SOUTH EAST EUROPEAN YOUTH NETWORK
The South Eastern European Youth Network (SEEYN) is a network organization involving 19 member NGOs from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia and Montenegro. It is an attempt of overcoming differences among societies that have recent tradition of conflicts through bringing young people from entire South Eastern Europe region to work together. The idea that young people will be future society leaders is the basis of the network. This approach is long-term in its orientation and it takes a lot of effort to come to reality. Particularly important is equal representation of all different populations in this process, as well as neutral and independent treatment of initiatives coming from different countries. If young people become able to support each other’s initiatives, carefully listen to their associates from other countries and honestly put efforts to understand each other, it will be possible to create strong regional network with common interests over time.
Year of the foundation: 2000 (official registration happened in 2005)
Location of the central office: Ul. Čemerlina 18, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Aim and objectives:
• To empower youth to built stable & peaceful region as active citizens;
• To create fertile ground and conditions for youth mobility;
• To promote and support adequate government policies for the youth;
The focus of SEEYN activities is set on:
·Advocacy as a tool for development of supportive legal framework;
·Work-camps and Intercultural Learning;
·Volunteerism and Youth Employment;
·International Cooperation;
Type: NGO
Activities: Provides information, organize workshops, trainings, seminars and tribunes for values we promote, work camps, issue brochures and other printed materials, EVS, MTV, LTV
Official website:
SEEYN Workcamps
SEEYN has organized workcamps for already 6 years.
SEEYN’s approach is to create and implement workcamps with educational component. Idea is that work camp participants take part in activities, which are pro-social, challenging, involve self-management, and which involve substantial contact with other cultures. Moreover, SEEYN will ensure that effects of the work camps are multiplied through participants who will promote and transfer interest of VS to peers.
In 2006 SEEYN members are to offer workcamp openings all over the Southeastern Europe listed on following pages. What is more in this edition we offer workcamp openings of our partners from Kyrgyzstan as well.
BOSNIA AND HERECEGOVINA
Name of the organization: CENTAR MLADIH LIVNO(YOUTH CENTER LIVNO)
Year of the foundation: 2000
Location of the central office: Fra. Andela Kaica 9b, 34000 Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Aim and objectives:representation of young people and their interests in thedevelopment of civil society, protection of environment, promotion and development of human rights, multiculturalism, tolerance,sustainable development and voluntarism.
Type: NGO
Activities: Provides information, organize workshops, trainings, seminars and tribunes for values we promote, work camps, issue brochures and other printed materials, EVS, MTV, LTV
Official website:
General conditions for participation in our workcamps: please refer to each specific project!
Age limit:please refer to each specific project.
Common language used in the camps:For all camps basic knowledge of English language is requested.
Extra fee: Regarding information on extra fee for participants please refer to specific project.
Code/Name Dates: Location: Type: Age: No/vols:
01 Camp “Zelenkovac”06 15.06. – 30.06. Zelenkovac ENVI/RENO 18+15
02 Sarajevo “SAART”0620.06. – 04.07. Sarajevo ART 18+10
03 Eco Camp “Zelenkovac”06 01.07. – 15.07.Zelenkovac ENVI/RENO 18+ 15
04 “Kosta Abras”01.07. – 15.07.Mostar MANO/ART/ENVI 18-3016
05 “Poenta Commune”0610.07. – 22.07.Tomasica RENO/CONS 18-3810
06 "Sturba 2006" 15.07. - 24.07.Sturba ENVI/EDU/ART 18+10
07 “Youth for life”0615.07. – 27.07.Motajica EDU/ENVI 18-3020
08 Camp “Zelenkovac”0615.07. – 31.07.Zelenkovac ENVI/RENO 18+15
09 Camp “Smetovi”0601.08. – 10.08.Smet AGRI/ENVI 18-2915
10 Camp “Zelenkovac”0601.08 – 15.08.Zelenkova ENVI/RENO 18+15
11 Camp “Zelenkovac”0615.08. – 31.08.Zelenkovc ENVI/RENO 18+15
01 Camp “Zelenkovac”06 15/06–30/06 Zelenkovac ENVI/RENO 18+ 15(vols)
Project:Organised by "Eco Zone Zelenkovac”
Work: The main task for volunteers will be cleaning of ecological zone, marking of paths for walking, jogging and horse-riding; building of wooden houses; making contacts with tourist organisations.
