My fourteen days in Portugal Written by Katja MiklavčičOctober 2017 It is raining in Ljubljana. It is cold and since the warm Portuguese sun is absent, feeling that something is missing becomes even bigger. And memories of amazing experience – workcamp in Lousa and discovering Lisbon before and after the camp – are more than alive,…
Asylum seeker Ter Dennen Centre Written by Fanny CabelloOctober 2017 Hello, I’m Fanny and I’m 28 years old. I did a volunteering for two weeks last august in this refugee centre, organizing activities for children from the families we lived with. When I was on the way I thought it would be difficult, and more when…
“Castle of Love “Saint Miklosh” Written by Violeta TasevaSeptember 2017 When I chose to go for a workcamp in Ukraine I expected few things: it will be interesting to work on the conservation and preservation of a real medieval castle (you don’t usually do this in your everyday life), I will meet nice and friendly people…
Perma… What ? Written by SCI SwitzerlandSeptember 2017 « What did you learn during this camp ? » « Many things, but anything about permaculture. » The answer of Alex, one of the participants An old house in the Jura-mountains, called the « Décentrale », about twenty people from all over the world and an international…
Monastery hills and valleys Written by Daria SakharovaSeptember 2017 Have you ever wondered what will happen if you gather a Catholic, an Orthodox, a Hindu and an atheist in one place? I’ll tell you – it will be the best thing that can ever happen in summer! This year’s workcamp was a marvelous mixture of hard…
Workcamp in Italy Written by MojcaAugust 2017 My Workcamp experience at Vivaro with Ciampacavallo Onlus and EquiAzione was wonderful. In fact, it was even better than I expected. I learned a lot and I got all the support needed from the Staff. The topic and work itself are so specific that it’s difficult to explain, one just has…
IIWC of PKBI: Street Literacy Camp 2017 Written by Mara MelãoAugust 2017 My name is Mara Melão, I’m a 24 year old student living in Lisbon, Portugal and I’m a volunteer in the Street Literacy Camp! This was my first time as an international volunteer and experienced this many cultural contrasts, and the first time I…
New botanical experience through volunteering in Austria Written by Mykyta PeregrymAugust 2017 The Global Botanical Portal has already published information about possibilities for botanists, especially from developing countries, which we can receive to thanks by volunteering. Today I would like to share my last experience after participating in the volunteering camp „Wachau Volunteer“ at the World Heritage Landscape…
No Border Fest Written by NidalAugust 2017 When my dear friend and colleague Sylvi told me about her plans for the holidays I was impressed by how different they were to those of other people I know. They included volunteering at an international level to promote freedom of movement for all and integration on a local…
A Thank you letter from a workcamp with SCI Norway Written by Liz StordahlJuly 2017 Everything has its end, also the 2017 workcamp at Jøssåsen Landsby (unfortunately). The volunteers at this workcamp have been some beautiful people! They have worked hard in rain, in wind, in sun, in shit (literally), in mud, inside, outside, on ladders, on scaffolding,…