For 90 years, international workcamp represents a unique form of voluntary service: workcamps bring together people from different backgrounds to work for micro projects that benefit to local communities.

A group experience: Workcamps provide opportunities to explore the potential of an international group to work together, to act and to have fun. The group experience is a commitment to working out the decisions and problems together. The work is important and not a mere occupational time: all projects answer real local needs, with strong expectations by the sponsors (local communities and councils). 

Participants: Most workcamps host between 6 and 20 volunteers during 2 or 3 weeks. The group gathers various nationalities and backgrounds. Most of the volunteers are between 18 and 25 with a majority of female participants (according to statistics).

Work: Volunteers work on various kinds of projects but the work is always foced on the general good. Examples of the work: cleaning the beach or forest; reconstruction of historic buildings, work with children, elderly, people with disabilities; renovation of historical monuments, work with animals; help with organization of festivals, nature protection and many other. You can choose from a wide selection of 2000 workcamps all around the world each year.

Food and Accommodation : The group shares the tasks of cooking and cleaning on a rotate basis. Accommodation depends on the local possibilities (many rural projects). Is it all work The other part of the workcamp is how the group organises its social activities: time to play, swim, discuss, sing, write letters learn local phrases and visit local haunts! Activities are decided by the group depending possibilities. A big input is given to develop local activities with the population.

Workcamp leaders: Workcamp leaders prepare the project, facilitate the life of the group, lead the work and create links with local populations. They are the heart of the project, and have a special attention to the individual integration of any volunteer. 

Workcamps are especially as a mean of meeting   new people from different countries, where the overall success depends on  of all the participants´  enthusiasm, open mind and a healthy optimism to do something useful     .  

Special types of the workcamps:

 TEENage workcamps – workcamps for 15 - 17 years old participants, realized mostly in France, Germany, Estonia, Belgium or Finland.

Family camps - special camps for whole families. Family camps supports intergenerational exchange and cooperation and are organized especially in Turkey, Italy or Estonia.

Senior camps - Senior camps are organized for volunteers over 30 years with the interest to continue with the voluntary work with the duration of 1 up to 3 weeks.

Would you like to know more?

INEX Slovakia organizes around 10 workcamps hosting some 150 volunteers from abroad annually. You can find out more about some of our workcamps and partners HERE.

If you would like to participate on a workcamp in Slovakia or abroad please read information HERE.

The actual workcamps in Slovakia:

For more information about our workcamps please click HERE