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International Voluntary Service: Russia Project February 2008
International Voluntary Service (www.ivs-gb.org.uk) is looking for volunteers for a ten-day project in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.
All food and accommodation are provided for you while you take part in the project. You just need to cover your own travel expenses (including travel insurance) and spending money. No specific skills or qualifications are needed for short term projects.
Project details:
Russia - SFERA Russia Begin:February 11, 2008, End: February 22, 2008 Topic: Children, teenagers, elderly people
Campcode:RU-SF-5-1 Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhniy Novgorod was founded in 1221 at the place of fusion of two Great Russian Rivers –Volga and Oka. From 1932 till 1990 it was named Gorky in Great Russian writer Maxim Gorky honor. The city has a rich history and more then 600 historical, architectural and cultural sights testify to it. It was inscribe in the list of 100 cities of the world with high cultural and historical profile by UNESCO. Semenov is a small town not far from Nizhniy Novgorod. It is located at the Sanakhta River. It was founded in 17 century. The city is famous for its factory of hohloma painting, which is one of ancient kinds of Russian skills all over the world.
The camp is organized by the Regional Center of family and children support «Young Nizhegorodets». It’s was opened in 1981 as a children’s health- improving camp. Since 2006 it became a rehabilitation centre for children. Every year the center hosts about 3000 children with their parents, partly they are from socially disadvantaged families and orphanages. The others are children suffering from disordered motor function, they are accompanied by their parents. The center is located in a very picturesque place not far from the Kerzhenskyi reserved area on the river shore. There is an oak-wood and birch grove around the center.
Work: The volunteers are expected to help to organize the entertaining activities and sport games for children as well as to support the decoration of the children’s rooms. Horsing therapy is one of the ways of children treatment in “Young Nizhegorodets”, so work as a horse-breeder is the other possible activity for the volunteers.
Location: Nizhny Novgorod region, Semenov district, Belasovka village. The distances: 100km from Nizhniy Novgorod, 25 km from Semenov.
Accommodation: in the center building, in rooms for 3-4 persons, bathroom available. Meal is prepared in the canteen. Leisure time: Walking in the forest, skiing, playing traditional Russian winter games like snowball, making an snowman. The volunteers will be able to ride horses. Also it’s possible to make a tour of the Semenov and Nizhniy Novgorod, to visit Semenov factory of hohloma painting and to paint a matreshka by your self .
Language: English, Russian are welcome.
Terminal/Region: Nizhny Novgorod train station/ airport
Number of Volunteers: 8
For more information visit www.ivs-gb.org.uk
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