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| Camp Code | W4U camps | Place | Type | Dates | Vol's | Camp days | |
| 1 | Moscow backwoods | Moscow | ENVI | 5.06 | 17.06 | 10 | 13 |
| 2 | Secret Garden | N.Novgorod | KIDS/RENO/ECO | 30.06 | 20.07 | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Groooshine Grooove | Samara | SOC/ECO/KIDS | 1.07 | 13.07 | 12 | 13 |
| 4 | Wonder Mountains | Voronezh | KIDS/ECO | 5.07 | 15.07 | 10 | 11 |
| 5 | “L&L” –Share your Love and Light | Samara | FEST/KIDS | 8.07 | 28.07 | 10 | 21 |
| 6 | Ray of light | N.Chelny | RENO/ECO/KIDS | 10.07 | 24.07 | 10 | 15 |
| 7 | Seliger - lake | Tver region | RENO | 13.07 | 29.07 | 10 | 16 |
| 8 | Old Manor | N.Novgorod | RENO/FEST | 14.07 | 03.08 | 12 | 21 |
| 9 | Deep in Siberia | Krasnoyarsk | KIDS/ECO | 15.07 | 29.07 | 6 | 15 |
| 10 | Medieval city | Voronezh | ARCH | 16.07 | 26.07 | 10 | 11 |
| 11 | Siberian World | Krasnoyarsk | ECO | 20.07 | 02.08 | 10 | 14 |
| 12 | Time Machine. Episode 4. | Ryazan reg. | ECO/KIDS | 20.07 | 10.08 | 10 | 21 |
| 13 | Nun's yard-1 | Mosc.reg | RENO | 21.07 | 4.08 | 10 | 15 |
| 14 | Sun Eclipse | Altai | ECO | 25.07 | 15.08 | 14 | 22 |
| 15 | Nun's yard-2 | Mosc.reg | RENO | 4.08 | 18.08 | 10 | 15 |
| 16 | SunCity | Anapa | ECO/ART/FEST | 10.08 | 20.08 | 25 | 11 |
| 17 | Mysterious Island-1 | S.Pt.region | AGRI/CONS | 24.08 | 10.09 | 15 | 18 |
| 18 | Mysterious Island-2 | S.Pt.region | AGRI/CONS | 10.09 | 30.09 | 15 | 21 |
| Total: | 209 | 294 | |||||
World4U is a young and growing non-profitable NGO. It began to exist in 1997-1998 like a group of young enthusiastic people - all with a clear vision that international communication among youth has a tremendous potential in raising intercultural understanding, tolerance and creative peaceful life in the world-wide community. In those ancient ages we started to arrange summer workcamps and send volunteers abroad. With time it became obvious that this team needed to form a new youth organization in order to put all its plans and ideas into life. Then in the summer of 2000, the new Youth and Student Voluntary Association World4U started to exist.
Now (in 2008), about 2500 creative and bright individuals are united by the idea of volunteering within World4U. We have representatives in many regions of Russia.
Members of World4U consider our organization to be young people’s union in the form of a creative laboratory / center of initiatives, with the tasks of:
collecting, processing and spreading information on youth social and political activity on the national and international levels with educational and awareness-raising purposes among young Russians - both - individuals and organizations dealing with social issues.
initiating, organizing and running national/international events (e.g. short, mid- and long-term voluntary projects and actions; seminars; conferences; info-meetings) aimed to:
- promote social and political awareness, particularly among young people,
- to reveal cultural values of the community and social integration between people of various life paths,
- to reveal and eventually to eliminate all sorts of social injustice, exclusion and intolerance through non-violent creative communication of people (incl. those from different cultural, religious, social, national backgrounds),
- to give young people an experience of multicultural community.
creating, inspiring and supporting especial spirit while uniting our efforts during any type of interpersonal communication within the organization, which gives an opportunity for creative self-realization in a respectful, loving and caring atmosphere of energetic, mature and sensitive community Youth Action for Peace In autumn of 2000 World4U joined Youth Action for Peace international movement and since September 2003 World4U became a full member (Russian branch of YAP). We share the ideals and objectives of Youth Action for Peace and aim all our activities towards developing better world – more open, more fair, more balanced society of creative individuals, perceiving themselves as living single whole. World4U volunteers are very active in international events run by YAP, and through their participation all the organization gets a chance of better understanding and realization of YAP general guidelines and policies.
For more info about YAP, see www.yap.org
Workcamp Terms
Our summer international workcamps usually consist of 5-15 international and several local volunteers and one-two camp facilitator (we prefer this term instead of “leader” in order to avoid misunderstanding about the role of the person who assists volunteers to make them feel comfortable in other country and different culture and language, other than “leading” or “ruling” them).
Camp types:
KIDS – working with children, usually 5-12 y.o. as counselors in summer children camps or so-called “green schools”
RENO – renovation/restoration work, usually connected with masonry, manual work, painting, carpentry and other minor assignments without any special professional requirements
SOCI – social work with socially disadvantaged people/children
FEST – work as a part of a prep-team / technical group of some festival / celebration / exhibition
ART – project connected with arts and crafts developing activities
ENVI – ecological / environmental work
Age limits are usually from 18 y.o. and older, without any upper limit, but in some particular projects there can be special age requirements. Insurance is NOT provided by World4U, but basic medical assistance is always available.
Workcamp language of all World4U camps is English, sometimes knowledge of Russian is welcome.
Our address:
101000 Russia, Moscow, Chistoprudni boulevard, h. 12A, room 621 (6th floor)
T: (00)7-495-937-7027 *127; F: (00)7-495-624-4968;
e-mail incoming: mailto:volunteering@world4u.ru; www.world4u.ru
Invitation & Visa to Russia
The volunteering as a social phenomenon here it is still very much unknown and we work a lot in order to promote the status of volunteer in Russia, but we have to admit, that the order of things for now is not really advanced.
People of almost all countries of the globe (except CIS-citizens) unfortunately need visa to come to Russia. There are two main types of visas our volunteers receive when they apply for it:
· 30 days TOURIST visa. We provide an invitation letter for a Tourist visa for the overwhelming majority of our volunteers. It is enough for participating in any short term project we organize. But, If you want to take part in 2 or more camps we arrange you an invitation for a business visa:
· 3 months BUSINESS visa. In the case you intend to participate in 2 or more projects we provide you with this kind of invitation. At the same time if you want to take part in only one project and afterwards stay in our beautiful country by your own self, you can pay us the difference between Business and Tourist invitation and stay in Russia up to 3 months.
To arrange your invitation letter we have to apply for it to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and it takes normally from few days to 2 full weeks, depending on how much work does the Ministry has at the moment. As soon as we receive your invitation we immediately fax or post it to your sending organization and if needed to Russian consulate in your country.
The list of data we need from you in order to arrange your invitation is follows:
1. First name: Russian / Latin 2. Last name: Russian/ Latin
3. Gender 4. Date of birth
5. Place of birth 6. Passport number
7. Citizenship 8. Date of issue
9. Date of expiry 10. Visa (from – to)
11. Cities of visiting 12. Your telephone
13. Your e-mail 14. Your occupation /function
15. Name of the company/institution/organization you work in
16. Company/institution/organization’s field of activity
17. Address of company/institution/organization (including postal code)
18. Contact phone of your company/institution/organization
19. Russian consulate where visa will be applied for (city, country)
20. Fax where we should send this invitation
Traveling in Russia
It would be quite a blatant remark, but Russia is a truly vast country. Normal average travel distance here is “one night train”, means about 7-9 hours by train in any direction from Moscow, the main railway knot in the west of the country. Therefore almost all our workcamps require that you arrive to MOSCOW at least one day (or more) BEFORE the date of the beginning of your workcamp, and then here we join you together with other arrived volunteers, arrange your train tickets and send you all together to the regional destination where your workcamp is located. Or you can come to the city of the camp directly (writing the letter to the W4U incoming officer and to your camp-leader with this information). The train transportation in Russia is cheap related to Europe, and we’ll also make estimation on the travel cost in the travel directions infosheet.
W4U – 1 | Moscow backwoods | ENVI |
| Name | Moscow backwoods |
| Dates | 5-17 June |
| Meeting time | 5 June 10:00 – 13:00, Moscow, “Bitsevski les (forest)” park authority |
| N of vol’s | 10 |
| Language | English |
| What’s the Place? | Nature-historical park “Bitsevski Les” is situated in the south-west of Moscow. It’s a forest unique with its landscapes and interesting environment. There are ponds and springs, hills and meadows, you can easily meet lots of squirrels and birds in the forest. The park authority is located on the edge of the forest. It’s an enclosed territory where you can find squirrels, pheasants, ducks in the open-air cages, a pharmaceutical garden, exposition of rare plants, and benches perfect for sunbathing in free time :) The park authority is close to the metro station and a food/clothes market. |
| The project | The group task is to make a path to the class under open sky (about 5 m long); to make a ground under the class and to plant some bushes and flowers around it; to start verandah construction by the ecocentre building. Other time you will also take care of flowers and herbs, clean forest, plant the grass, cut bushes, and dig the ground round the trees. Also possible is one or two days visiting and helping some other Moscow parks. The camp will start from Russian language lessons to make you feel here more comfortable. |
| Accommodation | The group will live in a school 20-30 minutes walking (or 1 stop by metro) from the park authority in two classes on the floor on sport mats. Shower is very small with warm (not really hot) water. If the weather is fine and if you want it will be also possible to stay in tents in the territory of the park authority. You will do cooking by your own (so don’t forget recipes of your traditional food). Shopping will be done by the camp coordinators in the open-air market or supermarket with help of the kitchen team. We have Internet-access in the park authority, so it’s not a problem for mailing in the evenings. |
| Free time activities | Sightseeing tour to Moscow famous places, including Kremlin and Red Square at the first weekend of the camp, excursions in the park and the city center, Moscow River small cruise, visiting Tretiakov Gallery and other museums, Moscow Zoo, going to the ballet, playing paintball, having traditional dinner in Russian families. Also possible are Night clubs, seeing small towns and monasteries in Moscow surrounding, visiting traditional Russian sauna (banya) in countryside and other activities you wish. Some excursions are free, for entering museums you will have to pay. The camp schedule is quite flexible, so it will be possible to combine work and free time due to the group wishes and museums’ opening times. |
| Remarks | 1. Only MOTIVATED volunteers are welcome. If you want to explore Moscow only, please visit it with your travel agent. 2. Living conditions are very simple! Please be ready to this. 3. Please bring working clothes, sleeping bag, mat (if you plan to stay in a tent for some nights), photos and cards of your country & city/town, your favourite music etс. Don’t forget good mood and creative ideas! Motivation letter is required! |
| Address | Moscow,“Bitsevski les (forest)” park authority |
W4U – 2 | Secret Garden | KIDS/RENO/ECO |
| Name | Secret Garden | |
| Dates | 30 June –20 July | |
| Meeting time | 29 June (Moscow, World4U office) or 30 June (N.Novgorod) | |
| N of vol’s | 10 | |
| Language | English | |
| What’s the Place? | Nizhniy Novgorod is historically considered to be “The Third Capital of Russia”, one of the most ancient cities in the country, situated on the Volga and Oka rivers junction, it is extremely beautiful and very typically Russian city with unique wooden architecture and laid back and colorful life style. The city is very well developed in economical and culture aspects and in the same time deprived randomness and mad rate of a megapolice. The place of workcamp – school – is situated in the historical center of the city, in 200 meters far from the Kremlin. The building is surrounded by the old architecture monuments and modern elite houses. The next house to the school – catholic church. | |
| The project | Volunteers will participate in summer work camp together with children from the two last classes of school. Together they will decorate the school yard, put the trees, arrange the small square. The aim of the project is to create the green area around the school. Also, volunteers will be asked to provide children with some informal lessons of English, organized in some creative way, that’s why good knowledge of English is very welcome. | |
| Accommodation | In school. Please bring sleeping bags and mats. Volunteers will cook breakfast by themselves in the school canteen, lunch will be provided by the school, and dinner is also should be cooked by volunteers in the neighbouring Caritas center. The hosting school has some specification in studying of local lore, so, volunteers will be provided with excursions, organized by pupils. | |
| Remarks | Please bring working clothes, mosquito repellent, your favourite tapes, games and musical instruments. | |
| Special medical requirements | All volunteers involved in work with children of any kind have to have medical certificates with their resent vaccinations and tests indicated. According to Russian Committee of Health Control in Education all tutors/teachers/counselors are obliged to have HIV test annually updated, so volunteers have to either bring HIV test certificate with them or pass it in Russia. | |
| Address | Nizni Novgorod, Holodnyi pereulok, 15 a School # 14 | |
W4U – 3 | Groooooshine Grooooove | FEST/KIDS |
| Name | Groooooshine Grooooove | |
| Dates | 1-13 July | |
| Meeting time | 31 June (Moscow, World4U office) or 1 July (Samara) | |
| N of vol’s | 12 international + Russian students | |
| Language | English. Russian - any level is welcomed. | |
| What’s the Place? | Samara Region is situated in the midland of Russia. It is considered one of the most beautiful places in the country because of its picturesque landscapes and favorable geographical position. Long rows of Zhiguli Mountains stretch along the biggest river in Europe - Volga. Samara has a rich history and cultural life. There are many historical monuments, old buildings and museums, theatres and exhibitions here. Every summer, Samara hosts the Grushin Festival, devoted to a musical genre called "Bard singing". These are lyrical songs usually accompanied by the guitar and comparable with the French chanson. Some 150 thousand fans from all over the Russia, Ukraine and other countries come to listen to performances by the most famous artists in the genre. People live in tents during the festival and while direct personal contact among the fans and performers is a big part of the fun. | |
| The project | The project consists of two parts: first, the assistance in organizing the Grushin festival, the annual national festival of bard music. The second part of the project will deal with preparation of the performance of the modern Russian children fairy- tale and later on the international and Russian volunteers will visit some children summer camps of Samara region with the show. | |
| Accommodation | For the period of the festival you will live in tents and cook by yourselves. Please, bring the national recipes. When the festival is over you will be engaged in the territory cleaning together with the rest of the staff. Then you go back to Samara and will live in the SSTTU dormitory. For the boarding school #117 in Samara accommodation will be provided in a classrooms. Girls will live in one room and boys in another with shared toilet and bathroom. You will cook by your own in a kitchen of the school. | |
| Free time activities | Festival: you can take sunbaths and swim in the river Volga as well as take part in concerts and sports competitions (football, boating, sailing etc). There is a grand final show where you can take pictures of the winners of the festival. Samara: you will enjoy a cultural program in Samara including river trips, visits of Stalin Bunker, different museums etc. | |
| Remarks | Do not forget to take a sleeping bag, a tent, spoons and plates, musical instruments and national costumes with you. | |
| Address | Samara region , the Volga river island | |
W4U – 4 | Wonder Mountains | KIDS/ECO |
| Name | Wonder Mountains |
| Dates | 5 - 15 July |
| Meeting time | 4 July (Moscow, World4U office, 10:00 – 17:00) or 5 July (Voronezh, 10:00 – 12:00) |
| N of vol’s | 8 international + 2 Russian |
| Language | English. Russian - any level is welcomed. |
| What’s the Place? | Voronezh is situated in the centre of Russia and officially called the center of Black Soil Region. Besides Voronezh was the most important boundary fortress of Russia from the 8-th century up to the 17-th century. "Divnogorie" is The National museum and nature preserve in the open air, with sufficient historical meaning (http://divnogorie.narod.ru). It's 130 km from Voronezh. There are archeological, architectural monuments in Divnogorie, such as cave temples of the 17 century, Mayatskoye settlement (dates back to the 9 century), Bronze Age mounds. For the last 10 years the children theme-camping "Ancient Slavs" has been organized in Divnogorie in summer. |
| The project | The idea of the project appeared 2 years ago. The theme-camping "Ancient Slavs" is provided to give the children an opportunity to find out the Motherland history, their roots by playing the role-game. When children know their past, they are more confident about their future. International volunteers bring invaluable role of native speakers in order to acquaint kids with other traditions and cultures. On the other hand, you will have the possibility to get in touch with Russian Ancient culture, to know about traditions, customs, crafts of the Slavs of the 9th century. The volunteers will be involved in working with children (including participating in Slavic holidays - song festival, Ivan Kupala's Day (midsummer). You are expected to provide some national spare time activities for the children. Also, volunteers will be engaged into ecological work: clearing and renovating the territory of the camp. |
| Accommodation | Accomodation will be provided in tents (3-4 persons per one). You will live on the territory of Slavic camp (100 participants). You'll cook by yourselves on the camp- fire. |
| Free time activities | Excursions to cave temples, national reserve "Divnogorie", training Slavic crafts, mountain climbing, swimming (the rivers Tikhaya Sosna and Don). |
| Remarks | Please bring sleeping bags and working clothes, strong and rubber boots, mosquito repellent. Favorite CDs, guitars and other musical instruments are always welcomed. Besides Slavic costumes are welcomed too. |
| Address | Voronezh region |
W4U – 5 | “L&L” | FEST/KIDS |
| Name | “L&L” –Share your Love and Light |
| Dates | 8-28 July |
| Meeting time | 7 July (Moscow, World4U office) or 8 July (Samara) |
| N of vol’s | 10 int+ 10 Rus |
| Language | English. Russian - any level is welcomed. |
| What’s the Place? | Samara region is situated in the middle of Russia on the cost of biggest European river - Volga. This is one of the most beautiful places in country because of its landscapes and favorable geographical position. Samara has its own reach history (It was founded in 1586) and for that reason the city is famous for its culture. This is one of the biggest city in Russia (population more than 1,5 million). |
| The project | The main idea of the camp is a Cultural exchange. On the one hand to give Russian children a glimpse to different cultures, on the other - to show foreign volunteers Russian culture. Every day (excepting weekend) international and Russian volunteers will be sent to different children camps in Samara region with prepared culture program on the topic “Cultures of different countries” (show-program for children with many games and competitions). One Program will take about 3-4 hours. The program supposes your active participation and willing to communicate with children. Positive mind and good mood are necessary. The national symbols of your country and your own ideas about variants of activities with kids are very-very welcome. |
| Accommodation | The rooms for 3-4 persons in the students hostel of Samara State University of economics. Meals – 3 times a day in the university canteen. |
| Free time activities | The Russian students have prepared the great cultural program for you, visiting the bunker of Stalin, National park “Samarskyaia Luka”, etc. The rest of the time is full by different excursions, Interesting lection about Russian culture. |
| Remarks | It would be nice to bring with you some parts of the national clothes, pictures, songs, music and national games of your country. Motivation letter is required! |
| Special medical requirements | All volunteers are involved in work with children of any kind have to take medical certificates with their resent vaccinations and tests indicated. According to the Russian Committee of Health Control in Education all teachers/consolers are obliged to have HIV test annually updated, so you have to bring HIV- test certificate with them or pass it in Russia. |
| Address | Russia, Samara 443090, uliza Sovetskoi Armii, 149, office 021 |
W4U – 6 | Ray of light | RENO/ECO/KIDS |
| Name | Ray of light |
| Dates | 10 July– 24 July |
| Meeting time | 9 July 10:00 – 16:30, Moscow, World4U office |
| N of vol’s | 10 international |
| Language | English. |
| What’s the Place? | Naberezhnye Chelny City is located in the centre part of Russia. Two great cultures (Russian and Tatar) and religions (Orthodox and Muslim) get together very well in this city. Many Russian artists and poets made their masterpieces in this picturesque place. N. Chelny is famous for the KamAZ cars (winners of rally “Paris-Dakar”) plant. |
| The project | The project is organized in co-operation with Russian student organization. Volunteers will work in Baby asylum and National park. National park "Nizhnyaya Kama" is a park of unique plants, trees and bushes. You will take care of them, protect of vermins. Besides sometimes we will clean riverbank and do some construction work on the territory of park. Baby asylum: age of babies 0-4 years. You will walk with children, organize different games, adopted to their age. Besides do easy construction work on the territory of asylum. |
| Accommodation | You will live in the territory of National park in wooden houses with restroom, shower, canteen, bedrooms. |
| Free time activities | We prepared wide entertainment program to you to learn great Russian culture for 2 weeks. Visiting famous museums, KAmaZ plant, Ice Palace, Organ Hole, and finally great party in your honor:-)! |
| Remarks | Please bring working clothes, swimming suit and the games for your future friends and ourselvesJ, cards with sights of your Counties & Cities etc. All volunteers are involved in work with children of any kind have to take medical certificates with their resent vaccinations and tests indicated. According to the Russian Committee of Health Control in Education all teachers/consolers are obliged to have HIV test annually updated, so you have to bring HIV- test certificate with them. |
| Address | Russia, Republic of Tatarstan, Naberezhnye Chelny city, 11, Entuziastov str.(3/08), of.1102 |
W4U – 7 | Seliger-lake | RENO |
| Name | Seliger - lake |
| Dates | 13 – 29 July |
| Meeting time | 13 July 10:00 – 14:30, Moscow, World4U office |
| N of vol’s | 8+2 |
| Language | English |
| What’s the Place? | Tver Region is the soul of Russia. It has numerous monuments of history, architecture, archeology and culture. It is also a spiritual center due to the temples and monasteries, among which the Nilova Pustyn Monastery, the national relic of Russia, has the exceptional value. The area has a favorable geographical position between Moscow and St. Petersburg. The distance up to Moscow is 167 km and up to St. Petersburg is 485 km. The area has several hundred lakes; the largest and most famous among them is the pearl of the Central Russia the Seliger Lake - Russian nature heritage. |
| The project | You will renovate an ancient monument -Nilostolbenskiy monastery. It is situated on the small island in the middle of the beautiful and one of the most attractive lakes in Russia - Seliger. Few years ago the participant from Korea have found a grave cast iron plate of 17th century during her volunteer work. Fair to say it was quite impressive discovery! You are supposed to participate in all these kind of works: masonry, brickwork, carpentry work and painting. |
| Accommodation | Accommodation will be provided in tents (3-4 persons per one). You will cook for yourself on fire and eat in the self-organized canteen right in the camp. Please bring sleeping bags and mats. The specific of your work and accommodation is quite interesting: the monastery is situated on the island and your camp - on the mainland. Therefore, every morning you as a member of a small fleet consisted of boats, canoes, rafts and so on will travel from the one bank to another - to your working place. The travel time is approximately 40-50 minutes one way. |
| Remarks | Volunteers should be patient to orthodox religion. Please bring working clothes, mosquito repellent, your favourite games, musical instruments, swimming suit, more extra socks and underwear, raincoat. |
| Address | Tver region, Ostashkov area, Neprie village. |
W4U – 8 | Old Manor | RENO/FEST |
| Name | Old Manor |
| Dates | 14 July –03 August |
| Meeting time | 13 July (10:00 – 16:00, Moscow, World4U office) / 14 July (N. Novgorod) |
| N of vol’s | 10+2 |
| Language | English |
| What’s the Place? | Podviazie is an old village situated on the steep bank of Oka river, just half an hour far from Nizhny Novgorod, regional capital, near Dudin monastery. The village is placed between steep bank and fathomless pit. The manor in Podviazie has being changed its owners from the 14th century, however always being the most ancient, largest and the most notable manor in the region. The most important innovators for the manor were Priklonskie, family of the Moscow State University Head, who owned the manor in the 18th century. His successor, regional tycoon Rukovishnkov has implemented in the manor the most innovative technical and architecture decision. The manor has gained its new view in the 19th century. Unfortunately during the Russian revolution and Wars the manor was destroyed, so that just ruins remind us about the former glory of Podviazie. |
| The project | Project implies two main directions. First is renovation of the manor, which includes: - Cleaning of the territory; - Cutting down the verdure in the park; - Masonry work in the manor; - Making bricks from the loam for the paths. Second is preparation of volunteer festival, ethnic open-air, devoted to the manor and promoting of volunteer movement. This work will be done partly with local volunteers. This direction of work will include: - Preparation of territory for the stage; - Preparation the place for guest-camping; - Organizing places for parking and infrastructure for camping; - Support to local volunteers in other preparatory work; - Cleaning the place after festival. Volunteers are also welcome to participate in the festival itself. People with creative way of thinking are more than welcomed! Your artistic, musician and other talents will be supported! The work is going to be intensive, sometimes hard, but interesting and energetic! We are looking for really motivated volunteers who are interested in history, archeology, architecture and ready to share with people their positive energy! You will be deeply diving in the medieval Russia! |
| Accommodation | Accommodation in one of the buildings in the manor, sleeping on the floor, so PLEASE bring your sleeping bags and mats. Food is self-prepared, you will be provided with products. As often as you wish there is a Russian bath (banya) prepared in original Russian style. River is in 2 km far from the place. At the end of the camp you will have an excursion in Nizhny Novgorod. |
| Remarks | Please bring working clothes, mosquito repellent, your favourite music, games and musical instruments, etc. Everything (in reasonable wage) that you need for country-side life for 3 weeks. |
| Participation fee | 50 euro |
| Address | Nizhegorodskaya area, Bogorodsk district, village Podviazie |
W4U – 9 | Deep in Siberia | KIDS/ECO |
| Name | Deep in Siberia | |
| Dates | 15-29 July | |
| Meeting time | 11 July 10:00 – 16:00, Moscow, World4U office | |
| N of vol’s | 6 international | |
| Language | English. Russian - any level is welcomed. | |
| What’s the Place? | Siberia… A huge area on the map of Russia and a huge white spot in the mind of a foreigner. It is very often associated with a -500C frost, "Siberian barber" - the famous film by S.Mikhalkov, bears and wild beardy Russian people in felt boots and furry hats :) Its scope takes your breath away, its nature is not similar to anything you have ever seen, its people are absolutely unique and very hospitable. So… you have a chance to feel it by your own :) Krasnoyarsk, founded in early XVII century, is an industrial, scientific and cultural center of the Krasnoyarsk region in Eastern Siberia. The region alone is ten times as big as Great Britain and 4.5 times as big as France. Its territory stretches for 4.000 kms from north to south and encompasses a variety of climatic zones – steppe and taiga, tundra and arctic desert. Krasnoyarsk is situated on the banks of one of the greatest Russian rivers the Yenisei. The state nature reserve “Stolby”(translated as “pillars”) boasts a hundred of quaintly-shaped rocks found in taiga, it is one of the main attractions of the city favoured by citizens and visitors. The city counts with a bit less than a million people. In 2003 it was named “The most accommodated among Russian cities”. Nowadays it also deserves the name of The city of fountains, as there are 140 of them around the city. It’s a major cultural and educational center with 5 theatres, 3 concert halls, many museums, galleries and around 13 higher educational institutions. Uyar is a local city of just 60 years old. The Trans-Siberian Railway «Moscow - Vladivostok» passes through it. So you will arrive right to the project site by a direct train form Moscow. But!!! The distance is a little bit big :) So please, be prepared for a 3-4 day train. In fact traveling across Russia and “living” in a train is a unique experience, a wonderful chance to see the country and to make a united volunteer team even before the project has started! | |
| The project | Your task will be to plant 16000 :) seeds of conifers (pine, cedar, fir-tree) on the territory of a national reserve. So you will experience working in a forester’s shoes. Besides you will have a chance to take part in a territory cleaning, ploughing up virgin land and building fences. | |
| Accommodation | Most probably in tents (2-4 persons). You’ll cook for yourself on fire and eat in a self – organized canteen right in the camp. Please bring sleeping bags and mats. Another possible option is living in a local school and eating in the canteen. You should be prepared for bothJ | |
| Free time activities | Rafting on Mana river, taking part in a singing competition and festival (three days), ethnic holiday. Excursions to Taiga :), orthodox churches, nature reserve «Stolby». | |
| Remarks | Motivation letter is required! Please, bring working clothes, mosquito repellent, your favorite games, musical instruments, swimming suit, extra socks and underwear, raincoat. | |
| Address | Uyar city - 100 km from Krasnoyarsk | |
W4U – 10 | Medieval city | ARCH | |
| Name | Medieval city | ||
| Dates | 16 - 26 July | ||
| Meeting time | 15 July (10:00 – 17:00, Moscow, World4U office) or 16 July (Voronezh) | ||
| N of vol’s | 8+2 | ||
| Language | English. Russian - any level is welcomed. | ||
| What’s the Place? | Voronezh is situated in the centre of Russia and officially called the center of Black Soil Region. Besides Voronezh was the most important boundary fortress of Russia from the 8-th century up to the 17-th century. "Divnogorie" is The National museum and nature preserve in the open air, with sufficient historical meaning (http://divnogorie.narod.ru). It's 130 km from Voronezh. There are archeological, architectural monuments in Divnogorie, such as cave temples of the 17 century, Mayatskoye settlement (dates back to the 9 century), Bronze Age mounds. | ||
| The project | Mayatskoye settlement was first mentioned at the end of the 14th century. There are medieval fortress' remains, settlement, craft manufacture centre referential to the Saltovo-Mayatskaya archeological culture, which is well-known all over the world and has been investigated since 1975 by Soviet and Bulgarian and Hungarian expedition under the leadership of Pletneva S.A. 2008-year excavations are organized in collaboration with Lipetsk Teachers Training University, under the leadership of professor Bessudnov A.N. and Belgorod State Institute. Volunteers will do different kinds of archeological works together with the students of historical departments. | ||
| Accommodation | Accommodation will be provided in tents (3-4 persons per one). You will live together with the archeological group (60 participants). You'll cook by yourselves on the camp- fire. | ||
| Free time activities | Excursions to cave temples, national reserve "Divnogorie", training Slavic crafts, mountain climbing, swimming in the rivers Tikhaya Sosna and Don. | ||
| Remarks | Please bring sleeping bags and working clothes, strong and rubber boots, mosquito repellent, suntan lotion. Favorite CDs, guitars and other musical instruments are always welcomed. Historical costumes are welcomed too. | ||
| Fee | 70 euros | ||
| Address | Voronezh region | ||
W4U – 11 | Siberian World | ECO |
| Name | Siberian World | |
| Dates | 20 July –2 August | |
| Meeting date | 16-17 July, Moscow | |
| N of vol’s | 10 | |
| Language | English | |
| What’s the Place? | Siberia… A huge area on the map of Russia and a huge white spot in the mind of a foreigner. It is very often associated with a -500C frost, bears and wild beardy Russian people in felt boots and furry hats :) Its scope takes your breath away, its nature is not similar to anything you have ever seen, its people are very hospitable. You have got a chance to discover it on your own :) Shushenskoe is a small village with about 19 thousand citizens in the south of Krasnoyarsky region. It is close to Khakasia, the land of lakes and spacious fields and part of the Sayan mountain system. Founded in the middle of the XVIII century it is widely known as a place of a 3-year exile of Vladimir Lenin, famous Russian revolutionary and founder of the Bolshevik party. Today there is a big historical and ethnographical museum in the open air which is a preserved central part of a XIX century village. Be prepared for a 2.5 day train trip to Krasnoyarsk (a big city 60 kilometers from Shushenskoe) across half of Russia. In fact “living” in a train is a unique experience, a wonderful chance to see the country and to build a united volunteer team even before the project has started! | |
| The project | You will work outdoors together with Russian volunteers in a beautiful nature park “Shushensky forest”, part of the unique Shushensky biospheric nature reserve. The work will vary not to make you bored. | |
| Accommodation | You will not live in a tent in the forest but in a house in townJ Homemade food provided. | |
| Remarks | Please bring working and sports clothes. Forget the myth that Russia is snow-covered twelve months a year and do not forget shorts, t-shirts and a swimming suit. If there is need for sleeping bags we will let you know beforehand. Please bring photo-video materials and any kind of information about your countries and home towns. There will be a constant culture exchange with hospitable local people! | |
| Free time activities | Trips to the mountains and\or lakes around the area, an excursion to Krasnoyarsk, cultural parties and games. | |
| Address | Russia, Siberia, Shushenskoe, nature park “Shushensky forest”. | |
W4U – 12 | Time Machine. Episode 4. | ECO/KIDS |
| Name | Time Machine. Episode 4. | |
| Dates | 20 July– 10 August | |
| Meeting time | 19 July 10:00 – 16:30, Moscow, World4U office | |
| N of vol’s | 10 international | |
| Language | English, Russian is welcomed | |
| What’s the Place? | Ryazan is situated in the very center of the European part of Russia, is often referred to as the symbol of Russian province. Ryazan is the old picturesque town with many churches, museums and theatres. It was founded over 900 years ago. The Kremlin is the most ancient place of interest in Ryazan. Ryazan is a birthplace of a famous Russian poet Sergey Esenin. Some of the Nobel Prize laureates were born here too. The population is over half a million people. There are several national parks and reserves around Ryazan region. The National park "Mescherskiy" is famous for the beautiful lakes and rivers (some of them are with "peat water"), coniferous forests, animals from the Red Book. | |
| The project | The project is organized in co-operation with the RCEA (Ryazan creative education Association). Our group will travel along the river Pra by the canoes and sport catamarans with the family camp (children with their parents and group of the students). Our group (together with the Russian students) task aims at helping the National park. The work will consist of cleaning river bank, construction and renovating recreation places, possibly, plant trees on the fire places (there were some big fires in 2007). The communication with the children from the camp (national plays and songs), eco-studies for students are also planed. | |
| Accommodation | We will live in tents and cook by ourselves (with the members of the camp) on the fire. Accommodation will be provided in the classrooms in Ryazan. Shopping – there are many supermarkets in Ryazan, but no one shop and pharmacy on our way along the river. Cleaning in the river, sometimes - moving tourist douche. There are Internet-cafes and post-offices in Ryazan. | |
| Free time activities | International cultural events, friendly evenings with Ryazan people near the fire with guitars, fishing, stars observing on the river-bank:-), etc. | |
| Remarks | Please bring working clothes, sleeping bag and tourist carpet, spoon and plate, knife, mosquito repellents, swimming suit, extra socks and underwear from wool and cotton, raincoat, quick dry pumps, closed ankle boots or trainers, wool sweater, scarf or sun hat, torch and matches … …and the games for the children and ourselvesJ, cards with sights of your Counties & Cities, musical instruments (not big:) etc. Volunteers with experience in water tourism, renovation work, with manual skills are really welcomed! Volunteers with heavy diseases are not recommended to take part in this workcamp, it could be hard to get to hospital very fast. | |
| Address | National park "Mescherskiy". Ryazan region (in 40-80 km apart of Ryazan) | |
W4U – 14 | Sun Eclipse | ECO |
| Name | Sun Eclipse | |
| Dates | 25 July - 15 August | |
| Meeting time | 21 July 10:00 – 17:00, Moscow, World4U office | |
| N of vol’s | 6+8 | |
| Language | English. Russian - any level is welcomed. | |
| What’s the Place? | Altai - one of the mountain region of Russia, is located on the south part of Siberia near China and Mongolia boarders. You can find almost all types of the Eurasian landscapes in this region on the small distance. You'll live on the protected territory on the slope of the highest mountain of Altai - Beluha (4506 m). You'll meet people with the old Russian religion and style of life. The place is very popular among the tourist from all over the world. On the 1 August 2008 this region will be one of the best place for the Sun eclipse observing. | |
| The project | The work will consist of cleaning mountain foot, river bank, construction and renovating recreation places, taking out garbage. | |
| Accommodation | Accommodation will be provided in tents (3-4 persons per one). You'll cook by yourselves on the camp- fire. You'll visit Russian Bunya (sauna) in the village. | |
| Free time activities | International cultural events, friendly evenings with local people with guitars, fishing, stars observingJ | |
| Remarks | Please bring warm sleeping bags and working clothes, tourist carpet, spoon and plate, knife, strong boots, wool sweater, scarf or sun hat, torch and matches, swimming suit, extra socks and underwear from wool and cotton, raincoat, mosquito repellent, suntan lotion, sunglasses and glasses for eclipse, guitars and other musical instruments. Climbing equipment and experience are welcome!:). Volunteers with experience in tourism, with manual skills are really welcomed! Volunteers with heavy diseases are not recommended to take part in this workcamp, it could be hard to get to hospital very fast. Motivation letter is required! Please, take into consideration that this place is very popular to visit. Therefore we should be sure about your 100% participation till the 1st of June!!! In order to book a train ticket beforehand. | |
| Fee | 50 euros | |
| Address | Altai mountains, p. Tunegur, 350 km from Biysk town | |
W4U –13, 15 | Nun's yard-1, 2 | RENO |
| Name | Nun's yard | |
| Dates | 1 shift: 21 July -4 August 2 shift: 4 August - 18 August | |
| Meeting time | 1 shift: 20 July 10:00 – 13:00, Moscow, World4U office 2 shift: 3 August 10:00 – 13:00, Moscow, World4U office | |
| N of vol’s | 8+2 for each shift | |
| Language | English | |
| What’s the Place? | The building of the Homestead is the realization of Grand Duchess Elizaveta Fedorovna Romanova desires, the granddaughter of Victory, the Queen of Great Britain. She was thinking about the building of this homestead, but her tragic death in 1918 prevented the realization of this project. In 1992 the social service in the Marfo-Mariinsky Homestead was recommenced. A brief historical commentary: Grand Duchess Elizaveta Fedorovna shared her martyr death in the mine in Alapaevsk with 3 sons of Grand Duke Konstantine Konstankinovish.- Princes Ioann, Igor and Konstantin. The sister of Grand Duke K.K.- Grand Duchess Olga was grand-grandmother of Prince Charles (Great Britain). | |
| The project | You will deal with the reconstruction of the Cathedral (the end of 18 c.), the building of Monastic blocks, priest's house, the opening of craft workshop (icon-painting, embroidery), the building of household constructions, the development of the charter lands, the accomplishment of the territory, the provision of Convent's life. | |
| Accommodation | Summerhouses where you will live are pretty simply equipped so do not expect many luxury:). Kitchen, dining room, shower, bio-toilet are in separate buildings. 3 meals a day and even more :) will be provided, vegetarian food and cooking by yourself is also possible. | |
| Remarks | Volunteers should be patient to orthodox religion. Some skills in carpentry and masonry are welcomed but not necessarily. Take with you some repellents. | |
| Free-time activities | Visiting the Kremlin in Volokolamsk, the orphanage and having tea there; Borodino museum - place where the biggest battle between Russian and Napoleon's forces at 1812 Patriotic war took place. In 1 km apart of the Homestead there is a forest with a beautiful lake. It’s possible to swim, catch fish, and gather berries and mushrooms. | |
| Address | 143627, Moscow region, Volokolamsky district, Kamenki village. The Homestead of the Marfo-Mariinsky Convent of Charity.125 km from Moscow | |
W4U – 16 | SunCity | ECO/ART/FEST | |
| Name | SUNCITY - Sandcastles festival | ||
| Dates | 10 – 20 August | ||
| Meeting time | 8 August 10:00 – 16:00, Moscow, World4U office | ||
| N of vol’s | 25 | ||
| Language | English | ||
| What’s the Place? | Black sea coast in general and Anapa in particular is a Russian national resort. Beautiful weather, warm sea, fine sand, diversity of fruits etc. There are a lot of places to visit here - mineral mud lake, waterfalls, rich flora and fauna. Besides this the area is very rich with a historical objects. | ||
| The project | SUNCITY is a creative, ecological and social project. The idea to hold a festival appeared more than three years ago. In August 2006, twenty five persons participated in the festival SUNCITY. There were built more than 50 sand sculptures and compositions. In 2007, the organizers plan to extend the scale of the festival. We invite young people to reveal ones’ talents, make a contribution to the cleanliness of the environment, and just to spend positively ten days at the coast of the beautiful Black Sea. Þ creative – the construction of sandcastles on the Black Sea coast; Þ ecological – garbage removal from the wild beach. To promote the idea that ecology is much more mentality than science; Þ social – we are for the development of freedom spirit, personal merits, on the one hand, and for mutual understanding and community cohesion, on the another. Visit our website: www.suncityfest.ru Approx. schedule: · 7.30 a.m. – Wake up! · 7.30 a.m.– 8.30 a.m. – building of the foundation for sand compositions · 8.30 a.m. –9.00 a.m. – breakfast · 9.00 a.m.– 10.00 a.m. – cleaning the sea coast · 10.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. – building sand compositions · 1.00 p.m. – 5.00 p.m. – lunch time and siesta · 5.00 p.m. – 7.00 p.m. – sport activities · 7.00 p.m. – 8.00 p.m. – camp accomplishment activities · 8.00 p.m. – 8.30 p.m. – dinner after 8.00 p.m. – party time | ||
| Accommodation | You will live in tents on the Black Sea coast. The cooking will be done by your own. Collective food prepared on camp fire and gas cooker. | ||
| Free time activities | Sports (water sports competitions, beach volleyball and football), music (contest of musical talents, singing, playing guitar, discotheque), excursions (national reserve park Utrish, Anapa city), body-art. | ||
| Remarks | Motivation letter is required! Please, take into consideration that Anapa is a resort area. Therefore we should be sure about your 100% participation till the 1st of June!!! In order to book a train ticket beforehand. Average temperature in August +28…+33°C | ||
| Address | the Black Sea coast, Vityazevo village, Anapa, the Krasnodar Territory | ||
W4U – 17, 18 | Mysterious Island-1, 2 | AGRI/CONS |
| Name | Mysterious Island | |
| Dates | 1 shift: 24 August - 10 September 2 shift: 10 - 30 September | |
| Meeting time | 1 shift: 24 August, 07:00, St.Petersburg, Ploshad Lenina, near Big Monument of Lenin 2 shift: 10 September, 07:00, St.Petersburg, Ploshad Lenina, near Big Monument of Lenin | |
| N of vol’s | 10+5 | |
| Language | English, Russian is welcomed | |
| What’s the Place? | Project will take place at the fantastic island of Valaam - one of the most picturesque places and beautiful monasteries in the Northwest of Russia. It is sometimes called "Mount Athos of the North". Valaam, surrounded by the archipelago of more than 50 beautiful small islands, is situated in Ladoga Lake - the biggest freshwater lake in Europe with the average width of 83km!! and maximum depth of 230m!. During its centuries-old history, the Monastery has undergone devastation and desolation time and again. But, by God's mercy, every time it revived again. In atheistic Soviet Union Monastery has also undergone devastation. But on December 14, 1989, a ship moored in the harbour, there were the first six monks on board and gradually monastic life started to revive. Since that day, the new history of Valaam began. A great amount of temples and churches are situated here, a lot of pilgrims come every summer to visit Holy Earth and to help in renovation works. You can see photos of Valaam at www.valaam.ru | |
| The project | The distance from St.Petersburg to Valaam is approximately 220km. A lot of monks live here today, some of them renovate old churches, other work in the fields. A lot of people help them to save cultural heritage, and due to them a lot of churches of Valaam are already renovated. You task will be to help the monks in cleaning the fields, cutting down grass, preparing firewood. You will work in the kitchen, with domestic animals, in the garden. Very often volunteers are asked to help at the monastery farm, which is known by its wonderful atmosphere and kitchen! Attention: the physical work is really PHYSICAL! Besides this, according to the monastery rules you should be wearied in a proper way. What means: no open torso for boys (and for girls of course). So, boys are asked to have long trousers and T-shirts and girls are asked to have skirts and headscarves. Fairly speaking, this rule is much more helpful than strict - it is not hot this time on Valaam:-). During the free time you will have a chance to visit different churches and temples situated at Valaam and learn much about Russian orthodox culture. | |
| Accommodation | On the island accommodation will be provided in the dormitory (3-20 persons in one room). You should take sleeping bags, working gloves and clothes with you. The monastery provides vegetarian food. Shower is available twice a week. | |
| Other requirements | Volunteers should be patient to orthodox religion. Volunteers with heavy diseases are not recommended to take part in this workcamp, because monastery is isolated and it could be hard to get to hospital very fast. | |
| Address | Russia, Republic of Karelia, Sortavala, Valaam island, Monastery | |