Accommodation: Accommodation will be in wooden houses or in tents
Location: The Eco zone Zelenkovac, located 10 km from Mrkonjic Grad
Language: English and ex-Yugoslavian languages
Meeting point: N/A
Special remarks: Repair of road from village Skavici, near of the river Sana
Participation fee: 30 EUR for food
02 Sarajevo “SAART”06 20/06 – 04/07 Sarajevo ART18++10(vols)
Project: Organised by "SX CEES VISION"
Work: Volunteers will work graffiti (spray paint graffiti), on the walls in the city of Sarajevo. Graffiti will contain a massage of peace, right for freedom of expression... Also graffiti will provide a better look of some walls in the city. Volunteers will work with a trainer and learn how to draw.
Accommodation: Volunteers will be hosted in a youth hostel or SHL house
with toilets, showers and facilities for cooking.
Location: Sarajevo
Language: English
Meeting point: N/A
Special remarks: Volunteers should have previous experience in painting
( draw, or graffiti ), but is not necessary to have professional
experience. Vols should send their motivation letter and CV.
Participation fee: 30 EUR for food
03 Camp “Zelenkovac”06 01/07–15/07 Zelenkovac ENVI/RENO 18+ 15(vols)
Project: Organised by "Eco Zone Zelenkovac”
Work: The main task for volunteers will be cleaning of ecological zone, marking of paths for walking, jogging and horse-riding; building of wooden houses; making contacts tourist organisations.
Accommodation: Accommodation will be in wooden houses or in tents
Location: The Eco zone Zelenkovac, located 10 km from Mrkonjic Grad
Language: English and ex-Yugoslavian languages
Meeting point: N/A
Special remarks: Repair to road from village Skavici, near of the river Sana
Participation fee: 30 EUR for food
04 “Kosta Abras” 01/07– 15/07 Mostar MANO/ART/ENVI 18-30 16(vols)
Project: Organised by "Youth Cultural Centre Abrasevic"
Work: Volunteers will work on various activities related to reconstruction of YCCA premises (Youth cultural centre „ Abrasevic“ ). This includes construction work on the roof, cleaning the centre area and fence building.Second part includes decoration of the YCCA working area (graffiti workshop) and planting trees in centre garden (500 m2).
Accommodation: Volunteers will sleep in tents which are provided by organiser. Accommodation area includes toilets, showers and kitchen.
Location: Mostar
Language: English
Meeting point: N/A
Special remarks: Volunteers need their own sleeping bag, working clothes and sun protection. Smile and positive energy are more then welcome. Motivation letter which includes skills of volunteers is required!!!!
Participation fee: 10 EUR for food
05 “Poenta Commune”06 10/07– 22/07 Tomasica RENO/CONS 18-38 10(vols)
Project: Organised by “Poenta”. Beside “physical” works on the development of the project “Poentacommune”, our objective is also the exchange of international experience and mechanisms in the fight against drug addiction, and about that, most of the planned activities are afternoon workshops and volunteer socializing. That doesn’t require any special professionalism, but voluntary and optional volunteers’ presentation about mechanisms for fight against drug addiction in the country which the volunteers come from.
Work: Beside logistic activities of the camp organization (cooking,dish washing, cleaning and similar), the focus will be on building the supporting wall made of wooden beams, prior to bulldoze works, that is the ground embankment. The idea is that each volunteer contributes to the “support wall” and that way their contribution stays “eternal” in the construction of planned objects.
Accommodation: The loft of the object in construction (8x4m) and the location with the tents and air mattresses.
Location: Village Tomasica (Municipality Prijedor) and Banja Luka City
Language: English
Meeting Point: Prijedor and Banja Luka City
Special remarks: Volunteers have to promise that they will restrain themselves from doing any criminal activities and the request for them to bring a small stone from their country which will be built into the objects of “Poenta commune”. Volunteers need to have their own sleeping bags and warm clothes.
Participation fee: NO The volunteers’ own choice is the residence registration, because of the health insurance (about 5 Euros per day)
06 "Sturba 2006" 15/07- 24/07 Sturba ENVI/EDU/ART18+10(vols)
Project: Organised by "Youth Centre Livno", is 5th international workcamp (2002 - 2006) organised in Drzanlije, on Sturba riverbanks.
Work: The main job for the volunteers will be cleaning of river banks (Sturba river) and bed from garbage and organic waste. The volunteers will work together with local population and other local participantsof the camp. Volunteers will also prepare some of the facilities for the camp.
Location: Village Drzanlije, near town Livno
Accomodation: Tents near the banks of Sturba river
Language: English and ex-Yugoslavian
Meeting point: N/A
Special remarks: The workcamp is also followed by the various workshops and Art Colony,in which volunteers can also take part. Sleeping bags and warm cloths for cold nights are necessary. Volunteers can also bring their tents and air mattresses.
