Speaking the local language is crucial when arriving in a new country, and the refugees in Valmez are well aware of that. In the city of Valmez are various offers for Czech language classes. However, the quality is not always satisfactory, and classes are often hard to schedule for people who work.
To overcome this burden, Valmez4Shelter hired the Czech teacher Lenka Venerová who led an intensive course during the summer holidays. Every day from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., a dozen Ukrainians studied Czech intensively for a week. "The teacher and participants were enthusiastic, everyone was well prepared, and the students made remarkable progress", says our coordinator Marek Irgl. Valmez4Shelter covered the costs for wages, travel and materials totalling almost 600 Swiss Francs. The course will be continued from mid-September, twice a week for two hours in the evening.