International Workcamps in Russia 2006-2007

Dear friends,

We would like to present you an International Voluntary Movement “SFERA” which pretends to work in the field of hosting international volunteer work camps and sending volunteers abroad within the most of the territory of Russian Federation and neighbor countries as well.

IVM “SFERA” was born as the program of Nizhny Novgorod Voluntary Service (NNVS) and spread among 14 regions of Russia and Kazakhstan.

Since 2004 NNVS has been realizing international volunteer programs in cooperation with partners from all over the Russia. The creation of IVM “SFERA” aims to unite all organizations working together in this field. Furthermore, it allows its members to have a strong and stable lobby in local, federal and international bodies.

Nowadays IVM “SFERA” is represented in (Russia) Astrakhan, Ekaterinburg, Izhevsk, Irkutsk, Yoshkar-Ola, Kirov, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Perm, Saransk, Cheboksary, Ufa and Taraz (Kazakhstan).

We ask you to consider IVM “SFERA” as a full-rights assignee of NNVS in all fields concerning international level of cooperation.

Visa and invitation process!!!

There are lot of legends coming around visa process in Russian embassies, Russian institutions where the invitations are made by years and Russian bureaucracy in general. We believe that legends made by humans and we believe that by positive cooperation with your organization we can make other legends.

It is true that the invitation for Russian workcamps is a long process compared to European organizations. We depend on institutions like the Ministry of Internal Affairs where we have to apply for official invitation for volunteers.

What time does it usually take for invitation process? The invitation takes 14-30 days after we receive all the documents from our partner.

What do we need?

Data which we need for invitation process:

Name of volunteer
Present address
Telephone
Date of birth
Citizenship
Passport Number
Date of issue
Date of expiry
Occupation
Working place (study)/address:
Dates of staying in Russia
Place/city where volunteer plans to get visa
Cities which volunteer plans to visit

Please, fax a copy of the passport to +7 8312 313650 or send it by e-mail (we prefer a scanned version).
After you send it please contact with Russian consulate in your country, and find out if you need to have the original of invitation or the fax copy will be enough, and also find out what else do you need to get visa. So in a time you get invitation you will be already prepared to apply for visa.
From our side, after we receive the invitation we will send it by fax to you and your organization, if the original is needed by post. In some Russian embassy it’s enough to have fax invitation, but in some of them they ask for original, for example at the Russian embassies in Brussels, The Haag, Stockholm etc. It means that it will take more or less 2 weeks till the invitation finally arrives at your office.
Invitations will be made on 1, 2 or 3 months period.
Please, remember that invitation process will take 4 weeks, (and if you need original plus 2 weeks by post). And don’t forget about visa process in Russian embassy.

“International student  “Sodrujestvo”  Winter workcamp ”
 Cheboxary (Chuvashia region), Russia
 SFER-01 (RU-SF-9.2) (January 29 – February 7, 2007)

A few words about the organization, organizing the camp: The main goal of the organization is to provide international communication for students of different cultures in order to educate them respectful and tolerant to foreign cultures. “Sodrujestvo” have been organizing international camps since 2003.
Participants: students and volunteers from all over the world: Russia, Europe, Asia, America
Age: 18 – 35 years old (but if you are older than this – just let us know that you are interested and we will consider your application)
Work: to work as counselors representing the native country and the native language, be prepared to work as counselors 6-8 hours a day
Skills: practical skills of organizing team activities (games, language lessons)
Accomodation: rooms in a local children camp. Sleeping bags are not needed. Food in the canteen of the camp
Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, any languages are welcome
Territory: Russia, about 650 km to the east from Moscow – the city of Cheboxary, the camp is 10 km away from Cheboxary.
Free time: sightseeing in Cheboxary, one of the most beautiful cities in the Volga region, the capital of the local ethnicity called “Chuvash” (finno-hungarian group mixed with turkish groups), winter outdoor games, skiing and skating, learning Russian language and Russian culture, Chuvash culture and history.
Additional things: We would like you to bring anything that represents your culture: flags, pictures, books, music, games – and do not forget about high spirits, energy, enthusiasm and good mood!

Motivation letter for the camp participation is required
Motivation letter for the workcamp “Sodrujestvo Winter 2007”
Please answer the following questions:

1. We’d like to create a multi-cultural, open-minded and tolerant environment in our camp. What do you think about meeting people of various nationalities, races, cultures and religions? Do you have some ideas how you could present yourself and your culture and country and what you can do to learn about other cultures?

