Janovice
Due to the limited outgoing resources of INEX-SDA, we kindly ask participants to contribute 10 EUR towards the costs of the general incoming administration of our workcamps. The fee will be collected upon arrival. Please note that this fee does not directly contribute to the workcamp budgets.
This workcamp is suitable for volunteers with light mental disability and volunteers with other light type of disadvantage such as economic, social or health related.
The parental organization is only required for volunteers that are less than 18 years old.
Janovice near Rymarov. Janovice near Rymarov. The meeting time is between 4 PM and 7 PM. Please note that it takes at least 3-4 hours to get there from Prague. The exact info will be provided in the infosheet.
The work will be manual and might be physically demanding (depending on your capabilities). You will be removing plaster, carrying loads of the site, mowing the grass, cleaning up the upper floors of the brewery, digging holes and working with a pickaxe. Easier work includes cutting tree branches and bushes, cleaning the area of garbage, painting, sanding wood and lacquering, raking grass and cleaning windows. It is necessary to bring clothes that can get dirty, suitable shoes and a headlamp.
Study part: You will go on a tour of the city Rymarov, learn about the brewery's history or get to know locals at a barbecue with the mayor of the town. You will have a unique opportunity to visit the Janovice chateau or the Rešov waterfalls.
You will be accommodated directly in the brewery building, in a newly reconstructed flat. There is a bathroom with a shower and washing machine, two toilets and a kitchen. There is enough space for everyone to sleep comfortably (beds, sofa beds, sleeping mats). Remember to bring your own sleeping bag. The volunteers will cook all the meals together in the fully equipped kitchen. The local partner usually helps with cooking. There is a local grocery shop (1km away, a car ride can be arranged).
Location: The workcamp takes place in the historic Brewery of Janovice near Rymarov, which is located in the Jeseniky Protected Landscape Area. The brewery is also part of the Janovice Chateau complex. Janovice is a small village with 670 inhabitants located in the foothills of Praded Mountain (the highest peak of the Jeseniky Mountains), therefore offering many fantastic trips.
Leisure: there are so many beautiful places for trips! Nearby, there is the Janovice Castle, Church of St. Michael in Rýmařov, the lookout tower in Nova Ves, Franz-Franz Nature Reserve, village monument zone in Stará Ves, Nature Reserve Pstruzi Potok, Oskavy waterfalls, Devil's Stone (Stone Sphinx), Baroque bridge in Dolní Moravice, the ruins of Strálek Castle or Mala Stahle Museum. Further away there is the Praded mountain, Sovinec Castle, Slezka Harta Dam and Resov waterfalls.
