Meet Brno in Brno for you: solidarity project

  Are you new in Brno? Are you bored with your daily stereotype? Would you like to see the beautiful nature of Brno and meet new people?Then come and join us on Sunday 20th Decembe r. We’re going for a walk in the surrounding of Mariánské údolí accompanied by interesting talks in English, getting to know new people and of course a good mood!  To feel comfortable take some good shoes, a snack, and something to drink with you. Since there are some restrictions due to COVID-19, the capacity is limited and we also want to ask you to take your face mask with you  If you have decided to come, please fill this short application form so we can count with you: https://forms.gle/KTsSpsFAqXob43nR9

  Are you new in Brno? Are you searching for new opportunities that you can experience here? Would you like to meet new people?Then come to join us on Saturday 19th December. You will get new ideas about what to do in Brno through action bound, meet people who are also new in Brno and have fun.  Workshops will be in the English language, it doesn’t matter if you are Czech or a foreigner. Food will be provided. Since there are some restrictions due to COVID-19, the capacity is limited. We also ask you to take your face mask with you.If you have decided to come, please fill this short application form so we can count with you: https://forms.gle/bCsmev1WGhFYApPz5

On Saturday, November 21, we have organized the second meeting of Meet Brno online. This time we were much more confident in the online space. And who were our participants? Foreign volunteers and students who are new in Brno. We arranged the meeting in the Zoom application. We have prepared fun get to know each other games and thematic workshop for the participants. Thanks to everyone who participated. Did you miss the online workshop? Never mind, we are planning another full of workshops and informal education before the Christmas holidays. And we will meet live this time :)!

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.