Green Oasis in Odolena Voda

CODE: SDA 25-103

Project:

This project is organized in cooperation with the town of Odolena Voda, which is responsible for the management and development of the city. Its main duty is to provide a better quality of life for the local community through taking care of public areas and the greenery surrounding them, developing education and culture and promoting community inclusivity by combating xenophobia. The goal of this workcamp is the construction of a marble run, changing rooms for athletes, and support for the maintenance of a nature reserve. In this project, you are actively contributing to the achievement of the United Nation Sustainable Development Goal 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Work:

Volunteers will work on a small urban intervention. Work tasks include shaping the terrain, installing the marble run, assisting in the construction of changing rooms and a sauna, painting fences, marking trails, and clearing vegetation in the nature reserve. On rainy days, the work plan focuses on painting the city gallery. Volunteers should come prepared with required work attire, including sturdy shoes, long pants, and long-sleeved shirts for protection while working with vegetation.

Study part:

Workshop on public space - lecture on the concept of public spaces in the city, followed by discussion and brainstorming on the topic. Excursion to the local baroque church, literary evening in the house of a local poet, meeting with the local community - visit to the local volunteer fire-fighters (fire attack, demonstration of techniques), visit the archery club.

Accomodation and food:

You will be accommodated with camp beds in a local elementary school, where you will be divided into three separate rooms. You will have access to three bathrooms and five toilets. Bring your sleeping bag. WiFi will be available. You will prepare meals together as a group in the school's well-equipped kitchen.

Leisure time

Recreational options in the workcamp include football, basketball, beach volleyball courts or swimming in a nearby lake. There is access to a public grill to do BBQ’s and volunteers also will have the opportunity to do cycling trips to Mělník and excursions to Prague.

Location:

Odolena Voda has a population of around 6,500 people and is located around 25 minutes by bus from Prague. There is a nice city centre where you can take a walk. It has a few restaurants and also a supermarket. Phone coverage is very good in the area, there is an ATM and a pharmacy in the town.

Requirements:

Bring a sleeping bag and clothes and shoes suitable for work that can get dirty - sturdy shoes, long pants and a long shirt or T-shirt for protection when working on green removal. Notes:This project is perfect for those who enjoy hands-on tasks and aren't afraid to get their hands dirty

Directions to meeting point

Timetables may change for summer. We will provide more transport details in infoheet later. Feel free to use our application IDOS for all kind of transport around Czech Republic (buses, trains, public city transport). To have a general knowledge how to ge to the meeting point: From Prague airport, take the trolleybus line number 59 to the “Nadrazi Veleslavin'' stop. Change to green metro line A in the direction of Depo Hostivar, get off at “Muzeum” and change to red metro line C in the direction of Letnany, go 1 stop and get off at “Hlavni Nadrazi” stop (main railway station). From there, you will move to a bus station (around 5 minutes from the train station) and take “Bus 373” at 13:10 and get off at “Odolena Voda, Komenskeho”, from where your campleaders will pick you up and walk you to the accommodation (3 mins).

Address: Skolni 200, 250 70 Odolena Voda, Czech Republic
GPS: 50.229493728090276, 14.412876722531987