2. What is your personal goal attending our camp?

3. Do you have an idea what you could add to the camp daily program to achieve your goal and to make the camp exciting and successful for yourself and the other participants? Answering this question will help us to set up an interesting program.

4. If you like, please write us a short resume about yourself and your experience with other volunteer projects (if you have any).

5. Are you participating in a preparation camp of your volunteer organization at home and what did you learn there?  

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SFER-02  (RU-SF-6.1)
“Bittsevsky wood”
Moscow
02.06 – 15.06.06
ENVI
12
Work: The project is organized by Ecological Center “Preserves” and Nature Historical Park “Bittsevsky wood”. The park is situated on the
south-west of Moscow. Bittsevsky Park is a territory unique with its landscapes and interesting environment. There are a lot of ponds and springs, you can easily meet lots of squirrels and birds (pheasants and ducks).
The volunteer will have to take care about pharmaceutical garden and flower-beds, to cut bushes, to repair garden furniture, take away rubbish, assist in sociological researches, adopt the park website and to participate in the organization of the ecological holiday for the local community.
Study: Ecological and historical excursions will be provided on the park area; the park administration will show movies about park nature and provide information about h ecological actions, which were held. There will be also  lessons of Russian language basics. 
Leisure time: Excursions in Moscow-city (the Kremlin, museums, theaters, zoo and etc.), walks around Bittsevsky park and other nature reserves in  Moscow region
Language: English
Accommodation: Volunteers will be placed in the school building in the classroom on the floors on matrices. The food will be provided in the school canteen. There will be also a possibility to spend some evenings in Russian families and visit traditional Russian “banya” (Russian variant of sauna).
Terminal: Moscow train station and airport.
Location: Moscow
Special requirements: don’t forget to take a sleeping bag, a rug, warm and waterproof clothes, working boots and gloves, sun crème and sun glasses, crème against mosquitoes, national music instruments and CDs, games, good mood and your ideas for ecological parties

SFER-03 (RU-SF-5.1)
Raduga
Ninashkino village
30.06 -13.07.06
TEENS
4
Work: The kids camp “Raduga” has been organized for several years and is specialized on children economical education. There are a lot of different activities, such as business games, leadership trainings, enterprise fairs, cultural and language workshops and sports events which are held with about 200 teens. The volunteers will help to realize all these activities and offer new methods of work. Also there is a wonderful lake where you can play and bathe with the children. National Days, Days of international friendship, dance and sport competitions – that’s what you can organize in cooperation with the Russian campleaders.
Study: You will participate in English lessons with special exercises and competitions. There will be special seminar in historical center Kassimov “Small business  in a small city”.
Leisure time: One-day excursion to Ryazan, visit of Konstantinovo village (homeland of famous Russian poet Sergey Esenin). Camp is situated in National Park “Meschera”, where you will find a lot of interesting places.
For foreign participants there will be an opportunity to have  an excursion around Moscow city, organized by the host organization after the workcamp.
Language: English
Accommodation: In the two-floor buildings with chambers for 4 people. Toilettes and showers are on every floor. There are rooms for educational lessons, seminars, events and a gym. The meals will be provided in the canteen.
Terminal: Ryazan train station
Location: Klepikovskiy region. Ninashkino village.  90 km from Ryazan.
Special requirements: before the camp from 24.06.06 to 30.06.06 you can join the festival “7 miracles of the Concord”, the placement will be provided by the host organization.

SFER-04  (RU-SF-6.2)
Tajmazi
Republic Alania (Caucasus)
06.07-25.07.06
ENVI
10  
Work: The camp takes place in a youth sport club where students of State Taganrog university spent summer holidays. The idea of the international voluntary camp is intercultural communication and promotion of voluntary work among youth. The volunteers together with students will repair summer houses, renovate kitchen, arrange footpaths and local road to the village.
Study: You will get acquainted not only with Russian culture, but will also learn specific of Caucasus region and its lifestyle.
Leisure time: You will go hiking to mountains and  waterfalls, explore the surrounding and enjoy the beauty of nature, spend evenings near fireplace singing songs with the guitar,  you will visit local mountain village and learn the specific life there.
Language: English
Accommodation: in summer wood houses, shower and toilets are outside, also possible to use Russian banya instead of shower. The meals will be cooked by cookers in the canteen, but volunteers will also have chance to prepare their own dishes.
Terminal: Taganrog train station
Location: Tajmazi, 2000 km above the sea level
Special requirements: bring sleeping bags, working shoes and clothes, warm things, national music, games and good mood.

