promote the idea of voluntary service, especially among young people. Part of these activities is also enabling young people to participate in similar projects abroad and to learn about other cultures and opinions. We especially want to enable young people to learn about other countries and cultures in a different and deeper way than superficial one as a tourist. We would like to let them see social and economic differences and through understanding diversity of the current world to promote reciprocal tolerance. One of the important objectives is the above mentioned voluntary help in places where it is necessary: in small villages, in socially oriented communities, in the countryside, for the support of development of country micro-regions. Through our projects, camps of voluntary work, seminars and meeting people we want to actively contribute to revitalising particular places and support activities of citizens and non-governmental organisations in participating at local affairs. We join people who are united by the idea of voluntary contributing to looking after our environment, our community, promoting the idea of voluntary service, and the personal active part in publicly beneficial activities.

Basic general information for workcamp participants
Age limits: minimum age is 18 years (with exceptions from 17). no maximum age limit (with exceptions). Length of INEX workcamps: 14 - 21 days. Number of volunteers per work-camp: generally 5 - 18.
Insurance: INEX-SDA does not provide any insurance for participants of the workcamps. We recommend volunteers to arrange their own insurance and bring necessary documents. In case of accident INEX – SDA does not take any responsibility for your harm or damage.
Camp leadership: INEX-SDA camps are led by one or two camp-leaders who are responsible for organising the work and for material equipment in the camp (board and accommodation) in co-operation with the co-ordinator of each project. All camp programmes are created on a democratic basis (by the group itself to decide on the balance of work, leisure and study activities). Camp language: English.
Letter of motivation: Please send us the letter of motivation for the marked projects! We need to know: WHO is coming so that we can plan a programme according to participants. WHY do you want to come to take part in this project. WHAT are your reasons to come. WHAT sort of interests and experience do you have so that you can contribute to the dialogue about stated problems (for example countryside).

We have arranged 36 international voluntary projects for the year 2008. They are included in four basic programs and each program has its own code number:
1."Meetings in the Countryside" – involving into the daily life and work of an individual village, including local and country life problems
2."Hands and History" - help with the renovation and care of castles, chateaux or small monuments in the landscape, help with building up experimental medieval village
3."One to Another" – co-operation with communities and associations working in the area of people with special needs, people with drug problems, children from socially handicapped families
4."Bridges to Nature" – help in the area of care of landscape, protected areas, environment and public spaces, work in eco-centres