JAUNIMO SAVANORIŠKOS VEIKLOS CENTRAS “DEINETA”
CENTER OF YOUTH VOLUNTARY ACTIVITIES (CYVA) DEINETA


The organization was established in 1988 as a union of several student clubs. DEINETA is an independent non-political voluntary service organization fully responsible for its budget and structure. We organize international short term youth and teenager voluntary camps in Lithuania and also send volunteers abroad to our partners’ international projects. In 1988 DEINETA started a project “Youth for nature protection” and organized 2 first voluntary work camps. Year by year the quantity and quality of our work camps increased, and now during the summer season we organize more then 20 work camps, we send over 100 volunteers abroad and can host about 200 international volunteers in Lithuania. At present DEINETA is a coordinator of EVS, ICYE, and Civil service host projects. AIMS · to promote international co-operation and understanding among young people from different countries and different cultures;
· to help young people realize their voluntary ideas;
· to provide opportunities for young people without distinction to race, language, religion or social status, who wish to acquire cross cultural skills and gain international experience for their personal and professional development;
We support the ideas of solidarity and humanity, and think that the international volunteer projects is the area, where everybody is able to express themselves for the sake of peace.
Membership:
Alliance of European voluntary service organizations - candidate member
Eastlinks – full member
WORKCAMPS Our work camps normally run from the end of June till the beginning of September and last for two weeks. There are usually 8-10 participants and 1-2 camp leaders in each project. We do not organize big camps in order to create warm and friendly atmosphere among the participants. The camp leader(s) takes an active part in the camp work as any other volunteer. He/she is also the person who makes the life of the camp run smoothly: takes initiative in solving problems that may occur in organizing work, food preparation, leisure time etc.
The activities of our camps include organizing leisure time for children, restoration of museums, cleaning and preserving nature, assistance in organizing festivals etc.
Participants work for up to 6 hours per day, weekends are free. Most tasks on the camps can be completed without any substantial physical effort or any special skills.
Volunteers have 3 meals per day. We offer a chance to try Lithuanian national meals and we expect participants to propose their own national dishes. AGE LIMIT Adult camps: 18-30; Teenager camps: 15-17. ACCOMMODATION
Our volunteers can be accommodated in clubs, schools or tents. Volunteers must bring their own sleeping bags. Other details usually follow in the info packs.

Application fee; look for exact fees in the camp lists.

CAMPLIST 2008

Teenager camps
(15 – 17-y-O VOLUNTEERS)


CYVA 01 MERKURIJUS I 09/06 - 18/06 KIDS 18+ VOL 8
CYVA 02 MERKURIJUS II 20/06 - 29/06 KIDS 18+ VOL 8
CYVA 05 MERKURIJUS III 01/07 - 10/07 KIDS 18+ VOL 8
CYVA 08 MERKURIJUS IV 12/07 - 01/08 KIDS 18+ VOL 8
CYVA 11 MERKURIJUS V 03/08 - 12/08 KIDS 18+ VOL 8
CYVA 14 MERKURIJUS VI 13/08 - 22/08 KIDS 18+ VOL 8

International children and youth camps are organized in a beautiful small village of Kacergine, 15 km away from Kaunas. About 300 pupils usually spend their holidays in each camp. Sport and art activities include: kick-boxing, karate, basketball, football, Forest and Water sprite festivals, discos, Miss, Mister Elections.
WORK:
The volunteers will assemble and work in a group of children (7 - 15 years old) who would like to improve their foreign language skills, or learn some new ones to make their communication skills better. Volunteers are expected to bring teaching materials for their workshops, and ideas for teaching foreign languages (games, songs, etc.). Young teachers are especially welcome. Language workshops take about two hours per day. The rest of the working day the volunteers are assigned to separate groups and assist the local children camp leaders.
ACCOMMODATION:
Living conditions are basic. The volunteers are accommodated in the children camp’s dormitory constructed during the Soviet period. Toilets and washing facilities are provided. Cooking and meals are provided by the canteen staff.
LEISURE TIME:
Volunteers will have the possibility to visit museums, historical places in Kaunas, ethnographic museum in Rumsiskes. Excursions to Vilnius and Trakai are possible. Leisure time depends on the volunteers themselves. The camp leader will advice the best options.
LOCATION:
The project will take place in a beautiful suburb of Kacergine, only 15 km away from the second largest city Kaunas.
TERMINAL:
Kaunas and Vilnius airports or Kaunas bus and train stations.
MEETING POINT:
DEINETA’s office at 2 pm and 6 pm (only!) on the first day of the camp.
Please inform us about your travel details. If you need a place to stay before or after the camp we can help you book a room in Kaunas.
Office address:
E. Ozeskienes 7-8, Kaunas.
Tel. 00370 37 20 40 55 (from abroad)
8 37 20 40 55 (in the country)
More information will be sent with the acceptance letter and info sheet.
REGISTRATION FEE:
As DEINETA doesn’t get any financial support from the state government, local municipalities or any other institution, we charge a registration fee of 25 Euro. THANK YOU for your support!
CYVA 04 PAZAISLIS I 23/06 - 05/07 ENVI 18+ VOLS 10
CYVA 15 PAZAISLIS II 17/08 - 29/08 ENVI 18+ VOLS 10

The project will take place in the monastery of PAZAISLIS. It is one of the most beautiful architectural monuments in the country. It is famous for its frescos and stucco moldings. This fascinating piece of baroque architecture dates back to 1664.
WORK:
“Pazaislis” monastery and the nuns need your help. Volunteers will clean the monastery area and carry out manual work including gardening. The work will take up to 5-6 hours a day. Particular tasks will be assigned according to the nuns’ needs.
ACCOMMODATION/FOOD:
The volunteers will be accommodated in one of the buildings of the monastery, 2-5 persons per room. All facilities are available, but sometimes there are problems with hot water. Cooking and cleaning is done by volunteers themselves.
LANGUAGE:
English
LOCATION:
The camp is located in the second largest city Kaunas. The monastery is situated in a huge park facing the “Kaunas Sea”, which was artificially made in 1959 while building the Kaunas Hydro Power Plant on the river Nemunas. It is a very popular summer city-break. There is a yacht club near the camp.
TERMINAL:
Kaunas and Vilnius airports or Kaunas bus and train stations.
LEISURE TIME:
We can offer a couple of meetings with nuns and volunteers from other camps. Depending on volunteers’ initiative, on week-days it is possible to visit Kaunas city and city area, pubs and night clubs; on week-ends it is possible to see other cities and places of interest, the Baltic Sea.

CAMP ADDRESS:
Pazaislio Vienuolynas
T.Masiulio st. 31
52436 Kaunas
Lithuania

More information will be sent with the acceptance letter and info sheet.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Alcoholic drinks and smoking is not allowed in the territory of the Monastery. Don’t forget to bring your sleeping bag and mosquito cream!

REGISTRATION FEE:
As DEINETA doesn’t get any financial support from the state government, local municipalities or any other institution, we charge a registration fee of 25 Euro. THANK YOU for your support!


CYVA 03 ŽEMAITIJA 22/06-03/07 ENVI 18+ VOLS 10
WORK:
The Youth Center EGAS invites young people for various activities and entertainments during the summer season. The idea includes organizing music festivals and other performances in the open air. It is a very popular summer country-break site for the local people. The volunteers will work on a number of tasks during the project: making new footpaths, creating playgrounds for sport activities, putting in fences, bowers, tables and seats. Volunteers will be asked to help reduce the unemployment in the local community by contributing to the completion of the village sawmill (cleaning the area, making pathways, fences, cutting shrubs etc.)
The volunteers will undertake different tasks in the center territory by the lake: taking care of or creating new paths, playgrounds, fences, arbors, tables, benches.
From 4th – 6th of July the well known INTERNATIONAL BLUES MUSIC FESTIVAL will take place!
ACCOMMODATION/FOOD:
The volunteers will live in cottages by the lake. Living conditions are very simple. It is more or less wild life. Toilets are outside. Showers are provided. Cooking is done by the staff of the Youth Center. The volunteers will have a good opportunity to communicate with local people, to meet people from different countries.
LANGUAGE:
English
LOCATION:
The camp is located near the beautiful lake LUKSTAS which is located 3 km from Varniai.
TERMINAL:
Kaunas and Vilnius airports.
Varniai is 170 km. away from Kaunas and 270 km. from Vilnius. Regular bus service runs all over the country.
WHAT TO BRING:
Working clothes, strong footwear, rain gear, warm clothes, anti mosquito cream, music instruments, and tapes. Don't forget to bring sleeping bags!
LEISURE TIME:
1-2 day excursion to PALANGA, a resort town near the Baltic Sea.
MEETING POINT:
We ask you to arrive on the first day of the camp. The camp leader will meet you in the small Varniai bus station. You will get more information with the acceptance letter.
REGISTRATION FEE:
As DEINETA doesn't get any financial support from the state government, local municipalities or any other institution, we charge a registration fee of 25 Euro. THANK YOU for your support!


CYVA 07 EGIS I 07/07-19/07 ENVI 18+ VOLS 8
CYVA 09 EGIS II 20/07-02/08 ENVI 18+ VOLS 8
CYVA 10 EGIS III 03/08-15/08 ENVI 18+ VOLS 8

WORK:
Volunteers will supervise the program in the teenager summer camp (age: from 14 to 18). The volunteers’ taskis to organize activities in the summer campincluding sports, games, songs, arts, trips, discos and etc. A lot of fun! Possibilities to communicate with the local youth! Bring your own ideas!

From 1st to 3rd of August – THE ROCK NIGHTS MUSIC FESTIVAL!
26th of July – international bikers meeting-show

ACCOMMODATION/FOOD:
Cottages by the lake. The living conditions are very simple. It’s a wild life! (Toilets outside!)
Cooking is done by the staff of the YOUTH CENTER.

LOCATION:
This peculiar town of Zemaitija region is situated between mysterious Lake Birzulis and Lake Lukstas on both sides of the small and winding Varnele River. The outward calm of the small town is deceitful. Every corner here reminds the majestic and long history of Varniai. The camp is located near the beautiful lake LUKSTAS, which is situated 3 km from the village.

TERMINAL:
Kaunas and Vilnius airports.
Varniai is 170 km. away from Kaunas and 270 km. from Vilnius. Regular bus service runs all over the country.

WHAT TO BRING:
Working clothes, strong footwear, rain gear, warm clothes, anti mosquito cream, music instruments, tapes, CDs. Don’t forget to bring sleeping bags and ideas for teen activities!
LEISURE TIME:
1-2 day excursion to PALANGA, a resort town near the Baltic Sea.

MEETING POINT:
We ask you to arrive on the first day of the camp. The camp leader will meet you in the small VARNIAI bus station. More information will be sent with the acceptance letter.

REGISTRATION FEE:
As DEINETA doesn’t get any financial support from the state government, local municipalities or any other institution, we charge a registration fee of 25 Euro. THANK YOU for your support!
CYVA 12 KURTUVENA I 23/06-06/07 ENVI 18+ VOLS 10
CYVA 13 KURTUVENAI II 07/07-20/07 ENVI 18+ VOLS 10

WORK/ACTIVITIES:
During the Soviet times the biggest part of the traditional architectural heritage of the regional park was destroyed. Especially damaged was the old countryside and farmsteads: the biggest part was eliminated and the rest of it was rebuilt regardless of the tradition. The reason to start the project was the reconstruction and restoration of the ancient Samogitian architecture, in particular the renovation of one of the buildings in Jautmalke’s countryside. This country has preserved its traditional environment. The landscape in this place is very rich: it boasts forests, hills, swamps, rivulets, lakes, fields… everything that you need for an active cognition of the nature. You will not see any invasion of the modern, so it is easy to get an idea of the old-fashioned countryside.
POSSIBLE TASKS FOR VOLUNTEERS:

• Renovation (painting) of the old building belonging to Kurtuvenai regional park;
• Cleaning the recreation zone of Bijote;
• Cleaning bank of the lake;
• Cutting of brushes;
• Building the fireplaces;

ACCOMMODATION/FOOD:
Boarding in the summer cottage near the Bijotė Lake in the recreation zone of Bijotė. Twin of triple bedrooms. All facilities available. Cooking is done by volunteers themselves. Toilet, cold water shower, and sauna.
TERMINAL:
Kaunas and Vilnius airports or Siauliai bus station.
WHAT TO BRING:
Long-sleeved clothes; trousers; rain gear; anti mosquito cream; music instruments; tapes; CD’s; your national games and recipes; songs; dances; ideas how to spend leisure time; swimming things; waterproofed shoes.
MEETING POINT:
We ask you to arrive on the first day of the camp. The camp leader will meet you in SIAULIAI bus station. More details will be sent with the acceptance letter and info sheet.

REGISTRATION FEE:
As DEINETA doesn’t get any financial support from the state government, local municipalities or any other institution, we charge a registration fee of 25 Euro. THANK YOU for your support!


CYVA 22 VENTA I 16/06 - 29/06 KIDS 18+ VOL 8
CYVA 23 VENTA II 02/07 - 11/07 KIDS 18+ VOL 8
CYVA 24 VENTA III 13/07 - 31/07 KIDS 18+ VOL 8
CYVA 25 VENTA IV 04/08 - 24/08 KIDS 18+ VOL 8


The children camp is organized in a small village Vieksniai. It is situated in Venta regional park. The Venta Landscape Reserve has a beautiful valley with rock exposures and fossils from the Jurassic period which have excited researchers from Western Europe since the beginning of the 19th century.
About 150 pupils usually spend their holidays in each camp. Sport and art activities include: basketball, football, Fire and Water sprite festivals, parents’ days and Days of kindness.
WORK:
The volunteers will assemble and work in a group of children (7 - 17 years old) who would like to improve their foreign language skills, computer skills or learn some new ones to make their communication skills better. Volunteers are expected to bring teaching materials for their workshops, and ideas for teaching foreign languages (games, songs, etc.). Young teachers are especially welcome. Language workshops take about two hours per day. The rest of the working day the volunteers are assigned to separate groups and assist the local children camp leaders in organizing above mentioned festivals or other activities.
ACCOMMODATION:
Living conditions are basic. The volunteers are accommodated in the children camp’s dormitory. Toilets and washing facilities are provided. Cooking and meals are provided by the canteen staff.
LEISURE TIME:
Volunteers will have the possibility to visit places of interest in Venta regional park. Excursions to Palanga (near The Baltic sea) and Latvia Republic (cities of Liepaja and Riga) are possible. Leisure time depends on the volunteers themselves. The camp leader will advice the best options.
LOCATION:
The project will take place in a small village Vieksniai, only 30 km. from the border of Latvia Republic (120 km from Riga and 140 km from Liepaja)
TERMINAL:
Riga airport and Siauliai bus and train stations.
MEETING POINT:
Siauliai bus station at 20:00 on the first day of the camp.
Please inform us about your travel details.
More information will be sent with the acceptance letter and info sheet.
REGISTRATION FEE:
As DEINETA doesn’t get any financial support from the state government, local municipalities or any other institution, we charge a registration fee of 25 Euro. THANK YOU for your support!


Teenager camps

(15 – 17 y.O VOLUNTEERS only)



CYVA 16 LUKSTAS I 07/07 - 19/07 TEEN/ENVI (15 – 17 y.o.) VOLS 12

CYVA 17 LUKSTAS II 20/07 - 02/08 TEEN/ENVI (15 – 17 y.o.) VOLS 12

CYVA 18 LUKSTAS III 03/08 - 15/08 TEEN/ENVI (15 – 17 y.o.) VOLS 12

WORK/ACTIVITIES:
You are welcome to the land which boasts wonderful nature adorned with numerous hills. So…it is a real feast for one’s eyes. The 47 lakes are an integral part of the landscape of Telsiai region. You will spend two weeks near the largest of them called Lukstas (1,016 ha). About 30 pupils from different parts of this region wish to live and to have a good time with YOU!
The volunteers will work on a number of tasks during the project: making new footpaths, creating playgrounds for sport activities, putting in fences, bowers, tables and seats, cleaning the area. Volunteers will be asked to help reduce the unemployment in the local community by contributing to the completion of the new village sawmill (cleaning the area, making pathways, fences, cutting shrubs etc.).
ACCOMMODATION/FOOD: Cottages by the lake. Living conditions are very simple. Toilets outside! Cooking is done by the staff of the Youth Center. LOCATION:
The camp is located near the beautiful lake LUKSTAS. Varniai is about 170 km from Kaunas and about 270 km from Vilnius.
TERMINAL:
Kaunas and Vilnius airports or Kaunas and Vilnius bus or train stations. Regular bus service runs all over the country.
WHAT TO BRING:
Warm clothes, rain gear, anti mosquito cream, music instruments, tapes, CD’s, YOUR national games, songs, dances, new ideas how to spend leisure time.


MEETING POINT:
We ask you to arrive on the first day of the camp. The camp leader will meet you in VARNIAI bus station. More information will be sent with the acceptance letter and info sheet.

IMPORTANT!

WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TEENAGERS ONLY DURING THE PERIOD OF THE CAMP!

If you want our staff member to bring you from Vilnius or Kaunas airport to Varniai, and/or from Varniai to the airport, you will be charged an extra fee of 30 Euro per person per each trip! (60 Euro both ways) If you need support from our staff, for going and/or coming back from the camp, you have to ask in advance (you will get a special form to fill in)

Extra fee: 150 Euro to be paid by volunteers on arrival.


CYVA 19 KAUNO MARIOS I 06/07-18/07 TEEN/ENVI (15 – 17 y.o.) VOLS 12

CYVA 20 KAUNO MARIOS II 20/07-02/08 TEEN/ENVI (15 – 17 y.o.) VOLS 12

CYVA 21 KAUNO MARIOS III 03/08-15/08 TEEN/ENVI (15 – 17 y.o.) VOLS 12

The project will take place in PAZAISLIS monastery. It is one of the most beautiful architectural monuments in the country. It is famous for its frescos and stucco moldings. This fascinating piece of baroque architecture dates back to 1664 (architect – L. Frediani – Italian).
WORK:
Pazaislis monastery and the nuns need your help. Volunteers will clean the monastery area and carry out manual work including gardening. You will have a 5-6 hour working day. Daily tasks will be assigned according to the monastery’s needs.
SPECIAL PROGRAM:
Discussion on: “Prejudices and stereotypes”
Games: group games focused on intercultural learning.
Excursion to Vilnius and Trakai
VILNIUS
Vilnius is the capital of the Republic of Lithuania. Naturally, it is the largest city in the country.The population of Vilnius is about 542.287. Of them 57.8% are Lithuanians, 18.7% Poles, 14% Russians, 4% Byelorussians, 0.5% Jews and the remaining 5% comprising some other nationalities.
The Old Town, historical centre of Vilnius, is one of the largest in Eastern Europe (360 ha). The most valuable historic and cultural heritage is concentrated here. The buildings in the old town - there are about 1.5 thousand of them - were built in a number of different centuries, therefore, it is a mixture of all European architectural styles. Although Vilnius is often called a baroque city, here you will find some buildings of gothic, renaissance and other styles. The main sights of the city are the Gediminas Castle and the Cathedral Square, symbols of the capital. Their combination is also a gateway to the historic centre of the capital. Because of its uniqueness, the Old Town of Vilnius was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
TRAKAI
One of Lithuania's many former capitals, Trakai is located just 28km west of Vilnius, is a charmingly small settlement, strategically placed in the middle of five large lakes. During the excursions you will have opportunity to see and to learn much more than this!

ACCOMMODATION/FOOD:
The accommodation is in the monastery, 2-5 persons per room. All facilities are available, but sometimes there are problems with hot water. Cooking and cleaning is done by volunteers themselves.
LANGUAGE:
English

LOCATION:
The camp is located in the second largest city Kaunas. The monastery is situated in a huge park facing the “Kaunas Sea”, which was artificially made in 1959 while building the Kaunas Hydro Power Plant on the river Nemunas. It is a very popular summer city-break. There is a yacht club near the camp.

TERMINAL:
Kaunas bus and train stations.
LEISURE TIME:
We can offer a couple of meetings with nuns and volunteers from other camps. Depending on volunteers’ initiative, on week-days it is possible to visit Kaunas city and city area, the center and the old town; on week-ends it is possible to see other cities and places of interest, the Baltic Sea.
As a safety precaution teenagers must stay until the end of the camp! Only in emergency cases this could be allowed with mutual written consent from the sending organization and the parents of the volunteer.

Pazaislio Vienuolynas
T.Masiulio st. 31
52436 Kaunas
Lithuania

Office address:
E. Ozeskienes 7-8, 44253 Kaunas
Tel. 00370 37 20 40 55 (from abroad)
8 37 20 40 55 (in the country)

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Alcoholic drinks and smoking is strictly forbidden in the territory of the Monastery. Don’t forget to bring a sleeping bag and mosquito cream!

WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TEENAGERS ONLY DURING THE PERIOD OF THE CAMP!

Extra fee: 150 Euro to be paid by volunteers on arrival.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Contact persons (hosting/sending):
Leonas Petravicius (English, Russian)
Nerijus Jankauskas (English, Russian)

DEINETA will send the application request by e-mail.
DEINETA will send info sheet by e-mail

Request for placements to be sent to DEINETA by e-mail
Acceptance and invitation letters to be sent to DEINETA office by e-mail
Info sheets to be sent to DEINETA office by e-mail

Please do not send us requests by fax!

Age limit in Deineta’s camps: 18 - 30;
Teenager camps: 15 - 17;
Reservation deadline – 1st June.

To avoid any misunderstandings please inform your volunteers about the following:
EXTRA fee of 150 € for teenagers camps to be paid by volunteer on arrival.
Participation fee of 25 € to be paid by volunteer on arrival.
Important information for teenagers safety: If teenagers want our staff members to bring them from Vilnius airport to Varniai, and/or from Varniai to the airport, they will be charged an extra fee of 30 Euro per person per each trip! If they need support from our staff, for going and/or coming back from the camp, they or their parents have to ask for this service in advance (you will get a special form to fill in). Please send the request forms for picking people up from or taking to the airport at least one week before the camp starts.
As a safety precaution teenagers must stay until the end of the camp! Only in emergency cases this could be allowed with mutual written consent from the sending organization and the parents of the volunteer.

Center of Youth Voluntary Activities (CYVA) DEINETA
E.Ožeškienės 7-8
P.O.BOX 2468
LT-44253 Kaunas
Lithuania

Tel: (370) 37 204055
Fax.: (370) 37 203446
E-mail: csa@kaunas.omnitel.net
Website: www.deineta.lt