Leisure

A refugee family in Valmez is usually accommodated in a single room. The conditions in the accommodation are cramped and unsuitable for socialising with classmates and friends. Valmez4Shelter, therefore, offers a range of leisure activities.

We organise bike trips and visits to the outdoor swimming pool every weekend during the warm season. In the winter, we go to the indoor pool twice a week as a group. In addition, two dozen pairs of ice skates are available to borrow free of charge for use on the local ice rink.

Our team also organises a dance group that meets regularly. And since the beginning of 2024, Valmez4Shelter has enabled a rotating group of twelve young people to spend an hour and a half at the bowling alley.

A group of teenagers and young adults at the local bowling alley: Valmez4Shelter has secured a special rate for refugee families.

Eight children and young people can currently take guitar lessons with our employee Mykola.

Around 50 Ukrainian pensioners live in Valmez. Every Friday, we organise a visit to the indoor swimming pool for ten of them. This trip is good for their health and allows them to socialise.

As far as the financial situation allows, Valmez4Shelter organises excursions to the surrounding area, including day trips to Prague.

After more than a year in Valmez, a group of Ukrainian women visit the capital of their host country for the first time.

Every Thursday, we cook, often in two groups, one after the other, so that up to 20 children can participate. Under the guidance of our chef Olga, the children learn to prepare Ukrainian dishes and international delicacies–and then eat together. Valmez4Shelter covers the cost of the food.

Sweet or savoury, the weekly cooking class is extremely popular with the children.