International Volunteer Workcamps - season 2008
Poland
	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	Alliance	Poland	FIYE 801	KIDS	30.06.2008	12.07.2008	18-26
	description
	FIYE 801   JEDRUS 1   Michalin   30/06 - 12/07   kids   18-26   12
	WORK: The task will be to help the local community to organize a program called “Summer in the City,” for the 
	children and youth who are staying in the city during summer holidays. Volunteers will work in two youth centres of
	 the local parishes, in two shifts. Half of the group will work before lunch, and the other half will work after lunch. 
	The daily program will include: games, sports, arts & crafts, excursions, cinema outings, playground activities, 
	swimming-pool, and other events. 
	ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay on the premises of the boarding school, in rooms equipped with all 
	standard facilities - beds and sheets will be provided so there is no need to bring mattresses or sleeping bags. 
	There is also a washing machine. During the week the meals will be served. At weekends volunteers may need to 
	prepare their own meals, from the products bought by the host (the volunteers will have access to the kitchen).
	LANGUAGE: English
	LOCATION: Michalin is a small town near Warsaw, located upon the Swider river and surrounded by the Mazovian 
	Landscape Park. 
	TERMINAL:  The nearest international railway station and airport are located in Warsaw.
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	Alliance	Poland	FIYE 802	ENVI	30.06.2008	12.07.2008	18-26
	description
	FIYE 802   JEDRUS 2   Michalin   30/06 - 12/07   envi   18-26   12
	WORK: Volunteers will support the pro-environmental efforts of the local community The work will include tidying 
	up the area, identifying dead trees for cutting down, removing branches, garbage and other manual works in 
	surrounding forests and the bank of the river Swider.
	ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay on the premises of the boarding school, in rooms equipped with all 
	standard facilities - beds and sheets will be provided so there is no need to bring mattresses or sleeping bags. 
	There is also a washing machine. During the week the meals will be served. At weekends volunteers may need to 
	prepare their own meals, from the products bought by the host (the volunteers will have access to the kitchen).
	LANGUAGE: English
	LOCATION: Michalin is a small town near Warsaw, located along the Swider river and surrounded by the Mazovian 
	Landscape Park. 
	TERMINAL:  The nearest international railway station and airport are located in Warsaw
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	Alliance	Poland	FIYE 803	MANU	01.07.2008	15.07.2008	18-26
	description
	FIYE 803   GALEWICE    Galewice   01/07 – 15/07  manual   18-26   10 vols
	The workcamp will be hosted by the Galewice community, which would appreciate the volunteers’ help in restoring 
	its historic park. The park was established in the second half of the 19th century around a classical manor. After 
	the 2nd world war the estate has been turned into a school, and nowadays it is the premises of the local 
	kindergarten. Every year local festivals are held in the park, and it is also a popular leisure and recreational 
	destination.
	WORK: The volunteers will clean the park, cut bushes and weed, do some groundwork and paint the benches. 
	ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will be accommodated in a school building. They are required to bring sleeping bags
	 and mats. Hot meals will be served in a canteen. Volunteers might be asked to prepare their breakfasts and 
	suppers from products provided by the organizer.
	LANGUAGE: English
	LOCATION: Galewice is a small town located in the south-western part of Poland between Lodz and Wroclaw. 
	TERMINAL: The nearest international railway station and airport are located in Wroclaw or Lodz.
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	Alliance	Poland	FIYE 804	MANU	06.07.2008	19.07.2008	18-26
	description
	FIYE 804   ZAGORZE 1    Zagorze    06/07 –19/07    manual    18-26   10
	WORK: The project is situated in a beautiful forest, which is the area of the Neuropsychiatric Hospital for Children 
	and Youth in Zagorze. The work of the volunteers will consist of various manual tasks such as painting, tidying up 
	the forest surrounding the hospital, removing garbage, broken branches and tree trunks. 
	ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will share a gym hall, which will be equipped with basic sanitary facilities (toilet and
	 basin). The bigger bathroom with a shower is situated in another building, about 200 meters from the gym. 
	Volunteers need to bring their own sleeping bags, mattresses will be provided. Meals will be served, but volunteers 
	will prepare supper themselves from products provided by the organizers.
	LANGUAGE: English
	LOCATION: Zagorze is located 20 kilometres from Warsaw. The project is situated in a forest, which is the 
	hospital’s area. 
	TERMINAL: The nearest international railway station and airport are located in Warsaw.
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	Alliance	Poland	FIYE 805	EDU	06.07.2008	19.07.2008	18-26
	description
	FIYE 805   BOROWNO  Borowno    06/07 – 19/07   edu   18-26   4
	WORK: The workcamp will be part of the Summer School of European Education, and will take place during English 
	language camp for teenagers. Volunteers will be working as group animators whose task will be to organize informal 
	language training. This training is foreseen as discussions in English on youth problems nowadays, future career, 
	culture, customs, science, political and economic life in the EU countries represented by the volunteers.
	ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will be accommodated in a holiday resort. Beds and sheets will be provided. All 
	meals will be served in a canteen. The centre has numerous sports and recreation facilities, and access to a 
	guarded beach beside the lake.
	LANGUAGE: English
	LOCATION: Borowno is located in the north west of Poland, 15km from Bydgoszcz, which is accessible by train 
	from all bigger cities in Poland. Borowno is situated in the lake district, and the holiday centre where the workcamp 
	will take place is beside the lake, surrounded by picturesque pine forests. 
	TERMINAL: The nearest railway station is in Bydgoszcz.
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	Alliance	Poland	FIYE 806	ENVI	06.07.2008	20.07.2008	18-26
	description
	FIYE 806   OTOP   Swinoujscie   06/07 –20/07   envi   18-26    8
	The theme of the workcamp is ACTIVE CONSERVATION OF HABITATS FOR BIRDS and it will be financed from 
	the funds of EU Life Programme. In cooperation with the employees of OTOP (Polish Society for the Protection of
	 Birds), participants will be responsible, among other things, for maintaining natural habitats in Karsiborska Kepa 
	Nature Reserve. Without cutting high plants regularly (especially reed) and pasturaging cattle which seedlings of 
	trees, natural habitats of rare birds, such as Dunlin or Aquatic  Warbler could disappear. 
	