Participation fee: NO
07 “Youth for life”06 15/07 – 27/07 Motajica EDU/ENVI18-30 20(vols)
Project: Organised by "Milenijum” one side, main goal of the work camp is help in development of ECOVILLAGE on MOTAJICAMOUNTAIN. From the other side, we will organize community based workshops about education, sustainability, ethics, environment and help in local project regarding eco tourism.
Work: Education workshop, visit to Bardaca (the largest natural habitat for birds and fish in this region), Working in ECO VILLAGE (the arrangement of holiday resorts), marking the footpaths to the highest peaks of the MOUNTAIN MOTAJICA, help in building of old wooden village houses,
Accommodation: TENTS (provided by organizer)
Language: English
Meeting Point: This will be coordinated together with participants –depend of starting points
Special remarks: Knowledge of English language is obligatory! Warmer clothes and swimming clothes – OBLIGATORY!!!
Participation fee: 30 EUR for food
08 Camp “Zelenkovac”06 15/07– 31/07 ZelenkovacENVI/RENO18+15(vols)
Project: Organised by "Eco Zone Zelenkovac"
Work: The main task for volunteers will be cleaning of ecological zone, marking of paths for walking, jogging and horse-riding; building of wooden houses; making contacts tourist organisations.
Accommodation: Accommodation will be in wooden houses or in tents
Location: The Eco zone Zelenkovac, located 10 km from Mrkonjic Grad
Language: English and ex-Yugoslavian
Meeting point: N/A
Special remarks: Repair to road from village Skavici, near of the river Sana
Participation fee: 30 EUR for food
09 Camp “Smetovi”06 01/08 – 10/08SmetAGRI/ENVI 18-29 15(vols)
Project: Organised by "ecoNOVA"
Work: Includes internal decoration of the mountaineering house (painting), cleaning the area around the house, construction of benches, placing trash bins and cleaning the area around the house. Volunteers will work together with local environmental organizations.
Accommodation: Mountaineering house, bring your sleeping bags
Location: Mountain Smetovi, near Zenica in central Bosnia
Language: English
Meeting point: N/A
Special remarks: Experience in decorative jobs like wall painting but not necessary. Bring good moode and working habbits.
Meeting point: Zenica
Participation fee: 21 EUR for food
10 Camp “Zelenkovac”06 01/08 – 15/08 Zelenkovac ENVI/RENO 18+ 15(vols)
Project:Organised by "Eco Zone Zelenkovac"
Work: The main task for volunteers will be cleaning of ecological zone, marking of paths for walking, jogging and horse-riding; building of wooden houses; making contacts tourist organisations.
Accommodation: Accommodation will be in wooden houses or in tents
Location: The Eco zone Zelenkovac, located 10 km from Mrkonjic Grad
Language: English and ex-Yugoslavian
Meeting point: N/A
Special remarks: Repair to road from village Skavici, near of the river Sana
Participation fee: 30 EUR for food
11 Camp “Zelenkovac”06 15/08 – 31/08 Zelenkovac ENVI/RENO 18+ 15(vols)
Project: Organised by "Eco Zone Zelenkovac”
Work: The main task for volunteers will be cleaning of ecological zone, marking of paths for walking, jogging and horse-riding; building of wooden houses; making contacts tourist organisations.
Accommodation: Accommodation will be in wooden houses or in tents
Location: The Eco zone Zelenkovac, located 10 km from Mrkonjic Grad
Language: English and ex-Yugoslavian
Meeting point: N/A
Special remarks: Repair to road from village Skavici, near of the river Sana
Participation fee: 30 EUR for food
BULGARIA
Name of the organization: BALKAN YOUTH CLUB (BYC)
Year of the foundation: 1998
Location of the central office:67 Canko Cerkovski str., Entr.”V”/2/3; BG-1421Sofia, Bulgaria
Aim and objectives: Enhancement of academic, youth, cultural and information exchange in SEE as a base for overcome of prejudice and development of ethnic, religious and cultural tolerance. Program focus falls on: youth exchange, education, art and culture, research, regional development and cross-border cooperation.
Type: NGO
Activities:advocacy, regional development, field-schools in arts and archaeology, workcamps, LTV
Official website:
General conditions for participation in our workcamps:
Age limit: 18
Common language used in the camps: English/Bulgarian.
Extra fee: Please refer to each specific project.
