Meet Brno in Brno for you: solidarity project

Helping in your local community The number of volunteer opportunities in Brno and Jihomoravský region is immense. Surely you will find the right one for you! All you have to do is to contact a volunteer center DC 67 dc67.cz/en based on Bratislavska street nr. 26 in Brno ( dc67.cz/en/about-us/contact ). They have a database of organisations where it is possible to volunteer and will help you to find the one where you can be useful even though you don't speak Czech fluently. Actually, that is an opportunity to improve it!  Contact them: E-mail : info@dc67.cz   Phone: +420 776 594 Skype, FB : Dobrovolnické centrum 67 There are many more ways to contribute to building Brno's wellbeing even though you don't have time or the right attitude for volunteering. Here are some tips: Blood donation in FN Brno: https://www.fnbrno.cz/en/the-university-hospital-brno/t1000 Donation of things you don't need anymore: http://dobra-karma.cz/ Donation of clothes for homeless people: arma...

 Did you miss our last online event Meet Brno online? Do not worry, you can participate in the second edition. We are organizing the online meeting on Saturday (21.11.) Are you new in Brno? Are you searching for a new opportunities what you can experience here? Join our online meeting. Are you wondering about useful information for newcomers about residence legislation, employment, business, education, healthcare and social insurance or housing? You will get original ideas what do do in Brno and where to meet people who are also new in Brno. You will hear about opportunities in NGO sector, how to organise your own projects and where to get money for them, find a motivation to be an active citizen or more about your future development.  If you would like to join our online meeting, register yourself: https://forms.gle/DFaGFK7EVhjaXvoE6. Before the meeting, you will recieve the link for online meeting. Looking forward to meet you!

International volunteering Veronika Bachtikova, Czech Republic, 9 months Russia Once upon a time … When I was 24 years old, quitted my study, having a job which I didn’t enjoy a lot, having some bad relationship experience and didn’t really know what that “life direction” should I follow, I knew about ESC and almost by coincidence I took a project in Russia. Many people were thinking that I’m insane but it was the best adventure in my life so far. Taking care of children and youth with autism or mental disease in a day-stay centre, trying to express myself in an unknown language while people thought I’m an idiot and not a foreigner, travelling through whole Siberia with other volunteers by the lowest class train to see the Baikal Lake, sometimes crying whole night without knowing why and hundreds of other stories came in my mind while thinking about my ESC experience. But one of them was really special…We were travelling with my friends - other volunteers during the summer to see the B...

On Saturday, November 7, we organized the first meeting of Meet Brno in Brno for you. It was our first experience with holding a virtual meeting. The meeting took place in the Zoom application. In the beginning, we met through fun games. This was followed by a workshop full of practical tips on accommodation, insurance and advice for foreigners on what to do when they are new to Brno. We also prepared a presentation about Brno for the participants with useful tips for social life. The last workshop was focused on the non-profit sector, we gave the participants information on how to be active in the local community. In the virtual space, we tried a fun way to pass information. For example, we used Kahoot or Jamboard. This experience was really enriching for us. We hope that participants enjoyed it as well.

  Developing yourself through travelling and meeting European cultures Imagine that you travel with five other people from the Czech Republic to Italy, for example. The group of Greeks, Romanians and Estonians is heading to the same place to spend there one week together. During this time you gather new experiences there, you learn, even though you actually play games led by experienced youth workers. You try to push your limits, to get out of your comfort zone, but only when you feel like it. No one judges your appearance, no one solves your orientation or skin color. The adventure begins with the first meeting. The activities change according to the theme you discover together during that week. It could be focused on human rights, ecology, mindfulness, etc. It's never boring. You will bring home new experiences, international friendships and probably the determination to take life into your own hands. Just like at school, you get a school report, so at those educational camps you...

  Combine it all type of activities together! Want to be in nature but also want to be with people but also want to have a cup of good coffee and also want to discover something new… Yes, we know what you feel like so let's check what combinations we have pre-planned for you:  Walk around Spilberk castle passing the church of saint Vaclav with golden dome + visit a nuclear bunker or see the view from the old town hall + get yourself coffee in Zahrada Ambrosia or Podnebí  Combine it all Walk along Brno reservoir until Sinice bar where you can borrow a paddle and try paddleboarding. There is also a BBQ place free to use.  Bring a slackline to Luzanky or come to practice yoga lessons. There is a Ponava restaurant/coffee/pub in the suburb of the park.  Inside Björnson's orchard there is a workout playground where you can meet other fitness lovers and have a drink in a Piknik box. Piknik box sounds good but no exercise today? Well, then you can visit the bigge...