SFER-05   (RU-SF-5.2)
Nordis
Nizhny Novgorod
06.07-25.07.06
KIDS
4
Work: Our project partner is school Nordis, specialized in education of children with special needs. This camp will be organized during summer vacations. A group of disadvantaged teenagers will create a virtual version of the book “The world of professions through the eyes of deaf children”. The main task of the volunteers is to help teens to collect information about different professions and introduce it through the computer programs. First part of the day children and volunteers will visit local enterprises and interview the workers. Then they need to analyze the information collected and adopt it for the book. The goal of the project is not only to create the book, but also to socialize disadvantage children and to get acquainted with the culture of different countries.
Study:  There will be orientation for volunteers how to work with disadvantaged children.
Leisure time: You have all possibilities to explore cultural, historical, youth and social lifestyle of a big Russian city.  There will be organized excursions round Nizhny Novgorod and its region. 
Language: English
Accommodation: The volunteers will live in the school; there are several rooms with beds. The shower and bathrooms are available. The meals will be provided in the school canteen.
Terminal: Nizhny Novgorod train station, airport
Location:  Nizhny Novgorod, 450km from Moscow
Special requirements: computer skills are required

SFER-06 (RU-SF-5.3)
Ber-kara
Kazakhstan, Taraz
10.07-26.07.06
KIDS/TEECH
10
Work: The idea of the camp is to leave the cried town to incredibly beautiful place, to the children’s summer camp which is situated in “Ber-kara” canyon. Volunteers will teach Kazakh children basics of English language; they will organize different master classes and workshops on the topic of handmade dolls and pictures. Also they are expected to organize international evenings for kids; at the end of the camp participants will be asked to make a PowerPoint presentation about their international workcamp. Volunteers are welcomed to introduce new methods in language education.
Study: Lessons of basic Russian and Kazakh language will be provided.
Leisure time: Guided sightseeing tour through the historical city of Taraz will be organized by the host organization. Volunteers will walk in the parks, participate in the organization of concerts, learn national dances.
Language: English
Accommodation: In the children’s summer- camp in “Ber-kara” canyon, in cottages.
Volunteers will help a professional cooker with cooking as well as doing the dishes.
Terminal: Taraz train station
Location:  Kazakhstan, Taraz 

SFER-07 (RU-SF-5.4) / FULL
Podmoskovie
Moscow region
14.07 - 03.08.06
KIDS
4
Work: The camp is organized for gifted children. The camp program includes health, study and development courses. The kids will play psychological, business and sport games, will meet with famous scientists, politicians, and journalists and receive master classes from them. The volunteers will organize lessons of basic German, French and English languages. Also they are expected to make the days of home countries with presenting traditions, arts, national costumes, music and food. Volunteers are welcomed to organize master classes in dances, origami, singing, social projecting, psychology, basic web-design.
Study: You will have a chance to participate in all program activities provided for the kids.
Leisure time: Sightseeing excursions to Moscow, visits to the zoo and other interesting places
Language: English
Accommodation: in the rooms for 3-4 persons, shower available. Meals will be in the canteen 4 times per day.
Terminal: Moscow airport
Location:  several km from Moscow
Special requirements:  bring national music instruments, CDs, costumes, pictures, everything that will help kids to have a better imagination about your country.

SFER-08  (RU-SF-6.3)
Ufa-1
Ufa
15.07- 05.08.06
ENVI
10
Work: The project takes place in the city arboretum “Lemonariy”.  The volunteers will search and take care of lemon plants in the green-house. Among their responcibilities there will be to pick up black berries outside, to clean the arboretum from rubbish and make indicators for rare plants and trees.  The work will be done in the first part of the day.
Study: You will learn to make plants researches. There also will be master classes in Bashkir traditional handicrafts and lessons of cooking traditional Bashkir meal on open fire.
Leisure time: Guided excursion around the city, visits to different museums (Ethnic, National, Artists) will be possible, the host organization offers a variety of river activities (sailing, boating, fishing and other), hiking, visits to horse farm, visits to real Russian traditional Banya in the local village. 
Language: English
Accommodation: The volunteers will be placed in big rooms for 4 persons each with beds. There will be bathrooms, showers, a big wardrobe room, kitchen (volunteers can cook themselves, but there will be meals 3 times per day provided as well). If necessary, vegetarian food is possible.
Terminal: Ufa train station, airport
Location: Ural region, in  the center of Ufa-city
Special requirements: bring your national music instruments, CDs, costumes, pictures, souvenirs and whatever that will help you to make presentation of your country.

