International Volunteers work camp “Youth initiatives”
Organization: NGO “Good Deeds case”, St.Petersburg, Russia (camp@chemodandd.ru)
Dates: July, 4-18
Participants: 8-10 international volunteers; 3-5 local volunteers; 2 camp-leaders
Language: English
The workcamp is organized in order to develop volunteers initiatives; to share volunteers experience between participants from different countries; to promote intercultural dialog and mutual understanding.
During the workcamp volunteers will share their experience; discuss actual youth problems, plan mutual volunteer’s activities, participate in different ecological and social activities in St-Petersburg, learn culture of Russia and culture of each other.
Volunteer’s activity takes for 3-4 hours per day except weekend (Saturday and Sunday).
Leisure time: volunteers will have a possibility to know one of the most beautiful cities in the world – North capital of Russia, Saint-Petersburg. Numerous excursions, guides tours and entertainment will be proposed to participants. The volunteers could be a witness of a unique acting – drawing of bridges through the Neva-river. Also it’s quite exciting to take a trip on the boat through the channels and rivers of St. Petersburg. There are also many cinemas, entertaining centers, pubs and nightclubs.
St-Petersburg is also known by its beautiful suburbs: Petergof, Pushkin, Pavlovsk, Gatchina, Lomonosov. Several volunteer’s activities will be held in Lomonosov and Gatchina (or other suburbs).
Accommodation: volunteers will live in a local school well equipped by sleeping places, kitchen and shower. The school is situated not far from city centre. Meal partly will be prepared by volunteers (breakfast/diner) and partly (lunch/dinner) will be provided by local administration. Visa-support is provided.
