The Rafael organisation supports a crisis home for children nearby Jyv skyl . The volunteers will work together with local young people It s important to support the growth of the young people by working together at the int'l work field. The work includes repairing windows, building fences, boarding walls, small repairing work in the yard and building the upper floor of the house. There are horses. About 400 people live in this area.
Nature is beautiful here and it is close to our heart.
This workcamp works for traditional culture, for example painting buildings, doing some construction work, building a traditional tar-burning pit and also burning it. There is an opportnity for hiking, cycling, swimming, smoke sauna etc. This workcamp takes place in the activity and camp center Vanham ki, which belongs to Finland's organisation of children welfare and is situated in the lake district in Middle Finland. The center includes organic farming as berry, vegetable and herb cultivation and has many domestic animals. The volunteers will take part in the agricultural activities like picking of strawberries, collecting of wild herbs etc., and the volunteers are welcomed to give their input in children and youth camps and local happenings like strawberry-festival.