SFER-09 (RU-SF-5.5) / FULL
Anapa-1
Anapa
16.07 - 05.08.06
KIDS
4
Work: The camp is organized for gifted children. The camp program includes health, study and developing courses. The kids will play psychological, business and sport games, will meet with famous scientists, politicians, and journalists and receive master classes from them. The volunteers will organize lessons of basic German, French and English languages. They are also expected to make the days of home countries with talks about traditions, arts, national costumes, music and food. Volunteers are welcomed to organize master classes in dances, origami, singing, social projecting, psychology, basic web-design.
Study: You will have chance to participate in all program activities provided for the kids.
Leisure time: Excursions to ostrich farm, to waterfalls, visits to aqua park, walks at the seaside.
Language: English
Accommodation: in the rooms for 3-4 persons, shower available.  Meals will be in the canteen 4 times per day.
Terminal: Anapa
Location:  Anapa, at the seaside
Special requirements:  bring national music instruments, CDs, costumes, pictures, everything that will help kids to have a better imagination about your country.

SFER-10  (RU-SF-9.2)
Linguistic Camp “Sodrujestvo”
Cheboksary
17.07-31.07.06
LING
10
Work: The volunteers will on the one side act as counselors and on the other side participate in the daily life of the workcamp as well. There will be different cultural and linguistic activities, which will be organized by the counselors. Also the volunteers will get the opportunity to organize their own workshops for students – using their skills and knowledge they have. All the counselors can decide if they want to organize the workshops by themselves or with the help of a Russian counselor.
Study: to get skills in cross-cultural education and skills in organizing groups of young people, to learn basics of the foreign languages, to get acquainted with the Russian and especially with Chuvash culture and history
Leisure time: various excursions in to historical and cultural places of interest of Chuvash Republic, sport activities, swimming in the swimming pool, hiking along the Volga, contests, shows, exhibitions, quizzes, plays, concerts, parties and other entertaining activities concerning intercultural learning…
Language: English, French, German, Russian and more
Accommodation: in a sanatorium or in tents
Terminal: Cheboksary  train station, and Moscow airport
Location: The camp will be situated on the picturesque bank of the Volga River in the city of Cheboksary.
Special requirements: experiences in teaching or leading groups of young people are welcome, but not obligatory
motivation letter required

SFER-11  (RU-SF-11.1)
Volunteer School
Nizhny Novgorod region
19.07 – 30.07.06
Teach\Travel
8
Work: The goal of the project is to develop volunteer movement in small towns of Nizhny Novgorod region. Volunteers will travel to different regional towns and organize role play games and master classes for people who have rest in sanatoriums (elders) and summer camps (children) with the propose to involve them in volunteering. During the work camp volunteers are also expected to produce a short movie and make a photo-session about the volunteering.
Study: First three days of the camp participants will be trained with skills of conducting lessons and master classes. As well they will learn the history and modern situation of Russian volunteering.
Leisure time: Excursion round Nizhny Novgorod, visiting Kremlin and local museums, cultural centers, exhibitions. Organizing a disco together with NNVS volunteers.
Language: English – Russian
Accommodation: In University hostel in triple rooms equipped with showers and toilets. The meal is cooked by volunteers on common canteen.
Terminal: Nizhny Novgorod train station, airport
Location: Nizhny Novgorod
Special requirements: communication skills