	WORK: The main tasks of the volunteers will include preparing and installing posts in fences (to keep cattle in one 
	area), removing rubbish from the area of the reserve, cutting plants such as reed, high grasses, etc. Some of the 
	work will be carried out on wet areas so volunteers must bring strong, waterproof boots.
	
	ACCOMMODATION: The conditions will be very simple, as on a camp site – sleeping in tents (provided by the 
	organizers), camp shower (container with water), portable toilet. Food will be provided but the volunteers will prepare
	 meals themselves (using gas-stove). Volunteers must bring their own sleeping bad and a sleeping mat.
	
	LANGUAGE: English
	
	LOCATION: Swinoujscie is a famous spa-town on islands, situated in the very north-west Poland, on the border 
	with Germany. Karsiborska Kepa is a part of Swinoujscie.
	
	TERMINAL: Local train station is located in Swinoujscie. The nearest international railway station and airport are 
	located in Szczecin.
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	Alliance	Poland	FIYE 807	KIDS	13.07.2008	26.07.2008	18-26
	description
	FIYE 807  JEDRUS 3   Michalin   13/07 -26/07   kids   18-26   12
	WORK: The task will be to help the local community to organize a program called “Summer in the City,” for the 
	children and youth who are staying in the city during summer holidays. Volunteers will work in two youth centres of
	 the local parishes, in two shifts. Half of the group will work before lunch, and the other half will work after lunch. 
	The daily program will include: games, sports, arts & crafts, excursions, cinema outings, playground activities, 
	swimming-pool, and other events. 
	ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay on the premises of the boarding school, in rooms equipped with all 
	standard facilities - beds and sheets will be provided so there is no need to bring mattresses or sleeping bags. 
	There is also a washing machine. During the week the meals will be served. At weekends volunteers may need to 
	prepare their own meals, from the products bought by the host (the volunteers will have access to the kitchen).
	LANGUAGE: English
	LOCATION: Michalin is a small town near Warsaw, located upon the Swider river and surrounded by the Mazovian 
	Landscape Park. 
	TERMINAL:  The nearest international railway station and airport are located in Warsaw.
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	Alliance	Poland	FIYE 808	MANU	13.07.2008	26.07.2008	18-26
	description
	FIYE 808    JANOWICE 1   Janowice Wielkie   13/07 – 26/07   manual   18-26    12
	WORK: Volunteers will work on the territory of a rehabilitation centre in Janowice Wielkie. The volunteers’ tasks will 
	be cleaning and maintenance work on the premises. Previous camps have renovated a playground and assisted in 
	constructing a special entrance for patients on wheelchairs. This year volunteers will continue with such work. In 
	case of bad weather they will do renovation work and painting inside the hospital.
	ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will sleep in a beautifully situated rehabilitation centre, in the wing of the building 
	which used to be a school. All meals will be served at the centre’s canteen. 
	LANGUAGE: English
	LOCATION: The village Janowice Wielkie of 2100 inhabitants is located in the South West of Poland in the 
	mountains. The area is very picturesque and there ale lots of things to do and places worth seeing. In the vicinity 
	of the village there are a lot of possibilities to go hiking and climbing, visit ruins of an old castle, go to historic 
	Wroclaw and see nearby towns.
	TERMINAL: The nearest international railway station and airport are located in Wroclaw.
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	Alliance	Poland	FIYE 809	MANU	20.07.2008	02.08.2008	18-26
	description
	FIYE 809   ZAGORZE 2   Zagorze    20/07 –02/08   manual   18-26   10
	WORK: The project is situated in a beautiful forest, which is the area of the Neuropsychiatric Hospital for Children 
	and Youth in Zagorze. The work of the volunteers will consist of various manual tasks such as painting, tidying up 
	the forest surrounding the hospital, removing garbage, broken branches and tree trunks. 
	ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will share a gym hall, which will be equipped with basic sanitary facilities (toilet and
	 basin). The bigger bathroom with a shower is situated in another building, about 200 meters from the gym. 
	Volunteers need to bring their own sleeping bags, mattresses will be provided. Meals will be served, but volunteers 
	will prepare supper themselves from products provided by the organizers.
	LANGUAGE: English
	LOCATION: Zagorze is located 20 kilometres from Warsaw. The project is situated in a forest, which is the 
	hospital’s area. 
	TERMINAL: The nearest international railway station and airport are located in Warsaw.
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	Alliance	Poland	FIYE 810	EDU	21.07.2008	02.08.2008	18-26
	description
	
	FIYE 810   GLAZ 1   Glaz    21/07 – 02/08   edu/kids    18-26    6
