Vacancy: Volunteering in Serbia: cleaning paths and learning about Serbian Culture in TRSIC
Company: Concordia
Category: Conservation, Community development, Construction & building
Dates: 24/05/2010-06/06/2010
Cost: £180 registration fee-Volunteers fund their own travel. Board and accommodation provided by the host organisation free of charge
Support in place: Pre-departure phone and email support; local project co-ordinators look after the volunteers; host organisation 24 hours full support ; evaluation and feedback once back in the UK.
Age limit: 18+
Placement Details
Volunteering in Serbia: cleaning paths and learning about Serbian Culture in TRSIC
Programme : STANDARD
Project type : Environmental
Age : 18 to 70
Places : 12
Country : Serbia and Montenegro
Travel terminal : Belgrade
Dates : 24/05/2010-06/06/2010
Location : Tršić is situated close to Loznica in the western part of Serbia
Background information : Trsic is a small village famous as the birth place of Vuk Karadzic, the reformist of Serbian language and orthography. Today it is a place very much visited by tourists. The local partner organization (www.kamp-trsic.org.rs) works on development and improvement of rural and eco tourism. This project's goal is to educate local people in the field of preserving nature and other values for the sake of generations to come.
Work : Volunteers will work on cleaning the woods from garbage, clearing the vegetation, marking the paths which are connecting Vuk's house and 5km distant XIV century Tronosa monastery and making wooden benches and tables that would be placed along the path.
Accomodation : In a house only 50m away from Vuk's house, built in the same style, in the heart of the village.
Special requirements : Excursions to important cultural and historical points will be organized, together with visits to museums and one day to meet children from the local school and participating in their special event. For the great historical importance this village hasfor the Serbian language, students of Serbian and other Slavic languages are very welcome, but others interested in the culture or, simply, in environmental protection, are welcome.
Extra fee : €15 payable on arrival.
PLEASE NOTE: IN ORDER TO APPLY VOLUNTEERS NEED TO BE RESIDENT IN THE UK