SFER-12  (RU-SF-11.2) / FULL
Alliance Francaise-1
Gorodets, Nizhny Novgorod region
19.07 - 02.08.06
TEACH/TEENS
5  
Work: The project is organized in collaboration with French culture centre in Russia - Alliance Francaise, which is organizing linguistic camp for the second year. The goal of the camp is to provide youth with a chance to learn French and practice it with native speakers (foreign volunteers) within Russia. Experienced teachers will conduct French lessons and volunteers will not only help them in it but also organize teens’ leisure time: play games, organize sport events, days of the countries culture, music evenings and different master classes. This camp will let the participants improve their knowledge of French, as well as to get acquainted with the culture of different countries. We are welcoming people from French speaking countries, experienced in work with children and who are able to organize funny and interesting leisure time with interesting activities for camp participants.
Study:  You will get acquainted with Russian culture and get new experience in work with youth.
Leisure time: An excursion around Nizhny Novgorod will be organized. It’s one of the oldest and beautiful cities in Russia. As well you will have a chance to learn Russian lifestyle in the countryside.  There is also a possibility to discover beautiful nature areas and sing song with teens near fire place in the evenings.
Language: French speaking camp, knowledge of Russian are more then welcome
Accommodation: You will live in the building in a separate room for 3-4 persons and food will be provided in the canteen. Shower and bathrooms are available in the camp buildings.
Terminal: Nizhny Novgorod train station, airport
Location: the camp will be organized nearby Gorodets town in a very cturesque place on the bank of Volga-river in Nizhny Novgorod region.

SFER-13 (RU-SF-9.3) CANCELLED
House-Museum
Village Ryabovo, Kirov region
31.07- 14.08.2006
CULT/ART
7
Work: Volunteers will work in the house-museum of great Russian artist Vasnecov. The year 2006 there will be the celebration of 150 years from Vasnecov’s birth. Volunteers will help to organize the celebration by organizing master classes, cultural evenings and different entertainments for locals as well as helping in the preparation for the celebration.  As the result, in the frame of the event the staff and volunteers are expected to produce 3 movies about this house-museum, 5 articles for newspapers about international workcamp, organize 2 concerts for locals and create the garden of memory consisted of 50 trees.
Volunteers will have possibility to see the place of one of the greatest artist in our country, to fill the Russian spirit, to touch the real history.
Study and Volunteer will have possibility to take part in art classes, workshops (e.g. how to make a Russian doll) and also to learn how to work on apiary with bees and beeswax.
Leisure time: There will be special entertainment from students of tourist club “Danko”.
Language: English
Accommodation: Russian house for 25 persons, simple Russian traditional conditions, and Russian banya.
Terminal: Kirov train station.
Location: Kirov region, village Ryabovo - 150 km from Kirov.
Special requirements: Please bring with you some instruments if you play something and tapes or CDs with your traditional music

SFER-14 (RU-SF-11.3)
Agidel
Ufa
01.08 -10.08.06
SPORT/TEENS
8
Work: The idea of this project is promotion of voluntarism in Ufa region. The project involves to the action 5-6 troubled teenagers. The volunteers together with teens and experienced instructors will raft on catamarans and boats through 3  rivers (Belaya, Karaidel, Dema). Don’t expect extreme rafting.  The result of this camp should be teens socialization, the communication with foreign volunteers will help them to see another aspects of life and improve their behavior. As well you will have to organize social action to attract attention to voluntary work. You are welcomed with your ideas.
Study: There will be master classes in bashkir traditional handicrafts and lessons in cooking traditional bashkir meal on open fire.
Leisure time: Guided excursion around the city, visits to different museums (Ethnic, National, Artists) will be possible, the host organization offers a variety of river activities (sailing, boating, fishing and other), hiking, visits to horse farm, visits to real Russian traditional Banya in the local village. 
Language: English/Russian
Accommodation: in the sport school in the room for 4 persons. Shower is available. Meals will be cooked by the volunteers.
Terminal: Ufa train station
Location: north part of Ufa
Special requirements: Volunteers experienced in work with teenagers are preferred. Don’t forget to bring sleeping bags.

SFER-15 (RU-SF-9.4)
Nanuk
Perm region
01.08 – 12.08.06
Cult
10
Work: The main task of the project is to discover and create ecologically balanced tourist paths during rafting along the river “Berezovaya” with researching of river side caves. Participants will have a unique opportunity to try some life forms of primitive people such as hunting, making clothes and houses, social institutes etc.; as well they are expected to construct tourist objects and to make stops for tourists.
Study: Originally, each day of the program volunteers will have an interactive training such as communication without words,  survival in wild nature, painting with natural colors etc.
Leisure time: The way of the rafting is full of excursion and historically interesting objects – from ice cave to the ancient settlement with 1000-years history.
Language: English
Accommodation: Volunteers will be placed in tents. The food is prepared by the participants with help of a professional cooker.
Terminal: Perm train station
Location: the North of Perm region, from village Vigay to village Ust-Korkas
Special requirements: don’t forget to take a sleeping bag, a rug, warm and waterproof clothes, working boots and gloves, sun crème and sun glasses, crème against mosquitoes.

