village development

Camphill Rožkalni for 26 years //

Since 1999, the Camphill “Rožkalni” has grown from a single farmstead into a village with two residential houses, a cultural center, two barns, and several workshops. Currently, in the village, 10 adults with intellectual developmental disabilities have found homes. In “Rožkalni,” villagers produce cheese and butter in a biologically certified dairy. The paper workshop fulfills orders for independent clients, including Waldorf schools in Latvia, Estonia, and Finland. In the renovated barn, a tea workshop has been set up where the tea collected during the summer is dried and fermented for the villagers’ consumption as well as for gifts. The village has obtained organic farming status, processing fields only with biological preparations and minerals that are prepared on-site in the village.

In May 2023, a tragic event struck “Rožkalni” — the family home (“Zenta Mauriņa house”), one of the central buildings in the village, was destroyed by fire. Fortunately, no villagers or co-workers were harmed, but 13 people lost everything they owned.
To ensure the story of “Rožkalni” continues, we sincerely invite you to donate and support the rebuilding of the family house! For the village community, this is more than just a construction project — it’s a chance to restore hope, to recreate a space for living and working together. Every donor becomes part of this renewal. It’s a chance to do something truly meaningful and important.
DONATIONS can be made through a bank transfer: Camphill Nodibinājums “Rožkalni,” registration number 40008047404, Luminor Bank, account number/IBAN: LV40 RIKO 0002010092555. Alternatively, you can donate using a PayPal account (account name: Camphill nodibinajums Rozkalni)

Thank you to everyone who has supported us and continues to do so! For our community, it is an invaluable source of strength and inspiration that motivates us to keep going