The second, 2001, summer work camp took place in Tekija, a small picturesque town situated in the Djerdap gorge of the river Danube, close to the Romanian border. The purpose of the camp was to provide participants with the basic information, education and training in human rights and the rights of the child, with a focus on combating racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism and intolerance. The purpose of establishing such work camp was also to bring young people from the former Yugoslavia region and Europe together. A similar camp was held in Tekija in summer 2000. The purpose of the camp was to provide participants with basic information, education and training in the fields of human rights and the rights of the child, with a focus on combating racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism and intolerance. The work camp format was chosen to bring together young people from Europe and the former Yugoslavia.The Youth group of the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights and the Child to Child group carried out together the organisation of this year camp with the support of the Danish Association for International Co-operation (Mellemvolkeleight Samvirke). Participants were settled in a private accommodation with all necessary facilities. The main meals were also prepared by them and served in a converted camp restaurant. The participants of the work camp carried out the following activities: creating wall posters in order to provide the local community, as well as the participants, with the general information about the camp; organising the camp cinema where the films made by directors and independent editors from the former Yugoslavia were shown (the local population was encouraged to participate); arranging discussions after the film projections and encouraging the audience to take an active role in the debate; organising a temporary school of lectures and debates on various human right issues; organising sport competitions and encouraging the locals to take part; organising working activities in order to improve the living conditions in the Tekija community (cleaning of the riverbank and beach, restoring the local park, etc.). The camp lasted for 11 days and was attended by 20 participants from Serbia, Slovenia, the Netherlands and Croatia.