SFER-16 (RU-SF-6.5)
Varnavino
Mikhalenino village
01.08-18.08.06
ENVI/CULT
7
Work:  The main goal of the work camp is to preserve and protect the culture and historical features of the region Varnavino which is situated in marvelous forests on the bank of Vetluga river. Volunteers take part in arboretum park creation on the territory of 3000 sq. meters – making protection barriers, cleaning, planting, making paths etc. On the other hand, participants are also expected to help with reconstruction a hotel in the traditions of 19^th century.
Study:  Training on technique of cultivation of conifers.
Leisure time: Historical mini-expeditions round the region depending on the interests of participants. Varnavino is very famous by its sightseeings, saint springs and ecologically clean environment.
Language: English
Accommodation: The final accommodation is to be defined. It is either the building of former kindergarten or wood building of the house of culture in the village. Showers and toilets will be available on the flour. The food should be made by volunteers themselves on the canteen.
Terminal: Nizhny Novgorod train station, airport
Location: Mikhalenino village, Varnavino district, 250 km. from Nizhny Novgorod
Special requirements: sleeping bag

SFER-17 (RU-SF-11.4)  
Alliance Francaise-2
Gorodets
03.08-17.08.06
EDU/TEENS
5
Work: The project is organized in collaboration with French culture centre in Russia - Alliance Francaise, which is organizing linguistic camp for the second year. The goal of the camp is to provide youth with a chance to learn French and practice it with native speakers (foreign volunteers) within Russia. Experienced teachers will conduct French lessons and volunteers will not only help them in it but also organize teens’ leisure time: play games, organize sport events, days of the countries culture, music evenings and different master classes. This camp will let the participants improve their knowledge of French, as well as to get acquainted with the culture of different countries. We are welcoming people from French speaking countries, experienced in work with children and who are able to organize funny and interesting leisure time with interesting activities for camp participants.
Study:  You will get acquainted with Russian culture and get new experience in work with youth.
Leisure time: An excursion around Nizhny Novgorod will be organized. It’s one of the oldest and beautiful cities in Russia. As well you will have a chance to learn Russian lifestyle in the countryside.  There is also a possibility to discover beautiful nature areas and sing song with teens near fire place in the evenings.
Language: French speaking camp, knowledge of Russian are more then welcome
Accommodation: You will live in the building in a separate room for 3-4 persons and food will be provided in the canteen. Shower and bathrooms are available in the camp buildings.
Terminal: Nizhny Novgorod train station, airport
Location: the camp will be organized nearby Gorodets town in a very picturesque place on the bank of Volga-river in Nizhny Novgorod region.
Special requirements: crème against mosquitoes, national music instruments and CDs, games, good mood and your ideas for having nice time with Russian youth

SFER-18 (RU-SF-11.5) / CANCELLED
Kerzhenets
Semenov
10.08 -24.08.06
RENO
4
Work: The camp is situated on the bank of Kerzhenets river, in one of the regions with old believers, famous with its traditional Russian rites culture. Semenov region is also famous as a motherland of typical Russian craft Khokhloma. The volunteers will renovate summer houses, belonged to school called gymnasia. Project involves into work foreign volunteers and 4 Russian families with disable kids. This kind of volunteer activity and international communication will help these disable kids to be socialized. Volunteers are expected to help with renovating buildings, making paths, taking care of flower-beds, and arranging children playgrounds. Beside these volunteers are welcomed to organize leisure time and do activities with the families.
Study: workshops in  weaving, khokhloma woodpainting and other local handicrafts
Cult program: Visits to Khokhloma museum, an excursion to Semenov, rafting at the Kerzhenets-river, possible a trip to a saint lake Svetloyar.
Language: English
Accommodation:  will be defined. Placement in tents or in summer house and real Russian banya instead of shower. 
Terminal: Nizhny Novgorod train station, airport
Location: 20 km from Semenov, 150 km from Nizhny Novgorod