	For the last few years the Holiday Centre for Children has been organizing summer camps for school children aged
	 7-16, with an element of informal language training.
	WORK: The volunteers will be conducting language workshops and animating free time activities for the children. In
	 the morning the volunteers will run language classes and in the afternoon they will play sports, games, go on 
	excursions, etc. The camp will host around 60 pupils from primary and junior high schools. Several groups will be 
	formed with around 5-10 pupils each, having similar language skills in every group (a few English groups, and one 
	German group).
	The foreign volunteers are expected to: conduct language lessons in an informal way and prepare TEACHING 
	MATERIALS before coming to the workcamp, take part in games, recreational activities and excursions, assist in 
	running the educational programmes and prepare an international day (bringing postcards, photos, music, recipes, 
	etc from your country would be very helpful).
	ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay in a children’s holiday house. Beds and sheets will be provided.  All meals
	 will be served in a canteen.
	LANGUAGE: English
	LOCATION: Glaz is a very small village located in the south-western part of Poland between Lodz and Wroclaw. It 
	is surrounded by a beautiful forest.
	TERMINAL: The nearest international railway station and airport are located in Wroclaw or Lodz. The nearest local 
	train station is in Wieruszow. From Wieruszow a local bus will take you to Glaz where the camp is located.
	SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Preparing materials before the workcamp is required and some experience in working 
	with young people would be an advantage. Since the children come from small towns/villages, and most of them 
	have never had contact with a foreign language, volunteers are asked to be flexible, have good communication 
	skills and the patience to listen, interpret and respond. Please send a short MOTIVATION LETTER.
	NOTE: Smoking cigarettes on the premises, and around children, is not allowed.
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	Alliance	Poland	FIYE 811	ENVI	26.07.2008	10.08.2008	18-26
	description
	FIYE 811   WIELISZEW 1    Wieliszew    26/07 – 10/08   envi    18-26   15
	WORK: The theme of the workcamp is The Natural Environment of the Wieliszew Commune in the Neighbourhood 
	of the Metropolis. In cooperation with the staff of the Wieliszew Commune Office and the members of the ‘EMKA -
	 Youth For Progress’ Association, the workcamp participants will be responsible, among other things, for cleaning 
	of the bank of river Narew, tourist paths and the Wieliszewskie Legi Nature Reserve. During the last weekend of 
	the workcamp (9-10 August) there will be a meeting with the volunteers of the next workcamp. After working 
	together there will be a small party, a bonfire and games.
	ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay in the school building and sleep in classrooms. Mattresses will be provided
	 but volunteers have to bring sleeping bags. The participants will be preparing all their meals from food provided by
	 the organizer.
	LANGUAGE: English
	LOCATION: Wieliszew is situated 30 km north of Warsaw, by the Zegrzynskie Lake and the Narew River. With its 
	forest and lake it is a perfect place for holiday activities such as canoeing, jogging, cycling or paragliding.
	TERMINAL: The nearest international railway station and airport are located in Warsaw.
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	Alliance	Poland	FIYE 812	MANU	27.07.2008	09.08.2008	18-26
	description
	FIYE 812   JANOWICE 2   Janowice Wielkie   27/07 – 09/08   manual   18-26   12
	WORK: Volunteers will work on the territory of a rehabilitation centre in Janowice Wielkie. The volunteers’ tasks will 
	be cleaning and maintenance work on the premises. Previous camps have renovated a playground and assisted in 
	constructing a special entrance for patients on wheelchairs. This year volunteers will continue with such work. In 
	case of bad weather they will do renovation work and painting inside the hospital.
	ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will sleep in a beautifully situated rehabilitation centre, in the wing of the building 
	which used to be a school. All meals will be served at the centre’s canteen. 
	LANGUAGE: English
	LOCATION: The village Janowice Wielkie of 2100 inhabitants is located in the South West of Poland in the 
	mountains. The area is very picturesque and there ale lots of things to do and places worth seeing. In the vicinity 
	of the village there are a lot of possibilities to go hiking and climbing, visit ruins of an old castle, go to historic 
	Wroclaw and see nearby towns.
	TERMINAL: The nearest international railway station and airport are located in Wroclaw.
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	Alliance	Poland	FIYE 813	RENO	03.08.2008	14.08.2008	18-26
	description
	FIYE 813   SOKOLOWKA   Polanica Zdroj  03/08 – 14/08  reno   18-24  8 vols  (+10 Polish Scouts)
	