Code/Name Dates: Location: Type: Age: No/vols:
01 Dragoman 2006 1.07. – 10.07. Dragoman, W BG ENVI/RENO/CONS16+21
02 Delchevo 2006 1.07. – 15.07.Delchevo SW BG ENVI/RENO 18+ 15
03 Dren 2006 15.08. – 31.08. Dren, SW BG ART/MANU 18+10
01 Dragoman 2006 1/07-15/07 Dragoman, Western BG ENVI/RENO/CONS 16+ 21 (vols)
Project: Dragoman workcamp is to take place in the Dragoman carst area (consisting of a marsh and a mountain), located some 40 km western from Sofia and 20 km. away from border with Serbia. The project envisions parallel activities in the area of Drgaoman marsh (rich on wildlife habitat) and Sabazius temple (2 century AD) in Chepan mountain both part of projected visitors’ route. It is part of organizers’ program for development of underdeveloped border regions of Bulgaria. Participants will take part in sport and interactive games, excursions and workshops in the area of Archaeology and Ecology, that will allow them to deepen their knowledge, to develop some personal skills and to establish many new contacts/friendships.
Work:Volunteers will participate in variety of activities (app. 5-6 hrs per day) related to natural and cultural conservation in Dragoman carst area on rotational basis including cleaning of vistors areas, construction of wooden bridge for visitors, observation of wildlife, reconstruction of a Roman sanctuary.
Accommodation:Tents and sleeping bags required. Organizers provide for free camping place with WC&Showers, restaurant and swimming pool.
Location: Small town of Dragoman (2900 inhabitants), located some 40 km western from Sofia and 20 km. away from Kalotina - border point with Serbia. Closest terminal: Sofia (40 km)
Language: English and Bulgarian
Meeting point:Sofia airport/train or bus station – upon request.
Special remarks:Remote area, hard physical work, local participants, excursions provided
Participation fee:25 EUR for food and excursions costs
02 Delchevo 2006 1/07. – 15/07 Delchevo, Southwestern BGENVI/RENO 18+15 (vols)
Project: Delchevo workcamp is to take place in the picturesque 18 century village Delchevo, located high in PirinMountain (UNESCO heritage site) some 100 km. away from Mediterranean Sea. The project envisions development of visitors’ route along a mountain path from the village to the Krasnameadow where a children’s playground will be constructed and renovation of old stone pavements in 1 of village streets. It is part of organizers’ program for development of underdeveloped border regions of Bulgaria. Participants will take part in sport and interactive games, excursions and workshops in the area of Folklore and Ecology, which will allow them to deepen their knowledge, to develop some personal skills and to establish many new contacts/friendships.
Work:Volunteers will participate in variety of activities (app. 4-5 hrs per day) related to renovation of pavements and marking the visitor’s route as well as cleaning the surrounding area on rotational basis.
Accommodation:Accommodation in traditional fully equipped houses is provided. Food will be prepared by locals.
Location: Small village of Delchevo (80 inhabitants), located some 270 km southtern from Sofia and 30 km. away from Ilinden - border point with Greece, just 100 km away from Mediterranean Sea. Closest terminals: Sofia (250 km), Thessaloniki (180 km)
Language: English and Bulgarian
Meeting point:Sofia airport/train or bus station – upon request.
Special remarks:Remote area, hard physical work, local participants, excursions provided
Participation fee:35 EUR for food and excursions costs
03 Dren 2006 15/08. – 31/08 Dren, Southwestern BG ART/MANU 18+ 10(vols)
Project: Dren workcamp is to take place in the village with same name, located some 50 km southern from Sofia. The project envisions parallel activities for cleaning and improvements of a yard purposed for construction of art-residence and art workshops in the ateliers of famous Bulgarian sculptors located here as well. Excursion to Sofia may be organized upon request.
Work:In the mornings volunteers will practice different manual works (cleaning, leveling of surface, digging drainage) app. 4 -5 hrs. Afternoonswill be dedicated to workshops in sculptors’ ateliers, hiking and small excursions.
Accommodation:Tents and sleeping bags required. Organizers provide for free camping place with WC & Showers. Food will be prepared for all by local cooker.
Location: Village of Dren, located some 50 km southern from Sofia. Closest terminal: Sofia (40 km)
Language: English and Bulgarian
Meeting point:Sofia airport/train or bus station – upon request.
Special remarks:Medium-hard physical work, excursions provided
Participation fee:15 EUR for food. Please justify with organizers an additional amount for art materials (clay, tools, use of electric ovens for potter etc.) upon your interests and needs!
CROATIA
Name of the organization: ZELENA AKCIJA (ZA)
Year of the foundation: 1990
Location of the central office:Frankopanska 1, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia