Promoting co-existance of civilisation & wilderness
VELEBITSKA UDRUGA KUTEREVO
KUTEREVO, Хърватия
Описание
2 PLACE LEFT!!! Apply ASAP! Velebit Association Kuterevo (VUK) is based in Kuterevo village, a mountain community situated within the Velebit Biosphere Reserve. Since 2002, the organisation has been running Refuge for orphan bear cubs and at the moment it is taking care of 9 adult bears. The organisation is also engaged in documentation and preservation of cultural heritage, maintenance of peaceful neighbourly relations and promotion of the co-existence of civilisation & wilderness. During this ESC team, the volunteers will be engaged in diverse activities such as: the construction of a support wall along the bear enclosure, preparation of the access road and maintenance of the facilities in Bear Refuge.
Настаняване, хранене и транспорт
The volunteers will be accommodated in houses of local people, in rooms they will share with other volunteers. The accommodation will be a few minutes walk from the Volunteers' Station, where they will be spending most of their day working and having leisure with other volunteers. Food will be prepared and eaten together in Volunteers' Station, and it will be vegetarian. Travel will be organised by the volunteer, with help from sending and hosting organisations for local transportation. Accommodation, food, pocket money and travel costs will be covered by the project.
Обучение по време на дейността
The volunteers will learn basics about bear biology and current situation in Croatia. Besides that, they will learn how to use tools properly, how to build with stones and work in a team. They will take part in an educational excursion to friends of the Refuge, beekeepers of Janja Gora from where beehives will be transported to Kuterevo. They will have opportunities to take part in workshops about pottery and wool felting. Finally, the volunteers will take part in the Mountain Spirit ceremony and join the unofficial club of Kuterevo Bear Friends.
Профил на участника
The volunteers should be interested in nature, coexistence and wilderness. They should be willing to work hard, ready to work manually with stones. They should also be ready to live with other people, share responsibilities and take care of each other. They should be mindful towards the local community, visitors of the Bear Refuge and organisations. Interested candidates should fill in this form: https://forms.gle/R3C5axxsTXUpKhtz9 We will contact only those applicants who fill in the form because that means that you read the description until the end :) Please do not use AI for the application, because we can recognise the key words and all the applications will look the same.
Дати на дейността
От 03/09/2024 до 19/09/2024
Място на дейността
KUTEREVO 103, KUTEREVO, Хърватия
Доброволчески екипи
Търсим участници от
Австрия, Албания, Белгия, Босна и Херцеговина, България, Хърватия, Чешка република, Дания, Естония, Франция, Финландия, Гърция, Германия, Унгария, Италия, Сърбия, Испания, Швеция, Полша, Черна гора, Северна Македония, Ирландия, Литва, Нидерландия, Португалия, Румъния, Словакия, Словения, Латвия, Kosovo * UN resolution
Теми на дейността
Environment and natural protection
Краен срок за подаване на кандидатури
Срок за подаване на заявлението: 30/08/2024 12:00