SFER-19  (RU-SF-5.6)
Ural
Ufa suburb
10.08 - 25.08.06
SOCI/KIDS
7  
Work: The children camp “Ural” welcomes 300 kids; they are divided in 11 groups with 2 camp leaders. International volunteers will be co-leaders and will help to organize kids’ leisure time. You are welcomed to organize traditional games of your country, sport events, master classes, different kinds of competitions and any other activities you have ideas about. During the camp you will also organize several concerts with participants and at the end of the camp there will be organized final big concert for the kids in the orphanage.
Study: You will have a chance to get acquainted with the village lifestyle, there will be master classes in bashkir traditional handicrafts and lessons in cooking traditional bashkir meal on open fire.
Leisure time: Guided excursion around Ufa, the host organization offers a boat trip through 3 Ufa rivers, hiking, visits to horse farm and local apiary, visits to real Russian traditional Banya in the local village. 
Language: English
Accommodation: In the base of children camp “Ural”.  You will sleep in the rooms for 2 persons, bathrooms, showers, banya. Meals will be provided in the canteen 4 times per day, vegetarian food will be available.
Terminal: Ufa
Location: 35 km from Ufa
Special requirements: bring you national music instruments, CDs, costumes or just nice stories about your country. In this project some small gifts for the orphans are more than welcomed.

SFER-20  (RU-SF-5.7)
Anapa-2
Anapa
10.08 -30.08.06
KIDS
4
Work: The camp is organized for gifted children. The camp program includes health, study and development courses. The kids will play psychological, business and sport games, will have meetings with famous scientists, politicians, and journalists and receive master classes from them. The volunteers will organize lessons of basic German, French and English languages. Also you are expected to make the days of your home country with talks about traditions, arts, national costumes, music and food. Volunteers are welcomed to organize master classes in dances, origami, singing, social projecting, psychology, basic web-design.
Study: You will have chance to participate in all program activities provided for the kids.
Leisure time: Excursions to ostrich farm, to waterfalls, visits to aqua park, walks at the seaside.
Language: English
Accommodation: in the rooms for 3-4 persons, shower available.  Meals will be in the canteen 4 times per day.
Terminal: Anapa
Location:  Anapa, at the seaside
Special requirements:  bring national music instruments, CDs, costumes, pictures, everything that will help kids to have a better imagination about your country.

SFER-21 (RU-SF-9.5)
Arzamas Voices
Arzamas
18.08 – 04.09.06
FEST
7
Work: Arzamas is one of the biggest town in Nizhny Novgorod region with a high percent of young population. Teenagers who live there do not have any possibility to develop their inner world and creative mind. The goal of the project is to find and stimulate for the development artistic gifted teenagers of the town. The work camp is opened for volunteers who are able to conduct lessons on signing, dancing and choreography for the group of preliminary chosen teenagers. During the first week of the camp volunteers are expected to teach the group of locals, on the second week youngsters with the help of volunteers will present their skills during concerts organized in Arzamas. Local inhabitants will choose the voices among local participants of the project. Volunteers also will be asked to help with producing a CD with best songs of teenagers.
Study: Organizing festivals
Leisure time: Excursion round Arzamas town, trip to one of the most famous religious places in Russia – Diveevo (the motherland of the saint Serafim Sorovsky).
Language: English/Russian
Accommodation: volunteers will live on the base of local cultural center
Terminal: Nizhny Novgorod train station, airport
Location: Arzamas, Nizhny Novgorod region
Special requirements: possibilities to train choreography, vocal, other kinds of musical education

SFER-22 (RU-SF-9.6)
Druzhba
Gorodets district.
21.08-03.09.06
RENO/ART
10
Work: Volunteers will work in children camp named “Druzhba”, and they will renovate fountain in front of camp’s club. After the renovation they can make paintings on it and show their art skills. Finishing with the fountain if there will be still enough time volunteers are expected to help with cleaning the territory from old plans and branches. The camp is situated in beautiful area far away form the big crowd in quite and natural place. For the moment of the work camp there will be no children attending the camp. 10 Russian volunteers are also expected to take part in the project together with international ones.
Study: Volunteers will have possibility to learn the horse riding
Cult program: Volunteers will have possibility to have excursions around the historical places over Gorodets district. Simultaneously there will be organized the festival of Russian author’s song and volunteers are welcome to participate in it as listeners.
Language: English
Accommodation: rooms with the beds for 2-3 people
Terminal: Nizhny Novgorod train station, airport
Location: 40 km from Nizhny Novgorod, Gorodets district.