1. OUR PLACE HAS A GREEN FUTURE
International volunteering for sustainable
development

2. PROBLEMS AND NEEDS ADDRESSED BY THE PROJECT
• Need to include alternative voluntary activities in
smaller secluded places in form of international
voluntary work camps
• Need for a stable regional and sustainable development
(ecological, social and economical); interest to develop
green tourism in smaller places

3. THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT “OURPALCE HAS A GREEN FUTURE”:
• Promotion of ecology in secluded local communities
• To contribute to sustainable tourismand sustainable development in secluded regions
• To analyse developed examples of good practices of ecological voluntary projects
• Implementation of education workshops forlocal organizations and camp coordinators
• Implementation of five green international voluntary workcamps
• Strengthening cooperation with the Swiss partnerand sharing good practices

4. AGENTS IN THE PROJECT:
• Local partners: find, develope the idea, implement the idea
• Volunteers: local and international
• Students from Faculty of tourism studies – Turistica Portorož
• Staff of Zavod Voluntariat and SCI Switzerland
• Local population and wider public

5. THE MAIN ACTIVITIES OF THE PROJECT:
•To develop a model of good practise – “Green”
international voluntary work camp
•To organize education workshops for local organizers and
camp coordinators
•To implement at least 5 pilot green volunatry work camps
•To ensure sustainability for the project

6. Chronological overview of our work
April 2012 - September 2013

7. Analysing examples of developed good practices of ecological
voluntary projects in the past
• Pot vil Čestitk
• Refresh Camp Tomaj
• Soline - Saltpans
• Camp Robidišče

8. MEETING OF PROJECT PARTNERS IN SWITZERLAND –
December 2012
• We defined the terms tourism and ecology in
connection with green international voluntary work
camps
• We specified guidelines for organization of a green
voluntary work camp

9. PROMOTION OF THE PROJECT AMONG LOCAL
PARTNERS
• Promotional events at Zavod Voluntariat and around
Slovenia (8 presentations)
• Local partners were encouraged to recognize the need
of their local community, we helped them to develop
the idea

10. COOPERATION WITH STUDENTS FORM FACULTY FOR TOURISM
STUDIES – TURISTICA PORTOROŽ
Our expectations from students:
• Student is a volunteer
• Cooperation on all levels of the project
• To participate actively, to be selve-iniciative and serious
• Presentations and meetings with students

11. EDUCATION WORKSHOPS FOR LOCAL PARTNERS
• One of the main benefits of the project
• Empowerment of local organizations in secluded
regions

12. Workshop:
How to find a sponsor from private sector

13. Workshop:
PR strategies and promotion for the non-profit and
non-governmental organization

14. Workshop:
how to write good projects and to receive funds from
public sector tenders

15. COORDINATION OF GREEN WORKCAMPS
• 5 green international workcamps
• 4 regions: Dolenjska, Notranjska, Primorska,
Gorenjska
• 40 international volunteers

17. WRITING THE HANDBOOK AND TRANSLATION
• First part: general information on organizing a SCI
international voluntary workcamp
• Second part: green work camp - enviromental
protection and promotion of sustainable tourism

18. EXCHANGE OF CO-CAMP COORDINATORS
• Co-campleader from Switzerland at work camp
Mercury heritage path in Slovenia
• Co-camp coordiantor at work camp Verein
Holzlabor (Thalheim an der Thur) in Switzerland

19. Final meeting of project partners in Slovenia:
SCI Switzerland and Zavod Voluntariat

20. 5 PILOT GREEN INTERNATIONAL WORKCAMPS
What are the specifics of a green work camp:
• Local community initiative
• non-profit project
• Contribution to environmental issues
• Contribution to sustainable tourism
• Study part for international volunteers on sustainability
• Awareness rising impact on local people and volunteers

21. Workcamp: ECO vineyard planting
• Aim of the camp: to promote and develop sustainable tourism in
Dolenjska region
• Work: planting an ECO vineyard and helping local community at
development of sustainable tourism strategy
• Result: ECO vineyard and Tourism-lab workshop for beginners
• Contribution to sustainability: eco vineyard and proposal for
sustainable tourism strategy in the region

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23. Workcamp: Karajžewc
• Aim of the camp: promotion of environment and friendly living,
revitalizing of folk tradition
• Work: preparation of the venue, promotion of the event
• Result: three day event Karajžewc
• Contribution to sustainability: workshops on ecology and
ethnography, intercultural dialog, environment friendly
organization of the event

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25. Workcamp: Soline – Saltpans
• Aim of the camp: maintenance of the salt panning tradition
• Work: painting wood surfaces at museum objects in saltpans area
• Result: painted wooden objects such as windows, doors, small
bridge, etc.
• Contribution to sustainability: preservation of natural and cultural
heritage

27. Workcamp: Mercury heritage path
• Aim of the camp: to revitalize an old hiking path to natural sight in
the Geopark area
• Work: to fix and clean the path, help at organization of the event
• Result: the path is again suitable for local people and visitors
• Contribution to sustainability: camp contribute to maintenance of
natural (path) and cultural heritage (event)

29. Workcamp: Along the ancient mining trail
• Aim of the camp: to revitalize a path from old iron mines to town
Jesenice and to
• Work: cleaning and strengthening the path, translation of a
museum brochure
• Result: the path is now suitable for hiking and cycling
• Contribution to sustainability: cleaning action along the path,
revitalizing the iron heritage in positive way promotion of
sustainable tourism at Jesenice