	Sokolowka is a 200 year old house which for the last 25 years has been taken care of by the Scouts. When they 
	first came there, the house was practically a ruin. Ever since, it has been renovated, mostly by the scout groups. 
	Today the house is in a very decent condition, but the bathroom still needs to be finished.
	
	WORK: The volunteers will work with a group of Polish Scouts. The work will include fitting tiles and other 
	renovation works of the bathroom. The volunteers will also be asked to some other small tasks in the house e.g. 
	cleaning, repairing, etc.
	
	ACCOMMODATION: The living conditions will be quite simple. The volunteers will stay in guest rooms in 
	Sokolowka. They must bring their sleeping bag, but beds will be provided. In the house there is only cold running 
	water (with the possibility of heating it on the stove). There is no shower (remember that your task will be to 
	renovate the bathroom!) and the volunteers wash in a bowl in the kitchen or in the sheepfold. You can take a 
	proper shower at the local swimming pool in town. There is a simple toilet outside of the house. The volunteers will 
	prepare their meals themselves on an old-fashioned stove. There is electricity in the house. The floors are made of
	 wood and stone and there is a cosy fireplace in the house.
	
	LANGUAGE: English
	
	LOCATION: Sokolowka is situated in a very picturesque part of south-west Poland, about 100km from Wroclaw. 
	The house is located about 200m above a famous spa-resort town called Polanica Zdroj. From Sokolowka there is a
	 beautiful view of the Klodzko Valley, and there are many tourist routes in the area, including some small military 
	sights from the times of the Napoleonic wars. It is an excellent place for fans of photography and the mountains.
	
	TERMINAL: Train station in Polanica Zdroj. The nearest international airport/train station is located in Wroclaw. 
	
	SPECIAL REMARKS: Smoking and drinking alcohol is forbidden inside the house.
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	Alliance	Poland	FIYE 814	EDU	04.08.2008	17.08.2008	18-26
	description
	FIYE 814   GLAZ 2   Glaz   04/08 – 17/08    edu/kids   18-26   6
	For the last few years the Holiday Centre for Children has been organizing summer camps for schoolchildren aged 
	7-16, with an element of informal language training.
	WORK: The volunteers will be conducting language workshops and animating free time activities for the children. In
	 the morning the volunteers will run language classes and in the afternoon they will play sports, games, go on 
	excursions, etc. The camp will host around 60 pupils aged from primary and junior high schools. Several groups will
	 be formed with around 5-10 pupils each, having similar language skills in each group (a few English groups, and 
	one German group).
	The foreign volunteers are expected to: conduct language lessons in an informal way and prepare TEACHING 
	MATERIALS before coming to the workcamp, take part in games, recreational activities and excursions, assist in 
	running the educational programmes and prepare an international day (bringing postcards, photos, music, recipes, 
	etc from your country would be very helpful).
	ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay in a children’s holiday house. Beds and sheets will be provided.  All meals
	 will be served in a canteen.
	LANGUAGE: English
	LOCATION: Glaz is a very small village located in the south-western part of Poland between Lodz and Wroclaw. It 
	is surrounded by a beautiful forest.
	TERMINAL: The nearest international railway station and airport are located in Wroclaw or Lodz. The nearest local 
	train station is in Wieruszow. From Wieruszow a local bus will take you to Glaz where the camp is located.
	SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Preparing materials before the workcamp is required and some experience in working 
	with young people would be an advantage. Since the children come from small towns/villages, and most of them 
	have never had contact with a foreign language, volunteers are asked to be flexible, have good communication 
	skills and the patience to listen, interpret and respond. Please send a short MOTIVATION LETTER.
	NOTE: Smoking cigarettes on the premises, and around children, is not allowed
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	Alliance	Poland	FIYE 815	EDU	06.08.2008	19.08.2008	18-26
	description
	FIYE 815   SOL   Sol   06/08 – 19/08   edu/kids   18-26   8
	WORK: This year's project combines a social program with English lessons for children and youth. The camp’s 
	participants will be aged 8 to 18 years. The purpose of the project is to enable children to improve their knowledge 
	of the English language and enjoy summer leisure activities. For some of them, it will be their first interaction with 
	a foreign language. The children will be divided into 8 groups, depending on their age, language level, and there will 
	also be a group for beginners. Each group will have it's own tutor-volunteer – a facilitator from whom we expect a 
	good knowledge of English. In the course of recent years, we have already worked out the English classes’ 
	syllabus, and we are planning to follow it again this year. There will be an hour-and-a-half regular class for each 
	group on a daily basis conducted by the volunteer alone. On top of the ‘formal’ teaching activities, the volunteers 
	will be expected to animate other type of activities (such as games) to support informal language training.
	ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will be accommodated in a holiday resort together with the staff and the children. 
	Beds and sheets will be provided. Meals will be served in a canteen. On the ground of the centre there is a sport 
	field. For free time activities there is a living room, TV room and other facilities. 
	LANGUAGE: English
	LOCATION: Sol is a small village, in the south of Poland in the area of Beskid Zywiecki in the Silesia Province 
	(Slask). Beskid Zywiecki is part of the western Carpathian Mountains. 
	TERMINAL: The nearest international railway station and airport are located in Katowice. There is a train station in 
	the lower part of the village Sol. 
	SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Above all, the organizers expect the volunteers to be fluent in English, motivated to 
	work with children and have some pedagogical skills. Additionally, they should have good communication skills to 
	facilitate the contact with the children. The volunteers are expected to bring their own study materials for classes 
	as well as materials for short presentations regarding their country of origin. Please send a short MOTIVATION 
	LETTER.
	NOTE: Since the volunteers will be living on site with the staff and the children, they are expected to obey certain 
	central principles of the camp (no cigarettes or alcohol).
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	Alliance	Poland	FIYE 816	ENVI	09.08.2008	26.08.2008	18-26
	description
	FIYE 816   WIELISZEW 2    Wieliszew   09/08 – 26/08   envi/fest   18-26   15
	WORK: The theme of the workcamp is The Natural Environment of the Wieliszew Commune in the Neighbourhood 
	of the Metropolis. In cooperation with the staff of the Wieliszew Commune Office and the members of the ‘EMKA -
	 Youth For Progress’ Association, the workcamp participants will be responsible, among other things, for cleaning 
	of the bank of river Narew, tourist paths and the Wieliszewskie Legi Nature Reserve. The workcamp will start with a
	 meeting with the volunteers from the previous workcamp (9-10 August). After working together there will be a small
	 party, a bonfire and games.  Wieliszew is a recreational place for families. On 23 August, the local community will 
	have the end-of-the-summer party. Participants of the workcamp will help to prepare this event and also present a 
	short artistic/ecological programme. They will also help to clean up after the festival.
	ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay in the school building and sleep in classrooms. Mattresses will be provided
	 but volunteers have to bring sleeping bags. The participants will be preparing all their meals from food provided by
	 the organizer.
	LANGUAGE: English
	LOCATION: Wieliszew is situated 30 km north of Warsaw, by the Zegrzynskie Lake and the Narew River. With its 
	forest and lake it is a perfect place for holiday activities such as canoeing, jogging, cycling or paragliding.
	TERMINAL: The nearest international railway station and airport are located in Warsaw.
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	Alliance	Poland	FIYE 817	MANU	31.08.2008	13.09.2008	18-26
	description
	FIYE 817   SZARZA   Kanie Helenowskie   31/08 -13/09   manual   18-26   10
	The workcamp will be hosted on the premises of the stables of the Szarza Riding Association. The stables are 
	surrounded by meadows and a forest. We have places for almost 40 horses, barn, “social building”, horse 
	paddocks. 
	THE WORK: The work concerns mostly renovation works like painting, repairing horse paddocks and horse boxes, 
	some cleaning. If you want you can also help us with the horses and daily stables work, always with someone 
	responsible. As the project takes place in stables at the beginning there will be training about safety with horses. 
	ACCOMODATION: The volunteers will stay in our “social building”. The living conditions are simple but you will 
	have shower with hot water and toilets in the building, and there is also a small kitchen. Volunteers will sleep in 
	common room, and they are required to bring sleeping bags and mattresses. The meals will be prepared by 
	volunteers from the products provided by the organizer. 
	
	LANGUAGE: English
	LOCATION: The project is situated in Kanie Helenowskie, a small city on the outskirts of Warsaw. The stable is a 
	15 minute walk from the local train station. This train goes directly to Warsaw city centre and the journey takes 
	about 40 minutes. 
	
	TERMINAL: The nearest international railway station and airport are located in Warsaw.
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	SCI	Poland	PL-SCI 1.2	RENO	26.07.2008	09.08.2008	18+
	description
	PL-SCI 1.2 ZABIKOWO (near Poznan)
	26/07-09/08.  8 vols
	Description: RENO
	Zabikowo, initiated in 1941, was one of forced labour camps for Jews building a motorway from Frankfurt/Oder 
	aiming to include Poznan and afterwards whole Poland in the net of German motorways. The camp was closed in 
	1943 and prisoners were sent to other forced labour camps or to Chelmno/Ner extermination camp. Subsequently 
	the area was used as Security Police prison mostly for the Polish suspected by Gestapo of anti-Nazi collaboration.
	 Finally, after the war till 1948 it served as a camp for interned German civilians.
	W: Restoration and documentation of gravestones saved from a former Jewish cementary, excavating and 
	exploring channels to check the hypothesis that they might have been used as escape routes by the prisoners, 
	arrangement of a memorial exhibition, other maintenance works in the camp area.
	S: History of the camp, Chelmno/Ner extermination camp, Jewish culture, peace & human rights, genocide 
	nowadays (esp. Tibet), neo-nazism and neo-fascism.
	A: Inside, sleeping on mattresses, shared facilities, sleeping bags needed.
	L: English
	Q: Interest in the topic. 
	X: Not accessible for wheelchairs
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	SCI	Poland	PL-SCI 1.3	KIDS	02.08.2008	16.08.2008	18+
	description
	PL-SCI 1.3 REFUGEE CENTER I (Smoszewo, near Warsaw)   
	02/08-16/08. 8 vols
	Description: KIDS, EDU
	There are 19 centers for asylum seekers in Poland and very often new one is opened. Most of the refugees in 
	Poland are Chechens. The aim of the project is to bring energy of volunteers and spirit of international solidarity to 
	the center. 
	W: Organizing games, art classes, sport events for children and teenagers, English teaching.
	S: Workshops on refugees in Poland and worldwide, SCI peace message.
	A: In the center. 
	Q: Knowledge of Russian language will be very welcome and helpful. 
	X: No possibility of vegetarian food. Not accessible for wheelchairs. Workcamp closed for Russian volunteers due
	 to the rules of the center.
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	SCI	Poland	PL-SCI 1.4	RENO	16.08.2008	30.08.2008	18+
	description
	PL-SCI 1.4 MAJDANEK (Lublin)
	16/08-30/08. 8 vols
	(PVP Polish – German workcamp)
	Description: RENO, ARCH
	In the time from 1941 to 1944 Majdanek served the Nazis as a concentration camp. The camp was going to be the 
	source of a free workforce for the realization of the plans to build a German empire in the east. It has been the 
	second largest of its type in Europe. Around 300.000 people of 50 different nations have been imprisoned in 
	Majdanek. Nowadays Majdanek operates as a State Museum - every year around 90 thousands people come to 
	visit it. 
	W: Maintenance works at the memorial site, archaeological works, educational work in archives. 
	S: History of the camp, concentration camps and death camps, Holocaust, Polish-German relations after WWII, 
	peace & human rights. 
	A: Very Good. In a school dormitory 5 minutes from Majdanek.  
	L: English.
	Q: Interest in the topic and strong motivation needed. 
	X: Not accessible for wheelchairs. Age limit 26, only Polish and German volunteers.
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	SCI	Poland	PL-SCI 5.1	KIDS	02.08.2008	16.08.2008	18+
	description
	PL-SCI 5.1 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS (Petrykozy near Warsaw)
	02/8 – 16/8.  7 vols (+ 7 local vols) 
	Description: KIDS
	Petrykozy is a small village located 30 kilometers from Warsaw. They have a beautiful heritage park and country 
	manor. Heritage Park is where the international workshops will take place. They are addressed to children and 
	organized by the Informal Artists and Animators Group. We would like to connect the workshops with the ideas of 
	international dialog. 
	W: Preparing workshops for children: promoting, planning, collecting materials and distributing them to each day's 
	activities. Every volunteer will have a chance to make and lead his own workshop. All volunteers will also prepare a
	 short performance to present their cultures to the local society. 
	S: How to create interesting workshops for children, how to safely work with children and ideas for international 
	dialog. 
	A: At school. There’s possibility to use Internet.
	Q: Creative, open-minded volunteers with communicative English. Experience in working with children is welcome. 
	
	X: Not accessible for wheelchairs.
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	SCI	Poland	PL-SCI 6.1	ENVI	09.08.2008	23.08.2008	18+
	description
	PL-SCI 6.1 ZIELONA PRZESTRZEŃ (near Szczecinek)
	09/08– 23/08. 6 – 10 vols
	Description: ENVI, RENO
	Green Space is a fairly new association based on the enthusiasm of two people who've settled in the quite isolated 
	village in the beautiful surroundings of lakes, forests and rolling hills of Pomorze in the north-west of Poland. The 
	association focus is to act for the benefit of the traditional character of the countryside and the environment in 
	general. They mean to do this through the educational actions. http://zielona.org/Green_Space
	W: The volunteers will help with the general clean up after the demolition of the walls of the barn and the building. 
	In the future these will become an office and place for workshops. Apart from this there is a stone wall to be fixed 
	and a garden path of wood and stones to lay. Shortly – it is manual labour and can become tough sometimes.
	A: The volunteers will sleep on the sleeping mattresses in the loft of the house. The kitchen and the bathroom is 
	also in the house but these are to be used only as an emergency as the outdoor kitchen, showers and compost 
	toilets will be raised for the volunteers. For those used to the comforts of the city it may seem simple but in fact it
	 is very convenient!
	Q: Interest in ecological lifestyle.
	X: Vegetarian food only! Not accessible for wheelchairs.
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	SCI	Poland	PL–SCI 8.1	SOC	05.07.2008	19.07.2008	18+
	description
	PL –SCI 8.1 MONAR GAUDYNKI (near Ełk)
	05/07 – 19/07. 8 vols
	Description: SOCI
	OWA- SCI Poland has been successfully co-operating with Monar for 12 years already. 
	Monar is the biggest Polish NGO dealing with  drug and alcohol addicts, homeless people and HIV infected. The one
	 in Gaudynki is a centre dealing mainly with drug addicts. It is situated in the picturesque area of the Kingdom of 
	the Great Masurian Lakes in the north-east part of Poland, among fields and forests, far away from the hectic 
	cities. In the Monar Gaudynki there are about 30 patients, between 20-30 years old, who work and live together 
	undergoing a group therapy. 
	W: The main task of volunteers is to socialise with the community, by helping them in their everyday work 
	(gardening, cleaning, working in the kitchen, renovating etc.) and taking part in leisure time activities with them. 
	Games, camp-fires, sport activities, workshops with/for the residents will bring fresh energy and relaxation to the 
	centre. During the second week  volunteers go together with the patients on a camping trip to the beautiful area on 
	the lakeside. In between there is a collective excursion to witness a reconstruction of the one of the greatest 
	Medieval battles.   
	S: The problem of drug addiction, anti-drug therapy, multiculturalism.
	A: In the house of the community, in one or two rooms and in big tents during “biwak”.
	X: No drugs, no alcohol. Smoking allowed. Not accessible for wheelchairs.
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	SCI	Poland	PL-SCI 9.1	HERI	26.07.2008	09.08.2008	18+
	description
	PL-SCI 9.1 NEMOLAND (near Jelenia Góra)
	26/07 – 09/08. 12 vols
	Description: HERI, CONS
	Situated in the Polish mountains (Karkonosze) at the border of Germany and Czech Republic, Nemoland is an 
	international centre which wants to contribute to the appreciation and the development of the region by means of 
	projects for conservation, protection and promotion of its culture and ecological activities. Mining projects are 
	threatening the environment and therefore the development of economical alternatives such as rural tourism is 
	important to oppose such industrial plans.
	W: Volunteers will finish the construction and decoration of the legend center of Nemo, and in the meantime 
	prepare some theatre or artistic performance about local history to be played and displayed during a festival 
	organized by Nemo.
	S: Local history of the region, integrating ecological and environmental aspects, cultural and social issues.
	A: In Nemo Center.
	Q: Motivation for physical work, interest in artistic expression most welcome. 
	X: Not accessible for wheelchairs.
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	Network	Country	Camp code	Type	Date start	Date finish	Age limit
	SCI	Poland	PL-SCI 9.2	RENO	05.07.2008	19.07.2008	18+
	description
	PL-SCI 9.2 HOLUCZKOW (Sanok district, near Przemysl)
	5/07 – 19/07; 10 vols (+ 5 local vols)
	Description: RENO, HERI
	The project will take place in an undisturbed part of south-east of Poland, in a small village called Holuczkow in 
	district Tyrawa Woloska. The place is set in a beautiful region of Carpathian mountains (Salt Mountains), close to 
	the Ukrainian Border. Located in a richly diverse cultural setting, it has always been a place where members of 
	different national and ethnic minorities lived together in harmony (Ruthens, Polish, Jewish, German, Gipsy). The 
	place faced big historical regional events, movement of borders, conflicts and repatriation of civilians after the 
	World War II.  Through reparation work, historical workshops, art and interactions with local community we will try to
	 explore the unique history of the place. We also expect the project to bring some life to the village, which has 
	deteriorated, whilst facing the challenges of modernity.
	W: The volunteers will do cutting down of bushes and trees, reparation work at graveyard (working alongside a 
	professional stone-worker and woodcutter) and shrines (if possible).
	S: Art and history workshops - multicultural history of the region, national minorities in Poland. Participating in 
	awareness rising for the local culture.
	A: Basic, in the village school.
	L: English and/or Ukrainian.
	Q: Motivation for physical work. Motivation letter required.
	X: Not accessible for wheelchairs.
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	SCI	Poland	PL-SCI 9.3	RENO	09.08.2008	23.08.2008	18+
	description
	PL-SCI 9.3 SIEMUSZOWA (Sanok district, near Przemysl)
	9/08 – 23/08; 10 vols (+ 5 local vols)
	Description: RENO, HERI
	The project will take place in an undisturbed part of south-east of Poland, in a small village called Siemuszowa in 
	district Tyrawa Woloska. The place is set in a beautiful region of Carpathian mountains (Salt Mountains), close to 
	the Ukrainian Border. Located in a richly diverse cultural setting, it has always been a place where members of 
	different national and ethnic minorities lived together in harmony (Ruthens, Polish, Jewish, German, Gipsy). The 
	place faced big historical regional events, movement of borders, conflicts and repatriation of civilians after the 
	World War II. Through reparation work, historical workshops, art and interactions with local community we will try to 
	explore the unique history of the place. We also expect the project to bring some life to the village, which has 
	deteriorated, whilst facing the challenges of modernity.
	W: The volunteers will do cutting down of bushes and trees, reparation work at graveyard (working alongside a 
	professional stone-worker and woodcutter) and shrines (if possible).
	S: Art and history workshops - multicultural history of the region, national minorities in Poland. Participating in 
	awareness rising for the local culture.
	A: Basic, in the village school.
	L: English and/or Ukrainian.
	Q: Motivation for physical work. Motivation letter required.
	X: Not accessible for wheelchairs.
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