ISL 06 SERIOUS FUN WITH SENIORS IN BARLICKA
PRESOV
28/07/2013 – 10/08/2013
Type: ELDE
Vols: 6
Language: English
Age: 18 +
Partner: Association Barlicka (Little crutch) has been working with young people with physical disabilities since 1999. Barlicka created a centre for helping its clients to live independently and it has been offering activities of daily social centre, practical school, courses (theatre, dance, music, PC, etc.) as well as centre for mothers. Services for elderly people in centre were added in 2011. The workcamp is organized in Barlicka centre for the first time.
Work: The volunteers will organize free time activities for elderly clients of NGO Barlicka. The activities for clients will be organized during the daily summer camp for the clients – summer activities, little trips, competitions, games. The volunteers will use the activities of non-formal education and will create activities about ecology.
Accommodation & Food: Lodging will be provided directly in the centre of the NGO Barlicka on beds. Sleeping bag is needed. Volunteers will be in charge of preparing the food. Vegetarian catering is possible.
Location and Leisure: the camp will be organized directly in city of Presov – the 3rd biggest city in Slovakia on the East part. The volunteers could enjoy old historical centre, castles around Presov and the cultural life in the city.
Terminal: Airport – Vienna, Bratislava, Kosice; then train or bus to Presov. Please keep in mind that the journey from Bratislava to Presov takes up to 7 hours. So please plan your journey to Bratislava with arrival in the morning or try to find connection directly to Kosice (40 minutes from Prešov by train or bus).
Remarks: Bring sleeping bag, swimming suit, some info, materials and pictures of your country, material which you could use in your workshop for elderly clients, musical instrument to play nice music, some ideas for children games, your enthusiasm and smile on your face :)
Attention: MOTIVATION LETTER IS NEEDED
For more info about BARLICKA: http://www.barlicka.com/